2021 junior college football season

2021 junior college football season
National ChampionshipRed Grange Bowl, Glen Ellyn, IL, (NJCAA D-III)
ChampionNew Mexico Military (NJCAA D-I)
DuPage (NJCAA D-III)
CC of San Francisco (CCCAA)

The 2021 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 2021. The season ended with three national champions: two from the National Junior College Athletic Association's (NJCAA) Division I and Division III and one from the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA).

The NJCAA Division I champion was New Mexico Military who defeated Iowa Western 31–13 in the NJCAA National Football Championship.[1][2] The NJCAA Division III champion was DuPage who defeated Nassau 34–29 in the Red Grange Bowl. The CCCAA champion was CC of San Francisco who defeated Riverside City 22–19 in the CCCAA State Championship.[3]

Conference standings

NJCAA Division I

2021 Iowa Community College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Iowa Western $^   4 – 0     10 – 1  
Iowa Central   2 – 2     9 – 2  
Ellsworth   0 – 4     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant
2021 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Independence +   6 – 1     8 – 2  
Coffeyville +   6 – 1     6 – 3  
Hutchinson   5 – 2     9 – 2  
Garden City   5 – 2     8 – 3  
Dodge City   3 – 4     3 – 6  
Highland (KS)   2 – 5     2 – 7  
Fort Scott   1 – 6     2 – 7  
Butler (KS)   0 – 7     1 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
2021 Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 6 East Mississippi #x   6 – 0     9 – 1  
No. 4 Northwest Mississippi #x$^   5 – 1     9 – 3  
Mississippi Delta   3 – 3     5 – 4  
Itawamba   3 – 3     4 – 5  
Northeast Mississippi   3 – 3     3 – 6  
Holmes   1 – 5     1 – 8  
Coahoma   0 – 6     0 – 9  
South Division
No. 8 Jones (MS) #x   5 – 1     8 – 2  
No. 14 Mississippi Gulf Coast x   5 – 1     7 – 2  
No. 13 Hinds #x   5 – 1     9 – 3  
Copiah–Lincoln   3 – 3     3 – 6  
East Central (MS)   2 – 4     3 – 6  
Southwest Mississippi   1 – 5     3 – 6  
Pearl River   0 – 6     2 – 7  
Championship: Northwest Mississippi 56, Hinds 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant
    # – MACJC playoff participant
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll
2021 Northeast Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Monroe College $   1 – 0     10 – 1  
Lackawanna   0 – 1     7 – 3  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll
2021 Southwest Junior College Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
New Mexico Military $^   6 – 1     12 – 1  
Tyler   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Kilgore   4 – 4     5 – 5  
Trinity Valley   3 – 4     5 – 4  
Navarro   3 – 4     5 – 5  
Blinn   3 – 4     5 – 5  
Cisco   3 – 4     4 – 5  
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M   2 – 4     4 – 5  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant
2021 NJCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Snow   –     7 – 2  
Georgia Military   –     6 – 5  
Hocking   –     5 – 5  
Sussex County   –     3 – 5  
ASA Miami   –     3 – 6  
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll

NJCAA Division III

2021 Minnesota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
NDSCS   7 – 0     9 – 1  
Itasca y   6 – 1     9 – 1  
Rochester C&T   3 – 3     4 – 4  
Minnesota State C&T y   3 – 4     6 – 4  
Minnesota West C&T   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Central Lakes   3 – 4     3 – 6  
Vermilion   2 – 4     2 – 6  
Mesabi Range   0 – 7     0 – 9  
Championship: Canceled
  • y – Championship game participant
  • The 2021 MCAC Championship was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns and no conference champion was named
2021 NJCAA Division III independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
DuPage ^   –     9 – 2  
Nassau ^   –     6 – 3  
Louisburg   –     4 – 2  
Hudson Valley   –     4 – 4  
Erie   –     1 – 7  
Rankings from NJCAA Division III poll

