# 1970 junior college football season

The 1970 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 1970. Fort Scott won the NJCAA National Football Championship, defeating the Mesa Hokams in the Shrine Bowl in Savannah, Georgia.
Sequoias won the California state junior college large division playoffs, defeating Fullerton in the championship game at Bakersfield College Stadium in Bakersfield, California, while Redwoods won the California state junior college small division playoffs, beating Reedley in the title game at Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.

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

1970 Camino Norte Conference football standings :
| 1970 Camino Norte Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T West Valley $^ 5 –0 –09 –1 –0 Santa Rosa 4 –1 –07 –2 –0 De Anza 3 –2 –04 –5 –0 Solano 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 Contra Costa 1 –4 –01 –8 –0 Marin 0 –5 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant | 1970 Golden Gate Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Chabot $^ 6 –0 –19 –1 –1 San Mateo 5 –1 –1 ? – ? – ? Foothill 4 –3 –0 ? – ? – ? San Jose City 4 –3 –0 ? – ? – ? Diablo Valley 3 –4 –05 –4 –0 CC of San Francisco 2 –5 –0 ? – ? – ? Laney 2 –5 –0 ? – ? – ? Merritt 1 –6 –0 ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant Diablo Valley forfeited conference wins over Foothill, Laney, and Merritt. | 1970 Metropolitan Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Bakersfield $^ 6 –0 –09 –1 –0 El Camino 4 –2 –06 –3 –0 Santa Monica 4 –2 –06 –3 –0 Pasadena 3 –3 –06 –3 –0 Pierce 3 –3 –04 –5 –0 Los Angeles Valley 1 –5 –02 –7 –0 Long Beach 0 –6 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant |
| 1970 Mission Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Saddleback $^ 6 –0 –18 –1 –1 Riverside 5 –2 –07 –2 –0 Grossmont 4 –3 –05 –4 –0 Citrus 3 –3 –14 –4 –1 Chaffey 3 –4 –04 –5 –0 Southwestern (CA) 2 –5 –04 –5 –0 Palomar 2 –5 –03 –6 –0 San Bernardino 2 –5 –03 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant | 1970 South Coast Conference (California) football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Fullerton $^ 6 –0 –011 –1 –0 Orange Coast 5 –1 –06 –3 –0 San Diego Mesa 3 –3 –06 –3 –0 Santa Ana 3 –3 –04 –5 –0 Cerritos 2 –4 –04 –5 –0 Mt. San Antonio 2 –4 –04 –5 –0 San Diego City 0 –6 –00 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant | 1970 Southern California Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Rio Hondo $^ 5 –0 –09 –2 –0 Los Angeles City 4 –1 –07 –2 –0 East Los Angeles 3 –2 –05 –3 –0 Cypress 2 –3 –02 –7 –0 Golden West 1 –4 –04 –5 –0 Harbor 0 –5 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant |
| 1970 Valley Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Sequoias $^ 4 –1 –010 –2 –0 Fresno City 3 –2 –0 ? – ? – ? American River 3 –2 –0 ? – ? – ? Sacramento City 3 –2 –0 ? – ? – ? Modesto 2 –3 –0 ? – ? – ? San Joaquin Delta 0 –5 –0 ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant | 1970 Western State Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Moorpark + 4 –2 –06 –2 –0 Santa Barbara City +^ 4 –2 –05 –5 –0 Compton + 4 –2 –04 –5 –0 West Los Angeles 3 –3 –06 –3 –0 Ventura 3 –3 –04 –5 –0 Glendale (CA) 2 –4 –02 –7 –0 Antelope Valley 1 –5 –03 –6 –0 + – Conference co-champions^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant |

#### Small division

1970 Central Conference football standings :
| 1970 Central Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Reedley $^ 5 –0 –010 –1 –0 Hancock 4 –1 –06 –2 –0 Porterville 3 –2 –05 –4 –0 West Hills 2 –3 –05 –4 –0 Cuesta 1 –4 –02 –7 –0 Merced 0 –5 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant | 1970 Coast Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Gavilan $^ 5 –0 –09 –1 –0 Hartnell 4 –1 –0 ? – ? – ? Monterey Peninsula 3 –2 –0 ? – ? – ? Cabrillo 2 –3 –0 ? – ? – ? Ohlone 1 –4 –0 ? – ? – ? Menlo 0 –5 –0 ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant | 1970 Desert Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Victor Valley $^ 6 –1 –07 –2 –0 College of the Canyons 5 –2 –07 –2 –0 Mt. San Jacinto 4 –3 –05 –4 –0 MiraCosta 4 –3 –04 –5 –0 Palo Verde 3 –4 –05 –4 –0 Desert 3 –4 –04 –5 –0 Imperial Valley 2 –5 –02 –7 –0 Barstow 1 –6 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant Desert forfeited conference wins over Victor Valley, Mt. San Jacinto, Palo Verde, and Barstow. |
| 1970 Golden Valley Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Redwoods $^ 6 –0 –011 –0 –0 Butte 4 –2 –05 –4 –0 Shasta 3 –2 –14 –4 –1 Sierra 3 –3 –05 –4 –0 Yuba 2 –3 –13 –5 –1 Siskiyous 1 –5 –03 –6 –0 Napa 1 –5 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant |

