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NJCAA National Football Championship
American college football championships
Summary
American college football championships
National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national football champions:
Champions
Single division era (1956–2021)
| Year | Team | Location | Conference | Head coach | 1961–1963 no champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Coffeyville, Kansas | Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference | Cliff Long | ||
| 1957 | Texarkana, Texas | Texas Junior College Conference | Duncan Thompson | ||
| 1958 | Boise | Boise, Idaho | Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference | Lyle Smith | |
| 1959 | Miami, Oklahoma | Oklahoma Junior College Conference | Red Robertson | ||
| 1960 | |||||
| co-champions | |||||
| Tyler, Texas | |||||
| Lawton, Oklahoma | Texas Eastern Conference | ||||
| Oklahoma Junior College Conference | Floyd Wagstaff | ||||
| Leroy Montgomery | |||||
| 1964 | Phoenix, Arizona | Arizona Junior College Athletic Conference | Thomas Hogan | ||
| 1965 | Ferrum, Virginia | Coastal Football Conference | Hank Norton | ||
| 1966 | Kilgore, Texas | Texas Junior College Football Federation | Boyd Converse | ||
| 1967 | Miami, Oklahoma | Oklahoma Junior College Conference | Chuck Bowman | ||
| 1968 | Ferrum | Ferrum, Virginia | Coastal Football Conference | Hank Norton | |
| 1969 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | Miami, Oklahoma | Chuck Bowman | ||
| 1970 | Fort Scott | Fort Scott, Kansas | Kansas Jayhawk Junior College Conference | Dick Foster | |
| 1971 | Mississippi Gulf Coast | Perkinston, Mississippi | Mississippi Junior College Conference | George Sekul | |
| 1972 | Arizona Western | Yuma, Arizona | Arizona Junior College Athletic Conference | Ray Butcher | |
| 1973 | Mesa, Arizona | Arizona Community College Athletic Conference | Paul Widmer | ||
| 1974 | Ferrum, Virginia | Coastal Football Conference | Hank Norton | ||
| 1975 | Mesa, Arizona | Arizona Community College Athletic Conference | Paul Widmer | ||
| 1976 | Iowa Falls, Iowa | Vern Thomsen | |||
| 1977 | Ferrum, Virginia | Coastal Football Conference | Hank Norton | ||
| 1978 | Fort Dodge, Iowa | Paul Schupe | |||
| 1979 | Ranger, Texas | Tim Marcum | |||
| 1980 | Miami, Oklahoma | Southwest Junior College Football Conference | Glen Wolfe | ||
| 1981 | El Dorado, Kansas | Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference | Fayne Henson | ||
| 1982 | Senatobia, Mississippi | Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges | Bobby Franklin | ||
| 1983 | Coffeyville, Kansas | Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference | Dick Foster | ||
| 1984 | Perkinston, Mississippi | Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges | George Sekul | ||
| 1985 | Ephraim, Utah | Western States Football League | Walt Criner | ||
| 1986 | Miami, Oklahoma | Southwest Junior College Football Conference | Glen Wolfe | ||
| 1987 | Ellsworth | Iowa Falls, Iowa | Independent | Lloyd Sisco | |
| 1988 | Glendale, Arizona | Western States Football League | Joe Kersting | ||
| 1989 | Corsicana, Texas | Texas Junior College Football Conference | Bob McElroy | ||
| 1990 | Coffeyville, Kansas | Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference | Skip Foster | ||
| 1991 | Miami, Oklahoma | Mike Loyd | |||
| 1992 | Senatobia, Mississippi | Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges | Bobby Franklin | ||
| 1993 | Moorhead, Mississippi | Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges | James Gray | ||
| 1994 | Athens, Texas | Texas Junior College Football Conference | Randy Pippin | ||
| 1995 | Brenham, Texas | Texas Junior College Football Conference | Willie Fritz | ||
| 1996 | Blinn | Brenham, Texas | Southwest Junior College Football Conference | Willie Fritz | |
| 1997 | Athens, Texas | Southwest Junior College Football Conference | Scotty Conley | ||
