1970 junior college football season

1970 junior college football season
1970 junior college football season
National Championship	Shrine Bowl, Savannah, GA (NJCAA)
Champion	Fort Scott (NJCAA)
	← 1969; junior college football season; 1971 →;

The 1970 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 1970. Fort Scott won the NJCAA National Football Championship, defeating the Mesa Hokams in the Shrine Bowl in Savannah, Georgia.^[1]

Sequoias won the California state junior college large division playoffs, defeating Fullerton in the championship game at Bakersfield College Stadium in Bakersfield, California, while Redwoods won the California state junior college small division playoffs, beating Reedley in the title game at Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Conference standings

California

Large division

1970 Camino Norte Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
West Valley $^	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Santa Rosa	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
De Anza	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Solano	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Contra Costa	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Marin	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant

1970 Golden Gate Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Chabot $^	6	–	0	–	1	9	–	1	–	1
San Mateo	5	–	1	–	1	?	–	?	–	?
Foothill	4	–	3	–	0	?	–	?	–	?
San Jose City	4	–	3	–	0	?	–	?	–	?
Diablo Valley	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
CC of San Francisco	2	–	5	–	0	?	–	?	–	?
Laney	2	–	5	–	0	?	–	?	–	?
Merritt	1	–	6	–	0	?	–	?	–	?

$ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant Diablo Valley forfeited conference wins over Foothill, Laney, and Merritt.

1970 Metropolitan Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Bakersfield $^	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
El Camino	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Santa Monica	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Pasadena	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Pierce	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Los Angeles Valley	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Long Beach	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant

1970 Mission Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Saddleback $^	6	–	0	–	1	8	–	1	–	1
Riverside	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Grossmont	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Citrus	3	–	3	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Chaffey	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Southwestern (CA)	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Palomar	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
San Bernardino	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant

1970 South Coast Conference (California) football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Fullerton $^	6	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Orange Coast	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
San Diego Mesa	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Santa Ana	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Cerritos	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Mt. San Antonio	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
San Diego City	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant

1970 Southern California Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Rio Hondo $^	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Los Angeles City	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
East Los Angeles	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Cypress	2	–	3	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Golden West	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Harbor	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant

1970 Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Sequoias $^	4	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Fresno City	3	–	2	–	0	?	–	?	–	?
American River	3	–	2	–	0	?	–	?	–	?
Sacramento City	3	–	2	–	0	?	–	?	–	?
Modesto	2	–	3	–	0	?	–	?	–	?
San Joaquin Delta	0	–	5	–	0	?	–	?	–	?

$ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant

1970 Western State Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Moorpark +	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Santa Barbara City +^	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Compton +	4	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
West Los Angeles	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Ventura	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Glendale (CA)	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Antelope Valley	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant

Small division

1970 Central Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Reedley $^	5	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Hancock	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Porterville	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
West Hills	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Cuesta	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Merced	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant

1970 Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Gavilan $^	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Hartnell	4	–	1	–	0	?	–	?	–	?
Monterey Peninsula	3	–	2	–	0	?	–	?	–	?
Cabrillo	2	–	3	–	0	?	–	?	–	?
Ohlone	1	–	4	–	0	?	–	?	–	?
Menlo	0	–	5	–	0	?	–	?	–	?

$ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant

1970 Desert Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Victor Valley $^	6	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
College of the Canyons	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Mt. San Jacinto	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
MiraCosta	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Palo Verde	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Desert	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Imperial Valley	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Barstow	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant Desert forfeited conference wins over Victor Valley, Mt. San Jacinto, Palo Verde, and Barstow.

1970 Golden Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Redwoods $^	6	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	0
Butte	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Shasta	3	–	2	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Sierra	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Yuba	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Siskiyous	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Napa	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant

NCJAA

1970 Arizona Junior College Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Mesa (AZ) $	4	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Arizona Western	3	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Phoenix	2	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Eastern Arizona	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Glendale (AZ)	0	–	4	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1970 Kansas Jayhawk Junior College Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Fort Scott $	8	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	0
Hutchinson	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	1
Garden City	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Pratt	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Cowley County	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Butler County	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Independence	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Highland (KS)	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Coffeyville	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	9	–	0
Dodge City *	0	–	0	–	0	4	–	5	–	0

$ – Conference champion * Dodge City was on probation.

1970 Northwest Community College Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Eastern Division
Columbia Basin xy$	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Spokane Falls	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Yakima	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Walla Walla	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Wenatchee Valley	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Western Division
Grays Harbor xy	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Everett	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Mt. Hood	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Olympic	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
NWCCC championship game: Columbia Basin 26, Grays Harbor 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

1970 Texas Junior College Football Federation standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Kilgore $	6	–	0	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
Navarro	6	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Tyler	5	–	1	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
Henderson County	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Blinn	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Wharton	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	1
Cisco	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Ranger	0	–	7	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

California state playoffs

Large division

Quarterfinals November 28		Semifinals December 5		Championship game December 12 Bakersfield College Stadium—Bakersfield, California

Bakersfield	0

Fullerton	6
		Fullerton	13

		Rio Hondo	7
Saddleback	14

Rio Hondo	17
				Fullerton	21

				Sequoias	24
Sequoias	34

West Valley	6
		Sequoias	13

		Chabot	10
Chabot	43

Santa Barbara City	0

Small division

Semifinals November 28		Championship game December 5 Redwood Bowl—Arcata, CA

Victor Valley	0

Reedley	49
		Reedley	28

		Redwoods	41
Gavilan	7

Redwoods	14

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References

^ Dick Smith (November 27, 1970). "Kansans bump HoKams, 41-20: Fort Scott breezes in Shrine Bowl". Arizona Republic. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Betterton, Terry (December 6, 1970). "Redwood Trounces Reedley". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1B. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Betterton, Terry (December 6, 1970). "Reedley (continued)". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 6B. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Lopez, Eddie (December 13, 1970). "COS Nabs Football Crown In Thriller Over Hornets". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 6B. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Lopez, Eddie (December 13, 1970). "Crown: COS Is Top Dog Among Big JC Grid Teams (continued)". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 6B. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Lopez, Eddie (November 23, 1970). "JCs Head For State Playoffs". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 3B. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Fumble Gives Fullerton Win". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 29, 1970. p. 12D. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Fullerton Tops Rio Hondo". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. December 6, 1970. p. 7D. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

[1] Dick Smith (November 27, 1970). "Kansans bump HoKams, 41-20: Fort Scott breezes in Shrine Bowl". Arizona Republic. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] Betterton, Terry (December 6, 1970). "Redwood Trounces Reedley". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1B. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

[3] Betterton, Terry (December 6, 1970). "Reedley (continued)". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 6B. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

[4] Lopez, Eddie (December 13, 1970). "COS Nabs Football Crown In Thriller Over Hornets". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 6B. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

[5] Lopez, Eddie (December 13, 1970). "Crown: COS Is Top Dog Among Big JC Grid Teams (continued)". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 6B. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

[6] Lopez, Eddie (November 23, 1970). "JCs Head For State Playoffs". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 3B. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

[7] "Fumble Gives Fullerton Win". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 29, 1970. p. 12D. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

[8] "Fullerton Tops Rio Hondo". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. December 6, 1970. p. 7D. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

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