1971 junior college football season

1971 junior college football season
National ChampionshipShrine Bowl, Savannah, GA (NJCAA)
Champion(s)Mississippi Gulf Coast (NJCAA)

The 1971 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 1971. Mississippi Gulf Coast won the NJCAA National Football Championship, defeating Fort Scott in the Shrine Bowl in Savannah, Georgia.[1][2]

El Camino won the California state junior college large division playoffs, defeating Santa Rosa in the championship game at Bakersfield College Stadium in Bakersfield, California, while Reedley won the California state junior college small division playoffs, beating Hartnell in the title game at Ratcliffe Stadium in Fresno, California.[3][4]

Conference standings

California

Large division

1971 Camino Norte Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Santa Rosa +^ 4 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
West Valley + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Contra Costa 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
De Anza 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Solano 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Marin 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1971 Golden Gate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Laney + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
San Mateo +^ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Chabot 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
San Jose City 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Diablo Valley 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Foothill 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
CC of San Francisco 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Merritt 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1971 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
El Camino $^ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Bakersfield 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Pierce 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Pasadena 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Long Beach 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Santa Monica 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Los Angeles Valley 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1971 Mission Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Citrus $^ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Saddleback 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Southwestern (CA) 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Riverside 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Chaffey 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Grossmont 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Palomar 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
San Bernardino 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1971 South Coast Conference (California) football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Orange Coast +^ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Santa Ana + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Fullerton 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Cerritos 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
San Diego Mesa 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Mt. San Antonio 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
San Diego City 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1971 Southern California Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East Los Angeles + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Los Angeles City + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Rio Hondo +^ 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Harbor 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Golden West 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Cypress 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1971 Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Joaquin Delta $^ 4 – 0 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Sequoias 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
Fresno City 3 – 1 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Modesto 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
American River 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Sacramento City 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1971 Western State Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Santa Barbara City $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Moorpark 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Compton 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
West Los Angeles 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Ventura 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Glendale (CA) 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Antelope Valley 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant

Small division

1971 Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Reedley $^ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 2
Hancock 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Merced 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
West Hills 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Cuesta 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Porterville 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1971 Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hartnell $^ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Gavilan 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Monterey Peninsula 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Cabrillo 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Ohlone 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Menlo 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1971 Desert Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
College of the Canyons $^ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Victor Valley 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Desert 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Palo Verde 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Imperial Valley 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
MiraCosta 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Mt. San Jacinto 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Barstow 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1971 Golden Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Redwoods $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Butte 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Siskiyous 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Yuba 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Sierra 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Shasta 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Napa 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant

NJCAA

1971 Arizona Junior College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona Western $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Phoenix 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Mesa (AZ) 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Glendale (AZ) 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Eastern Arizona 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1971 Coastal Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ferrum $ 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
Lees–McRae 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Baltimore 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Wesley 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Potomac State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Chowan 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Harford 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1971 Northwest Community College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eastern Division
Wenatchee Valley xy$ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Columbia Basin 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Spokane Falls 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Yakima 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Walla Walla 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Western Division
Grays Harbor xy 5 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Mt. Hood 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Olympic 3 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 2
Everett 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
NWCCC championship game: Wenatchee Valley 35, Grays Harbor 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
1971 Texas Junior College Football Federation standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tyler $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Kilgore 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
Wharton 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Navarro 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Blinn 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Henderson County 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Cisco 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Ranger 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

California state playoffs

Large division

Quarterfinals
November 26–27 		Semifinals
December 4 		Championship game
December 11
Bakersfield College Stadium—Bakersfield, California
      
Citrus 14
El Camino 42
El Camino 51
Rio Hondo 36
Rio Hondo 34
Santa Barbara City 24
El Camino 48
Santa Rosa 14
San Mateo 0
San Joaquin Delta 9
San Joaquin Delta 15
Santa Rosa 39
Orange Coast 22
Santa Rosa 26

Small division

Semifinals
November 27 		Championship game
December 4
Ratcliffe Stadium—Fresno, CA
    
Reedley 74
College of the Canyons 20
Reedley 20
Hartnell 10
Redwoods 15
Hartnell 37

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References

  1. ^ "Gulf Coast Defeats Fort Scott 22-13; Wins National Junior College Title". The Daily Herald. October 4, 1971. p. 13 (section 2) – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Gulf Coast Bulldog Fans' Chants Echoed In Savannah". The Sunday Herald. December 5, 1971. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Leef, Ralph (December 12, 1971). "El Camino Beats Cubs for State Title". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. 1S. Retrieved April 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Reedley Wins Small-Schools Title". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. December 5, 1971. p. B1. Retrieved April 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "JC Pairings". Progress Bulletin. Pomona, California. November 22, 1971. p. D2. Retrieved April 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.