### NCJAA

1970 Arizona Junior College Athletic Conference football standings :
| 1970 Arizona Junior College Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Mesa (AZ) $ 4 –0 –010 –1 –0 Arizona Western 3 –1 –09 –1 –0 Phoenix 2 –2 –05 –4 –0 Eastern Arizona 1 –3 –04 –5 –0 Glendale (AZ) 0 –4 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1970 Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Mesa (CO) $ 3 –0 –04 –6 –0 Ricks 2 –1 –05 –4 –0 Snow 1 –2 –04 –5 –1 Dixie (UT) 0 –3 –0 ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion | 1970 Kansas Jayhawk Junior College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Fort Scott $ 8 –0 –011 –0 –0 Hutchinson 7 –1 –09 –1 –1 Garden City 6 –2 –07 –3 –0 Pratt 5 –3 –06 –4 –0 Cowley County 4 –4 –06 –4 –0 Butler County 3 –5 –04 –6 –0 Independence 1 –7 –02 –8 –0 Highland (KS) 1 –7 –01 –8 –0 Coffeyville 1 –7 –01 –9 –0 Dodge City * 0 –0 –04 –5 –0 $ – Conference champion * Dodge City was on probation. |
| 1970 Mississippi Junior College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T North Division East Mississippi x 5 –1 –07 –3 –0 East Central (MS) xy 5 –1 –07 –4 –0 Northeast Mississippi 3 –3 –04 –6 –0 Mississippi Delta 2 –3 –02 –6 –1 Holmes 2 –4 –03 –7 –0 Northwest Mississippi 2 –4 –02 –8 –0 Itawamba 1 –4 –01 –8 –0 South Division Pearl River xy$ 4 –1 –09 –2 –0 Copiah–Lincoln 3 –1 –17 –0 –2 Mississippi Gulf Coast 3 –1 –19 –2 –1 Jones County 2 –1 –26 –2 –2 Southwest Mississippi 1 –4 –03 –6 –0 Hinds 0 –5 –02 –8 –0 Championship: Pearl River 27, East Central 8 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-champions | 1970 Northwest Community College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Eastern Division Columbia Basin xy$ 7 –1 –09 –1 –0 Spokane Falls 5 –3 –06 –3 –0 Yakima 5 –3 –06 –3 –0 Walla Walla 2 –6 –03 –6 –0 Wenatchee Valley 2 –6 –03 –6 –0 Western Division Grays Harbor xy 7 –1 –08 –2 –0 Everett 5 –3 –05 –4 –0 Mt. Hood 2 –6 –02 –7 –0 Olympic 1 –7 –02 –7 –0 NWCCC championship game: Columbia Basin 26, Grays Harbor 14 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant | 1970 Texas Junior College Football Federation standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Kilgore $ 6 –0 –17 –2 –1 Navarro 6 –1 –011 –1 –0 Tyler 5 –1 –17 –2 –1 Henderson County 4 –3 –04 –6 –0 Blinn 3 –4 –05 –5 –0 Wharton 2 –5 –02 –7 –1 Cisco 1 –6 –03 –7 –0 Ranger 0 –7 –02 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion |

## California state playoffs
### Large division

| Quarterfinals November 28 | Quarterfinals November 28 | Semifinals December 5 | Semifinals December 5 | Championship game December 12 Bakersfield College Stadium—Bakersfield, California | Championship game December 12 Bakersfield College Stadium—Bakersfield, California |
| Bakersfield | 0 | | | | |
| Fullerton | 6 | | | | |
| Fullerton | 6 | Fullerton | 13 | | |
| | | Rio Hondo | 7 | | |
| Saddleback | 14 | Rio Hondo | 7 | | |
| Rio Hondo | 17 | | | | |
| Rio Hondo | 17 | | | Fullerton | 21 |
| | | | | Sequoias | 24 |
| Sequoias | 34 | | | | | Sequoias | 24 |
| West Valley | 6 | | | | |
| West Valley | 6 | Sequoias | 13 | | |
| | | Chabot | 10 | | |
| Chabot | 43 | Chabot | 10 | | |
| Santa Barbara City | 0 | | | | |

### Small division

| Semifinals November 28 | Semifinals November 28 | Championship game December 5 Redwood Bowl—Arcata, CA | Championship game December 5 Redwood Bowl—Arcata, CA |
| Victor Valley | 0 | | |
| Reedley | 49 | | |
| Reedley | 49 | Reedley | 28 |
| | | Redwoods | 41 |
| Gavilan | 7 | Redwoods | 41 |
| Redwoods | 14 | | |