# Empire Junior College Conference

The Empire Junior College Conference (EJCC), also called the Empire Conference and the Empire College Conference (ECC), was an junior college athletic conference composed of member schools located in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Wyoming. Original called the Colorado Junior College Conference (CJCC), the conference changed its name to the Empire Junior College Conference in 1952.
Casper College and McCook Junior College were admitted to the conference in May 1952. New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI) joined the EJCC in 1968 as a football-only member.

## Football champions

* 1948: Trinidad
* 1949: Fort Lewis
* 1950: Fort Lewis
* 1951: Mesa (CO)
* 1952: Scottsbluff
* 1953: Trinidad
* 1954: Trinidad
* 1955: Trinidad
* 1956: Mesa (CO)
* 1957: Trinidad
* 1958: Otero
* 1959: Otero and Trinidad
* 1960: Trinidad
* 1961: Trinidad
* 1962: Trinidad
* 1963: Trinidad
* 1964: McCook
* 1965: McCook
* 1966: McCook and Trinidad
* 1967: McCook and Trinidad
* 1969: Trinidad
* 1970: New Mexico Military

## Yearly football standings

1948 Colorado Junior College Conference football standings :
| 1948 Colorado Junior College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Trinidad $ 5 –1 –08 –2 –0 Pueblo 4 –1 –17 –2 –1 Mesa (CO) 4 –1 –16 –3 –1 Fort Lewis 4 –2 –05 –3 –0 Lamar (CO) 2 –4 –03 –7 –0 Sterling 1 –5 –02 –6 –1 La Junta 0 –6 –00 –7 –1 $ – Conference champion | 1950 Colorado Junior College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Fort Lewis $ 4 –0 –17 –2 –1 Mesa (CO) 3 –1 –15 –2 –1 Pueblo 3 –2 –04 –6 –0 Trinidad 2 –3 –0 ? – ? – ? Lamar (CO) 1 –4 –0 ? – ? – ? La Junta 1 –4 –0 ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion | 1951 Colorado Junior College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Mesa (CO) $ 5 –0 –08 –0 –0 Fort Lewis 3 –2 –04 –4 –0 La Junta 3 –2 –0 ? – ? – ? Trinidad 3 –2 –0 ? – ? – ? Pueblo 1 –4 –0 ? – ? – ? Lamar (CO) 0 –5 –0 ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion |
| 1952 Empire Junior College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Scottsbluff $ 5 –0 –1 ? – ? – ? Mesa (CO) 4 –0 –15 –1 –1 Fort Lewis 3 –1 –16 –2 –1 McCook 3 –1 –1 ? – ? – ? Sterling (CO) 4 –2 –1 ? – ? – ? Lamar (CO) 2 –4 –0 ? – ? – ? Pueblo 2 –5 –1 ? – ? – ? La Junta 1 –5 –0 ? – ? – ? Trinidad 1 –7 –0 ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion | 1953 Empire Junior College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Trinidad $ 6 –0 –1 ? – ? – ? Mesa (CO) 4 –0 –25 –1 –2 McCook 3 –1 –1 ? – ? – ? Pueblo 5 –3 –0 ? – ? – ? Sterling (CO) 3 –2 –2 ? – ? – ? Fort Lewis 2 –2 –02 –5 –0 La Junta 1 –5 –0 ? – ? – ? Scottsbluff 1 –6 –0 ? – ? – ? Lamar (CO) 0 –6 –0 ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion | 1954 Empire Junior College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Trinidad $ 7 –0 –010 –0 –0 McCook 6 –1 –0 ? – ? – ? Mesa (CO) 4 –1 –16 –3 –1 Fort Lewis 3 –2 –14 –4 –1 Pueblo 4 –3 –0 ? – ? – ? Northeastern (CO) 3 –4 –0 ? – ? – ? Lamar (CO) 1 –5 –0 ? – ? – ? Scottsbluff 1 –5 –0 ? – ? – ? La Junta 0 –7 –0 ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion |
| 1955 Empire Junior College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Trinidad $ 6 –1 –06 –3 –0 Fort Lewis 4 –1 –07 –2 –0 McCook 4 –1 –06 –2 –0 Scottsbluff 3 –3 –04 –4 –1 Pueblo 3 –3 –13 –4 –1 Mesa (CO) 2 –3 –06 –3 –0 La Junta 1 –6 –02 –6 –0 Northeastern (CO) 0 –5 –12 –5 –1 $ – Conference champion | 1956 Empire Junior College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Mesa (CO) $ 6 –0 –07 –2 –0 Pueblo 5 –1 –0 ? – ? – ? McCook 5 –1 –0 ? – ? – ? Trinidad 2 –4 –0 ? – ? – ? Fort Lewis 2 –3 –03 –6 –0 Otero 3 –4 –0 ? – ? – ? Northeastern (CO) 1 –5 –0 ? – ? – ? Scottsbluff 0 –6 –0 ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion | 1957 Empire Junior College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Trinidad $ 6 –1 –0 ? – ? – ? McCook 5 –1 –08 –2 –0 Mesa (CO) 4 –1 –17 –2 –1 Fort Lewis 3 –2 –06 –2 –1 Otero 3 –4 –0 ? – ? – ? Pueblo 1 –4 –1 ? – ? – ? Scottsbluff 1 –5 –01 –8 –0 Northeastern (CO) 0 –5 –0 ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion |
| 1958 Empire Junior College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Otero $ 6 –1 –0 ? – ? – ? Mesa (CO) 4 –1 –08 –3 –0 Fort Lewis 4 –2 –08 –2 –0 Trinidad 4 –3 –0 ? – ? – ? McCook 3 –3 –06 –4 –0 Scottsbluff 2 –4 –0 ? – ? – ? Pueblo 2 –5 –0 ? – ? – ? Northeastern (CO) 0 –6 –0 ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion | 1959 Empire Junior College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Otero + 6 –1 –0 ? – ? – ? Trinidad + 6 –1 –0 ? – ? – ? Mesa (CO) 4 –2 –08 –3 –0 McCook 3 –2 –1 ? – ? – ? Pueblo 3 –3 –1 ? – ? – ? Scottsbluff 2 –4 –0 ? – ? – ? Northeastern (CO) 1 –6 –0 ? – ? – ? Fort Lewis 0 –6 –00 –8 –1 + – Conference co-champions | 1960 Empire Junior College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Trinidad $ 6 –1 –0 ? – ? – ? McCook 4 –2 –08 –2 –0 Otero 4 –3 –05 –4 –0 Pueblo 4 –3 –0 ? – ? – ? Northeastern (CO) 3 –4 –0 ? – ? – ? Fort Lewis 2 –4 –03 –7 –0 Mesa (CO) 2 –4 –02 –6 –0 Scottsbluff 1 –5 –06 –5 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1960 Empire Junior College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Trinidad $ 6 –1 –0 ? – ? – ? McCook 4 –2 –08 –2 –0 Otero 4 –3 –05 –4 –0 Pueblo 4 –3 –0 ? – ? – ? Northeastern (CO) 3 –4 –0 ? – ? – ? Fort Lewis 2 –4 –03 –7 –0 Mesa (CO) 2 –4 –02 –6 –0 Scottsbluff 1 –5 –06 –5 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1961 Empire Junior College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Trinidad $ 6 –1 –07 –2 –0 McCook 5 –1 –09 –1 –0 Northeastern (CO) 5 –2 –0 ? – ? – ? Otero 4 –3 –0 ? – ? – ? Pueblo 3 –4 –0 ? – ? – ? Mesa (CO) 2 –4 –02 –6 –1 Fort Lewis 0 –5 –01 –7 –0 Scottsbluff 0 –5 –04 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1962 Empire Junior College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Trinidad $ 5 –0 –16 –0 –2 McCook 3 –1 –16 –1 –1 Mesa (CO) 3 –2 –06 –3 –0 Pueblo 3 –3 –05 –3 –0 Northeastern (CO) 3 –3 –03 –5 –0 Scottsbluff 0 –4 –04 –4 –0 Fort Lewis 0 –4 –02 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1963 Empire Junior College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Trinidad $ 3 –0 –08 –2 –0 Northeastern (CO) 2 –1 –0 ? – ? – ? McCook 1 –2 –04 –3 –0 Scottsbluff 0 –3 –0 ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion | 1964 Empire Junior College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T McCook $ 3 –0 –07 –2 –0 Northeastern (CO) 2 –1 –05 –4 –0 Trinidad 1 –2 –04 –6 –0 Scottsbluff 0 –3 –03 –5 –0 $ – Conference champion |