CCCAA

SCFA

2021 American Metro League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Santa Ana $   5 – 0     7 – 4  
Citrus   4 – 1     6 – 4  
Glendale (CA)   3 – 2     6 – 4  
Orange Coast   2 – 3     3 – 7  
West Los Angeles   1 – 4     3 – 7  
Los Angeles Harbor   0 – 5     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
2021 American Mountain League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mt. San Jacinto +   4 – 1     9 – 2  
No. 24 Pasadena City +   4 – 1     9 – 2  
Grossmont +   4 – 1     7 – 3  
Desert   2 – 3     3 – 7  
Victor Valley   1 – 4     2 – 7  
Compton   0 – 5     0 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from CCCAA poll
2021 American Pacific League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Antelope Valley $   5 – 0     8 – 3  
Santa Barbara City   3 – 2     7 – 4  
Moorpark   3 – 2     4 – 6  
Los Angeles Valley   2 – 3     3 – 7  
Santa Monica   1 – 3     3 – 6  
Pierce   0 – 4     0 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
2021 National Central League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Riverside City $^   5 – 0     10 – 3  
No. 18 Cerritos   3 – 2     6 – 5  
No. 14 Palomar   3 – 2     6 – 5  
No. 11 Mt. San Antonio   2 – 3     8 – 3  
No. 13 El Camino   2 – 3     7 – 4  
Chaffey   0 – 5     0 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – CCCAA playoff participant
Rankings from CCCAA poll
2021 National Northern League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Ventura $^   5 – 0     10 – 1  
No. 6 College of the Canyons ^   3 – 2     8 – 3  
Allan Hancock   2 – 3     5 – 5  
No. 25 East Los Angeles   2 – 3     5 – 6  
Long Beach City   2 – 3     4 – 6  
Bakersfield   1 – 4     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – CCCAA playoff participant
Rankings from CCCAA poll
2021 National Southern League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Golden West $^   5 – 0     11 – 1  
No. 17 San Diego Mesa   3 – 2     7 – 4  
No. 16 Fullerton   3 – 2     6 – 5  
Saddleback   2 – 3     4 – 6  
San Bernardino Valley   1 – 4     3 – 7  
Southwestern (CA)   1 – 4     3 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – CCCAA playoff participant
Rankings from CCCAA poll

NCFC

2021 National Bay 6 League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 CC of San Francisco $^   5 – 0     13 – 0  
No. 3 San Mateo ^   4 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 15 Diablo Valley   3 – 2     6 – 5  
No. 19 Laney   2 – 3     6 – 5  
San Joaquin Delta   1 – 4     1 – 9  
Chabot   0 – 5     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – CCCAA playoff participant
Rankings from CCCAA poll
2021 American Golden Coast League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Monterey Peninsula $   4 – 0     7 – 4  
Merced   3 – 1     6 – 5  
Hartnell   1 – 3     4 – 6  
San Jose City   1 – 3     3 – 7  
Gavilan   1 – 3     1 – 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
2021 National Norcal League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Butte +   4 – 1     7 – 4  
No. 9 American River +^   4 – 1     6 – 5  
No. 20 Sierra   3 – 2     6 – 5  
Santa Rosa   3 – 2     3 – 7  
Shasta   1 – 4     4 – 6  
College of the Siskiyous   0 – 5     1 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – CCCAA playoff participant
Rankings from CCCAA poll
2021 American Pacific 7 League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 22 Feather River $   5 – 0     10 – 0  
No. 23 Contra Costa   4 – 1     10 – 1  
Foothill   3 – 2     7 – 3  
Los Medanos   2 – 3     4 – 6  
De Anza   1 – 4     2 – 8  
Yuba   0 – 5     0 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from CCCAA poll
2021 National Valley League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Fresno City +^   4 – 1     8 – 3  
No. 8 Modesto +   4 – 1     8 – 3  
No. 12 Reedley   3 – 2     7 – 4  
No. 21 College of the Sequoias   2 – 3     6 – 5  
Sacramento City   2 – 3     3 – 7  
West Hills Coalinga   0 – 5     0 – 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – CCCAA playoff participant
Rankings from CCCAA poll

Postseason

Playoffs

NJCAA Division I

Semifinals
December 5
Campus sites 		Championship game
December 17
War Memorial Stadium—Little Rock, AR
      
1 Iowa Western 30 (OT)
4 Snow 29
1 Iowa Western 13
2 New Mexico Military 31
2 New Mexico Military 49
3 Northwest Mississippi 30

[4]

CCCAA

SCFA playoffs
Semifinals
November 27
Campus sites 		Regional finals
December 4
Campus sites
      
1 Riverside City 41
4 Ventura 21
1 Riverside City 27
2 Golden West 23
2 Golden West 20
3 College of the Canyons 10
NCFC playoffs
Semifinals
November 27
Campus sites 		Regional finals
December 4
Campus sites
      
1 CC of San Francisco 35
4 American River 17
1 CC of San Francisco 20
2 San Mateo 17
2 San Mateo 31
3 Fresno City 14
State championship
Championship game
December 11
College Heights Stadium—San Mateo, CA
   
1 Riverside City 19
1 CC of San Francisco 22

[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Hoiseth, Brad (December 21, 2021). "NMMI wins NJCAA title in final battle". JCGridiron. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  2. ^ Dindinger, Peter (December 19, 2021). "NMMI knocks off Iowa Western to capture first-ever national title". Las Cruces Sun News. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "Rams complete perfect 13-0 season, defeat Riverside 22-19 for 2021 CCCAA State Championship". City College of San Francisco. December 11, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  4. ^ "2021 NJCAA Division I Football Playoffs". National Junior College Athletic Association. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  5. ^ "3C2A Championships". 3C2A. Retrieved September 11, 2024.