# 1968 junior college football season

The 1968 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 1968. Ferrum won the NJCAA National Football Championship, defeating Phoenix in the Shrine Bowl in Savannah, Georgia. Jones County and El Camino tied for the top spot in Gridwire's final junior college rankings.
Fresno City won the California state junior college large division playoffs, defeating East Los Angeles in the championship game, while Redwoods won the California state junior college small division playoffs, beating Coalinga in the title game.

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

1968 Camino Norte Conference football standings :
| 1968 Camino Norte Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Marin +^ 4 –1 –07 –3 –0 De Anza +^ 4 –1 –05 –5 –0 West Valley 3 –2 –06 –3 –0 Contra Costa 3 –2 –05 –4 –0 Solano 1 –4 –03 –6 –0 Santa Rosa 0 –5 –03 –6 –0 + – Conference co-champions^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant | 1968 Golden Gate Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Diablo Valley $^ 6 –0 –08 –2 –0 San Jose City 5 –1 –06 –3 –0 CC of San Francisco 4 –2 –07 –2 –0 Merritt 2 –4 –04 –5 –0 Chabot 2 –4 –02 –7 –0 San Mateo 1 –4 –11 –7 –1 Foothill 0 –5 –11 –7 –1 Laney   –  6 –3 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant | 1968 Metropolitan Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T El Camino $^ 7 –0 –010 –1 –0 Bakersfield 6 –1 –08 –1 –0 Long Beach 5 –2 –06 –2 –1 Santa Monica 4 –3 –06 –3 –0 Cerritos 3 –4 –03 –6 –0 Pasadena 1 –6 –03 –6 –0 Los Angeles Valley 1 –6 –02 –7 –0 Pierce 1 –6 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant |
| 1968 South Coast Conference (California) football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T San Diego City $^ 7 –0 –09 –1 –0 Fullerton 6 –1 –08 –1 –0 Santa Ana 5 –2 –07 –2 –0 Golden West 4 –3 –05 –4 –0 Orange Coast 3 –4 –05 –4 –0 San Diego Mesa 2 –5 –04 –5 –0 Mt. San Antonio 0 –6 –11 –6 –2 Rio Hondo 0 –6 –10 –8 –1 $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant | 1968 Southeastern Conference (California) football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Citrus $^ 6 –1 –09 –2 –0 Palomar 5 –2 –07 –2 –0 Grossmont 5 –2 –05 –4 –0 Riverside 5 –2 –05 –4 –0 Cypress 3 –4 –03 –6 –0 Chaffey 2 –5 –04 –5 –0 San Bernardino 1 –6 –01 –8 –0 Southwestern (CA) 1 –6 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant | 1968 Valley Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Fresno City $^ 5 –0 –010 –2 –0 Sequoias 4 –1 –07 –2 –0 Sacramento City 3 –2 –07 –2 –0 San Joaquin Delta 1 –3 –13 –5 –1 American River 1 –4 –02 –7 –0 Modesto 0 –4 –10 –8 –1 $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant |
| 1968 Western State Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T East Los Angeles $^ 7 –0 –011 –1 –0 Ventura 6 –1 –07 –1 –1 Los Angeles City 5 –2 –06 –3 –0 Harbor 4 –3 –05 –4 –0 Glendale (CA) 3 –4 –03 –6 –0 Moorpark 2 –5 –03 –6 –0 Compton 1 –6 –02 –7 –0 Santa Barbara City 0 –7 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant |

#### Small division

1968 Central Conference football standings :
| 1968 Central Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Coalinga $^ 5 –0 –06 –5 –0 Merced 3 –2 –05 –4 –0 Reedley 3 –2 –04 –4 –0 Cuesta 2 –3 –04 –4 –0 Hancock 1 –4 –03 –6 –0 Porterville 1 –4 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant | 1968 Coast Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Hartnell +^ 4 –1 –07 –3 –0 Gavilan + 4 –1 –08 –1 –0 Cabrillo 3 –2 –05 –4 –0 Monterey Peninsula 3 –2 –04 –4 –1 Menlo 1 –4 –01 –7 –0 Ohlone 0 –5 –00 –9 –0 + – Conference co-champions^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant | 1968 Desert Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T MiraCosta $^ 7 –0 –08 –2 –0 Antelope Valley 6 –1 –07 –2 –0 Mt. San Jacinto 5 –2 –07 –2 –0 Barstow 4 –3 –05 –4 –0 Imperial Valley 3 –4 –04 –5 –0 Desert 2 –5 –03 –6 –0 Palo Verde 1 –6 –02 –7 –0 Victor Valley 0 –7 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant |
| 1968 Golden Valley Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Redwoods $^ 5 –0 –010 –1 –0 Yuba 4 –1 –07 –2 –0 Sierra 3 –2 –06 –3 –0 Butte 1 –3 –13 –5 –1 Shasta 1 –3 –11 –7 –1 Napa 0 –5 –01 –7 –0 Siskiyous   –  5 –0 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant |

