2008 junior college football season

2008 junior college football season
National Championship	Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, UT, (NJCAA) Costa Mesa, CA, (CCCAA)
Champion(s)	Butler (KS) (NJCAA) Butte (CCCAA)
← 2007 junior college football season

The 2008 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 2008. The season ended with two national champions: one from the National Junior College Athletic Association and one from the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA).

The NJCAA champion was Butler (KS) who defeated Snow 37–30 in double overtime in the NJCAA National Football Championship. ^[1] The CCCAA champion was Butte who defeated Mt. San Antonio 17–9 in the CCCAA State Championship. ^[2]

Conference standings

NJCAA

2008 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Butler (KS) †y$   7 – 0     11 – 1   Fort Scott †   6 – 1     9 – 2   Hutchinson †y   4 – 3     7 – 4   Garden City †   4 – 3     6 – 4   Coffeyville   2 – 5     3 – 6   Independence   2 – 5     2 – 7   Dodge City   2 – 5     2 – 7   Highland (KS)   1 – 6     1 – 8   Championship: Butler (KS) 29, Hutchinson 14 $ – Conference champion †– Conference playoff participant y – Championship game participant	2008 Midwest Football Conference standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Harper x   7 – 1     11 – 1   DuPage   4 – 4     6 – 6   Grand Rapids   3 – 5     3 – 7   Joliet   3 – 5     4 – 6   Rock Valley   2 – 6     3 – 6   West Division Ellsworth   7 – 1     8 – 3   Iowa Central x   5 – 3     8 – 3   NDSCS   3 – 5     5 – 5   North Iowa Area   2 – 6     3 – 6   $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions	2008 Minnesota College Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   North Division Vermilion x†y   3 – 1     8 – 3   Mesabi Range x†y$   3 – 1     6 – 5   Fond du Lac   2 – 2     2 – 7   Itasca   0 – 4     1 – 8   Northland (MN) *   0 – 4     0 – 9   South Division Minnesota West C&T x†   3 – 1     7 – 3   Central Lakes x†   3 – 1     7 – 3   Rochester C&T x   3 – 1     8 – 3   Ridgewater   1 – 3     5 – 4   Minnesota State C&T   0 – 4     2 – 7   Championship: Mesabi Range 6, Vermilion 0 $ – Conference champion †– Conference playoff participant y – Championship game participant * – Northland forfeited all wins from the 2008 season
2008 Northeast Football Conference standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Dean $   5 – 0     10 – 1   Nassau   4 – 1     6 – 4   Lackawanna   3 – 2     7 – 4   Erie   2 – 3     4 – 6   Hudson Valley   1 – 4     3 – 6   Alfred State   0 – 5     4 – 5   $ – Conference champion	2008 Southwest Junior College Football Conference standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Navarro †y   7 – 0     10 – 1   Blinn †y$   5 – 2     9 – 3   Kilgore †   5 – 2     6 – 4   Trinity Valley †   4 – 3     6 – 4   Tyler   4 – 3     5 – 4   NE Oklahoma A&M   2 – 5     3 – 6   Cisco   1 – 6     2 – 7   Campionship: Blinn 49, Navarro 24 $ – Conference champion †– Conference playoff participant y – Championship game participant	2008 Western States Football League standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Snow $   8 – 0     11 – 1   Glendale (AZ)   6 – 2     8 – 2   Phoenix   6 – 2     7 – 4   Eastern Arizona   5 – 3     8 – 3   Arizona Western   4 – 4     5 – 5   New Mexico Military   3 – 5     5 – 6   Mesa (AZ)   3 – 5     3 – 7   Scottsdale   1 – 7     3 – 7   Pima   0 – 8     0 – 10   $ – Conference champion
2008 NJCAA independents football records v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Georgia Military   –     9 – 2   Louisburg   –     5 – 4   Globe Tech   –     3 – 5   Arkansas Baptist *   –     0 – 9   * – Arkansas Baptist forfeited all games

CCCAA

NCFA

2008 Coast Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Monterey Peninsula $   5 – 0     10 – 0   De Anza   4 – 1     7 – 3   West Valley   3 – 2     5 – 5   San Jose City   2 – 3     3 – 7   Gavilan   1 – 4     3 – 7   Hartnell   0 – 5     2 – 8   $ – Conference champion

2008 NorCal Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Butte $   5 – 0     10 – 0   CC of San Francisco   4 – 1     7 – 3   Santa Rosa   3 – 2     7 – 3   Foothill   2 – 3     7 – 3   San Mateo   1 – 4     5 – 5   Diablo Valley   0 – 5     2 – 8   $ – Conference champion

Postseason

Playoffs

NJCAA

	NJCAA National Championship December 9 Rio Tinto Stadium—Sandy, UT
	1	Butler (KS)	37
	2	Snow	30

^[3]

CCCAA

SCFA

	Semifinals November 29 Campus sites					Regional finals December 6 Campus sites
	1	College of the Canyons	36
	4	El Camino	27
						1	College of the Canyons	44
						3	Mt. San Antonio	51
	2	Fullerton	27
	3	Mt. San Antonio	34

NCFA

	Regional finals November 22 Campus sites
	1	Butte	24
	2	Reedley	21

State championship

	December 13 Costa Mesa, CA
	1	Butte	17
	3	Mt. San Antonio	9

^[4]

See also

• 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season
• 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season
• 2008 NCAA Division II football season
• 2008 NCAA Division III football season
• 2008 NAIA football season
• 2008 CIS football season

References

1. Carlisle, Nate (December 7, 2008). "Butler Repeats". The Wichita Eagle. p. 37. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
2. "Butte wins state football title". Record Searchlight. December 15, 2008. p. 13. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
3. "A Look Back at 2008" (PDF). National Junior College Athletic Association . December 9, 2008. p. 44. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
4. "Butte finishes 12-0 win 17-9 win over Mt. SAC for California CC Football Title" (PDF). California Community College Athletic Association . Retrieved March 3, 2025.