2022 junior college football season

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2022 junior college football season
2022 Red Grange Bowl.jpg
2022 Red Grange Bowl champions DuPage
National Championship Red Grange Bowl, Glen Ellyn, IL, (NJCAA D-III)
Champion Iowa Western (NJCAA D-I)
DuPage (NJCAA D-III)
San Mateo (CCCAA)

The 2022 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 2022. The season ended with three national champions: two from the National Junior College Athletic Association's (NJCAA) Division I and Division III and one from the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA).

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The NJCAA Division I champion was Iowa Western who defeated Hutchinson 31–0 in the NJCAA National Football Championship. [1] [2] The NJCAA Division III champion was DuPage who defeated NDSCS 14–12 in the Red Grange Bowl. [3] The CCCAA champion was San Mateo who defeated Riverside City 24–21 in the CCCAA State Championship. [4]

Conference standings

NJCAA Division I

2022 Iowa Community College Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Iowa Western $^  2 0   10 2  
No. 10 Iowa Central  1 1   7 4  
Ellsworth  0 2   0 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll
2022 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Hutchinson $^  6 0   11 1  
No. 5 Coffeyville  4 2   8 3  
No. 9 Butler (KS)  4 2   8 4  
Independence  3 3   4 5  
Garden City  3 3   4 6  
Dodge City  1 5   3 7  
Highland (KS)  0 6   2 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll
2022 Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 3 Northwest Mississippi #x^ 6 0   10 2  
No. 6 East Mississippi #$  4 2   8 3  
Holmes  3 3   5 4  
Northeast Mississippi  3 3   5 4  
Itawamba  3 3   3 6  
Coahoma  1 5   1 8  
Mississippi Delta  1 5   1 8  
South Division
No. 8 Jones (MS) #x  5 1   8 2  
Mississippi Gulf Coast #x  5 1   6 4  
Pearl River  4 2   6 3  
Copiah–Lincoln  3 3   5 4  
Hinds  3 3   4 5  
Southwest Mississippi  1 5   3 6  
East Central (MS)  0 6   1 8  
Championship: East Mississippi 36, Northwest Mississippi 28
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant
    # – MACJC playoff participant
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll
2022 Northeast Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 13 Lackawanna  0 0   7 3  
Monroe College  0 0   3 5  
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll
2022 Southwest Junior College Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Trinity Valley $  7 0   8 3  
No. 7 New Mexico Military  5 2   9 3  
No. 15 Navarro  5 2   6 4  
No. 11 Kilgore  4 3   8 4  
Tyler  4 3   5 4  
Blinn  1 6   3 6  
Cisco  1 6   3 6  
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M  1 6   3 6  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll
2022 NJCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 Georgia Military    8 2  
No. 4 Snow    8 2  
Sussex County    3 6  
ASA Miami    2 4  
Community Christian (MI)    1 3  
Community Christian (CA)    0 1  
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll

NJCAA Division III

2022 Minnesota College Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Minnesota State C&T $  6 0   9 1  
No. 2 NDSCS ^  5 1   9 2  
Rochester C&T  3 3   5 5  
Central Lakes  2 3   4 4  
Mesabi Range  2 4   2 6  
Minnesota West C&T  1 4   2 6  
Vermilion  0 4   0 5  
Rankings from NJCAA Division III poll
2022 NJCAA Division III independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 DuPage ^    9 2  
No. 5 Hocking    6 3  
Louisburg    5 3  
Hudson Valley    6 4  
No. 4 Nassau    6 4  
Erie    1 9  
Rankings from NJCAA Division III poll

CCCAA

SCFA

2022 American Metro League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 17 Citrus $  5 0   11 0  
Santa Ana  4 1   5 5  
Glendale (CA)  3 2   5 5  
Orange Coast  2 3   3 7  
West Los Angeles  1 4   3 7  
Los Angeles Southwest  0 5   0 10  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from CCCAA poll
2022 American Mountain League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 23 Mt. San Jacinto $  5 0   9 2  
Desert  4 1   8 3  
Pasadena City  2 5   4 5  
Grossmont  2 3   4 6  
Victor Valley  2 3   4 6  
Compton  0 5   3 7  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – CCCAA playoff participant
Rankings from CCCAA poll
2022 American Pacific League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Santa Barbara City $  5 0   10 1  
Moorpark  4 1   6 5  
Antelope Valley  3 2   5 5  
Los Angeles Valley  2 3   3 7  
Santa Monica  1 4   2 8  
Pierce  0 5   0 10  
  • $ Conference champion
2022 National Central League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Riverside City $^  5 0   12 1  
No. 2 Mt. San Antonio ^  4 1   9 2  
No. 9 Cerritos  3 2   8 3  
No. 25 El Camino  2 3   5 6  
Palomar  1 4   5 5  
Chaffey  0 5   2 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – CCCAA playoff participant
Rankings from CCCAA poll
2022 National Northern League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10 Ventura +^  3 2   7 4  
No. 16 Allan Hancock +  3 2   6 5  
No. 20 College of the Canyons +  3 2   5 5  
No. 24 East Los Angeles  2 3   5 6  
No. 21 Long Beach City  2 3   5 6  
Bakersfield  2 3   4 6  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ – CCCAA playoff participant
Rankings from CCCAA poll
2022 National Southern League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Fullerton $^  5 0   10 2  
No. 6 Golden West  4 1   9 2  
No. 14 San Diego Mesa  3 2   7 4  
Saddleback  2 3   3 7  
Southwestern (CA)  1 4   1 9  
San Bernardino Valley  0 5   0 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – CCCAA playoff participant
Rankings from CCCAA poll

