1970 junior college football season

1970 junior college football season
National Championship	Shrine Bowl, Savannah, GA (NJCAA)
Champion	Fort Scott (NJCAA)
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The 1970 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 1970. Fort Scott won the NJCAA National Football Championship, defeating the Mesa Hokams in the Shrine Bowl in Savannah, Georgia. ^[1]

Sequoias won the California state junior college large division playoffs, defeating Fullerton in the championship game at Bakersfield College Stadium in Bakersfield, California, while Redwoods won the California state junior college small division playoffs, beating Reedley in the title game at Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Conference standings

California

Large division

1970 Camino Norte Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T West Valley $^ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Santa Rosa 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 De Anza 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Solano 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Contra Costa 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Marin 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant	1970 Golden Gate Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Chabot $^ 6 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 1 San Mateo 5 – 1 – 1  ? –  ? –  ? Foothill 4 – 3 – 0  ? –  ? –  ? San Jose City 4 – 3 – 0  ? –  ? –  ? Diablo Valley 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 San Francisco City 2 – 5 – 0  ? –  ? –  ? Laney 2 – 5 – 0  ? –  ? –  ? Merritt 1 – 6 – 0  ? –  ? –  ? $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant Diablo Valley forfeited conference wins over Foothill, Laney, and Merritt.	1970 Metropolitan Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Bakersfield $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 El Camino 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Santa Monica 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Pasadena 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Pierce 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Los Angeles Valley 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Long Beach 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1970 Mission Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Saddleback $^ 6 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 1 Riverside 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Grossmont 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Citrus 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Chaffey 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Southwestern (CA) 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Palomar 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 San Bernardino 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant	1970 South Coast Conference (California) football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Fullerton $^ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0 Orange Coast 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 San Diego Mesa 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Cerritos 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Santa Ana 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Mt. San Antonio 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 San Diego City 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant	1970 Southern California Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Rio Hondo $^ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Los Angeles City 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 East Los Angeles 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Cypress 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Golden West 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Harbor 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1970 Valley Conference football standings v t e 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	1970 Western State Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Moorpark + 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Santa Barbara City +^ 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Compton + 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 West Los Angeles 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Ventura 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Glendale (CA) 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Antelope Valley 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant

Small division

1970 Central Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Reedley $^ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Hancock 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Porterville 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 West Hills 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Cuesta 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Merced 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant	1970 Coast Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Gavilan $^ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Hartnell 4 – 1 – 0  ? –  ? –  ? Monterey Peninsula 3 – 2 – 0  ? –  ? –  ? Cabrillo 2 – 3 – 0  ? –  ? –  ? Ohlone 1 – 4 – 0  ? –  ? –  ? Menlo 0 – 5 – 0  ? –  ? –  ? $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant	1970 Desert Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Victor Valley $^ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 College of the Canyons 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Mt. San Jacinto 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 MiraCosta 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Palo Verde 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Desert 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Imperial Valley 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Barstow 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant Desert forfeited conference wins over Victor Valley, Mt. San Jacinto, Palo Verde, and Barstow.
1970 Golden Valley Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Redwoods $^ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0 Butte 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Shasta 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Sierra 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Yuba 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Siskiyous 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Napa 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant

Other

1970 Arizona Junior College Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Mesa (AZ) $ 4 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Arizona Western 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Phoenix 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Eastern Arizona 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Glendale (AZ) 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion

1970 Kansas Jayhawk Junior College Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Fort Scott $ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0 Hutchinson 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 1 Garden City 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Pratt 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Cowley County 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Butler County 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Independence 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Highland (KS) 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Coffeyville 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 Dodge City 0 – 0 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion

California state playoffs

Large division

	Quarterfinals November 28				Semifinals December 5				Championship game December 12 Bakersfield College Stadium—Bakersfield, California
	Bakersfield	0
	Fullerton	6
					Fullerton	13
					Rio Hondo	7
	Saddleback	14
	Rio Hondo	17
									Fullerton	21
									Sequoias	24
	Sequoias	34
	West Valley	6
					Sequoias	13
					Chabot	10
	Chabot	43
	Santa Barbara City	0

Small division

	Semifinals November 28				Championship game December 5 Redwood Bowl—Arcata, CA
	Victor Valley	0
	Reedley	49
					Reedley	28
					Redwoods	41
	Gavilan	7
	Redwoods	14

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References

1. Dick Smith (November 27, 1970). "Kansans bump HoKams, 41-20: Fort Scott breezes in Shrine Bowl". Arizona Republic. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Betterton, Terry (December 6, 1970). "Redwood Trounces Reedley". The Fresno Bee . Fresno, California. p. 1B. Retrieved April 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
3. Betterton, Terry (December 6, 1970). "Reedley (continued)". The Fresno Bee . Fresno, California. p. 6B. Retrieved April 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
4. Lopez, Eddie (December 13, 1970). "COS Nabs Football Crown In Thriller Over Hornets". The Fresno Bee . Fresno, California. p. 6B. Retrieved April 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
5. Lopez, Eddie (December 13, 1970). "Crown: COS Is Top Dog Among Big JC Grid Teams (continued)". The Fresno Bee . Fresno, California. p. 6B. Retrieved April 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
6. Lopez, Eddie (November 23, 1970). "JCs Head For State Playoffs". The Fresno Bee . Fresno, California. p. 3B. Retrieved April 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
7. "Fumble Gives Fullerton Win". Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California. November 29, 1970. p. 12D. Retrieved April 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
8. "Fullerton Tops Rio Hondo". Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California. December 6, 1970. p. 7D. Retrieved April 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com .