# 1972 junior college football season

The 1972 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 1972. Arizona Western won the NJCAA National Football Championship, defeating Fort Scott in the El Toro Bowl in Yuma, Arizona.
Fresno City won the California state junior college large division playoffs, defeating Pasadena in the championship game at the Potato Bowl in Bakersfield, California, while Redwoods won the California state junior college small division playoffs, beating West Hills in the title game at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, California.

## Conference standings
### California
#### Large division

1972 Camino Norte Conference football standings :
| 1972 Camino Norte Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T West Valley + 4 –1 –05 –5 –0 De Anza +^ 4 –1 –0 ? – ? – ? Santa Rosa 3 –2 –0 ? – ? – ? Contra Costa 2 –2 –1 ? – ? – ? Solano 1 –3 –1 ? – ? – ? Marin 0 –5 –0 ? – ? – ? + – Conference co-champions^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant | 1972 Golden Gate Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Chabot $^ 7 –0 –011 –1 –0 Foothill 5 –1 –16 –3 –1 Diablo Valley 4 –3 –07 –3 –0 Laney 4 –3 –05 –5 –0 San Mateo 3 –4 –06 –4 –0 San Jose City 3 –4 –04 –5 –0 Merritt 1 –5 –13 –5 –1 CC of San Francisco 0 –7 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant | 1972 Metropolitan Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Pasadena $^ 5 –0 –012 –1 –0 El Camino 4 –1 –07 –1 –1 Long Beach 2 –3 –05 –3 –1 Pierce 2 –3 –05 –5 –0 Bakersfield 2 –3 –03 –6 –0 Los Angeles Valley 0 –5 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant |
| 1972 Mission Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Saddleback +^ 5 –1 –19 –2 –1 Citrus + 5 –1 –15 –4 –1 Palomar 5 –2 –07 –3 –0 Southwestern (CA) 5 –2 –07 –3 –0 San Diego City 2 –5 –02 –8 –0 Chaffey 2 –5 –03 –7 –0 Grossmont 2 –5 –02 –7 –0 Riverside 1 –6 –01 –9 –0 San Bernardino * 0 –0 –07 –3 –0 + – Conference co-champions^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant * – San Bernardino had a 7–1 record against conference opponents, but was declared ineligible for postseason play and the team's games did not count in the conference standings. | 1972 South Coast Conference (California) football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Cerritos $^ 3 –1 –14 –3 –3 Santa Ana 3 –2 –07 –3 –0 Orange Coast 3 –2 –06 –3 –0 Fullerton 2 –2 –14 –4 –1 San Diego Mesa 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 Mt. San Antonio 1 –4 –05 –5 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant | 1972 Southern California Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Rio Hondo $^ 7 –0 –07 –3 –0 Golden West 5 –2 –0 ? – ? – ? Los Angeles City 4 –3 –0 ? – ? – ? Santa Monica 3 –4 –0 ? – ? – ? Los Angeles Southwest 3 –4 –0 ? – ? – ? East Los Angeles 2 –5 –0 ? – ? – ? Harbor 2 –5 –0 ? – ? – ? Cypress 2 –5 –0 ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant |
| 1972 Valley Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Fresno City $^ 6 –0 –111 –1 –1 Reedley 5 –2 –08 –2 –0 Modesto 5 –2 –07 –3 –0 San Joaquin Delta 4 –3 –05 –5 –0 Cosumnes River 3 –4 –04 –5 –0 American River 2 –4 –13 –6 –1 Sequoias 2 –5 –02 –8 –0 Sacramento City 0 –7 –01 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant | 1972 Western State Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Santa Barbara City + 6 –1 –09 –1 –0 West Los Angeles +^ 6 –1 –07 –3 –0 Ventura 5 –2 –07 –3 –0 Hancock 4 –2 –16 –2 –1 College of the Canyons 3 –3 –15 –3 –1 Moorpark 2 –5 –04 –6 –0 Glendale (CA) 1 –6 –03 –7 –0 Compton 0 –7 –00 –10 –0 + – Conference co-champions^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant |

