# 1971 junior college football season

The 1971 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 1971. Mississippi Gulf Coast won the NJCAA National Football Championship, defeating Fort Scott in the Shrine Bowl in Savannah, Georgia.
El Camino won the California state junior college large division playoffs, defeating Santa Rosa in the championship game at Bakersfield College Stadium in Bakersfield, California, while Reedley won the California state junior college small division playoffs, beating Hartnell in the title game at Ratcliffe Stadium in Fresno, California.

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

1971 Camino Norte Conference football standings :
| 1971 Camino Norte Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Santa Rosa +^ 4 –1 –010 –2 –0 West Valley + 4 –1 –07 –2 –0 Contra Costa 3 –2 –04 –4 –1 De Anza 3 –2 –04 –5 –0 Solano 1 –4 –05 –4 –0 Marin 0 –5 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant | 1971 Golden Gate Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Laney + 6 –1 –09 –1 –0 San Mateo +^ 6 –1 –09 –2 –0 Chabot 5 –2 –07 –3 –0 San Jose City 5 –2 –06 –4 –0 Diablo Valley 2 –5 –04 –6 –0 Foothill 2 –5 –03 –7 –0 CC of San Francisco 2 –5 –02 –7 –0 Merritt 0 –7 –00 –10 –0 + – Conference co-champions^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant | 1971 Metropolitan Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T El Camino $^ 6 –0 –011 –1 –0 Bakersfield 4 –2 –07 –2 –0 Pierce 4 –2 –07 –2 –0 Pasadena 3 –3 –06 –3 –0 Long Beach 2 –4 –05 –5 –0 Santa Monica 2 –4 –03 –6 –0 Los Angeles Valley 0 –6 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant |
| 1971 Mission Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Citrus $^ 7 –0 –08 –3 –0 Saddleback 5 –2 –07 –3 –0 Southwestern (CA) 3 –3 –16 –3 –1 Riverside 3 –3 –15 –4 –1 Chaffey 3 –3 –14 –5 –1 Grossmont 3 –4 –04 –5 –0 Palomar 2 –4 –13 –6 –1 San Bernardino 0 –7 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant | 1971 South Coast Conference (California) football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Orange Coast +^ 5 –1 –07 –2 –1 Santa Ana + 5 –1 –06 –3 –0 Fullerton 4 –2 –05 –4 –0 Cerritos 3 –3 –04 –5 –0 San Diego Mesa 2 –4 –06 –4 –0 Mt. San Antonio 2 –4 –02 –8 –0 San Diego City 0 –6 –00 –10 –0 + – Conference co-champions^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant | 1971 Southern California Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T East Los Angeles + 4 –1 –07 –2 –0 Los Angeles City + 4 –1 –06 –3 –0 Rio Hondo +^ 4 –1 –06 –5 –0 Harbor 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 Golden West 1 –4 –03 –5 –1 Cypress 0 –5 –03 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant |
| 1971 Valley Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T San Joaquin Delta $^ 4 –0 –18 –2 –1 Sequoias 4 –1 –08 –1 –1 Fresno City 3 –1 –13 –4 –1 Modesto 2 –3 –02 –6 –1 American River 1 –4 –04 –5 –0 Sacramento City 0 –5 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant | 1971 Western State Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Santa Barbara City $^ 6 –0 –09 –2 –0 Moorpark 4 –2 –07 –3 –0 Compton 4 –2 –05 –5 –0 West Los Angeles 3 –3 –05 –4 –0 Ventura 2 –4 –04 –5 –0 Glendale (CA) 2 –4 –04 –5 –0 Antelope Valley 0 –6 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant |

#### Small division

1971 Central Conference football standings :
| 1971 Central Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Reedley $^ 5 –0 –09 –1 –2 Hancock 4 –1 –08 –2 –0 Merced 2 –3 –05 –5 –0 West Hills 2 –3 –03 –7 –0 Cuesta 1 –4 –03 –6 –0 Porterville 1 –4 –02 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant | 1971 Coast Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Hartnell $^ 5 –0 –09 –2 –1 Gavilan 4 –1 –07 –2 –0 Monterey Peninsula 2 –3 –05 –5 –0 Cabrillo 2 –3 –04 –6 –0 Ohlone 2 –3 –02 –7 –0 Menlo 0 –5 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant | 1971 Desert Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T College of the Canyons $^ 7 –0 –08 –2 –0 Victor Valley 6 –1 –07 –2 –0 Desert 4 –3 –06 –4 –0 Palo Verde 4 –3 –05 –5 –0 Imperial Valley 3 –4 –03 –7 –0 MiraCosta 3 –4 –03 –7 –0 Mt. San Jacinto 1 –6 –01 –6 –0 Barstow 0 –7 –00 –10 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant |
| 1971 Golden Valley Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Redwoods $^ 6 –0 –09 –1 –0 Butte 5 –1 –08 –1 –0 Siskiyous 3 –3 –07 –3 –0 Yuba 3 –3 –05 –4 –0 Sierra 2 –4 –03 –5 –0 Shasta 2 –4 –03 –6 –0 Napa 0 –6 –00 –10 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant |

### NJCAA

1971 Arizona Junior College Athletic Conference football standings :
| 1971 Arizona Junior College Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Arizona Western $ 4 –0 –09 –1 –0 Phoenix 3 –1 –09 –1 –0 Mesa (AZ) 2 –2 –07 –2 –0 Glendale (AZ) 1 –3 –03 –6 –0 Eastern Arizona 0 –4 –02 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1971 Coastal Football Conference standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Ferrum $ 5 –0 –18 –0 –1 Lees–McRae 4 –1 –16 –3 –1 Baltimore 3 –2 –16 –2 –1 Wesley 3 –3 –06 –3 –0 Potomac State 3 –3 –05 –4 –0 Chowan 1 –4 –13 –4 –1 Harford 0 –6 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1971 Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Ricks $ 3 –0 –07 –3 –0 Dixie (UT) 1 –2 –05 –4 –0 Snow 1 –3 –0 ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion |
| 1971 Mississippi Junior College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T North Division Mississippi Delta xy 5 –0 –16 –3 –1 East Central (MS) 5 –1 –07 –3 –0 Northwest Mississippi 4 –2 –05 –5 –0 Itawamba 3 –2 –15 –4 –1 East Mississippi 2 –4 –03 –7 –0 Holmes 1 –6 –01 –9 –0 Northeast Mississippi 0 –6 –00 –10 –0 South Division Mississippi Gulf Coast xy$ 5 –0 –011 –0 –0 Pearl River 4 –1 –09 –1 –0 Jones County 3 –2 –06 –4 –0 Copiah–Lincoln 2 –3 –07 –3 –0 Southwest Mississippi 1 –4 –02 –7 –0 Hinds 0 –5 –02 –7 –0 Championship: Mississippi Gulf Coast 26, Mississippi Delta 14 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-champions | 1971 Northwest Community College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Eastern Division Wenatchee Valley xy$ 7 –1 –09 –1 –0 Columbia Basin 5 –2 –06 –2 –1 Spokane Falls 5 –3 –06 –3 –0 Yakima 3 –5 –03 –6 –0 Walla Walla 1 –7 –02 –7 –0 Western Division Grays Harbor xy 5 –2 –16 –3 –1 Mt. Hood 5 –3 –06 –3 –0 Olympic 3 –3 –23 –4 –2 Everett 0 –8 –01 –8 –0 NWCCC championship game: Wenatchee Valley 35, Grays Harbor 14 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant | 1971 Texas Junior College Football Federation standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Tyler $ 7 –0 –09 –2 –0 Kilgore 6 –1 –08 –2 –1 Wharton 5 –2 –07 –3 –0 Navarro 4 –3 –06 –3 –1 Blinn 2 –4 –04 –5 –0 Henderson County 2 –5 –03 –7 –0 Cisco 1 –5 –04 –5 –0 Ranger 0 –7 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion |

## California state playoffs
### Large division

| Quarterfinals November 26–27 | Quarterfinals November 26–27 | Semifinals December 4 | Semifinals December 4 | Championship game December 11 Bakersfield College Stadium—Bakersfield, California | Championship game December 11 Bakersfield College Stadium—Bakersfield, California |
| Citrus | 14 | | | | |
| El Camino | 42 | | | | |
| El Camino | 42 | El Camino | 51 | | |
| | | Rio Hondo | 36 | | |
| Rio Hondo | 34 | Rio Hondo | 36 | | |
| Santa Barbara City | 24 | | | | |
| Santa Barbara City | 24 | | | El Camino | 48 |
| | | | | Santa Rosa | 14 |
| San Mateo | 0 | | | | | Santa Rosa | 14 |
| San Joaquin Delta | 9 | | | | |
| San Joaquin Delta | 9 | San Joaquin Delta | 15 | | |
| | | Santa Rosa | 39 | | |
| Orange Coast | 22 | Santa Rosa | 39 | | |
| Santa Rosa | 26 | | | | |

### Small division

| Semifinals November 27 | Semifinals November 27 | Championship game December 4 Ratcliffe Stadium—Fresno, CA | Championship game December 4 Ratcliffe Stadium—Fresno, CA |
| Reedley | 74 | | |
| College of the Canyons | 20 | | |
| College of the Canyons | 20 | Reedley | 20 |
| | | Hartnell | 10 |
| Redwoods | 15 | Hartnell | 10 |
| Hartnell | 37 | | |