1968 junior college football season

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1968 junior college football season
National Championship Shrine Bowl, Savannah, GA (NJCAA)
Champion(s) El Camino, Jones County (Gridwire)
Ferrum (NJCAA)

The 1968 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 1968. Ferrum won the NJCAA National Football Championship, defeating Phoenix in the Shrine Bowl in Savannah, Georgia. [1] [2] Jones County and El Camino tied for the top spot in Gridwire's final junior college rankings. [3]

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Fresno City won the California state junior college large division playoffs, defeating East Los Angeles in the championship game, while Redwoods won the California state junior college small division playoffs, beating Coalinga in the title game. [4] [5]

Conference standings

California

Large division

1968 Camino Norte Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Marin +^ 4 –1 –07 –3 –0
De Anza +^ 4 –1 –05 –5 –0
West Valley 3 –2 –06 –3 –0
Contra Costa 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
Solano 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
Santa Rosa 0 –5 –03 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1968 Golden Gate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Diablo Valley $^ 6 –0 –08 –2 –0
San Jose City 5 –1 –06 –3 –0
CC of San Francisco 4 –2 –07 –2 –0
Merritt 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
Chabot 2 –4 –02 –7 –0
San Mateo 1 –4 –11 –7 –1
Foothill 0 –5 –11 –7 –1
Laney  – 6 –3 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1968 Metropolitan Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
El Camino $^ 7 –0 –010 –1 –0
Bakersfield 6 –1 –08 –1 –0
Long Beach 5 –2 –06 –2 –1
Santa Monica 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Cerritos 3 –4 –03 –6 –0
Pasadena 1 –6 –03 –6 –0
Los Angeles Valley 1 –6 –02 –7 –0
Pierce 1 –6 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1968 South Coast Conference (California) football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
San Diego City $^ 7 –0 –09 –1 –0
Fullerton 6 –1 –08 –1 –0
Santa Ana 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
Golden West 4 –3 –05 –4 –0
Orange Coast 3 –4 –05 –4 –0
San Diego Mesa 2 –5 –04 –5 –0
Mt. San Antonio 0 –6 –11 –6 –2
Rio Hondo 0 –6 –10 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1968 Southeastern Conference (California) football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Citrus $^ 6 –1 –09 –2 –0
Palomar 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
Grossmont 5 –2 –05 –4 –0
Riverside 5 –2 –05 –4 –0
Cypress 3 –4 –03 –6 –0
Chaffey 2 –5 –04 –5 –0
San Bernardino 1 –6 –01 –8 –0
Southwestern (CA) 1 –6 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1968 Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Fresno City $^ 5 –0 –010 –2 –0
Sequoias 4 –1 –07 –2 –0
Sacramento City 3 –2 –07 –2 –0
San Joaquin Delta 1 –3 –13 –5 –1
American River 1 –4 –02 –7 –0
Modesto 0 –4 –10 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1968 Western State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
East Los Angeles $^ 7 –0 –011 –1 –0
Ventura 6 –1 –07 –1 –1
Los Angeles City 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Harbor 4 –3 –05 –4 –0
Glendale (CA) 3 –4 –03 –6 –0
Moorpark 2 –5 –03 –6 –0
Compton 1 –6 –02 –7 –0
Santa Barbara City 0 –7 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant

Small division

1968 Central Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Coalinga $^ 5 –0 –06 –5 –0
Merced 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
Reedley 3 –2 –04 –4 –0
Cuesta 2 –3 –04 –4 –0
Hancock 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
Porterville 1 –4 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1968 Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Hartnell +^ 4 –1 –07 –3 –0
Gavilan + 4 –1 –08 –1 –0
Cabrillo 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
Monterey Peninsula 3 –2 –04 –4 –1
Menlo 1 –4 –01 –7 –0
Ohlone 0 –5 –00 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1968 Desert Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
MiraCosta $^ 7 –0 –08 –2 –0
Antelope Valley 6 –1 –07 –2 –0
Mt. San Jacinto 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
Barstow 4 –3 –05 –4 –0
Imperial Valley 3 –4 –04 –5 –0
Desert 2 –5 –03 –6 –0
Palo Verde 1 –6 –02 –7 –0
Victor Valley 0 –7 –00 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1968 Golden Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Redwoods $^ 5 –0 –010 –1 –0
Yuba 4 –1 –07 –2 –0
Sierra 3 –2 –06 –3 –0
Butte 1 –3 –13 –5 –1
Shasta 1 –3 –11 –7 –1
Napa 0 –5 –01 –7 –0
Siskiyous  – 5 –0 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant

NCJAA

1968 Arizona Junior College Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Phoenix $ 4 –0 –08 –2 –0
Arizona Western 3 –1 –08 –2 –0
Eastern Arizona 1 –3 –04 –5 –0
Glendale (AZ) 1 –3 –04 –5 –0
Mesa (AZ) 1 –3 –04 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1968 Mississippi Junior College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Jones County $ 9 –0 –09 –0 –0
Perkinston 8 –1 –09 –1 –0
East Mississippi 7 –2 –07 –2 –0
Holmes 6 –3 –06 –3 –0
Pearl River 5 –4 –05 –4 –0
Mississippi Delta 5 –5 –05 –5 –0
Southwest Mississippi 5 –5 –05 –5 –0
Northeast Mississippi 4 –5 –04 –5 –0
East Central (MS) 3 –5 –13 –5 –1
Northwest Mississippi 3 –6 –03 –6 –0
Copiah–Lincoln 3 –6 –03 –6 –0
Itawamba 1 –7 –11 –7 –1
Hinds 0 –9 –00 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1968 Texas Junior College Football Federation standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Henderson County + 6 –1 –08 –3 –0
Kilgore + 6 –1 –07 –3 –0
Blinn 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Tyler 3 –4 –05 –5 –0
Navarro 3 –4 –03 –7 –0
Cisco 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Wharton 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Ranger 1 –6 –01 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1968 Tri-State Junior College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Ellsworth $ 5 –0 –09 –1 –0
Centerville 4 –1 –0 ? – ? – ?
Iowa Central 3 –2 –0 ? – ? – ?
North Iowa 2 –3 –0 ? – ? – ?
Marshalltown 1 –4 –0 ? – ? – ?
Norfolk 0 –5 –0 ? – ? – ?
  • $ – Conference champion
1968 Washington Community College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Spokane $ 7 –0 –08 –0 –0
Everett 5 –1 –17 –1 –1
Grays Harbor 4 –3 –05 –4 –0
Columbia Basin 3 –3 –14 –4 –1
Wenatchee Valley 3 –4 –04 –5 –0
Yakima 2 –4 –12 –6 –1
Shoreline 2 –5 –02 –7 –0
Olympic 0 –6 –11 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

California state playoffs

Large division

Quarterfinals
November 28, 30 		Semifinals
December 7 		Championship game
December 14
Ratcliffe Stadium—Fresno, California
      
Marin 13
Fresno City 20
Fresno City25
El Camino 8
Diablo Valley 12
El Camino 37
Fresno City16
East Los Angeles 7
De Anza 20
Citrus 45
Citrus 16
East Los Angeles17
San Diego City 7
East Los Angeles 17

Small division

Semifinals
November 30 		Championship game
December 7
Memorial Stadium—Coalinga, CA
    
Hartnell 41
Coalinga 43
Coalinga 28
Redwoods51
MiraCosta 8
Redwoods 36

[6] [7]

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