NJCAA Football Championship
Dec. 17, 2021 7 p.m.
The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Football Championship for the 2021-2022 season will be held at War Memorial Stadium on Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, at 7 p.m. CT.
The NJCAA Division I Football Championship will feature No. 1 Iowa Western and No. 2 New Mexico Military. The championship matchup will be televised nationally by CBS Sports Network, making the primetime airing the fourth consecutive NJCAA football championship on CBS Sports Network. This is the second consecutive NJCAA Football Championship held at the historic War Memorial Stadium, with it recurring until fall 2023.
Tickets are on sale now! General Admission is $15; children 6 and under accompanied by an adult are free. Club seats in our climate-controlled press box are also available for $50 each. All prices include taxes and fees. Stadium parking is $5 and tailgating spots are $10 CASH ONLY. Tickets are only available online at www.njcaa.org/tickets
No. 1 Iowa Western outlasted the Badgers, the 2020 NJCAA Division I Football Championship runner-up, 30-29 in an overtime thriller to earn a chance at the national title. The Reivers, holding the top rank in the NJCAA Division I Football ranks during the final three weeks of the regular season, improved to 10-0 Saturday, and look to finish the fall campaign with an unblemished record. Historically in postseason play, Iowa Western averages 36.4 points per game, paired with 371.8 yards. The program's last and lone championship title came in 2012 over Butler (KS).
No. 2 New Mexico Military came out victorious and made history in its 49-30 win against No. 3 Northwest Mississippi. The Broncos are 11-1 heading into the NJCAA Division I National Championship for the first time in program history and look to capture their first championship title. New Mexico Military leads the nation in rushing with 3,494 yards and scoring with 495. Never playing in a football championship until now, the undefeated 1958 Bronco team came close, finishing atop the rankings as the No. 1 team in the country.