#### Small division

1972 Central Conference football standings :
| 1972 Central Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T West Hills $^ 4 –1 –07 –4 –0 Merced 3 –2 –06 –4 –0 Cuesta 3 –2 –04 –5 –0 Taft 3 –2 –04 –6 –0 Antelope Valley 2 –3 –05 –5 –0 Porterville 0 –5 –03 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant | 1972 Coast Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Cabrillo $^ 4 –1 –08 –3 –0 Hartnell 3 –2 –07 –3 –0 Menlo 3 –2 –07 –3 –0 Monterey Peninsula 3 –2 –04 –5 –0 Gavilan 2 –3 –05 –4 –0 Ohlone 0 –5 –01 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant | 1972 Desert Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T MiraCosta $^ 4 –1 –15 –4 –1 Desert 3 –1 –2 ? – ? – ? Victor Valley 4 –2 –0 ? – ? – ? Imperial Valley 4 –2 –0 ? – ? – ? Barstow 3 –2 –1 ? – ? – ? Palo Verde 1 –5 –0 ? – ? – ? Mt. San Jacinto 0 –6 –0 ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant |
| 1972 Golden Valley Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Redwoods $^ 5 –0 –011 –0 –0 Shasta 4 –1 –04 –5 –0 Butte 3 –2 –05 –4 –0 Siskiyous 2 –3 –02 –7 –0 Sierra 0 –4 –11 –7 –1 Yuba 0 –4 –10 –7 –1 $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant |

### NJCAA

1972 Arizona Junior College Athletic Conference football standings :
| 1972 Arizona Junior College Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Arizona Western $ 4 –0 –010 –0 –0 Phoenix 3 –1 –07 –1 –1 Mesa (AZ) 2 –2 –08 –2 –0 Eastern Arizona 1 –3 –04 –5 –0 Glendale (AZ) 0 –4 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1972 Coastal Football Conference standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Ferrum $ 3 –1 –07 –1 –0 Wesley 4 –1 –17 –1 –1 Chowan 4 –2 –06 –3 –0 Baltimore 2 –4 –04 –5 –0 Lees–McRae 2 –4 –03 –6 –0 Potomac State 1 –3 –21 –6 –2 Harford 1 –4 –12 –6 –1 $ – Conference champion | 1970 Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Snow $ 3 –0 –1 ? – ? – ? Dixie (UT) 2 –2 –0 ? – ? – ? Mesa (CO) 1 –1 –14 –3 –2 Ricks 0 –3 –0 ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion |
| 1972 Northwest Community College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Eastern Division Columbia Basin xy$ 6 –1 –18 –1 –1 Spokane Falls 5 –3 –06 –3 –0 Walla Walla 3 –3 –24 –3 –2 Yakima 3 –5 –04 –5 –0 Wenatchee Valley 2 –5 –13 –5 –1 Western Division Grays Harbor xy 6 –2 –07 –3 –0 Everett 4 –4 –05 –4 –0 Olympic 4 –4 –04 –5 –0 Mt. Hood 1 –7 –02 –7 –0 NWCCC championship game: Columbia Basin 26, Grays Harbor 13 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant | 1972 Texas Junior College Football Federation standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Blinn $ 7 –0 –010 –0 –0 Navarro 5 –2 –07 –3 –0 Tyler 5 –2 –07 –3 –0 Kilgore 4 –3 –06 –4 –0 Henderson County 3 –4 –03 –7 –0 Wharton 2 –5 –03 –6 –0 Ranger 2 –5 –02 –8 –0 Cisco 0 –7 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion |

## California state playoffs
### Large division

| Quarterfinals November 25 | Quarterfinals November 25 | Semifinals December 2 | Semifinals December 2 | Championship game December 9 Potato Bowl—Bakersfield, California | Championship game December 9 Potato Bowl—Bakersfield, California |
| West Valley | 18 | | | | |
| Chabot | 21 | | | | |
| Chabot | 21 | Chabot | 26 | | |
| | | Fresno City | 39 | | |
| Cerritos | 10 | Fresno City | 39 | | |
| Fresno City | 12 | | | | |
| Fresno City | 12 | | | Fresno City | 48 |
| | | | | Pasadena | 14 |
| Saddleback | 24 | | | | | Pasadena | 14 |
| Rio Hondo | 23 | | | | |
| Rio Hondo | 23 | Saddleback | 3 | | |
| | | Pasadena | 7 | | |
| West Los Angeles | 13 | Pasadena | 7 | | |
| Pasadena | 28 | | | | |

### Small division

| Semifinals November 25 | Semifinals November 25 | Championship game December 2 Diablo Valley College—Pleasant Hill, California | Championship game December 2 Diablo Valley College—Pleasant Hill, California |
| MiraCosta | 18 | | |
| West Hills | 26 | | |
| West Hills | 26 | West Hills | 21 |
| | | Redwoods | 41 |
| Cabrillo | 13 | Redwoods | 41 |
| Redwoods | 37 | | |