2023 junior college football season

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2023 junior college football season
National Championship Red Grange Bowl, Glen Ellyn, IL, (NJCAA D-III)
Champion Iowa Western (NJCAA D-I)
DuPage (NJCAA D-III)
Riverside City (3C2A)
  • ← 2022
  • junior college football season

The 2023 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 2023. 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 (3C2A).

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The NJCAA Division I champion was Iowa Western who defeated East Mississippi 61–14 in the NJCAA National Football Championship. [1] The NJCAA Division III champion was DuPage who defeated Rochester C&T 33–29 in the Red Grange Bowl. [2] The CCCAA champion was Riverside City who defeated San Mateo 24–21 in the 3C2A State Championship. [3]

Conference changes and new programs

Membership changes

TeamFormer conferenceNew conferenceSource
ASA Miami D-III independent School closed [4]
Moorpark American Pacific (APL) National Northern (NNL)
El Camino National Central (NCL) National Northern (NNL)
Antelope Valley American Pacific (APL) National Northern (NNL)
Santa Barbara City American Pacific (APL) National Northern (NNL)
Citrus American Metro (AML) National Central (NCL)
Long Beach City National Northern (NNL) National Central (NCL)
Orange Coast American Metro (AML) National Central (NCL)
Golden West National Southern (NSL) National Central (NCL)
San Bernardino Valley National Southern (NSL) National Central (NCL)
East Los Angeles National Northern (NNL) National Central (NCL)
Riverside City National Central (NCL) National Southern (NSL)
Grossmont American Mountain (AML) National Southern (NSL)
Mt. San Jacinto American Mountain (AML) National Southern (NSL)
Desert American Mountain (AML) American Metro (AML)
Chaffey National Central (NCL) American Metro (AML)
Victor Valley American Mountain (AML) American Metro (AML)
Compton American Mountain (AML) American Metro (AML)
Pasadena City American Mountain (AML) American Pacific (APL)
Glendale (CA) American Metro (AML) American Pacific (APL)
Los Angeles Southwest American Metro (AML) American Pacific (APL)

Conference standings

NJCAA Division I

2023 Iowa Community College Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Iowa Western $^  2 0   12 1  
No. 7 Iowa Central  1 1   7 4  
Ellsworth  0 2   2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll
2023 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Hutchinson $^  6 0   10 1  
No. 6 Dodge City  5 1   8 3  
No. 15 Highland (KS)  3 3   6 5  
Garden City  3 3   5 6  
Butler (KS)  2 4   5 5  
Coffeyville  1 5   3 7  
Independence  1 5   2 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll
2023 Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 2 East Mississippi #x$^  6 0   10 3  
No. 13 Northwest Mississippi # 5 1   7 3  
Northeast Mississippi  4 2   6 3  
Holmes  3 3   6 3  
Itawamba  2 4   3 6  
Mississippi Delta  1 5   2 7  
Coahoma  0 6   1 8  
South Division
No. 4 Copiah–Lincoln #x  5 1   10 2  
No. 8 Mississippi Gulf Coast #x 5 1   8 2  
Jones (MS) x  5 1   6 3  
Hinds  3 3   3 6  
East Central (MS)  2 4   4 5  
Pearl River  1 5   1 8  
Southwest Mississippi  0 6   1 8  
Championship: East Mississippi 27, Copiah–Lincoln 20
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant
    # – MACJC playoff participant
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll
2023 Northeast Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Lackawanna  0 0   7 3  
Monroe College  0 0   6 5  
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll
2023 Southwest Junior College Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Kilgore $^  7 1   9 2  
No. 10 Trinity Valley  5 2   7 3  
No. 12 Navarro  5 3   6 5  
Tyler  4 3   5 4  
New Mexico Military  4 3   6 6  
Cisco  3 4   4 4  
Blinn  1 6   3 6  
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M  0 7   0 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll
2023 NJCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Sussex County   8 2 0
No. 9 Snow   9 3 0
No. 11 Georgia Military   7 4 0
Community Christian (MI)   0 6 2
Community Christian (CA)   0 3 0
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll

NJCAA Division III

2023 Minnesota College Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Rochester C&T $^  5 1   8 3  
No. 3 NDSCS  4 1   8 3  
No. 4 Mesabi Range  4 2   5 4  
Minnesota State C&T  4 2   4 4  
Central Lakes  3 4   4 6  
Vermilion  1 5   1 6  
Minnesota West C&T  0 6   0 7  
Rankings from NJCAA Division III poll
2023 NJCAA Division III independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 DuPage ^   11 1 0
Louisburg   5 4 0
Hudson Valley   5 5 0
Nassau   5 5 0
Erie   3 7 0
Hocking   0 9 2
Rankings from NJCAA Division III poll

3C2A

SCFA

2023 American Metro League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 23 Chaffey $  5 0   11 0  
Santa Ana  4 1   9 2  
Desert  3 2   6 5  
West Los Angeles  2 3   2 8  
Victor Valley  1 4   1 9  
Compton  0 5   0 10  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from 3C2A poll
2023 American Pacific League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Pasadena City $  5 0   9 2  
Glendale (CA)  3 2   6 4  
Los Angeles Southwest  3 2   6 4  
Santa Monica  3 2   5 5  
Los Angeles Valley  1 4   4 6  
Pierce  0 5   3 7  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from 3C2A poll
2023 National Central League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Mt. San Antonio $^  7 0   10 1  
No. 9 Golden West  6 1   8 3  
No. 11 Citrus  4 3   8 3  
No. 15 East Los Angeles  4 3   7 4  
No. 21 Cerritos  3 4   5 5  
Long Beach City  3 4   4 6  
Orange Coast  1 6   1 9  
San Bernardino Valley  0 7   1 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – 3C2A playoff participant
Rankings from 3C2A poll
2023 National Northern League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Ventura +^  6 1   8 4  
No. 13 Allan Hancock +  6 1   7 4  
No. 18 College of the Canyons  5 2   6 5  
No. 12 El Camino  4 3   7 4  
No. 20 Bakersfield  4 3   6 5  
Santa Barbara City  2 5   4 6  
Moorpark  1 6   3 7  
Antelope Valley  0 7   1 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ – 3C2A playoff participant
Rankings from 3C2A poll
2023 National Southern League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Fullerton $^  7 0   10 1  
No. 1 Riverside City ^  6 1   12 1  
No. 14 San Diego Mesa  4 3   7 4  
No. 25 Saddleback  4 3   5 5  
Mt. San Jacinto  4 3   4 6  
Palomar  2 5   3 7  
Southwestern (CA)  1 6   1 9  
Grossmont  0 7   0 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – 3C2A playoff participant
Rankings from 3C2A poll

NCFC

2023 American Golden Coast League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Monterey Peninsula $  6 0   8 3  
San Jose City  5 1   8 2  
Hartnell  3 3   7 4  
Cabrillo  3 3   6 4  
West Hills Coalinga  2 4   5 5  
Merced  2 4   3 7  
Gavilan  0 6   0 10  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from 3C2A poll
2023 American Pacific 7 League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 22 Foothill $  5 0   11 0  
College of the Redwoods  4 1   9 2  
Los Medanos  3 2   5 5  
De Anza  1 4   2 8  
College of the Siskiyous  1 4   2 8  
Yuba  1 4   1 9  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from 3C2A poll
2023 National Bay 6 League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 San Mateo $^  5 0   11 2  
No. 7 CC of San Francisco ^  4 1   9 2  
Laney  3 2   4 6  
San Joaquin Delta  2 3   3 7  
Diablo Valley  1 4   2 8  
Chabot  0 5   0 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – 3C2A playoff participant
Rankings from 3C2A poll
2023 National Norcal League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 American River $^  5 0   10 2  
No. 8 Butte  4 1   9 2  
No. 24 Sierra  2 3   5 6  
Feather River  2 3   3 7  
Santa Rosa  2 3   3 7  
Shasta  0 5   1 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – 3C2A playoff participant
Rankings from 3C2A poll
2023 National Valley League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10 Modesto $^  5 0   7 4  
No. 17 Fresno City  4 1   6 5  
No. 16 Reedley  3 2   7 4  
No. 19 College of the Sequoias  2 3   6 5  
Sacramento City  1 4   4 6  
Contra Costa  0 5   6 5  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – 3C2A playoff participant
Rankings from 3C2A poll

Postseason

Playoffs

NJCAA Division I

Semifinals
December 2/3
Campus sites
Championship game
December 13
War Memorial StadiumLittle Rock, AR
      
