The Graphic Edge Bowl announced their 2018 matchups on Tuesday. Each year, pending National Championship implications, the ICCAC sends their top two teams to represent the conference in the annual bowl game on Dec. 2 in Cedar Falls, Iowa at the UNI Dome.
This season, Iowa Western finished in first place for the ninth straight season. The Reivers finished the regular season with a 9-1 record and ranked third in the country for the second straight season.
The Reivers will represent the ICCAC in the Feature Game of the 2018 The Graphic Edge Bowl and face the ninth-ranked team in the country, Snow College out of Ephriam, Utah. The Badgers have a record of 8-2 after finishing as a runner-up in the Western States Football League.
This is the second meeting all-time after Iowa Western faced Snow in the Zions Top of the Mountain Bowl in 2010. The Badgers won the game 48-36. Kickoff will be at 3:00 p.m. or one hour after the Opening Game's conclusion.
In the Opening Game, the Iowa Central Tritons return to The Graphic Edge Bowl after a three-year hiatus. Iowa Central won their final five games of the 2018 regular season to finish with a record of 7-4. The Tritons leaped back into the final NJCAA Top 20 poll, coming in at No. 16.
The Tritons last appeared in The Graphic Edge Bowl in 2014, in which they won 41-27 over Rochester Community & Technical College.
Iowa Central will welcome the Monroe College Mustangs from the Bronx, N.Y. The Mustangs, are ranked 12th in the latest poll (their highest ranking ever) with a record of 7-1. Their only loss came to No. 6 Lackawanna back on Oct. 13. This will be the first-ever bowl game appearance for Monroe in the school's seven-year history.
The Opening Game begins at 11:00 a.m.
Game Info
Opening Game | Iowa Central vs. Monroe | 11:00 AM
Feature Game | Iowa Western vs. Snow | 3:00 PM
Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students. Available at the door.
Radio/TV/stream information to be announced.