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2023 Iowa Western Reivers football
NJCAA Division I champion
ICCAC champion
NJCAA championship game, W 61–14 vs. East Mississippi
ConferenceIowa Community College Athletic Conference
Record12–1 (2–0 ICCAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTristan Speer (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Blackbourn (15th season)
Home stadiumTitan Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Iowa Community College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Iowa Western $^   2 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 7 Iowa Central   1 – 1     7 – 4  
Ellsworth   0 – 2     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll

The 2023 Iowa Western Reivers football team was an American football team that represented Iowa Western Community College as a member of the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) during the 2023 junior college football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Scott Strohmeier, the Reivers compiled a 12–1 record, defeated East Mississippi in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) championship game, and won the NJCAA National Football Championship. It was Iowa Western's second consecutive national championship.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Hunter Watson with 1,904 passing yards, Jonathan Humpal with 808 rushing yards, LJ Fitzpatrick with 345 receiving yards, and Max Bartachek with 70 points scored (46 extra points, eight field goals).[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 26at Dodge City*
W 27–20
September 2Georgia Military*
W 26–10
September 9at Garden City*
W 44–271,200
September 16Highland (KS)*
  • Titan Stadium
  • Council Bluffs, IA
W 21–16
September 23at Ellsworth
W 42–7
September 30Independence*
  • Titan Stadium
  • Council Bluffs, IA
W 28–135,250
October 7at Snow*
W 20–132,441[4]
October 21at Butler (KS)*El Dorado, KSW 28–21[5]
October 28Iowa Central
  • Titan Stadium
  • Council Bluffs, IA
W 34–143,000[6]
November 4Coffeyville*
  • Titan Stadium
  • Council Bluffs, IA
W 20–172,800
November 11Hutchinson*
L 28–422,800[7]
December 3Kilgore*
W 47–71,800[8]
December 13vs. East Mississippi*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Litte Rock, AR (NJCAA Division I championship game)
W 61–142,148[9][10][11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ Tommy Birch (December 13, 2023). "How Iowa Western became an elite junior college program (part 1)". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1B, 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Tommy Birch (December 13, 2023). "How Iowa Western became an elite junior college program (part 2)". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1B, 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Football Statistics - Iowa Western". Iowa Western Community College. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  4. ^ "No. 2 Iowa Western rallies past No. 5 Snow College". The Daily Nonpareil. October 9, 2023.
  5. ^ "Iowa Western holds off Butler I top-10 road win". The Daily Nonpareil. October 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "Reivers Dodge Triton's upset bid to stay Unbeaten". The Daily Nonpareil. October 29, 2023.
  7. ^ "Blue Dragons take this round against Reivers". The Daily Nonpareil. November 11, 2023.
  8. ^ Austin Heinen (December 4, 2023). "Back to the Ship: First quarter explosion leads Reivers over Kilgore". The Daily Nonpareil.
  9. ^ "Iowa Western wins 3rd national title 61-14 (part 1)". The Des Moines Register. December 15, 2023. pp. 1B, 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Iowa Western wins 3rd national title 61-14 (part 2)". The Des Moines Register. December 15, 2023. pp. 1B, 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Former Boll Weevil leads Reivers to title". Democrat-Gazette. December 14, 2023.
  12. ^ "2023 Football Schedule". Iowa Western Community College. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  13. ^ "2023-24 Football Statistics - Iowa Western". Iowa Western Community College. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
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