1969 junior college football season

The 1969 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 1969. Northeastern Oklahoma A&M won the NJCAA National Football Championship, defeating Arizona Western in the Shrine Bowl in Savannah, Georgia.[1] Fresno City won the California state junior college large division playoffs, defeating Fullerton in the championship game at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California, while Yuba won the California state junior college small division playoffs, beating Saddleback in the title game.[2][3]

1969 junior college football season
National ChampionshipShrine Bowl, Savannah, GA (NJCAA)
ChampionNortheastern Oklahoma A&M (NJCAA)

Conference standings

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California

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Large division

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1969 Camino Norte Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Valley $^ 5 0 0 9 1 0
Contra Costa 4 1 0 6 3 0
Marin 3 2 0 4 4 0
Santa Rosa 2 3 0 5 4 0
Solano 1 4 0 3 6 0
De Anza 0 5 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
    De Anza forfeited all five confernece games.
1969 Golden Gate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chabot $^ 7 0 0 9 2 0
San Mateo 6 1 0 7 2 0
Diablo Valley 4 2 1 5 3 1
San Jose City 3 4 0 5 4 0
Laney 3 4 0 3 6 0
Merritt 2 5 0 3 6 0
Foothill 1 5 1 1 7 1
CC of San Francisco 1 6 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1969 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bakersfield $^ 6 0 0 10 1 0
El Camino 5 1 0 7 2 0
Los Angeles Valley 3 3 0 6 4 0
Pasadena 3 3 0 5 4 0
Santa Monica 2 4 0 5 4 0
Long Beach 2 4 0 2 7 0
Pierce 0 6 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
    Pasadena forfeited three conference wins, over Bakersfield, El Camino, and Los Angeles Valley, and a non-conference tie with Rio Hondo because of an ineligible player.
1969 Mission Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Grossmont $^ 6 0 0 7 3 0
Citrus 5 1 0 8 1 0
Palomar 3 3 0 4 5 0
Riverside 2 3 1 5 3 1
Southwestern (CA) 2 3 1 4 4 1
Chaffey 2 4 0 4 5 0
San Bernardino 0 6 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1969 South Coast Conference (California) football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fullerton +^ 5 1 0 10 2 0
San Diego Mesa + 5 1 0 7 2 0
Cerritos 4 2 0 7 2 0
Orange Coast 3 2 1 6 2 1
San Diego City 1 4 1 1 7 1
Mt. San Antonio 1 5 0 1 8 0
Santa Ana 1 5 0 1 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1969 Southern California Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harbor $^ 5 0 0 8 2 0
East Los Angeles 3 2 0 7 2 0
Golden West 3 2 0 6 3 0
Los Angeles City 3 2 0 6 3 0
Rio Hondo * 1 4 0 3 7 0
Cypress 0 5 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
    * – Pasadena forfeited a non-conference tie with Rio Hondo.
1969 Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno City $^ 5 0 0 9 3 0
American River 4 1 0 7 2 0
Sacramento City 2 2 1 4 4 1
Modesto 1 3 1 4 4 1
Sequoias 1 4 0 4 5 0
San Joaquin Delta 1 4 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1969 Western State Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ventura + 4 1 0 7 2 0
Santa Barbara City +^ 4 1 0 7 3 0
Glendale (CA) 3 2 0 3 6 0
Moorpark 2 3 0 4 5 0
Compton 2 3 0 2 7 1
Antelope Valley 0 5 0 1 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant

Small division

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1969 Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Reedley $^ 5 0 0 9 1 0
Hancock 4 1 0 7 2 0
West Hills 3 2 0 4 5 0
Porterville 2 3 0 2 6 1
Cuesta 1 4 0 4 5 0
Merced 0 5 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1969 Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hartnell $^ 5 0 0 6 4 0
Monterey Peninsula 4 1 0 6 3 0
Gavilan 3 2 0 6 3 0
Cabrillo 2 3 0 2 7 0
Ohlone 1 4 0 2 7 0
Menlo 0 5 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1969 Desert Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Saddleback $^ 6 0 0 9 2 0
MiraCosta 5 1 0 6 3 0
Mt. San Jacinto 4 2 0 6 3 0
Imperial Valley 3 3 0 5 4 0
Barstow 2 4 0 2 6 1
Desert 1 5 0 2 7 0
Victor Valley 0 6 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1969 Golden Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yuba +^ 5 1 0 10 1 0
Redwoods + 5 1 0 8 1 0
Butte 4 2 0 5 4 0
Shasta 3 3 0 3 6 0
Sierra 2 4 0 2 7 0
Napa 1 5 0 2 7 0
Siskiyous 1 5 0 1 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant

NCJAA

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1969 Arizona Junior College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona Western $ 4 0 0 9 1 0
Eastern Arizona 3 1 0 5 3 0
Phoenix 1 3 0 4 5 1
Glendale (AZ) 1 3 0 4 5 0
Mesa (AZ) 1 3 0 3 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1969 Texas Junior College Football Federation standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tyler $ 7 0 0 10 1 0
Blinn 6 1 0 7 2 0
Henderson County 4 3 0 7 3 0
Kilgore 3 4 0 4 6 0
Wharton 2 5 0 4 6 0
Cisco 2 5 0 4 6 0
Navarro 2 5 0 3 7 0
Ranger 2 5 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1969 Washington Community College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eastern Division
Spokane Falls xy 5 1 0 7 3 0
Yakima 5 1 0 6 3 0
Columbia Basin 3 3 0 5 2 0
Wenatchee Valley 0 6 0 0 9 0
Western Division
Grays Harbor xy$ 5 1 0 8 2 0
Olympic 2 4 0 3 6 0
Everett 1 5 0 4 5 0
WCCC championship game: Grays Harbor 16, Spokane Falls 12
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

California state playoffs

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Large division

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Quarterfinals
November 29
Semifinals
December 6
Championship game
December 14
Anaheim StadiumAnaheim, California
      
Santa Barbara City 0
Bakersfield 49
Bakersfield 16
Fullerton 26
Fullerton 40
Grossmont 19
Fullerton 9
Fresno City 28
Harbor 13
Fresno City 36
Fresno City 23
Chabot 7
West Valley 20
Chabot 45

Small division

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Semifinals
November 29
Championship game
December 6
Marysville High SchoolMarysville, CA
    
Reedley 19
Saddleback 40
Saddleback 19
Yuba 24
Yuba 10
Hartnell 7

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References

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  1. ^ Bunch, Ken (November 29, 1969). "Norsemen Win Juco Crown, 20-6". Tulsa Daily World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. p. A17. Retrieved April 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "Yuba Beats Saddleback 24-19 To Take State Small JC Title". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. December 8, 1969. p. C6. Retrieved April 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ Distel, Dave (December 15, 1969). "Fresno Blast Fullerton, For State JC Title, 28-9". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 5, part III. Retrieved April 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "JC Grid Playoffs". Santa Maria Times. Santa Maria, California. November 26, 1969. p. 8. Retrieved April 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Fresno Romps to 36-13 Win Over Harbor". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 30, 1969. p. 14D. Retrieved April 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .