# 1966 junior college football season

The 1966 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 1966. Kilgore won the NJCAA National Football Championship, defeating Ferrum in the Shrine Bowl in Savannah, Georgia. Santa Monica, champions of the Metropolitan Conference placed in the top spot in Gridwire's final junior college rankings.
Kilgore was co-champion of the Texas Junior College Football Federation (TJCFF) with Henderson County, which won the Junior Rose Bowl over Pasadena. Henderson County finished second in the Gridwire rankings. Laney, which finished the season with a perfect record of 10–0, won the Coast Conference title, and defeated the City College of San Francisco in the Prune Bowl, ranked third. Fullerton, champion of California's Eastern Conference and winner of the Potato Bowl over Fresno City, finished the season 9–0–1 and ranked fourth. NJCAA champion Kilgore was fifth in the Gridwire rankings.

## Conference standings
### California

1966 Central Conference football standings :
| 1966 Central Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Coalinga $ 6 –1 –06 –3 –0 Merced 5 –2 –06 –3 –0 Reedley 5 –2 –06 –3 –0 Antelope Valley 4 –3 –05 –4 –0 Hancock 4 –2 –14 –4 –1 Porterville 2 –4 –12 –6 –1 Desert 1 –6 –01 –8 –0 Cuesta 0 –7 –01 –7 –1 $ – Conference champion | 1966 Coast Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Laney $ 7 –0 –010 –0 –0 Hartnell 6 –1 –08 –2 –0 Monterey Peninsula 5 –2 –06 –3 –0 West Valley 3 –4 –03 –6 –0 Menlo 2 –5 –04 –5 –0 Solano 2 –5 –03 –6 –0 Gavilan 2 –5 –02 –7 –0 Cabrillo 1 –7 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1966 Eastern Conference (California) football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Fullerton $ 7 –0 –09 –0 –1 Riverside 4 –3 –06 –3 –0 San Bernardino 4 –3 –06 –4 –0 Orange Coast 4 –3 –04 –5 –0 Golden West 3 –3 –15 –3 –1 Chaffey 2 –5 –04 –5 –0 Santa Ana 2 –5 –03 –6 –0 Mt. San Antonio 1 –5 –12 –6 –1 $ – Conference champion |
| 1966 Golden Gate Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T CC of San Francisco $ 7 –0 –09 –1 –0 Diablo Valley 5 –2 –06 –3 –0 San Mateo 4 –2 –15 –3 –1 Contra Costa 4 –3 –05 –4 –0 Chabot 3 –4 –05 –4 –0 San Jose City 2 –5 –03 –6 –0 Merritt 1 –5 –11 –7 –1 Foothill 1 –6 –03 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1966 Golden Valley Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Sierra $ 5 –0 –08 –2 –0 Shasta 4 –1 –06 –3 –0 Marin 2 –3 –05 –4 –0 Yuba 2 –3 –02 –7 –0 Napa 1 –4 –04 –5 –0 Santa Rosa 1 –4 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1966 Metropolitan Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Santa Monica $ 7 –0 –08 –0 –1 Cerritos 5 –1 –16 –2 –1 Bakersfield 5 –2 –07 –2 –0 El Camino 3 –2 –25 –2 –2 Long Beach 3 –3 –15 –3 –1 Rio Hondo 2 –5 –02 –7 –0 East Los Angeles 1 –6 –01 –8 –0 Los Angeles Valley 0 –7 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1966 Pacific Southwest Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T San Diego Mesa + 5 –1 –09 –1 –0 Southwestern (CA) + 5 –1 –05 –3 –0 San Diego Junior College 4 –2 –05 –4 –0 Grossmont 3 –3 –03 –6 –0 Palomar 2 –4 –02 –7 –0 MiraCosta 1 –5 –03 –6 –0 Imperial Valley 1 –5 –02 –7 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1966 Valley Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Fresno City $ 5 –0 –08 –2 –0 American River 4 –1 –06 –3 –0 Sequoias 2 –3 –06 –3 –0 Sacramento City 2 –3 –05 –4 –0 San Joaquin Delta 2 –3 –02 –7 –0 Modesto 0 –5 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1966 Western State Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Pasadena $ 6 –0 –18 –1 –1 Harbor 5 –2 –06 –3 –0 Los Angeles City 4 –2 –16 –2 –1 Ventura 4 –3 –05 –4 –0 Glendale (CA) 3 –4 –04 –4 –1 Pierce 3 –4 –04 –5 –0 Santa Barbara City 2 –5 –04 –5 –0 Compton 0 –7 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion |

### NCJAA

1966 Arizona Junior College Athletic Conference football standings :
| 1966 Arizona Junior College Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Phoenix $ 1 –0 –16 –2 –1 Eastern Arizona 1 –1 –05 –4 –0 Arizona Western 0 –1 –17 –2 –1 $ – Conference champion | 1966 Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Boise $ 4 –0 –09 –1 –0 Ricks 3 –1 –04 –4 –0 Mesa (CO) 2 –2 –05 –4 –0 Dixie (UT) 1 –3 –03 –5 –0 Snow 0 –4 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1966 Mississippi Junior College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Perkinston $ 8 –2 –010 –2 –0 Northwest Mississippi 7 –2 –17 –2 –1 Holmes 6 –3 –16 –3 –1 Itawamba 6 –3 –16 –3 –1 Hinds 6 –4 –06 –4 –0 Jones County 5 –5 –05 –5 –0 Southwest Mississippi 5 –5 –05 –5 –0 Mississippi Delta 5 –5 –05 –5 –0 East Central (MS) 4 –5 –14 –5 –1 Copiah–Lincoln 3 –7 –03 –7 –0 East Mississippi 3 –7 –03 –7 –0 Pearl River 0 –10 –00 –10 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1966 Oklahoma Junior College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Eastern Oklahoma A&M $ 3 –0 –06 –3 –0 Connors 2 –1 –04 –6 –0 Murray State (OK) 1 –2 –03 –7 –0 Northern Oklahoma 0 –3 –01 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1966 Texas Junior College Football Federation standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Henderson County + 6 –1 –010 –1 –0 Kilgore + 6 –1 –010 –1 –0 Cisco 5 –2 –07 –2 –0 Navarro 3 –4 –05 –6 –0 Tyler 3 –4 –04 –6 –0 Blinn 2 –5 –03 –6 –0 Ranger 2 –5 –03 –7 –0 Wharton 1 –6 –03 –7 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1966 Tri-State Junior College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Ellsworth $ 8 –0 –08 –1 –0 Centerville 5 –1 –07 –2 –0 Mason City 5 –2 –15 –2 –1 Worthington 3 –2 –1 ? – ? – ? Waldorf 3 –4 –05 –4 –0 Fort Dodge 2 –5 –02 –6 –0 Marshalltown 1 –3 –05 –3 –0 Estherville 1 –5 –02 –5 –0 Norfolk 0 –6 –00 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1966 Washington Junior College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Everett + 5 –0 –17 –1 –1 Columbia Basin + 5 –0 –16 –2 –1 Grays Harbor 3 –2 –17 –2 –1 Shoreline 3 –2 –13 –5 –1 Yakima 2 –4 –02 –7 –0 Wenatchee Valley 1 –5 –03 –6 –0 Olympic 0 –6 –02 –8 –0 + – Conference co-champions |