2024 Hutchinson Blue Dragons football team
| 2024 Hutchinson Blue Dragons football | |
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NJCAA Division I champion KJCCC champion | |
NJCAA championship game, W 28–23 vs. Iowa Western | |
| Conference | Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference |
| Record | 11–1 (5–1 KJCCC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Tony Koehling (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Matt Wallerstedt (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Gowans Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Hutchinson +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Coffeyville + | 5 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Butler (KS) + | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Dodge City | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highland (KS) | 1 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Independence | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Garden City | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Hutchinson Blue Dragons football team was an American football team that represented Hutchinson Community College as a member of the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) during the 2024 junior college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Drew Dallas, the Blue Dragons compiled an 11–1 record, defeated Iowa Western in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) championship game, and won the NJCAA National Football Championship. It was Hutchinson's second national championship of all time, both under Dallas.
The team's statistical leaders included Samari Collier with 1,373 passing yards, Waymond Jordan Jr. with 1,612 rushing yards, Tre Brown with 566 receiving yards, and Nestus Burger with 87 points scored (63 extra points, eight field goals).[1]
Against Ellsworth, Hutchinson tied the all-time NJCAA team scoring record as they beat the Panthers 99–0.[2]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| August 29 | New Mexico Military* |
| W 42–10 | 1,200 | [3] | ||
| September 7 | at Iowa Western* |
| W 38–37 | 3,000 | [4] | ||
| September 14 | Iowa Central* |
| W 33–30 (OT) | 1,200 | [5][6] | ||
| September 28 | Ellsworth* |
| W 99–0 | 1,100 | [7][8] | ||
| October 5 | Dodge City |
| W 42–0 | 250 | |||
| October 12 | at Independence |
| W 48–7 | ||||
| October 19 | at Coffeyville |
| W 40–17 | ||||
| October 26 | Butler (KS) |
| L 22–27 | 2,100 | |||
| November 9 | Highland (KS) |
| W 44–0 | 800 | |||
| November 16 | at Garden City |
| W 42–17 | ||||
| December 8 | at Georgia Military* |
| W 63–21 | 1,600 | [9] | ||
| December 18 | vs. Iowa Western* |
| W 28–23 | 1,286 | [10][11] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "2024-25 Football Statistics - Hutchinson". Hutchinson Community College. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "No. 1 Blue Dragons Tie NJCAA Scoring Record". Hutchinson Community College. September 28, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ "Hutchinson and NMMI face off in first ESPN+ game of the season". National Junior College Athletic Association. August 14, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ Burtnett, Peter (September 7, 2024). "2-point conversion fails for No. 1 Iowa Western in home loss to No. 2 Hutchinson". The Daily Nonpareil. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ Sacco, Noah (September 15, 2024). "No. 1 Hutchinson CC completes comeback 33-30 in OT against No. 12 Iowa Central CC". Kake. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ "Heartbreaker for Iowa Central". Messenger News. September 16, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ Day, Wil (September 28, 2024). "Hutch Blue Dragons tie national record with 99-0 victory". KSN. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ "Hutchinson Blue Dragons tie national scoring record in 99-0 rout of Ellsworth Community College". Kake. September 29, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ Klein, Greta (December 8, 2024). "Semifinal Shutout: Blue Dragons Football Move To National Championship". The Hutchinson Collegian. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ Eldridge, Taylor (December 19, 2024). "How Hutchinson JUCO football won the NJCAA national title in a 105-second span". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ "Iowa Western football falls to Hutchinson Community College in NJCAA football championship". Des Moines Register. December 19, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Football Schedule". Hutchinson Community College. Retrieved December 28, 2024.