# 2022 junior college football season

The 2022 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 2022. 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 (CCCAA).
The NJCAA Division I champion was Iowa Western who defeated Hutchinson 31–0 in the NJCAA National Football Championship. The NJCAA Division III champion was DuPage who defeated NDSCS 14–12 in the Red Grange Bowl. The CCCAA champion was San Mateo who defeated Riverside City 55–0 in the CCCAA State Championship.

## Conference standings
### NJCAA Division I

2022 Iowa Community College Athletic Conference football standings :
| 2022 Iowa Community College Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 1 Iowa Western $^  2 –0  10 –2   No. 10 Iowa Central  1 –1  7 –4   Ellsworth  0 –2  0 –10   $ – Conference champion^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participantRankings from NJCAA Division I poll | 2022 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 2 Hutchinson $^  6 –0  11 –1   No. 5 Coffeyville  4 –2  8 –3   No. 9 Butler (KS)  4 –2  8 –4   Independence  3 –3  4 –5   Garden City  3 –3  4 –6   Dodge City  1 –5  3 –7   Highland (KS)  0 –6  2 –8   $ – Conference champion^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participantRankings from NJCAA Division I poll | 2022 Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  North Division No. 3 Northwest Mississippi #x^  6 –0  10 –2   No. 6 East Mississippi #$  4 –2  8 –3   Holmes  3 –3  5 –4   Northeast Mississippi  3 –3  5 –4   Itawamba  3 –3  3 –6   Coahoma  1 –5  1 –8   Mississippi Delta  1 –5  1 –8   South Division No. 8 Jones (MS) #x  5 –1  8 –2   Mississippi Gulf Coast #x  5 –1  6 –4   Pearl River  4 –2  6 –3   Copiah–Lincoln  3 –3  5 –4   Hinds  3 –3  4 –5   Southwest Mississippi  1 –5  3 –6   East Central (MS)  0 –6  1 –8   Championship: East Mississippi 36, Northwest Mississippi 28 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-champions^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant # – MACJC playoff participantRankings from NJCAA Division I poll |
| 2022 Northeast Football Conference standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 13 Lackawanna  0 –0  7 –3   Monroe College  0 –0  3 –5   Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll | 2022 Southwest Junior College Football Conference standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 14 Trinity Valley $  7 –0  8 –3   No. 7 New Mexico Military  5 –2  9 –3   No. 15 Navarro  5 –2  6 –4   No. 11 Kilgore  4 –3  8 –4   Tyler  4 –3  5 –4   Blinn  1 –6  3 –6   Cisco  1 –6  3 –6   Northeastern Oklahoma A&M  1 –6  3 –6   $ – Conference championRankings from NJCAA Division I poll | 2022 NJCAA Division I independents football records vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 12 Georgia Military   –  8 –2   No. 4 Snow   –  8 –2   Sussex County   –  3 –6   ASA Miami   –  2 –4   Community Christian (MI)   –  1 –3   Community Christian (CA)   –  0 –1   Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll |

### NJCAA Division III

2022 Minnesota College Athletic Conference football standings :
| 2022 Minnesota College Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 3 Minnesota State C&T $  6 –0  9 –1   No. 2 NDSCS ^  5 –1  9 –2   Rochester C&T  3 –3  5 –5   Central Lakes  2 –3  4 –4   Mesabi Range  2 –4  2 –6   Minnesota West C&T  1 –4  2 –6   Vermilion  0 –4  0 –5   $ – Conference champion^ – Red Grange Bowl participateRankings from NJCAA Division III poll | 2022 NJCAA Division III independents football records vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 1 DuPage ^   –  9 –2   No. 5 Hocking   –  6 –3   Louisburg   –  5 –3   Hudson Valley   –  6 –4   No. 4 Nassau   –  6 –4   Erie   –  1 –9   ^ – Red Grange Bowl participateRankings from NJCAA Division III poll |