| 1998 | El Dorado, Kansas | Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference | James Shibest | ||
| 1999 | El Dorado, Kansas | Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference | James Shibest | ||
| 2000 | Glendale, Arizona | Western States Football League | Mike Grossner | ||
| 2001 | Milledgeville, Georgia | Independent | Bert Williams | ||
| 2002 | Joliet | Joliet, Illinois | North Central Community College Conference | Bob MacDougall | |
| 2003 | El Dorado, Kansas | Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference | Troy Morrell | ||
| 2004 | Poplarville, Mississippi | Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges | Tim Hatten | ||
| 2005 | Glendale, Arizona | Western States Football League | Joe Kersting | ||
| 2006 | Brenham, Texas | Southwest Junior College Football Conference | Brad Franchione | ||
| 2007 | |||||
| (co-champions) | |||||
| El Dorado, Kansas | |||||
| Perkinston, Mississippi | Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference | ||||
| Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges | Troy Morrell | ||||
| Steve Campbell | |||||
| 2008 | El Dorado, Kansas | Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference | Troy Morrell | ||
| 2009 | Brenham, Texas | Southwest Junior College Football Conference | Brad Franchione | ||
| 2010 | Corsicana, Texas | Southwest Junior College Football Conference | Nick Bobeck | ||
| 2011 | Scooba, Mississippi | Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges | Buddy Stephens | ||
| 2012 | Council Bluffs, Iowa | Midwest Football Conference | Scott Strohmeier | ||
| 2013 | Scooba, Mississippi | Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges | Buddy Stephens | ||
| 2014 | East Mississippi | Scooba, Mississippi | Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges | Buddy Stephens | |
| 2015 | Senatobia, Mississippi | Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges | Jack Wright | ||
| 2016 | Garden City | Garden City, Kansas | Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference | Jeff Sims | |
| 2017 | Scooba, Mississippi | Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges | Buddy Stephens | ||
| 2018 | East Mississippi | Scooba, Mississippi | Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges | Buddy Stephens | |
| 2019 | Mississippi Gulf Coast | Perkinston, Mississippi | Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges | Jack Wright | |
| 2020–21 | Hutchinson, Kansas | Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference | Drew Dallas |
Split division era (2021–present)
For the 2021 season, the NJCAA announced the creation of Division I and Division III, along with implementing a Division I national championship playoff system for the 2021 fall season. Prior to the fall of 2021, NJCAA Football consisted of a single division.
Division I
| Year | Team | Location | Conference | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | New Mexico Military | Roswell, New Mexico | Southwest Junior College Football Conference | Kurt Taufa'asau |
| 2022 | Iowa Western | Council Bluffs, Iowa | Iowa Community College Athletic Conference | Scott Strohmeier |
| 2023 | Iowa Western | Council Bluffs, Iowa | Iowa Community College Athletic Conference | Scott Strohmeier |
| 2024 | Hutchinson | Hutchinson, Kansas | Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference | Drew Dallas |
| 2025 | Council Bluffs, Iowa | Iowa Community College Athletic Conference | Scott Strohmeier |
Division III
| Year | Team | Location | Conference | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Glen Ellyn, Illinois | Independent | Matt Rahn | |
| 2022 | Glen Ellyn, Illinois | Independent | Matt Rahn | |
| 2023 | DuPage | Glen Ellyn, Illinois | Independent | Matt Rahn |
| 2024 | Glen Ellyn, Illinois | Independent | Matt Rahn | |
| 2025 | Glen Ellyn, Illinois | Independent | Matt Rahn |
J. C. Gridwire rankings (1960–1974)
| Year | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Long Beach (10–0) | (10–0) | (9–1) | (8–0–1) | (12–1) | |