NCFC

2022 National Bay 6 League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 San Mateo +^  4 1   12 1  
No. 5 Laney +^  4 1   8 3  
No. 12 Diablo Valley  3 2   7 4  
No. 11 CC of San Francisco  3 2   7 4  
Chabot  1 4   2 8  
San Joaquin Delta  0 5   1 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ – CCCAA playoff participant
Rankings from CCCAA poll
2022 American Golden Coast League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Merced +  5 1   8 3  
Monterey Peninsula +  5 1   7 4  
West Hills Coalinga +  5 1   6 5  
San Jose City  3 3   5 5  
Hartnell  2 4   3 7  
Cabrillo  1 5   2 8  
Gavilan  0 6   1 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
2022 National Norcal League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 American River $^  5 0   8 4  
No. 7 Butte  4 1   7 4  
No. 15 Sierra  2 3   6 5  
Santa Rosa  2 3   4 6  
Shasta  2 3   4 6  
College of the Siskiyous  0 5   1 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – CCCAA playoff participant
Rankings from CCCAA poll
2022 American Pacific 7 League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 18 Feather River $  5 0   11 0  
College of the Redwoods  4 1   7 4  
Los Medanos  3 2   5 5  
Foothill  2 3   8 3  
De Anza  1 4   5 5  
Yuba  0 5   0 10  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from CCCAA poll
2022 National Valley League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 13 Fresno City +  4 1   7 4  
No. 19 Modesto +^  4 1   5 6  
No. 22 College of the Sequoias  3 2   6 5  
Reedley  2 3   5 5  
Contra Costa  2 3   4 6  
Sacramento City  0 5   3 7  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ – CCCAA playoff participant
Rankings from CCCAA poll

Postseason

Playoffs

NJCAA Division I

Semifinals
December 3/4
Campus sites
Championship game
December 14
War Memorial StadiumLittle Rock, AR
      
1 Hutchinson 38
4 Coffeyville 7
1 Hutchinson 0
3 Iowa Western31
2 Northwest Mississippi 12
3 Iowa Western 33

[5]

CCCAA

SCFA playoffs
Semifinals
November 26
Campus sites
Regional finals
December 3
Campus sites
      
1 Riverside City 47
4 Ventura 32
1 Riverside City31
2 Fullerton 17
2 Fullerton 24
3 Mt. San Antonio 41
NCFC playoffs
Semifinals
November 26
Campus sites
Regional finals
December 3
Campus sites
      
1 San Mateo 30
4 Modesto 0
1 San Mateo30
3 American River 5
2 Laney 21
3 American River 43
State championship
Championship game
December 10
College Heights Stadium—San Mateo, CA
   
1 Riverside City 0
1 San Mateo55

[6] [7]

Bowl games

CCCAA and NJCAA had a combined fourteen bowl games, featuring teams that did not qualify for either league's postseason tournament. [8]

DateTime (EST)GameSiteTeamsResults
Nov 2612:00 p.m.Patriotic BowlCampus sites Golden West (8–2)

East Los Angeles (5–5)

Golden West 32
East Los Angeles 14
American Division Championship Bowl Citrus (10–0)
Mt. San Jacinto (9–1)
Citrus 31

Mt. San Jacinto 20

1:00 p.m.Western State Bowl Cerritos (7–2)
Long Beach City (5–5)
Cerritos 35

Long Beach City 28

American Championship Bowl Feather River (10–0)

Merced (8–2)

Feather River 50

Merced 32

2:30 p.m.Beach Bowl Santa Barbara City (9–1)

Desert (8–2)

Santa Barbara City 44

Desert 23

6:00 p.m.SoCal Bowl San Diego Mesa (6–4)
El Camino (5–5)
San Diego Mesa 21
El Camino 20
Strawberry Bowl Allan Hancock (5–5)

Moorpark (6–4)

Allan Hancock 20

Moorpark 17

Dec 312:00 p.m.Golden State Bowl Monterey Peninsula (7–3)

College of the Redwoods (7–3)

Monterey Peninsula 42

College of the Redwoods 21

12:30 p.m.Northern California Bowl Foothill (7–3)

West Hills Coalinga (6–4)

Foothill 48

West Hill Coalinga 20

1:00 p.m.Silicon Valley Bowl Diablo Valley (6–4)

Sierra (6–4)

Diablo Valley 36

Sierra 28

Gridiron Classic Bowl CC of San Francisco (6–4)

College of the Sequoias (6–4)

CC of San Francisco 34

College of the Sequoias 24

Grizzly Bowl Redwood Bowl

(Arcata, California)

Fresno City (6–4)

Butte (7–3)

Fresno City 13

Butte 10

C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl Campus sites Butler (KS) (7–4)

Kilgore (8–3)

Butler (KS) 28

Kilgore 24

Dec 412:00 p.m.Game One Bowl UNI-Dome (Cedar Falls, Iowa) Iowa Central (6–4)

Trinity Valley (8–2)

Iowa Central 31

Trinity Valley 24

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