1971 junior college football season

1971 junior college football season
National Championship	Shrine Bowl, Savannah, GA (NJCAA)
Champion(s)	Mississippi Gulf Coast (NJCAA)
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The 1971 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 1971. Mississippi Gulf Coast won the NJCAA National Football Championship, defeating Fort Scott in the Shrine Bowl in Savannah, Georgia. ^{[1] [2]}

El Camino won the California state junior college large division playoffs, defeating Santa Rosa in the championship game at Bakersfield College Stadium in Bakersfield, California, while Reedley won the California state junior college small division playoffs, beating Hartnell in the title game at Ratcliffe Stadium in Fresno, California. ^{[3] [4]}

Conference standings

California

Large division

1971 Camino Norte Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Santa Rosa +^ 4 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0 West Valley + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Contra Costa 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 1 De Anza 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Solano 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Marin 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant	1971 Golden Gate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Laney + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 San Mateo +^ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Chabot 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 San Jose City 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Diablo Valley 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Foothill 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 CC of San Francisco 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Merritt 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant	1971 Metropolitan Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T El Camino $^ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0 Bakersfield 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Pierce 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Pasadena 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Long Beach 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Santa Monica 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Los Angeles Valley 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1971 Mission Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Citrus $^ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Saddleback 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Southwestern (CA) 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Riverside 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Chaffey 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 Grossmont 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Palomar 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1 San Bernardino 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant	1971 South Coast Conference (California) football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Orange Coast +^ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1 Santa Ana + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Fullerton 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Cerritos 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 San Diego Mesa 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Mt. San Antonio 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 San Diego City 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant	1971 Southern California Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T East Los Angeles + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Los Angeles City + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Rio Hondo +^ 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Harbor 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Golden West 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1 Cypress 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1971 Valley Conference football standings v t e 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	1971 Western State Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Santa Barbara City $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Moorpark 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Compton 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 West Los Angeles 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Ventura 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Glendale (CA) 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Antelope Valley 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant

Small division

1971 Central Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Reedley $^ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 2 Hancock 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Merced 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 West Hills 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Cuesta 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Porterville 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant	1971 Coast Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Hartnell $^ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 1 Gavilan 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Monterey Peninsula 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Cabrillo 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Ohlone 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Menlo 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant	1971 Desert Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T College of the Canyons $^ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Victor Valley 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Desert 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Palo Verde 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Imperial Valley 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 MiraCosta 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Mt. San Jacinto 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 Barstow 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1971 Golden Valley Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Redwoods $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Butte 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Siskiyous 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Yuba 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Sierra 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Shasta 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Napa 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant

NJCAA

1971 Arizona Junior College Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Arizona Western $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Phoenix 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Mesa (AZ) 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Glendale (AZ) 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Eastern Arizona 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1971 Coastal Football Conference standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Ferrum $ 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1 Lees–McRae 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Baltimore 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Wesley 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Potomac State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Chowan 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 Harford 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1971 Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Ricks $ 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Dixie (UT) 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Snow 1 – 3 – 0  ? –  ? –  ? $ – Conference champion
1971 Mississippi Junior College Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T North Division Mississippi Delta xy 5 – 0 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 East Central (MS) 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Northwest Mississippi 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Itawamba 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 East Mississippi 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Holmes 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 Northeast Mississippi 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 South Division Mississippi Gulf Coast xy$ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0 Pearl River 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Jones County 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Copiah–Lincoln 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Southwest Mississippi 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Hinds 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Championship: Mississippi Gulf Coast 26, Mississippi Delta 14 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions	1971 Northwest Community College Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Eastern Division Wenatchee Valley xy$ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Columbia Basin 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 1 Spokane Falls 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Yakima 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Walla Walla 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Western Division Grays Harbor xy 5 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Mt. Hood 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Olympic 3 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 2 Everett 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 NWCCC championship game: Wenatchee Valley 35, Grays Harbor 14 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant	1971 Texas Junior College Football Federation standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Tyler $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Kilgore 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 1 Wharton 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Navarro 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 1 Blinn 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Henderson County 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Cisco 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Ranger 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion

California state playoffs

Large division

	Quarterfinals November 26–27				Semifinals December 4				Championship game December 11 Bakersfield College Stadium—Bakersfield, California
	Citrus	14
	El Camino	42
					El Camino	51
					Rio Hondo	36
	Rio Hondo	34
	Santa Barbara City	24
									El Camino	48
									Santa Rosa	14
	San Mateo	0
	San Joaquin Delta	9
					San Joaquin Delta	15
					Santa Rosa	39
	Orange Coast	22
	Santa Rosa	26

Small division

	Semifinals November 27				Championship game December 4 Ratcliffe Stadium—Fresno, CA
	Reedley	74
	College of the Canyons	20
					Reedley	20
					Hartnell	10
	Redwoods	15
	Hartnell	37

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References

1. "Gulf Coast Defeats Fort Scott 22-13; Wins National Junior College Title". The Daily Herald. October 4, 1971. p. 13 (section 2) – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Gulf Coast Bulldog Fans' Chants Echoed In Savannah". The Sunday Herald. December 5, 1971. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Leef, Ralph (December 12, 1971). "El Camino Beats Cubs for State Title". The Press Democrat . Santa Rosa, California. p. 1S. Retrieved April 23, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
4. "Reedley Wins Small-Schools Title". The Fresno Bee . Fresno, California. December 5, 1971. p. B1. Retrieved April 23, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
5. "JC Pairings". Progress Bulletin . Pomona, California. November 22, 1971. p. D2. Retrieved April 23, 2024– via Newspapers.com .