2024 junior college football season

2024 junior college football season
National Championship	Red Grange Bowl, Glen Ellyn, IL, (NJCAA D-III)
Champion(s)	Hutchinson (NJCAA D-I) DuPage (NJCAA D-III) San Mateo (3C2A)
← 2023 junior college football season

The 2024 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 2024. 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).

The NJCAA Division I champion was Hutchinson, which defeated Iowa Western, 28–23, in the NJCAA National Football Championship. ^{[1] [2]} The NJCAA Division III champion was DuPage, which beat Louisburg, 31–14, in the Red Grange Bowl. The C23A champion was San Mateo, which bested Mt. San Antonio, 43–11, in the 3C2A State Championship.

Conference standings

NJCAA Division I

2024 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 3 Georgia Military $   2 – 0     10 – 2   Central Georgia Tech   1 – 1     10 – 1   Andrew   0 – 2     5 – 2   $ – Conference champion Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll	2024 Iowa Community College Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 2 Iowa Western $^   2 – 0     11 – 2   Iowa Central   1 – 1     6 – 6   Ellsworth   0 – 2     1 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll	2024 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 1 Hutchinson +^   5 – 1     11 – 1   No. 8 Coffeyville +   5 – 1     9 – 3   No. 12 Butler (KS) +   5 – 1     7 – 4   No. 15 Dodge City   3 – 3     6 – 4   Highland (KS)   1 – 5     5 – 6   Independence   1 – 5     3 – 8   Garden City   1 – 5     1 – 10   + – Conference co-champions ^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll
2024 Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   North Division No. 4 Northwest Mississippi #x$^   5 – 0     9 – 2   No. 13 Holmes #   4 – 2     7 – 3   Itawamba   4 – 2     6 – 3   No. 14 East Mississippi   4 – 2     5 – 4   Northeast Mississippi   2 – 4     3 – 6   Mississippi Delta   1 – 5     2 – 7   Coahoma   0 – 5     0 – 8   South Division No. 9 Mississippi Gulf Coast #x   5 – 1     8 – 2   No. 10 East Central (MS) #x   5 – 1     8 – 3   Copiah–Lincoln   3 – 3     5 – 4   Jones (MS)   3 – 3     5 – 4   Pearl River   2 – 4     4 – 5   Hinds   2 – 4     2 – 7   Southwest Mississippi   1 – 5     1 – 8   Championship: Northwest Mississippi 34, East Central 7 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant # – MACJC playoff participant Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll	2024 Northeast Football Conference standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 11 Lackawanna $   2 – 0     7 – 3   Monroe   0 – 2     5 – 5   $ – Conference champion Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll	2024 Southwest Junior College Football Conference standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 5 Navarro #y$^   7 – 2     9 – 2   No. 7 Tyler #y   7 – 2     7 – 4   Kilgore #   4 – 4     6 – 4   Cisco #   4 – 4     4 – 5   Trinity Valley   3 – 4     5 – 4   Blinn   2 – 5     4 – 5   Northeastern Oklahoma A&M   2 – 5     3 – 6   New Mexico Military   2 – 5     3 – 6   SWJCFC championship: Navarro 31, Tyler 28 $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant ^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant # – SWJCFC playoff participant Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll
2024 NJCAA Division I independents football records v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 6 Snow   –   9 – 2 – 0 Community Christian (CA)   –   3 – 3 – 0 Sussex County   –   3 – 6 – 0 Community Christian (MI)   –   2 – 7 – 2 Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll

NJCAA Division III

2024 Minnesota College Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 3 NDSCS y$   6 – 0     9 – 2   Rochester C&T   4 – 2     5 – 5   Mesabi Range y   3 – 3     4 – 4   Minnesota State C&T   3 – 3     4 – 5   Vermilion   3 – 3     3 – 3   Central Lakes   2 – 4     2 – 4   Minnesota West C&T   0 – 6     0 – 8   Championship: NDSCS 30, Mesabi Range 29 $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from NJCAA Division III poll

2024 NJCAA Division III independents football records v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 1 DuPage ^   –     11 – 1   No. 4 Hudson Valley   –     8 – 2   No. 2 Louisburg ^   –     8 – 3   No. 5 Erie   –     6 – 4   Nassau   –     3 – 7   Hocking   –     1 – 9   ^ – Red Grange Bowl participant Rankings from NJCAA Division III poll

