Scott Strohmeier

{{Short description|American football coach (born c. 1976)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Scott Strohmeier

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| current_title = Iowa Western

| current_team = Head coach

| current_conference = ICCAC

| current_record = 153–30

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| birth_date = {{Circa|{{Birth year and age|1976}}}}

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| alma_mater = Concordia University, St. Paul

| player_years1 = 1994–1995

| player_team1 = Fergus Falls

| player_years2 = 1996–1997

| player_team2 = Minnesota Crookston

| player_positions = Quarterback

| coach_years1 = 1998

| coach_team1 = Concordia–St. Paul (RB)

| coach_years2 = 1999

| coach_team2 = Concordia–St. Paul (TE)

| coach_years3 = 2000–2001

| coach_team3 = Concordia–St. Paul (QB)

| coach_years4 = 2002–2003

| coach_team4 = Concordia–St. Paul (OC/QB)

| coach_years5 = 2004

| coach_team5 = Truman (AHC/OC)

| coach_years6 = 2005–2007

| coach_team6 = North Iowa Area

| coach_years7 = 2008–present

| coach_team7 = Iowa Western

| overall_record = 169–44

| bowl_record = 9–4

| tournament_record = 4–3 (NJCAA playoffs)

| championships = 3 NJCAA (2012, 2022–2023)
10 ICCAC (2014–2018, 2020–2024)
2 MFC (2012–2013)
2 MFC West Division (2010–2011)

| awards = NJCAA Hall of Fame (2021)
Minnesota Crookston Hall of Fame (2014)
2× ACCFCA Coach of the Year (2012, 2017)

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Scott Strohmeier (born {{Circa|1976}}) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Iowa Western Community College, a position he has held since the program's inception in 2008.{{Cite web |last=Hardcastle |first=Kirk |date=April 2, 2008 |title=Strohmeier headed to Iowa Western |url=https://globegazette.com/sports/strohmeier-headed-to-iowa-western/article_45cc504a-6c54-5878-984d-0373aed3134d.html |access-date=May 16, 2024 |website=Globe Gazette}} He was the head football coach for North Iowa Area Community College from 2005 to 2007. He also coached for Concordia–St. Paul and Truman.{{Cite news |date=July 11, 2005 |title=NIACC Names New Football Coach |url=https://www.iccac.org/oldsite/20042005/fb/1384-Strohmeier%20Named%20Head%20Football%20Coach-July%2011%2c%202005.pdf |access-date=October 28, 2024 |work=Iowa Community College Athletic Conference}} He played college football for Fergus Falls and Minnesota Crookston as a quarterback.{{Cite web |title=Scott Strohmeier |url=https://www.goreivers.com/sports/fball/coaches/Scott_Strohmeier |access-date=May 16, 2024 |website=Iowa Western Reivers}}

In fifteen seasons as head coach for Iowa Western, Strohmeier has led the team to a 142–28 record, twelve conference championships, and three National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Championships.{{Cite web |title=Football Champions Archive |url=https://www.iccac.org/Conference_Champions/Football_Champions_Archive }}{{Cite web |last=Heinen |first=Austin |date=December 25, 2023 |title=It takes a crew, Strohmeier wins third NJCAA coach of the year |url=https://nonpareilonline.com/sports/college/football/it-takes-a-crew-strohmeier-wins-third-njcaa-coach-of-the-year/article_52f7f4e2-a0fc-11ee-a771-d3550e9c26e4.html |access-date=May 16, 2024 |website=Daily Nonpareil}} His best season came in 2012 when he led the Reivers to an undefeated 12–0 record and the program's first NJCAA National Championship.{{Cite web |title=Iowa Western Reivers |url=https://www.goreivers.com/sports/fball/2023-24/files/2024_IWCC_Football_Recruiting_Manual.pdf |access-date=May 16, 2024 |website=Iowa Western Reivers}}{{Cite web |last=Barnett |first=Zach |date=December 15, 2022 |title=Iowa Western wins JuCo national title |url=https://footballscoop.com/news/iowa-western-wins-2022-junior-college-football-national-championship |access-date=May 16, 2024 |website=Footballscoop}}

