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2022 Iowa Western Reivers football
NJCAA Division I champion
ICCAC champion
NJCAA Division I championship game, W 31–0 vs. Hutchinson
ConferenceIowa Community College Athletic Conference
Record10–2 (2–0 ICCAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTristan Speer (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Blackbourn (14th season)
Home stadiumTitan Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Iowa Community College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Iowa Western $^   2 – 0     10 – 2  
No. 10 Iowa Central   1 – 1     7 – 4  
Ellsworth   0 – 2     0 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll

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]

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 27Dodge City*
W 46–01,400
September 10Garden City*
  • Titan Stadium
  • Council Bluffs, IA
W 43–131,600
September 17at Highland (KS)*
W 24–71,000
September 24Ellsworth
  • Titan Stadium
  • Council Bluffs, IA
W 52–01,350
October 1at Independence**
W 17–8850
October 8Snow*
  • Titan Stadium
  • Council Bluffs, IA
W 26–02,150
October 22Butler (KS)*
  • Titan Stadium
  • Council Bluffs, IA
W 33–142,250
October 29at Iowa Central
W 35–211,500
November 5at Coffeyville*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Coffeyville, KS
L 7–231,000
November 12Hutchinson*
  • Titan Stadium
  • Council Bluffs, IA
L 28–292,500
December 4at Northwest Mississippi*
  • Ranger Stadium at Bobby Franklin Field
  • Senatobia, MS (NJCAA Division I semifinal)
W 33–121,034
December 14vs. Hutchinson*
W 31–02,000
  • *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. ^ "2022-23 Football Statistics - Iowa Western". Iowa Western Community College. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  4. ^ "2022 Football Schedule". Iowa Western Community College. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  5. ^ "2022-23 Football Statistics - Iowa Western". Iowa Western Community College.
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