| 1961 | Cameron (11–0), 788 points | (10–0), 763 points | (9–1), 750 points | (9–1), 746 points | (9–0), 744 points | |
| 1962 | Santa Ana (10–0), 782.8 points | |||||
| (9–0–1), 782.2 points | (9–1), 742 points | (10–1–1), 737 points | (8–1–1), 734 points | |||
| 1963 | Orange Coast (10–0), 775 points | (9–1), 764 points | (9–0–1), 752 points | (9–1), 748 points | (8–2), 739 points | |
| 1964 | Long Beach (10–0), 790 points | (9–0), 754 points | (9–1), 750 points | (8–2), 742 points | (9–1), 741 points | |
| Phoenix (10–1), 741 points | ||||||
| 1965 | Fullerton (10–0), 784 points | (10–0), 782 points | (10–1), 754 points | (9–0), 752 points | (9–1), 743 points | |
| 1966 | (8–0–1), 768 points | (10–1), 764 points | (10–0), 764 points | (9–0–1), 763 points | (10–1), 759 points | |
| 1967 | Fullerton (12–0), 793 points | (9–1), 769 points | (9–1), 758 points | (8–1), 743 points | (11–1), 742 points | |
| 1968 | Jones County (MS) (9–0), 761 points | (10–1), 761 points | (9–1), 754 points | (8–1), 752 points | Ferrum (10–0), 751 points | |
| (10–2), 751 points | ||||||
| 1969 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (10–0) | (10–1) | (8–0–1) | (9–0) | (9–1) | |
| 1970 | Fort Scott (11–0), 764 points | (11–1), 760 points | Redwoods (11–0), 758 points | |||
| Sequoias (10–2), 758 points | Reedley [CA] (10–1), 749 points | |||||
| 1971 | Mississippi Gulf Coast (11–0), 783 points | (11–1), 782 points | (9–1), 758 points | (9–1), 749 points | (10–1), 748 points | |
| 1972 | Arizona Western (10–0), 772 points | (12–1), 763 points | (11–1–1), 759 points | (9–0), 758 points | (11–0), 754 points | |
| 1973 | (11–0), 773 points | , 753 points | ||||
| 1974 | (10–0–1) | (10–0) | (10–0–2) | (9–1–2) | (9–1) |
Championship games
Single division (1956–2021)
| Year | Bowl game | Winning team | Losing team | Score | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Junior Rose Bowl | Bakersfield (1) | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | 13–6 | |
| 1954 | Junior Rose Bowl | Hinds (1) | El Camino | 13–7 | |
| 1956 | National Bowl | Coffeyville (1) | Grand Rapids | 46–6 | |
| 1957 | Texarkana (1) | Fairbury | 56–0 | ||
| 1958 | Boise (1) | Tyler | 22–0 | ||
| 1959 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (1) | Texarkana | 10–7 | ||
| 1964 | Savannah Shrine Bowl | Phoenix (1) | Oklahoma Military | 41–13 | |
| 1965 | Savannah Shrine Bow | Ferrum (1) | McCook | 16–0 | |
| 1966 | Savannah Shrine Bowl | Kilgore (1) | Ferrum | 28–7 | |
| 1967 | Savannah Shrine Bowl | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (2) | Lees–McRae | 35–13 | |
| 1968 | Ferrum (2) | Phoenix | 41–19 | ||
| 1969 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (3) | Arizona Western | 20–6 | ||
| 1970 | Fort Scott (1) | Mesa (AZ) | 41–20 | ||
| 1971 | Mississippi Gulf Coast (1) | Fort Scott | 22–13 | ||
| 1972 | El Toro Bowl | Arizona Western (1) | Fort Scott | 36–8 | |
| 1973 | El Toro Bowl | Mesa (AZ) (1) | Iowa Central | 10–6 | |
| 1974 | Ferrum (3) | Baltimore City | 83–3 | ||
| 1975 | Wool Bowl | Mesa (AZ) (2) | Indian Hills | 8–7 | |
| 1976 | Junior Rose Bowl | Bakersfield (2) | Ellsworth | 29–14 | |
| 1989 | Mid-America Bowl | Navarro (1) | Ellsworth | 41–17 | |
| 1990 | Mid-America Bowl | Coffeyville (2) | Montgomery (MD) | 58–20 | |
| 1991 | Mid-America Bowl | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (4) | Northwest Mississippi | 49–21 | |
| 1992 | Mid-America Bowl | Northwest Mississippi (1) | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | 34–0 | |
| 1993 | Mississippi Delta (1) | Nassau | 20–16 | ||
| 1994 | Texas Juco Shrine Bowl | Trinity Valley (1) | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | 24–17 | |
| 1997 | Red River Bowl | Trinity Valley (2) | Garden City | 48–13 | |
| 2005 | Valley of the Sun Bowl | Glendale (CA) (1) | Grand Rapids | 50–48 | |
| 2006 | Pilgrim's Pride Bowl Classic | Blinn (1) | Pearl River | 19–6 | |
| 2007 | Top of the Mountains Bowl | ||||
