1966 junior college football season

1966 junior college football season
National Championship	Shrine Bowl, Savannah, GA (NJCAA)
Champion	Santa Monica (Gridwire) Kilgore (NJCAA)
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The 1966 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 1966. Kilgore won the NJCAA National Football Championship, defeating Ferrum in the Shrine Bowl in Savannah, Georgia. ^[1] Santa Monica, champions of the Metropolitan Conference placed in the top spot in Gridwire's final junior college rankings.

Kilgore was co-champion of the Texas Junior College Football Federation (TJCFF) with Henderson County, which won the Junior Rose Bowl over Pasadena. ^[2] Henderson County finished second in the Gridwire rankings. Laney, which finished the season with a perfect record of 10–0, won the Coast Conference title, and defeated the City College of San Francisco in the Prune Bowl, ranked third. Fullerton, champion of California's Eastern Conference and winner of the Potato Bowl over Fresno City, finished the season 9–0–1 and ranked fourth. ^[3] NJCAA champion Kilgore was fifth in the Gridwire rankings. ^[4]

Conference standings

California

1966 Central Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Coalinga $ 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Merced 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Reedley 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Antelope Valley 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Hancock 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Porterville 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 Desert 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Cuesta 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1966 Coast Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Laney $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0 Hartnell 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Monterey Peninsula 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 West Valley 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Menlo 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Solano 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Gavilan 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Cabrillo 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1966 Eastern Conference (California) football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Fullerton $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 1 Riverside 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 San Bernardino 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Orange Coast 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Golden West 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Chaffey 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Santa Ana 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Mt. San Antonio 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1966 Golden Gate Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T CC of San Francisco $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Diablo Valley 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 San Mateo 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Contra Costa 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Chabot 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 San Jose City 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Merritt 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 Foothill 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1966 Golden Valley Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Sierra $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Shasta 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Marin 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Yuba 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Napa 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Santa Rosa 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1966 Metropolitan Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Santa Monica $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1 Cerritos 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Bakersfield 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 El Camino 3 – 2 – 2 5 – 2 – 2 Long Beach 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Rio Hondo 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 East Los Angeles 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Los Angeles Valley 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1966 Pacific Southwest Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T San Diego Mesa + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Southwestern (CA) + 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 San Diego Junior College 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Grossmont 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Palomar 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 MiraCosta 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Imperial Valley 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1966 Valley Conference football standings v t e 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	1966 Western State Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Pasadena $ 6 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 1 Harbor 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Los Angeles City 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Ventura 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Glendale (CA) 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1 Pierce 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Santa Barbara City 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Compton 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion

NCJAA

1966 Arizona Junior College Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Phoenix $ 1 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Eastern Arizona 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Arizona Western 0 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1966 Mississippi Junior College Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Perkinston $ 8 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0 Northwest Mississippi 7 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1 Holmes 6 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Itawamba 6 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Hinds 6 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Jones County 5 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Southwest Mississippi 5 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Mississippi Delta 5 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 East Central (MS) 4 – 5 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 Copiah–Lincoln 3 – 7 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 East Mississippi 3 – 7 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Pearl River 0 – 10 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1966 Oklahoma Junior College Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Eastern Oklahoma A&M $ 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Connors 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Murray State (OK) 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Northern Oklahoma 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1966 Texas Junior College Football Federation standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Henderson County + 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Kilgore + 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Cisco 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Navarro 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Tyler 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Blinn 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Ranger 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Wharton 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1966 Tri-State Junior College Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Ellsworth $ 8 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Centerville 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Mason City 5 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1 Worthington 3 – 2 – 1  ? –  ? –  ? Waldorf 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Fort Dodge 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Marshalltown 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Estherville 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 Norfolk 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1966 Washington Junior College Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Everett + 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 Columbia Basin + 5 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Grays Harbor 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1 Shoreline 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Yakima 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Wenatchee Valley 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Olympic 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions

References

1. Fatheree, Tom (November 27, 1966). "National Champion Rangers Win it All in Shrine Bowl". Kilgore News Herald . Kilgore, Texas. p. 2. Retrieved May 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
2. Pickard, Don (December 11, 1966). "Texans Stampede PCC, 40-13". Independent Star-News . Pasadena, California. p. A1. Retrieved May 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
3. Lopez, Eddie (December 4, 1966). "Hornets Mash Rams In Spud Bowl". The Fresno Bee . Fresno, California. p. 1S. Retrieved April 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
4. "Hawks Overlooked: Californians Top JC Grid Ratings". Tri-City Herald. December 18, 1966. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.