### CCCAA
#### SCFA

2022 American Metro League standings :
| 2022 American Metro League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 17 Citrus $  5 –0  11 –0   Santa Ana  4 –1  5 –5   Glendale (CA)  3 –2  5 –5   Orange Coast  2 –3  3 –7   West Los Angeles  1 –4  3 –7   Los Angeles Southwest  0 –5  0 –10   $ – Conference championRankings from CCCAA poll | 2022 American Mountain League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 23 Mt. San Jacinto $  5 –0  9 –2   Desert  4 –1  8 –3   Pasadena City  2 –5  4 –5   Grossmont  2 –3  4 –6   Victor Valley  2 –3  4 –6   Compton  0 –5  3 –7   $ – Conference champion^ – CCCAA playoff participantRankings from CCCAA poll | 2022 American Pacific League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Santa Barbara City $  5 –0  10 –1   Moorpark  4 –1  6 –5   Antelope Valley  3 –2  5 –5   Los Angeles Valley  2 –3  3 –7   Santa Monica  1 –4  2 –8   Pierce  0 –5  0 –10   $ – Conference champion |
| 2022 National Central League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 1 Riverside City $^  5 –0  12 –1   No. 2 Mt. San Antonio ^  4 –1  9 –2   No. 9 Cerritos  3 –2  8 –3   No. 25 El Camino  2 –3  5 –6   Palomar  1 –4  5 –5   Chaffey  0 –5  2 –8   $ – Conference champion^ – CCCAA playoff participantRankings from CCCAA poll | 2022 National Northern League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 10 Ventura +^  3 –2  7 –4   No. 16 Allan Hancock +  3 –2  6 –5   No. 20 College of the Canyons +  3 –2  5 –5   No. 24 East Los Angeles  2 –3  5 –6   No. 21 Long Beach City  2 –3  5 –6   Bakersfield  2 –3  4 –6   + – Conference co-champions^ – CCCAA playoff participantRankings from CCCAA poll | 2022 National Southern League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 4 Fullerton $^  5 –0  10 –2   No. 6 Golden West  4 –1  9 –2   No. 14 San Diego Mesa  3 –2  7 –4   Saddleback  2 –3  3 –7   Southwestern (CA)  1 –4  1 –9   San Bernardino Valley  0 –5  0 –10   $ – Conference champion^ – CCCAA playoff participantRankings from CCCAA poll |

#### NCFC

2022 National Bay 6 League standings :
| 2022 National Bay 6 League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 3 San Mateo +^  4 –1  12 –1   No. 5 Laney +^  4 –1  8 –3   No. 12 Diablo Valley  3 –2  7 –4   No. 11 CC of San Francisco  3 –2  7 –4   Chabot  1 –4  2 –8   San Joaquin Delta  0 –5  1 –9   + – Conference co-champions^ – CCCAA playoff participantRankings from CCCAA poll | 2022 American Golden Coast League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Merced +  5 –1  8 –3   Monterey Peninsula +  5 –1  7 –4   West Hills Coalinga +  5 –1  6 –5   San Jose City  3 –3  5 –5   Hartnell  2 –4  3 –7   Cabrillo  1 –5  2 –8   Gavilan  0 –6  1 –9   + – Conference co-champions | 2022 National Norcal League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 8 American River $^  5 –0  8 –4   No. 7 Butte  4 –1  7 –4   No. 15 Sierra  2 –3  6 –5   Santa Rosa  2 –3  4 –6   Shasta  2 –3  4 –6   College of the Siskiyous  0 –5  1 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – CCCAA playoff participantRankings from CCCAA poll |
| 2022 American Pacific 7 League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 18 Feather River $  5 –0  11 –0   College of the Redwoods  4 –1  7 –4   Los Medanos  3 –2  5 –5   Foothill  2 –3  8 –3   De Anza  1 –4  5 –5   Yuba  0 –5  0 –10   $ – Conference championRankings from CCCAA poll | 2022 National Valley League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 13 Fresno City +  4 –1  7 –4   No. 19 Modesto +^  4 –1  5 –6   No. 22 College of the Sequoias  3 –2  6 –5   Reedley  2 –3  5 –5   Contra Costa  2 –3  4 –6   Sacramento City  0 –5  3 –7   + – Conference co-champions^ – CCCAA playoff participantRankings from CCCAA poll |

## Postseason
### Playoffs
#### NJCAA Division I

| Semifinals December 3/4 Campus sites | Semifinals December 3/4 Campus sites | Semifinals December 3/4 Campus sites | Championship game December 14 War Memorial Stadium—Little Rock, AR | Championship game December 14 War Memorial Stadium—Little Rock, AR | Championship game December 14 War Memorial Stadium—Little Rock, AR |
| 1 | Hutchinson | 38 | | | |
| 4 | Coffeyville | 7 | | | |
| 4 | Coffeyville | 7 | 1 | Hutchinson | 0 |
| | | | 3 | Iowa Western | 31 |
| 2 | Northwest Mississippi | 12 | 3 | Iowa Western | 31 |
| 3 | Iowa Western | 33 | | | |

