2022 junior college football season

2022 junior college football season
2022 Red Grange Bowl champions DuPage
National ChampionshipRed Grange Bowl, Glen Ellyn, IL, (NJCAA D-III)
Champion(s)Iowa Western (NJCAA D-I)
DuPage (NJCAA D-III)
San Mateo (CCCAA)

The 2022 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 2022. 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 Iowa Western who defeated Hutchinson 31–0 in the NJCAA National Football Championship.[1][2] The NJCAA Division III champion was DuPage who defeated NDSCS 14–12 in the Red Grange Bowl.[3] The CCCAA champion was San Mateo who defeated Riverside City 55–0 in the CCCAA State Championship.[4]

Conference standings

NJCAA Division I

2022 Iowa Community College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Iowa Western $^   2 – 0     10 – 2  
No. 10 Iowa Central   1 – 1     7 – 4  
Ellsworth   0 – 2     0 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll
2022 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Hutchinson $^   6 – 0     11 – 1  
No. 5 Coffeyville   4 – 2     8 – 3  
No. 9 Butler (KS)   4 – 2     8 – 4  
Independence   3 – 3     4 – 5  
Garden City   3 – 3     4 – 6  
Dodge City   1 – 5     3 – 7  
Highland (KS)   0 – 6     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll
2022 Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 3 Northwest Mississippi #x^   6 – 0     10 – 2  
No. 6 East Mississippi #$   4 – 2     8 – 3  
Holmes   3 – 3     5 – 4  
Northeast Mississippi   3 – 3     5 – 4  
Itawamba   3 – 3     3 – 6  
Coahoma   1 – 5     1 – 8  
Mississippi Delta   1 – 5     1 – 8  
South Division
No. 8 Jones (MS) #x   5 – 1     8 – 2  
Mississippi Gulf Coast #x   5 – 1     6 – 4  
Pearl River   4 – 2     6 – 3  
Copiah–Lincoln   3 – 3     5 – 4  
Hinds   3 – 3     4 – 5  
Southwest Mississippi   1 – 5     3 – 6  
East Central (MS)   0 – 6     1 – 8  
Championship: East Mississippi 36, Northwest Mississippi 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant
    # – MACJC playoff participant
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll
2022 Northeast Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 Lackawanna $   2 – 0     7 – 3  
Monroe College   0 – 2     3 – 5  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll
2022 Southwest Junior College Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Trinity Valley $   7 – 0     8 – 3  
No. 7 New Mexico Military   5 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 15 Navarro   5 – 2     6 – 4  
No. 11 Kilgore   4 – 3     8 – 4  
Tyler   4 – 3     5 – 4  
Blinn   1 – 6     3 – 6  
Cisco   1 – 6     3 – 6  
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M   1 – 6     3 – 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll
2022 NJCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Georgia Military   –     8 – 2  
No. 4 Snow   –     8 – 2  
Sussex County   –     3 – 6  
ASA Miami   –     2 – 4  
Community Christian (MI)   –     1 – 3  
Community Christian (CA)   –     0 – 1  
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll

NJCAA Division III

2022 Minnesota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Minnesota State C&T y   6 – 0     9 – 1  
No. 2 NDSCS y$^   5 – 1     9 – 2  
Rochester C&T   3 – 3     5 – 5  
Central Lakes   2 – 3     4 – 4  
Mesabi Range   2 – 4     2 – 6  
Minnesota West C&T   1 – 4     2 – 6  
Vermilion   0 – 4     0 – 5  
Championship: NDSCS 19, Minnesota State C&T 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – Red Grange Bowl participate
Rankings from NJCAA Division III poll
2022 NJCAA Division III independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 DuPage ^   –     9 – 2  
No. 5 Hocking   –     6 – 3  
Louisburg   –     5 – 3  
Hudson Valley   –     6 – 4  
No. 4 Nassau   –     6 – 4  
Erie   –     1 – 9  
Rankings from NJCAA Division III poll

