1972 junior college football season

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1972 junior college football season
National Championship El Toro Bowl, Yuma, AZ (NJCAA)
Champion(s) Arizona Western (NJCAA)
  • ← 1971
  • junior college football season

The 1972 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 1972. Arizona Western won the NJCAA National Football Championship, defeating Fort Scott in the El Toro Bowl in Yuma, Arizona. [1]

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Fresno City won the California state junior college large division playoffs, defeating Pasadena in the championship game at the Potato Bowl in Bakersfield, California, while Redwoods won the California state junior college small division playoffs, beating West Hills in the title game at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, California. [2] [3]

Conference standings

California

Large division

1972 Camino Norte Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
West Valley + 4 –1 –05 –5 –0
De Anza +^ 4 –1 –0 ? – ? – ?
Santa Rosa 3 –2 –0 ? – ? – ?
Contra Costa 2 –2 –1 ? – ? – ?
Solano 1 –3 –1 ? – ? – ?
Marin 0 –5 –0 ? – ? – ?
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1972 Golden Gate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Chabot $^ 7 –0 –011 –1 –0
Foothill 5 –1 –16 –3 –1
Diablo Valley 4 –3 –07 –3 –0
Laney 4 –3 –05 –5 –0
San Mateo 3 –4 –06 –4 –0
San Jose City 3 –4 –04 –5 –0
Merritt 1 –5 –13 –5 –1
CC of San Francisco 0 –7 –00 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1972 Metropolitan Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Pasadena $^ 5 –0 –012 –1 –0
El Camino 4 –1 –07 –1 –1
Long Beach 2 –3 –05 –3 –1
Pierce 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
Bakersfield 2 –3 –03 –6 –0
Los Angeles Valley 0 –5 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1972 Mission Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Saddleback +^ 5 –1 –19 –2 –1
Citrus + 5 –1 –15 –4 –1
Palomar 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Southwestern (CA) 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
San Diego City 2 –5 –02 –8 –0
Chaffey 2 –5 –03 –7 –0
Grossmont 2 –5 –02 –7 –0
Riverside 1 –6 –01 –9 –0
San Bernardino * 0 –0 –07 –3 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
    * – San Bernardino had a 7–1 record against conference opponents, but was declared ineligible for postseason play and the team's games did not count in the conference standings.
1972 South Coast Conference (California) football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Cerritos $^ 3 –1 –14 –3 –3
Santa Ana 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
Orange Coast 3 –2 –06 –3 –0
Fullerton 2 –2 –14 –4 –1
San Diego Mesa 2 –3 –04 –5 –0
Mt. San Antonio 1 –4 –05 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1972 Southern California Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Rio Hondo $^ 7 –0 –07 –3 –0
Golden West 5 –2 –0 ? – ? – ?
Los Angeles City 4 –3 –0 ? – ? – ?
Santa Monica 3 –4 –0 ? – ? – ?
Los Angeles Southwest 3 –4 –0 ? – ? – ?
East Los Angeles 2 –5 –0 ? – ? – ?
Harbor 2 –5 –0 ? – ? – ?
Cypress 2 –5 –0 ? – ? – ?
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1972 Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Fresno City $^ 6 –0 –111 –1 –1
Reedley 5 –2 –08 –2 –0
Modesto 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
San Joaquin Delta 4 –3 –05 –5 –0
Cosumnes River 3 –4 –04 –5 –0
American River 2 –4 –13 –6 –1
Sequoias 2 –5 –02 –8 –0
Sacramento City 0 –7 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1972 Western State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Santa Barbara City + 6 –1 –09 –1 –0
West Los Angeles +^ 6 –1 –07 –3 –0
Ventura 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Hancock 4 –2 –16 –2 –1
College of the Canyons 3 –3 –15 –3 –1
Moorpark 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Glendale (CA) 1 –6 –03 –7 –0
Compton 0 –7 –00 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant

Small division

1972 Central Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
West Hills $^ 4 –1 –07 –4 –0
Merced 3 –2 –06 –4 –0
Cuesta 3 –2 –04 –5 –0
Taft 3 –2 –04 –6 –0
Antelope Valley 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
Porterville 0 –5 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1972 Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Cabrillo $^ 4 –1 –08 –3 –0
Hartnell 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
Menlo 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
Monterey Peninsula 3 –2 –04 –5 –0
Gavilan 2 –3 –05 –4 –0
Ohlone 0 –5 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1972 Desert Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
MiraCosta $^ 4 –1 –15 –4 –1
Desert 3 –1 –2 ? – ? – ?
Victor Valley 4 –2 –0 ? – ? – ?
Imperial Valley 4 –2 –0 ? – ? – ?
Barstow 3 –2 –1 ? – ? – ?
Palo Verde 1 –5 –0 ? – ? – ?
Mt. San Jacinto 0 –6 –0 ? – ? – ?
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1972 Golden Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Redwoods $^ 5 –0 –011 –0 –0
Shasta 4 –1 –04 –5 –0
Butte 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
Siskiyous 2 –3 –02 –7 –0
Sierra 0 –4 –11 –7 –1
Yuba 0 –4 –10 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant

NJCAA

1972 Arizona Junior College Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Arizona Western $ 4 –0 –010 –0 –0
Phoenix 3 –1 –07 –1 –1
Mesa (AZ) 2 –2 –08 –2 –0
Eastern Arizona 1 –3 –04 –5 –0
Glendale (AZ) 0 –4 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1972 Coastal Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Ferrum $ 3 –1 –07 –1 –0
Wesley 4 –1 –17 –1 –1
Chowan 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
Baltimore 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
Lees–McRae 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Potomac State 1 –3 –21 –6 –2
Harford 1 –4 –12 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1972 Northwest Community College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Division
Columbia Basin xy$ 6 –1 –18 –1 –1
Spokane Falls 5 –3 –06 –3 –0
Walla Walla 3 –3 –24 –3 –2
Yakima 3 –5 –04 –5 –0
Wenatchee Valley 2 –5 –13 –5 –1
Western Division
Grays Harbor xy 6 –2 –07 –3 –0
Everett 4 –4 –05 –4 –0
Olympic 4 –4 –04 –5 –0
Mt. Hood 1 –7 –02 –7 –0
NWCCC championship game: Columbia Basin 26, Grays Harbor 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
1972 Texas Junior College Football Federation standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Blinn $ 7 –0 –010 –0 –0
Navarro 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Tyler 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Kilgore 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Henderson County 3 –4 –03 –7 –0
Wharton 2 –5 –03 –6 –0
Ranger 2 –5 –02 –8 –0
Cisco 0 –7 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

California state playoffs

Large division

Quarterfinals
November 25 		Semifinals
December 2 		Championship game
December 9
Potato Bowl—Bakersfield, California
      
West Valley 18
Chabot 21
Chabot 26
Fresno City39
Cerritos 10
Fresno City 12
Fresno City48
Pasadena 14
Saddleback 24
Rio Hondo 23
Saddleback 3
Pasadena7
West Los Angeles 13
Pasadena 28

Small division

Semifinals
November 25 		Championship game
December 2
Diablo Valley College—Pleasant Hill, California
    
MiraCosta 18
West Hills 26
West Hills 21
Redwoods41
Cabrillo 13
Redwoods 37

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  2. ↑ "The Times Standard". Times-Standard . Eureka, California. December 3, 1972. p. 19. Retrieved April 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
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