#### CCCAA
##### SCFA playoffs

| Semifinals November 26 Campus sites | Semifinals November 26 Campus sites | Semifinals November 26 Campus sites | Regional finals December 3 Campus sites | Regional finals December 3 Campus sites | Regional finals December 3 Campus sites |
| 1 | Riverside City | 47 | | | |
| 4 | Ventura | 32 | | | |
| 4 | Ventura | 32 | 1 | Riverside City | 31 |
| | | | 2 | Fullerton | 17 |
| 2 | Fullerton | 24 | 2 | Fullerton | 17 |
| 3 | Mt. San Antonio | 41 | | | |

##### NCFC playoffs

| Semifinals November 26 Campus sites | Semifinals November 26 Campus sites | Semifinals November 26 Campus sites | Regional finals December 3 Campus sites | Regional finals December 3 Campus sites | Regional finals December 3 Campus sites |
| 1 | San Mateo | 30 | | | |
| 4 | Modesto | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Modesto | 0 | 1 | San Mateo | 30 |
| | | | 3 | American River | 5 |
| 2 | Laney | 21 | 3 | American River | 5 |
| 3 | American River | 43 | | | |

##### State championship

| Championship game December 10 College Heights Stadium—San Mateo, CA | Championship game December 10 College Heights Stadium—San Mateo, CA | Championship game December 10 College Heights Stadium—San Mateo, CA |
| 1 | Riverside City | 0 |
| 1 | San Mateo | 55 |

### Bowl games

CCCAA and NJCAA had a combined fourteen bowl games, featuring teams that did not qualify for either league's postseason tournament.
| Date | Time (EST) | Game | Site | Teams | Results |
| Nov 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Patriotic Bowl | Campus sites | Golden West (8–2) East Los Angeles (5–5) | Golden West 32 East Los Angeles 14 |
| Nov 26 | 12:00 p.m. | American Division Championship Bowl | Campus sites | Citrus (10–0) Mt. San Jacinto (9–1) | Citrus 31 Mt. San Jacinto 20 |
| Nov 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Western State Bowl | Campus sites | Cerritos (7–2) Long Beach City (5–5) | Cerritos 35 Long Beach City 28 |
| Nov 26 | 1:00 p.m. | American Championship Bowl | Campus sites | Feather River (10–0) Merced (8–2) | Feather River 50 Merced 32 |
| Nov 26 | 2:30 p.m. | Beach Bowl | Campus sites | Santa Barbara City (9–1) Desert (8–2) | Santa Barbara City 44 Desert 23 |
| Nov 26 | 6:00 p.m. | SoCal Bowl | Campus sites | San Diego Mesa (6–4) El Camino (5–5) | San Diego Mesa 21 El Camino 20 |
| Nov 26 | 6:00 p.m. | Strawberry Bowl | Campus sites | Allan Hancock (5–5) Moorpark (6–4) | Allan Hancock 20 Moorpark 17 |
| Dec 3 | 12:00 p.m. | Golden State Bowl | Campus sites | Monterey Peninsula (7–3) College of the Redwoods (7–3) | Monterey Peninsula 42 College of the Redwoods 21 |
| Dec 3 | 12:30 p.m. | Northern California Bowl | Campus sites | Foothill (7–3) West Hills Coalinga (6–4) | Foothill 48 West Hill Coalinga 20 |
| Dec 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Silicon Valley Bowl | Campus sites | Diablo Valley (6–4) Sierra (6–4) | Diablo Valley 36 Sierra 28 |
| Dec 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Gridiron Classic Bowl | Campus sites | CC of San Francisco (6–4) College of the Sequoias (6–4) | CC of San Francisco 34 College of the Sequoias 24 |
| Dec 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Grizzly Bowl | Redwood Bowl (Arcata, California) | Fresno City (6–4) Butte (7–3) | Fresno City 13 Butte 10 |
| Dec 3 | 1:00 p.m. | C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl | Campus sites | Butler (KS) (7–4) Kilgore (8–3) | Butler (KS) 28 Kilgore 24 |
| Dec 4 | 12:00 p.m. | Game One Bowl | UNI-Dome (Cedar Falls, Iowa) | Iowa Central (6–4) Trinity Valley (8–2) | Iowa Central 31 Trinity Valley 24 |