DRAGONS MEET GEORGIA MILITARY IN NJCAA SEMIS

The Blue Dragons will play at Georgia Military in the semifinals of the NJCAA Division I Football National Playoffs at 2:30 p.m CT Sunday in Milledgeville, GA (Andrew Carpenter/Digital Fox Phototography)

December 6, 2024

Hutchinson CC Sports Information

The Hutchinson Community College football team will make its third-consecutive NJCAA National Playoff appearance on Sunday against the Georgia Military Bulldogs.

The Jayhawk Conference tri-champion and No. 3 national seed Blue Dragons (9-1) will play at second-seeded Georgia Military (10-1) in the second national semifinal on Sunday, December 8 at 2:30 p.m. CT (3:30 p.m. ET) at Davenport Stadium in Milledgeville, Georgia.

BLUE DRAGON FOOTBALL
NJCAA National Playoff Semifinals
No. 3 Hutchinson (9-1) at No. 2 Georgia Military (10-1)
When: Sunday, December 8
At: Davenport Field, Milledgeville, GA
Kickoff: 2:32 p.m. CT (3:32 p.m. ET)
Radio: KHUT-FM (102.9); KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5), 2:00 p.m. - Sean Boston (PBP); Daren Dunn (Analyst)
Video: ESPN+ - Landon Maddox (PBP); Parker Gore (Analyst), 2:30 p.m.
X: @bluedragonsport
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The Hutchinson/Georgia Military winner will play the Iowa Western/Northwest Mississippi winner on December 18 in Canyon, Texas.

The game will broadcast live on Blue Dragon flagship station KHUT-FM (102.9) and sister stations KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5) with Sean Boston (PBP) and Daren Dunn (analysis) calling the action beginning at 2 p.m. with Countdown to Kickoff. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ with Logan Maddox (PBP) and Parker Gore (analysis) with the call.

Hutchinson plays in its third-straight national semifinal and makes its fourth overall national playoff appearance in program history, all since the 2020/21 season. The Blue Dragons won the 2020/21 national championship, defeated Coffeyville in the 2022 national semifinals and were NJCAA runner-up that season, and the Blue Dragons lost in the semifinals last season to East Mississippi.

The Blue Dragons make their 28th overall NJCAA postseason appearance, which includes national playoff and bowl game appearances. The Blue Dragons are 16-9-2 all-time in the postseason.

Georgia Military makes its second national playoff appearance and first in the semifinals (that round was added to the playoffs before the 2021 season). The Bulldogs played East Mississippi in the 2013 NJCAA Championship game. The top-seeded Bulldogs lost 52-32 in Biloxi, Mississippi.

Georgia Military did win the 2011 national championship.

The Blue Dragons won a share of its fifth-straight KJCCC championship this season, posting a 42-17 victory at Garden City in the season finale on November 16. The Dragons tied Coffeyville and Butler for the 2024 Jayhawk Conference championship with 5-1 records.

Running back Waymond Jordan Jr. was named the KJCCC Offensive Player of the Year and head coach Drew Dallas was named the Coach of the Year. The Blue Dragons had 29 total players named to the 2024 All-KJCCC team, including 12 named to the first team.

Sunday's matchup will be the first ever between Hutchinson and Georgia Military. The only other time the Dragons played a team from Georgia was the 1995 Mineral Water Bowl vs. Middle Georgia in Excelsior Springs, Missouri.