In three seasons as head coach for North Iowa Area, Strohmeier led the team to a 16–14 record, including back-to-back Graphic Edge Bowl appearances in 2006 and 2007.{{Cite web |title=Football History 2000-08 |url=https://www.niacctrojans.com/information/football-history/2000-08 }}{{Cite web |date=December 20, 2023 |title=Iowa Western's Scott Strohmeier named DI Football Coach of the Year |url=https://njcaa.org/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/20231218pb5tsy |access-date=May 16, 2024 |website=NJCAA}}

Strohmeier was inducted into the NJCAA Hall of Fame in 2021 and into the Minnesota Crookston Hall of Fame in 2014.{{Cite web |title=Scott Strohmeier (2014) |url=https://goldeneaglesports.com/honors/hall-of-fame/scott-strohmeier/61 |access-date=May 16, 2024 |website=University of Minnesota Crookston Athletics}}

Head coaching record

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = North Iowa Area Trojans

| conf = Midwest Football Conference

| startyear = 2005

| endyear = 2007

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2005

| name = North Iowa Area

| overall = 2–6

| conference = 2–6

| confstanding = T–7th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking =

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2006

| name = North Iowa Area

| overall = 7–4

| conference = 5–3

| confstanding = 2nd (West)

| bowlname = Graphic Edge Bowl

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = 20

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2007

| name = North Iowa Area

| overall = 7–4

| conference = 5–3

| confstanding = 2nd (West)

| bowlname = Graphic Edge Bowl

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = 14

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = North Iowa Area

| overall = 16–14

| confrecord = 12–12

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Iowa Western Reivers

| conf = Midwest Football Conference

| startyear = 2009

| endyear = 2013

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2009

| name = Iowa Western

| overall = 5–4

| conference = 4–4

| confstanding = T–3rd (West)

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking =

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = division

| year = 2010

| name = Iowa Western

| overall = 9–2

| conference = 7–0

| confstanding = 1st (West)

| bowlname = Zions Top of the Mountain Bowl

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = 11

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = division

| year = 2011

| name = Iowa Western

| overall = 9–2

| conference = 6–1

| confstanding = 1st (West)

| bowlname = Graphic Edge Bowl

| bowloutcome = W

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = 7

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = national

| year = 2012

| name = Iowa Western

| overall = 12–0

| conference = 4–0

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname = Graphic Edge Bowl, W NJCAA National Championship

| bowloutcome = W

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = 1

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 2013

| name = Iowa Western

| overall = 11–1

| conference = 8–0

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname = Graphic Edge Bowl

| bowloutcome = W

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = 2

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Iowa Western Reivers

| conf = Iowa Community College Athletic Conference

| startyear = 2014

| endyear =

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 2014

| name = Iowa Western

| overall = 11–1

| conference = 1–0

| confstanding = T–1st

| bowlname = Mississippi Bowl, L NJCAA National Championship

| bowloutcome = W

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = 3

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 2015

| name = Iowa Western

| overall = 10–2

| conference = 2–0

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname = Graphic Edge Bowl

| bowloutcome = W

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = 3

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 2016

| name = Iowa Western

| overall = 6–6

| conference = 2–0

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname = Graphic Edge Bowl

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl =

| ranking =

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 2017

| name = Iowa Western

| overall = 11–1

| conference = 2–0

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname = Graphic Edge Bowl

| bowloutcome = W

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = 2

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 2018

| name = Iowa Western

| overall = 10–1

| conference = 2–0

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname = Graphic Edge Bowl

| bowloutcome = W

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = 3

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2019

| name = Iowa Western

| overall = 9–3

| conference = 1–1

| confstanding = 2nd

| bowlname = Graphic Edge Bowl

| bowloutcome = W

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = 4

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 2020–21

| name = Iowa Western

| overall = 7–1

| conference = 4–0

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = 4

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 2021

| name = Iowa Western

| overall = 10–1

| conference = 4–0

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname = NJCAA Division I National Championship

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = 2

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = national

| year = 2022

| name = Iowa Western

| overall = 10–2

| conference = 2–0

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname = NJCAA Division I National Championship

| bowloutcome = W

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = 1

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = national

| year = 2023

| name = Iowa Western

| overall = 12–1

| conference = 2–0

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname = NJCAA Division I National Championship

| bowloutcome = W

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = 1

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 2024

| name = Iowa Western

| overall = 11–2

| conference = 2–0

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname = NJCAA Division I National Championship

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl =

| ranking =

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Iowa Western

| overall = 153–30

| confrecord = 51–6

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 169–44

| bowls = no

| poll = no

| polltype =

}}

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