| Heart of Texas Bowl | Butler (KS) (1) | ||||
| Mississippi Gulf Coast (2) | Snow | ||||
| Kilgore | 56–27 | ||||
| 62–28 | |||||
| 2008 | Top of the Mountains Bowl | Butler (KS) (2) | Snow | 37–302OT | |
| 2009 | Citizens Bank Bowl | Blinn (2) | Fort Scott | 31–26 | |
| 2010 | Citizens Bank Bowl | Navarro (2) | Butler (KS) | 13–12 | |
| 2011 | El Toro Bowl | East Mississippi (1) | Arizona Western | 55–47 | |
| 2012 | Graphic Edge Bowl | Iowa Western (1) | Butler (KS) | 27–7 | |
| 2013 | Mississippi Bowl | East Mississippi (2) | Georgia Military | 52–32 | |
| 2014 | Mississippi Bowl | East Mississippi (3) | Iowa Western | 34–17 | |
| 2015 | Mississippi Bowl | Northwest Mississippi (2) | Rochester C&T | 66–13 | |
| 2016 | El Toro Bowl | Garden City (1) | Arizona Western | 25–22 | |
| 2017 | Mississippi Bowl | East Mississippi (4) | Arizona Western | 31–28 | |
| 2018 | East Mississippi (5) | Garden City | 10–9 | ||
| 2019 | Mississippi Gulf Coast (3) | Lackawanna | 24–13 | ||
| 2020–21 | Hutchinson (1) | Snow | 29–27 |
Division I (2021–present)
| Year | Bowl game | Winning team | Losing team | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | New Mexico Military (1) | date=17 December 2021 | title=National champions! NMMI wins junior college football title | url=https://www.abqjournal.com/2455140/nmmi-wins-national-junior-college-football-championship.html}} | ||
| 2022 | Iowa Western (2) | 31–0 | ||||
| 2023 | Iowa Western (4) | 61–14 | ||||
| 2024 | Hutchinson (2) | 28–23 | ||||
| 2024 | (5) | 28–10 |
Division III (2021–present)
Red Grange Bowl
| Year | Bowl game | Winning team | Losing team | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Red Grange Bowl | (1) | 34–29 | ||
| 2022 | Red Grange Bowl | (2) | 14–12 | ||
| 2023 | Red Grange Bowl | DuPage (3) | 33–29 | ||
| 2024 | Red Grange Bowl | (4) | 31–14 | ||
| 2025 | Red Grange Bowl | (5) | 36–13 |
Top non-scholarship (2000–2010)
From 2000 to 2010, the NJCAA recognized the top non-scholarship team in the nation.
| Year | Champion | Record | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Rochester C&T | 12–0 | Chuck Siefert |
| 2001 | Joliet | 10–1 | Bob MacDougall |
| 2002 | Joliet | 11–0 | Bob MacDougall |
| 2003 | Harper | 10–1 | John Eliasik |
| 2004 | Harper | 9–2 | John Eliasik |
| 2005 | Grand Rapids | 9–2 | Jim Schulte |
| 2006 | Vermilion | 10–2 | Steve Crittenden |
| 2007 | Rochester C&T | 11–0 | Brad LaPlante |
| 2008 | Harper | 11–1 | Dragan Teonic |
| 2009 | Grand Rapids | 9–2 | Tony Annese |
| 2010 | Nassau | 11–0 | Jermaine Miles |
National championships by team
| Wins | College |
|---|---|
| 6 | Butler County / Butler (KS) (1981, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007†, 2008) |
| 6 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (1959, 1967, 1969, 1980, 1986, 1991) |
| 5 | East Mississippi (2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018) |
| 4 | Blinn (1995, 1996, 2006, 2009) |
| 4 | Ferrum (1965, 1968, 1974, 1977) |
| 4 | Mississippi Gulf Coast (1971, 1984, 2007†, 2019) |
| 3 | Coffeyville (1956, 1983, 1990) |
| 3 | Glendale (AZ) (1988, 2000, 2005) |
| 3 | Iowa Western (2012, 2022, 2023) |
| 3 | Northwest Mississippi (1982, 1992, 2015) |
| 2 | Bakersfield (1953, 1976) |
| 2 | Hutchinson (KS) (2020, 2024) |
| 2 | Mesa (AZ) (1973, 1975) |
| 2 | Navarro (1989, 2010) |
| 2 | Trinity Valley (1994, 1997) |
| 1 | Arizona Western (1972) |
| 1 | Boise (1958) |
| 1 | Cameron (1960†) |
| 1 | Ellsworth (1976) |
| 1 | Fort Scott (1970) |
| 1 | Garden City (2016) |
| 1 | Georgia Military (2001) |
| 1 | Hinds (1954) |
| 1 | Iowa Central (1978) |
| 1 | Joliet (2002) |
| 1 | Kilgore (1966) |
| 1 | Mississippi Delta (1993) |
| 1 | New Mexico Military (2021) |
| 1 | Paris (?) |
| 1 | Pearl River (2004) |
| 1 | Phoenix (1964) |
| 1 | Ranger (1979) |
| 1 | Snow (1985) |
| 1 | Texarkana (1957) |
| 1 | Tyler (1960†, 2025) |
† Co-champions
Notes
References
Additional sources
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