3C2A

SCFA

2024 American Metro League standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Chaffey +   4 – 1     8 – 3   Victor Valley +   4 – 1     4 – 6   Santa Ana   3 – 2     8 – 3   West Los Angeles   2 – 3     4 – 6   Desert   2 – 3     2 – 8   Compton   0 – 5     0 – 10   + – Conference co-champions	2024 American Pacific League standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Pasadena City $   5 – 0     11 – 0   Santa Monica   3 – 2     6 – 4   Los Angeles Southwest   3 – 2     6 – 5   Glendale (CA)   2 – 3     6 – 4   Los Angeles Valley   2 – 3     4 – 6   Pierce   0 – 5     3 – 7   $ – Conference champion	2024 National Central League standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Mt. San Antonio $^   7 – 0     12 – 1   Golden West   6 – 1     9 – 2   Long Beach City   5 – 2     6 – 5   Cerritos   4 – 3     5 – 5   Citrus   3 – 4     5 – 5   Orange Coast   2 – 5     2 – 8   East Los Angeles   1 – 6     2 – 8   San Bernardino Valley   0 – 7     0 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – 3C2A playoff participant
2024 National Northern League standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   El Camino $^   6 – 1     7 – 4   College of the Canyons   5 – 2     8 – 3   Ventura   5 – 2     8 – 3   Allan Hancock   4 – 3     6 – 5   Bakersfield   4 – 3     6 – 5   Moorpark   2 – 5     4 – 6   Santa Barbara City   2 – 5     3 – 7   Antelope Valley   0 – 7     0 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – 3C2A playoff participant	2024 National Southern League standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Riverside City $^   7 – 0     10 – 2   Saddleback   5 – 2     8 – 3   San Diego Mesa ^   5 – 2     8 – 3   Mt. San Jacinto   4 – 3     6 – 5   Fullerton   3 – 4     5 – 5   Palomar   3 – 4     4 – 6   Southwestern (CA)   1 – 6     2 – 8   Grossmont   0 – 7     1 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – 3C2A playoff participant

NCFC

2024 American Golden Coast League standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Monterey Peninsula $   6 – 0     11 – 0   San Jose City   5 – 1     9 – 2   West Hills Coalinga   4 – 2     6 – 5   Cabrillo   3 – 3     3 – 7   Merced   2 – 4     2 – 8   Hartnell   1 – 5     2 – 8   Gavilan   0 – 6     1 – 9   $ – Conference champion	2024 American Pacific 7 League standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   De Anza $   5 – 0     10 – 1   College of the Siskiyous   4 – 1     7 – 4   College of the Redwoods   3 – 2     8 – 3   Chabot   1 – 4     4 – 6   Los Medanos   1 – 4     4 – 6   Yuba   0 – 3     0 – 8   $ – Conference champion	2024 National Bay 6 League standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   San Mateo $^   5 – 0     12 – 1   Foothill   4 – 1     7 – 4   CC of San Francisco   3 – 2     3 – 7   Diablo Valley   2 – 3     6 – 5   Laney   1 – 4     4 – 7   San Joaquin Delta   0 – 5     0 – 11   $ – Conference champion ^ – 3C2A playoff participant
2024 National Norcal League standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   American River $^   5 – 0     7 – 4   Butte   4 – 1     10 – 1   Sierra   3 – 2     6 – 5   Feather River   1 – 4     1 – 9   Shasta   2 – 3     4 – 6   Santa Rosa   0 – 5     2 – 8   $ – Conference champion ^ – 3C2A playoff participant	2024 National Valley League standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Modesto $^   4 – 0     9 – 3   Fresno City ^   3 – 1     8 – 3   College of the Sequoias   2 – 2     6 – 5   Reedley   1 – 3     4 – 7   Sacramento City   0 – 4     4 – 6   $ – Conference champion ^ – 3C2A playoff participant

See also

• 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season
• 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season
• 2024 NCAA Division II football season
• 2024 NCAA Division III football season
• 2024 NAIA football season
• 2024 U Sports football season

References

1. Eldridge, Taylor (December 19, 2024). "How Hutchinson JUCO football won the NJCAA national title in a 105-second span". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
2. "Iowa Western football falls to Hutchinson Community College in NJCAA football championship". Des Moines Register. December 19, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.