2018 junior college football season

2018 junior college football season
National Championship	Carnie Smith Stadium, Pittsburg, KS, (NJCAA) Charles C. Hughes Stadium, Sacramento, CA, (CCCAA)
Champion	East Mississippi (NJCAA) Laney (CCCAA)
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The 2018 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 2018. 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 East Mississippi who defeated Garden City 10–9 in the NJCAA National Football Championship. ^{[1] [2]} The CCCAA champion was Laney who defeated Ventura 40–35 in the CCCAA State Championship. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Conference standings

NJCAA

2018 Iowa Community College Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 3 Iowa Western $   2 – 0     10 – 1   No. 13 Iowa Central   1 – 1     8 – 4   Ellsworth   0 – 2     2 – 9   $ – Conference champion Rankings from NJCAA poll	2018 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 2 Garden City $^   7 – 0     10 – 1   No. 8 Hutchinson   6 – 1     9 – 3   No. 11 Butler (KS)   5 – 2     8 – 4   No. 17 Highland (KS)   4 – 3     6 – 4   Coffeyville   3 – 4     6 – 5   Fort Scott   1 – 6     2 – 8   Independence   1 – 6     2 – 8   Dodge City   1 – 6     2 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NJCAA National Championship participant Rankings from NJCAA Poll	2018 Minnesota College Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Central Lakes #x   6 – 0     7 – 3   Mesabi Range #   4 – 1     7 – 3   Itasca   3 – 2     6 – 3   Rochester C&T   1 – 4     1 – 6   Vermilion   1 – 4     1 – 7   Fond du Lac #   1 – 5     3 – 6   West Division Northland #xy$   5 – 0     8 – 3   NDSCS #y   4 – 1     9 – 2   Dakota College #   3 – 2     5 – 4   Minnesota West C&T   1 – 4     3 – 5   Minnesota State C&T   0 – 4     1 – 6   Ridgewater   0 – 2     0 – 4   Championship: Northland 34, NDSCS 10 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant # – MCAC playoff participant Ridgewater canceled their season with three games remaining, including two conference games
2018 Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges football standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   North Division No. 1 East Mississippi #xy$^   6 – 0     12 – 0   No. 7 Northwest Mississippi #   5 – 1     8 – 2   Holmes   3 – 3     5 – 4   Itawamba   3 – 3     5 – 4   Mississippi Delta   3 – 6     3 – 6   Northeast Mississippi   1 – 5     1 – 8   Coahoma   0 – 6     0 – 9   South Division No. 5 Jones (MS) #xy   6 – 0     10 – 2   No. 18 Copiah–Lincoln #   5 – 1     6 – 4   No. 12 Mississippi Gulf Coast   4 – 2     7 – 2   East Central (MS)   3 – 3     4 – 5   Hinds   2 – 4     4 – 5   Pearl River   2 – 5     2 – 7   Southwest Mississippi   0 – 6     1 – 8   Championship: East Mississippi 19, Jones 14 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NJCAA National Championship participant # – MACJC playoff participant Rankings from NJCAA Poll	2018 Northeast Football Conference standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 6 Lackawanna $   2 – 0     11 – 0   No. 16 Monroe College   1 – 1     7 – 2   ASA Brooklyn   0 – 2     6 – 3   $ – Conference champion Rankings from NJCAA poll	2018 Southwest Junior College Football Conference standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 4 Kilgore #y$   5 – 2     10 – 2   No. 14 NE Oklahoma A&M #y   5 – 2     8 – 4   No. 15 Blinn #   4 – 3     7 – 4   Navarro #   4 – 3     6 – 5   Cisco   3 – 4     5 – 4   Trinity Valley   3 – 4     4 – 5   Tyler   3 – 4     4 – 5   New Mexico Military   1 – 6     3 – 6   SWJCFC championship: Kilgore 62, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 19 $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant # – SWJCFC playoff participant Rankings from NJCAA Poll
2018 Western States Football League standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 10 Eastern Arizona $   6 – 1     9 – 3   No. 9 Snow   5 – 2     8 – 3   Pima   4 – 2     6 – 4   No. 19 Scottsdale   4 – 3     7 – 4   Arizona Western   4 – 3     6 – 5   Mesa (AZ)   2 – 4     4 – 5   Glendale (AZ)   2 – 5     3 – 8   Phoenix   0 – 7     1 – 10   $ – Conference champion Rankings from NJCAA Poll	2018 NJCAA independents football records v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 20 Nassau   –     8 – 3   Arkansas Baptist   –     5 – 2   Louisburg   –     6 – 3   Erie   –     6 – 4   ASA Miami   –     5 – 5   Georgia Military   –     5 – 5   DuPage   –     4 – 6   Hudson Valley   –     2 – 8   Hocking   –     1 – 9   Rankings from NJCAA Poll

