2015 junior college football season

2015 junior college football season
National Championship	Biloxi Indian Stadium, Biloxi, MS, (NJCAA) George M. Rush Stadium, San Francisco, CA, (CCCAA)
Champion(s)	Northwest Mississippi (NJCAA) CC of San Francisco (CCCAA)
junior college football season

The 2015 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 2015. 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 Northwest Mississippi who defeated Rochester C&T 66–13 in the NJCAA National Football Championship. ^[1] The CCCAA champion was CC of San Francisco who defeated Saddleback 26–14 in the CCCAA State Championship. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Conference standings

NJCAA

2015 Iowa Community College Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 3 Iowa Western $   2 – 0     10 – 2   No. 18 Ellsworth   1 – 1     7 – 5   Iowa Central   0 – 2     2 – 8   $ – Conference champion Rankings from NJCAA poll	2015 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 5 Butler (KS) +   6 – 1     9 – 2   No. 11 Dodge City +   7 – 1     9 – 3   No. 14 Coffeyville   4 – 3     8 – 3   Highland (KS)   4 – 3     5 – 5   Hutchinson   3 – 4     5 – 6   Garden City   2 – 5     3 – 8   Independence   2 – 5     2 – 8   Fort Scott   1 – 6     2 – 8   + – Conference co-champions	2015 Minnesota College Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Eastern Division No. 6 Rochester C&T xy$   5 – 0     11 – 1   No. 17 Central Lakes   4 – 1     8 – 3   Itasca   2 – 3     5 – 4   Fond du Lac   2 – 3     4 – 5   Mesabi Range   1 – 4     2 – 6   Vermilion   1 – 4     1 – 7   Western Division No. 13 NDSCS xy   5 – 0     8 – 3   Dakota College   3 – 2     6 – 4   Ridgewater   3 – 2     4 – 5   Minnesota West C&T   2 – 3     2 – 7   Northland (MN)   1 – 4     2 – 6   Minnesota State C&T   0 – 5     1 – 7   Championship: Rochester C&T 45, NDSCS 41 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from NJCAA poll
2015 Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   North Division No. 7 East Mississippi x†   6 – 0     8 – 1   No. 1 Northwest Mississippi †y$^   5 – 1     11 – 1   Itawamba †   4 – 2     5 – 5   Holmes   3 – 3     4 – 5   Mississippi Delta   2 – 4     2 – 7   Northeast Mississippi   1 – 5     2 – 7   Coahoma   0 – 6     0 – 9   South Division No. 8 Mississippi Gulf Coast x†y   5 – 1     8 – 3   No. 4 Copiah–Lincoln †   4 – 2     7 – 2   No. 10 East Central (MS) †   4 – 2     8 – 3   Hinds   4 – 2     6 – 3   Jones County   2 – 4     2 – 7   Southwest Mississippi   1 – 5     3 – 6   Pearl River   1 – 5     2 – 7   Championship: Northwest Mississippi 34, Mississippi Gulf Coast 24 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions †– Conference playoff participant y – Championship game participant ^ – NJCAA National Championship participant Rankings from NJCAA poll	2015 Northeast Football Conference standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 12 Lackawanna $   4 – 0     8 – 2   ASA Brooklyn   2 – 2     6 – 5   Dean   2 – 2     6 – 3   Monroe   1 – 3     3 – 6   Nassau   1 – 3     3 – 6   $ – Conference champion Rankings from NJCAA poll	2015 Southwest Junior College Football Conference standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Trinity Valley †   5 – 1     7 – 3   No. 16 Tyler †   4 – 2     7 – 3   Navarro †y   4 – 2     7 – 4   Kilgore †y$   3 – 3     7 – 5   Blinn   2 – 4     5 – 4   NE Oklahoma A&M   2 – 4     4 – 5   Cisco   1 – 5     3 – 5   Championship: Kilgore 42, Navarro 28 $ – Conference champion †– Conference playoff participant y – Championship game participant Rankings from NJCAA poll
2015 Western States Football League standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 2 Snow y$^   7 – 1     10 – 1   No. 19 Arizona Western ^   5 – 3     7 – 4   Pima y^   5 – 3     7 – 4   Eastern Arizona   5 – 3     7 – 4   New Mexico Military ^   5 – 3     6 – 5   Scottsdale   4 – 4     7 – 4   Glendale (AZ)   3 – 5     3 – 7   Mesa (AZ)   2 – 6     3 – 7   Phoenix   0 – 8     0 – 8   WSFL championship: Snow 26, Pima 16 $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant ^ – WSFL playoff participant Rankings from NJCAA polls	2015 NJCAA independents football records v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 15 Louisburg   –     7 – 1   ASA Miami   –     8 – 2   No. 9 DuPage   –     8 – 2   Hudson Valley   –     6 – 2   Globe Tech   –     8 – 3   No. 20 Georgia Military   –     8 – 4   Erie   –     6 – 4   Arkansas Baptist   –     1 – 9   Rankings from NJCAA poll

Postseason

Playoffs

NJCAA

	NJCAA National Championship December 6 Biloxi Indian Stadium—Biloxi, MS
	1	Northwest Mississippi	66
	2	Rochester C&T	13

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CCCAA

SCFA playoffs

	Semifinals November 21 Campus sites					Regional finals November 28 Campus sites
	1	Fullerton	37
	4	Riverside City	20
						1	Saddleback	43
						3	Long Beach City	17
	2	Cerritos	30
	3	Long Beach City	34

NCFC playoffs

	Semifinals November 21 Campus sites					Regional finals November 28 Campus sites
	1	CC of San Francisco	30
	4	Butte	13
						1	CC of San Francisco	40
						3	Chabot	30
	2	San Mateo	55
	3	Chabot	76

State championship

	December 13 George M. Rush Stadium—San Francisco, CA
	1	CC of San Francisco	26
	1	Saddleback	14

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See also

• 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season
• 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season
• 2015 NCAA Division II football season
• 2015 NCAA Division III football season
• 2015 NAIA football season
• 2015 CIS football season

References

1. Rockwell, Curtis (December 6, 2015). "Northwest Mississippi captures national junior college football championship". Gulf Live. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
2. "City College of San Francisco defeats Saddleback, 26-14, for junior college championship". Los Angeles Times. December 12, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
3. FitzGerald, Tom (December 12, 2015). "CCSF beats Saddleback for junior college state football title". San Francisco Gate. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
4. Cochran, Patrick (December 14, 2015). "Rams Capture State and National Football Titles in 26-14 Win". The Guardsman. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
5. "2015 NJCAA Football Championship Game". National Junior College Athletic Association . December 6, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
6. "2015 CCCAA Football Road to the State Championship" (PDF). California Community College Athletic Association . Retrieved March 3, 2025.
7. "CCSF Holds Off Late Come Back Effort to Win CCCAA Title Over Saddleback, 26-14". California Community College Athletic Association . December 13, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2025.