Valley Conference

The Valley Conference was a junior college athletic conference with member schools located in Central Valley in Central California. The conference was formed in 1961 and began operation in the fall of 1962. The Valley Conference's six initial members were American River College, the College of the Sequoias, Fresno City College, Modesto Junior College, Sacramento City College, Stockton College—which was renamed as San Joaquin Delta College in 1963. The conference's first commission was Paul Starr, who elected to the post in early 1962.[1]

Modesto, Stockton, and Sacramento had been members of the Big Eight Conference, which folded in 1962.[2] American River had been a member of the Golden Valley Conference.[3]

Yearly football standings

1962 Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sacramento City $ 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Modesto 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Stockton 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Sequoias 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Fresno City 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
American River 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1963 Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sequoias $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Fresno City 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Sacramento City 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
American River 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Modesto 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 2
San Joaquin Delta 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1964 Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno City + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Sacramento City + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
American River 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Sequoias 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
San Joaquin Delta 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Modesto 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 7 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
1965 Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sequoias $ 4 – 0 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Fresno City 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
San Joaquin Delta 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Sacramento City 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
American River 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Modesto 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1966 Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno City $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
American River 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Sequoias 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Sacramento City 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
San Joaquin Delta 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Modesto 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
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
1968 Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno City $^ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Sequoias 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Sacramento City 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
San Joaquin Delta 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
American River 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Modesto 0 – 4 – 1 0 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1969 Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno City $^ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
American River 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Sacramento City 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Modesto 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Sequoias 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
San Joaquin Delta 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1970 Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sequoias $^ 4 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Fresno City 3 – 2 – 0 ? – ? – ?
American River 3 – 2 – 0 ? – ? – ?
Sacramento City 3 – 2 – 0 ? – ? – ?
Modesto 2 – 3 – 0 ? – ? – ?
San Joaquin Delta 0 – 5 – 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
1972 Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno City $^ 6 – 0 – 1 11 – 1 – 1
Reedley 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Modesto 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
San Joaquin Delta 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Cosumnes River 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
American River 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Sequoias 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Sacramento City 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1973 Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno City $^ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 1
Reedley 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Sequoias 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
San Joaquin Delta 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Modesto 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Cosumnes River 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Sacramento City 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
American River 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1974 Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sequoias $^ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Modesto 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Fresno City 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Reedley 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
San Joaquin Delta 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Cosumnes River 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
American River 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Sacramento City 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college Division I playoff participant
1975 Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno City $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Modesto 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
San Joaquin Delta 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Sequoias 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Sacramento City 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Cosumnes River 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Reedley 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
American River 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1976 Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sequoias $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Fresno City 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
San Joaquin Delta 5 – 2 – 0 ? – ? – ?
Modesto 3 – 3 – 1 ? – ? – ?
Reedley 3 – 4 – 0 ? – ? – ?
Sacramento City 2 – 5 – 0 ? – ? – ?
Cosumnes River 1 – 5 – 1 ? – ? – ?
American River 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1977 Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Modesto + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Sequoias + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
American River 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Fresno City 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
San Joaquin Delta 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Cosumnes River 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Sacramento City 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Reedley 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1978 Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sequoias $ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
American River 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Fresno City 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
San Joaquin Delta 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Modesto 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Reedley 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Sacramento City 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1979 Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sequoias $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Modesto 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Fresno City 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
American River 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Reedley 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
San Joaquin Delta 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Sacramento City 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1997 Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Merced +   4 – 1     8 – 3  
Sequoias +   4 – 1     6 – 5  
Kings River   3 – 2     3 – 7  
Modesto   2 – 3     6 – 5  
Fresno City   2 – 3     3 – 7  
West Hills Coalinga   0 – 5     1 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
1998 Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Sequoias $   5 – 0     9 – 1  
Modesto   3 – 2     4 – 6  
West Hills Coalinga   2 – 3     6 – 4  
Reedley   2 – 3     4 – 5  
Fresno City   2 – 3     4 – 6  
Merced   1 – 4     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
1999 Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
West Hills Coalinga $   5 – 0     6 – 3  
Fresno City   4 – 1     9 – 1  
Reedley   2 – 3     6 – 4  
Modesto   2 – 3     6 – 4  
Merced   1 – 4     3 – 7  
Sequoias   1 – 4     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
2000 Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Fresno City $   5 – 0     10 – 1  
Reedley   4 – 1     7 – 4  
West Hills Coalinga   3 – 2     4 – 5  
Modesto   2 – 3     7 – 4  
Merced   1 – 4     3 – 7  
Sequoias   0 – 5     0 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
2001 Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Fresno City $   5 – 0     10 – 0  
Modesto   4 – 1     8 – 2  
West Hills Coalinga   3 – 2     5 – 5  
Reedley   2 – 3     4 – 6  
Sequoias   1 – 4     2 – 8  
Merced   0 – 5     3 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion

References

  1. ^ "Paul Starr Is Commissioner Of New League". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. March 14, 1962. p. 4D. Retrieved April 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ Remington, Ben (May 25, 1962). "Mustang Officials Big Adieu To Big 8 And Discuss New Valley League". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. p. 32. Retrieved April 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Unlimited-Sub Rule For Valley League". Napa Valley Register. Napa, California. June 13, 1962. p. 10. Retrieved April 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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