CCCAA

SCFA

2018 American Metro League standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Chaffey $   6 – 0     10 – 1   Los Angeles Valley   5 – 1     7 – 3   Glendale (CA)   3 – 3     3 – 7   West Los Angeles   3 – 3     3 – 7   Santa Ana   2 – 4     3 – 7   Los Angeles Southwest   1 – 4     2 – 8   Compton   0 – 5     0 – 10   $ – Conference champion	2018 American Mountain League standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   San Bernardino Valley $   5 – 0     9 – 2   Citrus   4 – 1     7 – 4   Mt. San Jacinto   2 – 3     7 – 3   Desert   2 – 3     4 – 6   Antelope Valley   1 – 4     3 – 7   Victor Valley   1 – 4     3 – 7   $ – Conference champion	2018 American Pacific League standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Allan Hancock $   5 – 0     10 – 1   Pierce   4 – 1     6 – 4   Pasadena City   2 – 3     4 – 6   Santa Monica   2 – 3     4 – 6   Los Angeles Harbor   1 – 4     3 – 7   Santa Barbara City   1 – 4     2 – 8   $ – Conference champion
2018 National Central League standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   El Camino $^   5 – 0     8 – 3   Fullerton   4 – 1     9 – 1   Cerritos   2 – 3     6 – 5   Palomar   2 – 3     5 – 6   Mt. San Antonio   1 – 4     5 – 5   San Diego Mesa   1 – 4     4 – 6   $ – Conference champion ^ – CCCAA playoff participant	2018 National Northern League standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   College of the Canyons $^   5 – 0     10 – 1   Ventura ^   4 – 1     10 – 3   Bakersfield   3 – 2     6 – 5   East Los Angeles   2 – 3     4 – 6   Long Beach City   1 – 4     4 – 6   Moorpark   0 – 5     1 – 9   + – Conference co-champions ^ – CCCAA playoff participant	2018 National Southern League standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Riverside City $^   5 – 0     10 – 2   Saddleback   4 – 1     7 – 4   Golden West   3 – 2     5 – 6   Southwestern (CA)   2 – 3     7 – 4   Grossmont   1 – 4     1 – 9   Orange Coast   0 – 5     1 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – CCCAA playoff participant

NCFC

2018 American Golden Coast League standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Reedley $   6 – 0     10 – 1   Hartnell   4 – 2     8 – 3   Cabrillo   4 – 2     7 – 3   Monterey Peninsula   3 – 3     5 – 5   Merced   3 – 3     4 – 6   San Jose City   1 – 5     2 – 8   Gavilan   0 – 6     0 – 10   $ – Conference champion	2018 American Pacific 7 League standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   De Anza $   5 – 0     10 – 1   Yuba   4 – 1     8 – 3   Foothill   2 – 2     5 – 4   Los Medanos   1 – 3     3 – 6   College of the Redwoods   1 – 4     3 – 7   Contra Costa   1 – 4     1 – 9   $ – Conference champion	2018 National Bay 6 League standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   San Mateo $^   5 – 0     8 – 3   Laney ^   4 – 1     11 – 2   CC of San Francisco   3 – 2     7 – 4   Santa Rosa   1 – 3     5 – 5   Chabot   1 – 4     5 – 5   Diablo Valley   0 – 4     2 – 7   $ – Conference champion ^ – CCCAA playoff participant
2018 National Norcal League standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Butte $^   5 – 0     9 – 2   American River   4 – 1     7 – 4   Sierra   3 – 2     7 – 4   College of the Siskiyous   2 – 3     3 – 7   Shasta   1 – 4     2 – 8   Feather River   0 – 5     2 – 8   $ – Conference champion ^ – CCCAA playoff participant	2018 National Valley League standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Fresno City $^   5 – 0     9 – 3   Modesto   4 – 1     8 – 3   Sacramento City   3 – 2     5 – 6   West Hills Coalinga   2 – 3     4 – 6   College of the Sequoias   1 – 4     2 – 8   San Joaquin Delta   0 – 5     0 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – CCCAA playoff participant

Postseason

Playoffs

NJCAA

	Championship game December 5 Carnie Smith Stadium—Pittsburg, KS
	1	East Mississippi	10
	2	Garden City	9

^[6]

CCCAA

SCFA playoffs

	Semifinals November 17 Campus sites					Regional finals November 24 Campus sites
	1	College of the Canyons	13
	4	Ventura	21
						2	Riverside City	21
						4	Ventura	31
	2	Riverside City	63
	3	El Camino	24

NCFC playoffs

	Semifinals November 17 Campus sites					Regional finals November 24 Campus sites
	1	Butte	26
	4	Fresno City	28
						2	Laney	30
						4	Fresno City	7
	2	Laney	14
	3	San Mateo	0

State championship

	Championship game December 8 Charles C. Hughes Stadium—Sacramento, CA
	2	Laney	40
	4	Ventura	35

^{[7] [8]}

See also

• 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season
• 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season
• 2018 NCAA Division II football season
• 2018 NCAA Division III football season
• 2018 NAIA football season
• 2018 U Sports football season

References

1. Higgins, Ron (November 30, 2018). "East Mississippi repeats as NJCAA national football champs in a nailbiter". Mississippi Clarion Ledger. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
2. Hayes, Elton (November 29, 2018). "EMCC edges Garden City to win 2nd straight title, 5th in 8 years". The Meridian Star. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
3. "Laney defeats Ventura College for community college football title". San Francisco Gate. December 8, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
4. Tower, Laney (February 4, 2019). "High-flying Eagles are №1 team in State!". Medium. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
5. Curley, Joe (December 8, 2018). "Ventura College football can't complete comeback in state championship game". VC Star. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
6. "2018 NJCAA eTeamSponsor Football Championship Game". National Junior College Athletic Association . November 1, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
7. "2018 CCCAA Football Road to the State Championship" (PDF). California Community College Athletic Association . Retrieved October 29, 2024.
8. Baer, Fred (December 8, 2018). "Laney holds off Ventura to claim first CCCAA Football State Championship, 40-35". California Community College Athletic Association . Retrieved October 29, 2024.