CCCAA

SCFA

2022 American Metro League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 17 Citrus $   5 – 0     11 – 0  
Santa Ana   4 – 1     5 – 5  
Glendale (CA)   3 – 2     5 – 5  
Orange Coast   2 – 3     3 – 7  
West Los Angeles   1 – 4     3 – 7  
Los Angeles Southwest   0 – 5     0 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from CCCAA poll
2022 American Mountain League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 23 Mt. San Jacinto $   5 – 0     9 – 2  
Desert   4 – 1     8 – 3  
Pasadena City   2 – 5     4 – 5  
Grossmont   2 – 3     4 – 6  
Victor Valley   2 – 3     4 – 6  
Compton   0 – 5     3 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – CCCAA playoff participant
Rankings from CCCAA poll
2022 American Pacific League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Santa Barbara City $   5 – 0     10 – 1  
Moorpark   4 – 1     6 – 5  
Antelope Valley   3 – 2     5 – 5  
Los Angeles Valley   2 – 3     3 – 7  
Santa Monica   1 – 4     2 – 8  
Pierce   0 – 5     0 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
2022 National Central League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Riverside City $^   5 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 2 Mt. San Antonio ^   4 – 1     9 – 2  
No. 9 Cerritos   3 – 2     8 – 3  
No. 25 El Camino   2 – 3     5 – 6  
Palomar   1 – 4     5 – 5  
Chaffey   0 – 5     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – CCCAA playoff participant
Rankings from CCCAA poll
2022 National Northern League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Ventura +^   3 – 2     7 – 4  
No. 16 Allan Hancock +   3 – 2     6 – 5  
No. 20 College of the Canyons +   3 – 2     5 – 5  
No. 24 East Los Angeles   2 – 3     5 – 6  
No. 21 Long Beach City   2 – 3     5 – 6  
Bakersfield   2 – 3     4 – 6  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – CCCAA playoff participant
Rankings from CCCAA poll
2022 National Southern League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Fullerton $^   5 – 0     10 – 2  
No. 6 Golden West   4 – 1     9 – 2  
No. 14 San Diego Mesa   3 – 2     7 – 4  
Saddleback   2 – 3     3 – 7  
Southwestern (CA)   1 – 4     1 – 9  
San Bernardino Valley   0 – 5     0 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – CCCAA playoff participant
Rankings from CCCAA poll

NCFC

2022 National Bay 6 League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 San Mateo +^   4 – 1     12 – 1  
No. 5 Laney +^   4 – 1     8 – 3  
No. 12 Diablo Valley   3 – 2     7 – 4  
No. 11 CC of San Francisco   3 – 2     7 – 4  
Chabot   1 – 4     2 – 8  
San Joaquin Delta   0 – 5     1 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – CCCAA playoff participant
Rankings from CCCAA poll
2022 American Golden Coast League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Merced +   5 – 1     8 – 3  
Monterey Peninsula +   5 – 1     7 – 4  
West Hills Coalinga +   5 – 1     6 – 5  
San Jose City   3 – 3     5 – 5  
Hartnell   2 – 4     3 – 7  
Cabrillo   1 – 5     2 – 8  
Gavilan   0 – 6     1 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
2022 National Norcal League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 American River $^   5 – 0     8 – 4  
No. 7 Butte   4 – 1     7 – 4  
No. 15 Sierra   2 – 3     6 – 5  
Santa Rosa   2 – 3     4 – 6  
Shasta   2 – 3     4 – 6  
College of the Siskiyous   0 – 5     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – CCCAA playoff participant
Rankings from CCCAA poll
2022 American Pacific 7 League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 18 Feather River $   5 – 0     11 – 0  
College of the Redwoods   4 – 1     7 – 4  
Los Medanos   3 – 2     5 – 5  
Foothill   2 – 3     8 – 3  
De Anza   1 – 4     5 – 5  
Yuba   0 – 5     0 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from CCCAA poll
2022 National Valley League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 Fresno City +   4 – 1     7 – 4  
No. 19 Modesto +^   4 – 1     5 – 6  
No. 22 College of the Sequoias   3 – 2     6 – 5  
Reedley   2 – 3     5 – 5  
Contra Costa   2 – 3     4 – 6  
Sacramento City   0 – 5     3 – 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – CCCAA playoff participant
Rankings from CCCAA poll

