Strohmeirer named DI Coach of the Year
Charlotte, NC - Iowa Western's Scott Strohmeier has been named the 2022 NJCAA Divison I Football Coach of the Year after leading the Reivers to claim the program's second national title.
In his 14th season at the helm of the Reivers' program, Strohmeier led Iowa Western to claim the 2022 NJCAA Division I Football National Championship at the historic War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, AR. The No. 3 Reivers claimed a 31-0 victory over top-ranked Hutchinson (KS) on December 14, 2022, en route to the title. In the NJCAA Division I Football Playoff semifinal contest, Iowa Western traveled to face No. 2 Northwest Mississippi and topped the Rangers 33-12 to earn a spot in the national title contest.
Strohmeier led Iowa Western to a 10-2 overall record and concluded the season with two convincing victories. The Reivers' well-balanced offense averaged 153.9 passing yards and 200.8 rushing yards per game while the Iowa Western "Darkside" defense was amongst the top in the country with 668 tackles, 56 sacks, 16 interceptions, 10 fumbles recovered, and three defensive TDs.
After finishing as national runner-up in 2021, Iowa Western started the season on an eight-game winning streak before dropping its last two contests of the regular season. This season, Strohmeier coached eight NJCAA DI Football All-America honorees, including five student-athletes that earned First Team recognition.
Strohmeier came to Iowa Western to begin the Reivers' program in 2009. 'Coach Stroh' has guided Iowa Western from fledgling football status to national power in his time in Council Bluffs. The Minnesota native, who concluded his 22nd season in college football, hit the century mark for career wins with a 36-19 victory over Northwest Mississippi in the 2017 Graphic Edge Bowl and won his 100th game with the Reivers in a 31-10 victory at Ft. Scott Community College in October of 2019.
Prior to Iowa Western, Strohmeier coached at North Iowa Area Community College for three seasons, helping the Trojans to the postseason in his final two years in Mason City.
