Reivers Host Northwest Mississippi in NJCAA Semifinal

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - For the fourth time in four seasons, the Iowa Western Reivers will have a chance to play in the NJCAA National Championship game and will play in the NJCAA Division 1 Football Playoffs.

The top-seeded Reivers (10-1) will play host to the fourth-seeded Rangers of Northwest Mississippi Community College (10-1), a rematch of 2022's semi-final game in Mississippi. The game will be played at Titan Stadium in Council Bluffs with kickoff coming just after 7:00 PM CST on Friday, December 6th.

Second seeded Georgia Military will host #3 Hutchinson in the weekend's other semi-final match-up. The 10-1 Bulldogs will play the 9-1 Blue Dragons on Sunday, December 8th at 2:30 PM CST

Northwest won the MACCC Championship with wins over #5 Mississippi Gulf Coast and #7 East Central and have won 10 consecutive games since a narrow one-point loss to start their 2024 season.

Iowa Western clinched their 14th ICCAC Championship and have won nine straight games since coming up short in the season's second game.

The two teams have squared off twice in the series, with IWCC winning both times.  The Reivers won 36-19 at the 2017 Graphic Edge Bowl in Cedar Falls to conclude the 2017 season and advanced to the 2022 National Championship game with a 33-12 victory at Ranger Stadium in Senatobia, Mississippi on December 4th, 2022.

The Rangers average just over 356 yards per game on offense and 31.09 points per game while surrendering under 300 yards per contest defensively and just under 18 points to their opponents per game. They're led by running back D'marium Perteet who has rushed for nearly 1,300 yards on the season and has found the endzone 14 times. NWCC is 4-0 against ranked opponents in 2024.

Iowa Western averages nearly 450 yards per contest, with just over 300 of that coming through the air. The Reivers have posted a scoring average of 38.5 points per game, and have allowed just over 19 per game. Quarterback Hunter Dekkers has a number of weapons at his disposal as the Sophomore from Hawarden, Iowa has completed over 65% of his passes for 27 touchdowns and 3,239 yards.

Tickets can be purchased in advance through the NJCAA ticketing link for $15, tickets purchased on the day of the game at Titan Stadium will be $18. Booster passes can not be honored for the game per NJCAA rule. Iowa Western students and staff can receive free admission by presenting their Iowa Western ID.

Barley's Bar & Grill will host a postseason edition of their FREE tailgate party in the west lot of Lewis Central High School before the game outside the main entrance to the home stands.

Those fans unable to attend the game can listen to the Reiver Sports Network with Jake Ryan, Russ Nelsen, Josh Odson and Tony Boone on the call on Iowa Western's 100,000 watt FM radio station, 89.7 The River. Those outside the area can log on to 897TheRiver.com (both options are FREE and do not require any payment information to be entered).

ESPN will also air the game for those with a subscription to ESPN+.