The 2022 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 2022 junior college football season. In their 13th year under head coach Scott Strohmeier, the Reivers compiled a 10–2 record, defeated Hutchinson in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) championship game, and won the NJCAA National Football Championship. It was Iowa Western's first of two consecutive national championships.[1][2]
| 2022 Iowa Western Reivers football | |
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NJCAA Division I champion ICCAC champion | |
NJCAA Division I championship game, W 31–0 vs. Hutchinson | |
| Conference | Iowa Community College Athletic Conference |
| Record | 10–2 (2–0 ICCAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Tristan Speer (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Mike Blackbourn (14th season) |
| Home stadium | Titan Stadium |
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| No. 1 Iowa Western $^ | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Iowa Central | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ellsworth | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Aiden Nidens with 1,073 passing yards, Bryant Williams with 749 rushing yards, LJ Fitzpatrick with 540 receiving yards, and Sam Wilber with 72 points scored (36 extra points, 12 field goals).[3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| August 27 | Dodge City* |
| W 46–0 | 1,400 | |||
| September 10 | Garden City* |
| W 43–13 | 1,600 | |||
| September 17 | at Highland (KS)* |
| W 24–7 | 1,000 | |||
| September 24 | Ellsworth |
| W 52–0 | 1,350 | |||
| October 1 | at Independence** |
| W 17–8 | 850 | |||
| October 8 | Snow* |
| W 26–0 | 2,150 | |||
| October 22 | Butler (KS)* |
| W 33–14 | 2,250 | |||
| October 29 | at Iowa Central |
| W 35–21 | 1,500 | |||
| November 5 | at Coffeyville* |
| L 7–23 | 1,000 | |||
| November 12 | Hutchinson* |
| L 28–29 | 2,500 | |||
| December 4 | at Northwest Mississippi* |
| W 33–12 | 1,034 | |||
| December 14 | vs. Hutchinson* |
| W 31–0 | 2,000 | |||
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2022-23 Football Statistics - Iowa Western". Iowa Western Community College. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ "2022 Football Schedule". Iowa Western Community College. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ "2022-23 Football Statistics - Iowa Western". Iowa Western Community College.