2024 DI Football Playoff Details Announced
Charlotte, NC - With the conclusion of the 2024 NJCAA Division I Football regular season and the final national poll, the NJCAA has announced the details of the NJCAA Division I Football Playoff games.
- Iowa Western
- Georgia Military
- Hutchinson
- Northwest Mississippi
As the No. 1 seed, Iowa Western will host No. 4 Northwest Mississippi at Titan Stadium in Council Bluffs, IA on Friday, December 6, at 8:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM CT. The Reivers finished the regular season with a record of 10-1 and are looking to win their third straight National Title. Iowa Western enters the postseason leading the nation in pass yards with 3,372 yards as well as in passing yards per game with 306.5 yards. The Reivers are led offensively by freshman quarterback Hunter Dekkers and freshman wide receiver Titus Myers. Dekkers leads the nation in completions (242), completion % (65.8%), passing yards (3239), and yards per game (294.5) and Myers ranks sixth in the nation in receiving yards per game with 73.5. On the defensive side of the ball, Iowa Western is led by Walt Gray who is fifth the nation in sacks with 9.0.
The Rangers finished the regular season with a record of 10-1. Northwest Mississippi closed the season on a ten-game winning streak, including back-to-back playoff victories over top-10 MACCC opponents, Mississippi Gulf Coast and East Central. D'mariun Perteet, sophomore running back for the Rangers, second the nation in rushing yards per game with 112.9, second in rushing yards with 1242, and is third in rushing touchdowns with 16. Northwest Mississippi is led defensively by Caulen Dunn who is fourth in the nation in tackle assists with fifty-one and seventh in tackles with 94.0.
No. 2 Georgia Military will host No. 3 Hutchinson (KS) at Davenport Field in Milledgeville, GA on Sunday, December 8 at 3:30 PM ET / 2:30 PM CT. The Bulldogs finished the regular season with a record of 10-1. The only lose Georgia Military suffered was in week two to Iowa Western 42-41. The Bulldogs are the top team in the nation in points per game (49.4), rushing touchdowns (52), defensive touchdowns (6). Running back, freshman Keenan Phillips, leads the Bulldogs with 18 rushing touchdowns this season, tied for first in the nation. Linebacker, freshman Jarris Coney, is sixth in the nation in solo tackles with 60 and eighth in the nation in tackles with 91.0.
The Blue Dragons finished the regular season with a record of 9-1. Hutchinson is first in the nation in yards per game (474.0), third in rushing yards per game (264.7), and third in rushing touchdowns (36). Sophomore running back, Waymond Jordan Jr., leads the nation in rushing yards (1332), rushing yards per game (133.2), and tied for first in rushing touchdowns with 18. Sophomore defensive end, Marshon Oxley leads the defensive with 8 sacks which is 7th in the nation.
Tickets to each semifinal game will be available to purchase for $15 general admission plus taxes and fees in advance. Tickets at the gate will be $18 for general admission. To purchase tickets, visit: NJCAA DI Football Playoff Tickets
Both semifinal matches will be streamed live on ESPN+. To watch, visit: NJCAA Football on ESPN+
The winners of the semifinal contests will advance to the 2024 Credit Union 1 NJCAA Division I Football Championship, presented by Zurich Insurance, set to take place in Canyon, TX, at Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium on the campus of West Texas A&M University. The championship will be televised nationally by ESPNU on Wednesday, December 18 at 8:30 PM ET / 7:30 PM CT. The primetime airing is the seventh consecutive NJCAA football championship on national television, the third on ESPN.
For all national championship updates, visit: 2024 NJCAA Division I Football Championship