Postseason

Playoffs

NJCAA Division I

Semifinals
December 3/4
Campus sites 		Championship game
December 14
War Memorial Stadium—Little Rock, AR
      
1 Hutchinson 38
4 Coffeyville 7
1 Hutchinson 0
3 Iowa Western 31
2 Northwest Mississippi 12
3 Iowa Western 33

[5]

CCCAA

SCFA playoffs
Semifinals
November 26
Campus sites 		Regional finals
December 3
Campus sites
      
1 Riverside City 47
4 Ventura 32
1 Riverside City 31
2 Fullerton 17
2 Fullerton 24
3 Mt. San Antonio 41
NCFC playoffs
Semifinals
November 26
Campus sites 		Regional finals
December 3
Campus sites
      
1 San Mateo 30
4 Modesto 0
1 San Mateo 30
3 American River 5
2 Laney 21
3 American River 43
State championship
Championship game
December 10
College Heights Stadium—San Mateo, CA
   
1 Riverside City 0
1 San Mateo 55

[6][7]

Bowl games

CCCAA and NJCAA had a combined fourteen bowl games, featuring teams that did not qualify for either league's postseason tournament.[8]

Date Time (EST) Game Site Teams Results
Nov 26 12:00 p.m. Patriotic Bowl Campus sites Golden West (8–2)

East Los Angeles (5–5)

Golden West 32
East Los Angeles 14
American Division Championship Bowl Citrus (10–0)
Mt. San Jacinto (9–1) 		Citrus 31

Mt. San Jacinto 20

1:00 p.m. Western State Bowl Cerritos (7–2)
Long Beach City (5–5) 		Cerritos 35

Long Beach City 28

American Championship Bowl Feather River (10–0)

Merced (8–2)

Feather River 50

Merced 32

2:30 p.m. Beach Bowl Santa Barbara City (9–1)

Desert (8–2)

Santa Barbara City 44

Desert 23

6:00 p.m. SoCal Bowl San Diego Mesa (6–4)
El Camino (5–5) 		San Diego Mesa 21
El Camino 20
Strawberry Bowl Allan Hancock (5–5)

Moorpark (6–4)

Allan Hancock 20

Moorpark 17

Dec 3 12:00 p.m. Golden State Bowl Monterey Peninsula (7–3)

College of the Redwoods (7–3)

Monterey Peninsula 42

College of the Redwoods 21

12:30 p.m. Northern California Bowl Foothill (7–3)

West Hills Coalinga (6–4)

Foothill 48

West Hill Coalinga 20

1:00 p.m. Silicon Valley Bowl Diablo Valley (6–4)

Sierra (6–4)

Diablo Valley 36

Sierra 28

Gridiron Classic Bowl CC of San Francisco (6–4)

College of the Sequoias (6–4)

CC of San Francisco 34

College of the Sequoias 24

Grizzly Bowl Redwood Bowl

(Arcata, California)

Fresno City (6–4)

Butte (7–3)

Fresno City 13

Butte 10

C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl Campus sites Butler (KS) (7–4)

Kilgore (8–3)

Butler (KS) 28

Kilgore 24

Dec 4 12:00 p.m. Game One Bowl UNI-Dome (Cedar Falls, Iowa) Iowa Central (6–4)

Trinity Valley (8–2)

Iowa Central 31

Trinity Valley 24

See also

References

  1. ^ Barnett, Zach (December 15, 2022). "Iowa Western wins JuCo national title". Footballscoop. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  2. ^ Kennedy, Will (December 15, 2022). "Iowa Western football captures second NJCAA national title in program history". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  3. ^ Nunez Jr., Lou (December 3, 2022). "College of DuPage repeats national title". Daily Herald. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  4. ^ Mollat, Nathan (December 16, 2022). "College of San Mateo football team named national champs". College of San Mateo. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "2022 NJCAA DI Football Post Season Schedule". NJCAA. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  6. ^ "3C2A Championships". 3C2A. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  7. ^ Pope, Dennis (December 10, 2023). "Riverside City College beats San Mateo to win CCCAA football championship". Press Enterprise. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  8. ^ "2022 Season". 3C2A. Retrieved June 27, 2024.