The Pasadena Bowl, known as the Junior Rose Bowl from 1946 to 1966 and again in 1976 and 1977, was a college football bowl game.
College of San Mateo (CSM) is a public community college in San Mateo, California. It is part of the San Mateo County Community College District. College of San Mateo is located at the northern corridor of Silicon Valley and situated on a 153-acre site in the San Mateo hills. The college currently serves approximately 10,000 day, evening and weekend students. The college offers 69 A.A./A.S. degree majors and 81 certificate programs.
John W. "Bake" Baker was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Southern California, where he was a two-time All-American at guard. Baker served as the head football coach at Iowa State Teachers College—now known as the University of Northern Iowa—from 1933 to 1934, the University of Denver from 1948 to 1952, and Sacramento State College—now known as California State University, Sacramento—from 1957 to 1960, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 41–61–4. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1983.
The West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the most outstanding men's basketball player in the West Coast Conference (WCC). The award was first given following the conference's inaugural 1952–53 season, when it was known as the California Basketball Association. The only season in which the award was not presented was the conference's second season of 1953–54. There have been six ties in the award's history, most recently in 2022–23 between Brandin Podziemski of Santa Clara and Drew Timme of Gonzaga. There have also been 13 repeat winners, but only one, Bill Cartwright of San Francisco, has been player of the year three times.
The California Community College Athletic Association is a sports association of community colleges in the U.S. state of California. It oversees 108 athletic programs throughout the state. The organization was formed in 1929 as the California Junior College Federation to unify programs in Northern and Southern California.
The Western Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the Western Athletic Conference's (WAC) most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1980–81 season. Keith Van Horn of Utah and Nick Fazekas of Nevada are the only players to have won the award three times. Three other players—Michael Cage, Josh Grant and Melvin Ely—have won the award twice. Danny Ainge, the first ever WAC Player of the Year, was also the John R. Wooden Award winner in 1980–81.
The 1931 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School—now known as California State University, Fresno—during the 1931 college football season.
The 1969 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State College—now known as California State University, Sacramento—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Ray Clemons, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the FWC. The team finished the season ranked No. 12 in the AP small college poll and outscored its opponents 279 to 140 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.
The 1928 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State Teachers College—now known as California State University, Chico—as a member of the California Coast Conference (CCC) during the 1928 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Art Acker, Chico State compiled an overall record of 2–6 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing eighth in the CCC. The team was outscored by its opponents 118 to 105 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at College Field in Chico, California.
The 1924 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State Teachers College—now known as California State University, Chico—as a member of the California Coast Conference (CCC) during the 1924 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Art Acker, Chico State compiled an overall record of 7–2 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, winning the CCC North Division title. The Wildcats played the champion of the South Division, Fresno State, in the conference championship game on December 6. The Wildcats won the game, 16–0, to claim the conference title. The team outscored its opponents 155 to 35 for the season and had six shutout victories. The Wildcats played home games at College Field in Chico, California.
The 1969 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team represented California State College at Hayward—now known California State University, East Bay—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Les Davis, Cal State Hayward compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the FWC title for the program's first conference championship. The team was outscored by its opponents 262 to 165 for the season. The Pioneers played home games at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California.
Raymond Solari was an American football player and coach. He was a two-time letter winner playing college football for the California Golden Bears in 1949 and 1950. He was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the 1951 NFL draft. Solari served as the head football coach at Menlo College in Atherton, California from 1972 to 1994. Menlo competed as junior college, before moving to NCAA Division III competition in 1986. He was the head football coach at South Pasadena High School in South Pasadena, California from 1956 to 1971, tallying a mark of 120–43–5.
John F. Volek is an American former college football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at California State University, Sacramento from 1995 to 2002, compiling a record of 31–57–1. Volek was the head football coach at Walla Walla Community College in Walla Walla, Washington from 1984 to 1987, leading his teams to a record of 31–7 and three Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC) championships. He was then the head football coach at Fresno City College in Fresno, California from 1988 to 1994, tallying a mark of 51–24–1 in seven seasons and winning three Central Valley Conference titles, in 1988, 1993, and 1994.
The UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros football team will represent the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) in college football. A future member of the Southland Conference in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), they will begin play at that level in 2025, after an exhibition schedule in 2024. They are coached by Travis Bush.
The Golden Gate Conference was a junior college athletic conference with member schools located in the San Francisco Bay Area, in Northern California. The conference was formed in 1961 and began operation in the fall of 1962. The conference's eight initial members were Chabot College, Contra Costa College, Diablo Valley College, Foothill College, Oakland City College, the City College of San Francisco, San Jose City College, the College of San Mateo. The Golden Gate Conference was originally called the Bay League during its development.
The Valley Conference was a junior college athletic conference with member schools located in Central Valley in Central California. The conference was formed in 1961 and began operation in the fall of 1962. The Valley Conference's six initial members were American River College, the College of the Sequoias, Fresno City College, Modesto Junior College, Sacramento City College, Stockton College—which was renamed as San Joaquin Delta College in 1963. The conference's first commission was Paul Starr, who elected to the post in early 1962.
The Coast Valley Conference (CVC), sometimes written as Coast-Valley Conference, was a junior college athletic conference with member schools located in Central California. The conference was formed late 1987 and began operation in the fall of 1988. The Coast Valley Conference's seven initial members were Allan Hancock College, the College of the Sequoias, Columbia College of Sonora, Fresno City College, Kings River Community College—now know as Reedley College, Porterville College, and West Hills College Coalinga—now known as Coalinga College. In the spring of 1988, Dave Adams, athletic director at the College of the Sequoias was appointed president of the Coast Valley Conference. Don Wilson of Santa Maria, California was named the league's commissioner. Taft College joined the conference in 1989.
The 1948 City College of San Francisco Rams football team was an American football team that represented City College of San Francisco (CCSF) as a member of the A Division of the Northern California Junior College Conference (NCJCC) during the 1948 junior college football season. In their third year under head coach Grover Klemmer, the Rams compiled a perfect 12–0 record, outscored opponents by a total of 291 to 62, won the NCJCC championship, and defeated Chaffey in the Gold Dust Bowl. CCSF claims the season as the second of 11 junior college national championships for its football program.
The Mission Conference was a junior college athletic conference with member schools located in Southern California. It began operation in 1968 as the Southeastern Conference wth eight initial members: Chaffey College, Citrus College, Cypress College, Grossmont College, Palomar College, Riverside Junior College—now known as Riverside City College, San Bernardino Valley College, and Southwestern College. In 1969, conference members voted to change the name of the league to the Mission Conference.