1967 junior college football season

1967 junior college football season
National ChampionshipShrine Bowl, Savannah, GA (NJCAA)
Champion(s)Fullerton (Gridwire)
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (NJCAA)

The 1967 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 1967. Northeastern Oklahoma A&M won the NJCAA National Football Championship, defeating Lees–McRae in the Shrine Bowl in Savannah, Georgia.[1] Fullerton placed in the top spot in Gridwire's final junior college rankings.[2]

Fullerton won the California state junior college large division playoffs, defeating American River in the championship game, while Hartnell won the California state junior college small division playoffs, beating Reedley in the title game.[3][4][5]

Conference standings

California

Large division

1967 Eastern Conference (California) football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fullerton $^ 8 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
Mt. San Antonio 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Orange Coast 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Golden West 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Santa Ana 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
San Bernardino 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Riverside 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Cypress 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Chaffey 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1967 Golden Gate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chabot +^ 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Diablo Valley + 5 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
CC of San Francisco 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
San Jose City 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
San Mateo 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Merritt 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Foothill 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
Contra Costa 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1967 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bakersfield $^ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
El Camino 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Long Beach 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Santa Monica 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Cerritos 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Los Angeles Valley 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 0
East Los Angeles 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Rio Hondo 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1967 Pacific Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Diego Mesa + 3 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
San Diego City +^ 3 – 0 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Palomar 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 2
Southwestern (CA) 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Grossmont 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1967 Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
American River $^ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Sequoias 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 1
Fresno City 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Sacramento City 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
San Joaquin Delta 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Modesto 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1967 Western State Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pierce $^ 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Pasadena 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Ventura 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Glendale (CA) 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Harbor 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Santa Barbara City 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Compton 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Los Angeles City 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant

Small division

1967 Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Coalinga + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Reedley +^ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
Porterville 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Hancock 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Merced 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Cuesta 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Antelope Valley 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1967 Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hartnell +^ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
Monterey Peninsula + 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Laney 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Gavilan 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
West Valley 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Cabrillo 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Solano 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
De Anza 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Menlo 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1967 Desert Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
MiraCosta $^ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Imperial Valley 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Mt. San Jacinto 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Barstow 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Desert 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Palo Verde 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Victor Valley 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1967 Golden Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Marin $^ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
Yuba 4 – 1 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Shasta 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Sierra 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Redwoods 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Santa Rosa 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 2
Napa 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant

NCJAA

1967 Arizona Junior College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona Western $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Phoenix 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Eastern Arizona 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Glendale (AZ) 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Mesa (AZ) 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1967 Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Mesa (CO) $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
Boise 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Ricks 2 – 2 – 0 ? – ? – ?
Dixie (UT) 1 – 3 – 0 ? – ? – ?
Snow 1 – 3 – 0 ? – ? – ?
  • $ – Conference champion
1967 Mississippi Junior College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Perkinston $ 9 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
East Mississippi 8 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
East Central (MS) 7 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Mississippi Delta 7 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Holmes 6 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Southwest Mississippi 6 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Jones County 5 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Pearl River 5 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Northwest Mississippi 3 – 7 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Copiah–Lincoln 2 – 8 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Hinds 1 – 9 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Itawamba 1 – 9 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1967 Oklahoma Junior College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
NE Oklahoma A&M $ 2 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Cameron 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Oklahoma Military Academy 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1967 Texas Junior College Football Federation standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Henderson County $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Cisco 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Kilgore 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Navarro 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Tyler 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Blinn 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Wharton 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Ranger 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1967 Washington Community College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Everett $ 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Grays Harbor 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Columbia Basin 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Olympic 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Yakima 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Spokane 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Wenatchee Valley 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Shoreline 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

California state playoffs

Large division

First round
November 25 		Semifinals
December 2 		Championship game
December 9
Anaheim Stadium—Anaheim, California
      
Pierce 6
American River 7
American River 28
Chabot 21
American River 0
Fullerton 41
Fullerton 41
San Diego City 6
Bakersfield 13
Fullerton 14

Small division

Semifinals
November 25 		Championship game
December 2
Salinas High School stadium—Salinas, CA
    
Marin 29
Hartnell[n 1] 29
Hartnell 40
Reedley 21
Reedley 25
MiraCosta 21

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Notes

  1. ^ Hartnell advanced by virtue of winning a coin toss on November 26.[6]

References

  1. ^ Clark, Steve (November 25, 1967). "Little Lowe Flying High". The Atlanta Journal. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 2B. Retrieved April 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Fullerton Again Named No. 1 JC Football Team". Los Angeles Times. December 15, 1967 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Shav Glick (December 10, 1967). "Hornets Roll Over American River". Los Angeles Times. p. 8D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Lopez, Eddie (December 3, 1967). "Hartnell Crushes Reedley 40-21 In JC Grid Playoff". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1S. Retrieved April 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Lopez, Eddie (December 3, 1967). "Reedley: Loses Final (continued)". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 4S. Retrieved April 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Hartnell Hosts Tigers in Final". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. United Press International. November 27, 1967. p. 8. Retrieved April 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "J.C. Playoff Foes Announced". Ventura County Star. Ventura, California. Associated Press. November 21, 1967. p. B3. Retrieved April 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.