1 Hutchinson 23
4 East Mississippi 27
4 East Mississippi 14
2 Iowa Western61
3 Kilgore 7
2 Iowa Western 47

[5] [6]

3C2A

SCFA playoffs
Semifinals
November 25
Campus sites
Regional finals
December 2
Campus sites
      
1 Mt. San Antonio 48
4 Riverside City 51
3 Ventura 26
4 Riverside City45
2 Fullerton 24
3 Ventura 27
NCFC playoffs
Semifinals
November 25
Campus sites
Regional finals
December 2
Campus sites
      
1 San Mateo 41
4 Modesto 19
1 San Mateo30
2 American River 27
2 American River 41
3 CC of San Francisco 6
State Championship
3C2A State Championship
December 9
Wheelock Stadium—Riverside, CA
   
1 San Mateo 21
4 Riverside City24

[7] [8]

Bowl games

3C2A had eleven bowl games, featuring teams that did not qualify for the 3C2A postseason tournament.

DateTime (EST)GameSiteTeamsResults
Nov 194:00 p.m.Southern California BowlCampus sites Santa Ana (8–2)
Desert (6–4)
Santa Ana 56
Desert 48
Nov 2012:30 p.m.Beach Bowl El Camino (6–4)
Golden West (8–2)
El Camino 22
Golden West 19
Nov 215:00 p.m.Strawberry Bowl San Diego Mesa (6–4)
Allan Hancock (7–3)
San Diego Mesa 42
Allan Hancock 20
Nov 252:00 p.m.Gridiron Classic Bowl Contra Costa (5–5)
Fresno City (6–4)
Contra Costa 21

Fresno City 14

Patriotic Bowl East Los Angeles (6–4)
Bakersfield (6–4)
East Los Angeles 31

Bakersfield 27

4:00 p.m.Western State Bowl Citrus (7–3)
College of the Canyons (6–4)
Citrus 42

College of the Canyons 13

5:00 p.m.American Division Championship Bowl Chaffey (10–0)
Pasadena City (9–1)
Chaffey 16

Pasadena City 12

Dec 15:00 p.m.Golden State Bowl College of the Sequoias (5–5)
Sierra (5–5)
College of the Sequoias 31
Sierra 28
Dec 212:00 p.m.Northern California Bowl Butte (8–2)
Reedley (7–3)
Butte 30
Reedley 24
2:00 p.m.American Division Bowl Foothill (10–0)
Monterey Peninsula (8–2)
Foothill 35
Monterey Peninsula 22
Grizzly Bowl College of the Redwoods (8–2)
Hartnell (7–3)
College of the Redwoods 63
Hartnell 0

NJCAA coaching changes

This list includes all head coaching changes announced during or after the season.

SchoolOutgoing coachReasonReplacementPrevious position
Central Lakes Greg Medeck Hired as athletic director by Central Lakes [9] Toby Thurman [9] Armijo HS (CA) head coach (2019–2023)
Coffeyville Jeff Leiker Resigned [10] Nick Dobler [11] Coffeyville defensive coordinator and linebackers coach (2020–2023)
Dodge City Terry Karg Resigned Ryan Lusby [12] Texas–Permian Basin assistant head coach and offensive coordinator (2023)
Ellsworth Kory Vaught Resigned [13] Matt White [14] UVA Wise defensive coordinator (2020–2023)
Garden City Tom Minnick Fired [15] Kiyoshi Harris [16] Boise State recruiting coordinator (2022–2023)
Minnesota State C&T Austin Jones Resigned Bernard Holsey [17] Minnesota State C&T defensive coordinator and defensive line coach (2023)
Minnesota West C&T Conner Kunkel (full-season interim)Resigned Jermaine Smith [18] Campbell defensive analyst (2023)
Nassau Jamel Ramsay Hired as head coach by Maritime [19] Jhaleel Oswald [20] Nassau defensive coordinator and special teams coordinator (2021–2023)
New Mexico Military Kurt Taufa'asau Hired as head coach by New Mexico Highlands [21] Oliver Soukup [22] Eastern New Mexico defensive coordinator (2023)
Vermilion Earnest Wilson Resigned Tyree Johnson [23] Crookston HS (MN) defensive coordinator (?–2023)

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