### NCJAA

1968 Arizona Junior College Athletic Conference football standings :
| 1968 Arizona Junior College Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Phoenix $ 4 –0 –08 –2 –0 Arizona Western 3 –1 –08 –2 –0 Eastern Arizona 1 –3 –04 –5 –0 Glendale (AZ) 1 –3 –04 –5 –0 Mesa (AZ) 1 –3 –04 –5 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1968 Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Mesa (CO) + 2 –1 –08 –2 –0 Ricks + 2 –1 –06 –3 –0 Dixie (UT) + 2 –1 –04 –4 –0 Snow 0 –3 –00 –9 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1968 Mississippi Junior College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Jones County $ 9 –0 –09 –0 –0 Perkinston 8 –1 –09 –1 –0 East Mississippi 7 –2 –07 –2 –0 Holmes 6 –3 –06 –3 –0 Pearl River 5 –4 –05 –4 –0 Mississippi Delta 5 –5 –05 –5 –0 Southwest Mississippi 5 –5 –05 –5 –0 Northeast Mississippi 4 –5 –04 –5 –0 East Central (MS) 3 –5 –13 –5 –1 Northwest Mississippi 3 –6 –03 –6 –0 Copiah–Lincoln 3 –6 –03 –6 –0 Itawamba 1 –7 –11 –7 –1 Hinds 0 –9 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1968 Texas Junior College Football Federation standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Henderson County + 6 –1 –08 –3 –0 Kilgore + 6 –1 –07 –3 –0 Blinn 5 –2 –06 –3 –0 Tyler 3 –4 –05 –5 –0 Navarro 3 –4 –03 –7 –0 Cisco 2 –5 –04 –6 –0 Wharton 2 –5 –04 –6 –0 Ranger 1 –6 –01 –8 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1968 Tri-State Junior College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Ellsworth $ 5 –0 –09 –1 –0 Centerville 4 –1 –0 ? – ? – ? Iowa Central 3 –2 –0 ? – ? – ? North Iowa 2 –3 –0 ? – ? – ? Marshalltown 1 –4 –0 ? – ? – ? Norfolk 0 –5 –0 ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion | 1968 Washington Community College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Spokane $ 7 –0 –08 –0 –0 Everett 5 –1 –17 –1 –1 Grays Harbor 4 –3 –05 –4 –0 Columbia Basin 3 –3 –14 –4 –1 Wenatchee Valley 3 –4 –04 –5 –0 Yakima 2 –4 –12 –6 –1 Shoreline 2 –5 –02 –7 –0 Olympic 0 –6 –11 –7 –1 $ – Conference champion |

## California state playoffs
### Large division

| Quarterfinals November 28, 30 | Quarterfinals November 28, 30 | Semifinals December 7 | Semifinals December 7 | Championship game December 14 Ratcliffe Stadium—Fresno, California | Championship game December 14 Ratcliffe Stadium—Fresno, California |
| Marin | 13 | | | | |
| Fresno City | 20 | | | | |
| Fresno City | 20 | Fresno City | 25 | | |
| | | El Camino | 8 | | |
| Diablo Valley | 12 | El Camino | 8 | | |
| El Camino | 37 | | | | |
| El Camino | 37 | | | Fresno City | 16 |
| | | | | East Los Angeles | 7 |
| De Anza | 20 | | | | | East Los Angeles | 7 |
| Citrus | 45 | | | | |
| Citrus | 45 | Citrus | 16 | | |
| | | East Los Angeles | 17 | | |
| San Diego City | 7 | East Los Angeles | 17 | | |
| East Los Angeles | 17 | | | | |

### Small division

| Semifinals November 30 | Semifinals November 30 | Championship game December 7 Memorial Stadium—Coalinga, CA | Championship game December 7 Memorial Stadium—Coalinga, CA |
| Hartnell | 41 | | |
| Coalinga | 43 | | |
| Coalinga | 43 | Coalinga | 28 |
| | | Redwoods | 51 |
| MiraCosta | 8 | Redwoods | 51 |
| Redwoods | 36 | | |