# 2021 junior college football season

The 2021 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 2021. The season ended with three national champions: two from the National Junior College Athletic Association's (NJCAA) Division I and Division III and one from the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA).
The NJCAA Division I champion was New Mexico Military who defeated Iowa Western 31–13 in the NJCAA National Football Championship. The NJCAA Division III champion was DuPage who defeated Nassau 34–29 in the Red Grange Bowl. The CCCAA champion was CC of San Francisco who defeated Riverside City 22–19 in the CCCAA State Championship.

## Conference standings
### NJCAA Division I

2021 Iowa Community College Athletic Conference football standings :
| 2021 Iowa Community College Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Iowa Western $^  4 –0  10 –1   Iowa Central  2 –2  9 –2   Ellsworth  0 –4  2 –8   $ – Conference champion^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant | 2021 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Independence +  6 –1  8 –2   Coffeyville +  6 –1  6 –3   Hutchinson  5 –2  9 –2   Garden City  5 –2  8 –3   Dodge City  3 –4  3 –6   Highland (KS)  2 –5  2 –7   Fort Scott  1 –6  2 –7   Butler (KS)  0 –7  1 –9   + – Conference co-champions | 2021 Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  North Division East Mississippi #x  6 –0  9 –1   Northwest Mississippi #x$^  5 –1  9 –3   Mississippi Delta  3 –3  5 –4   Itawamba  3 –3  4 –5   Northeast Mississippi  3 –3  3 –6   Holmes  1 –5  1 –8   Coahoma  0 –6  0 –9   South Division Jones (MS) #x  5 –1  8 –2   Mississippi Gulf Coast x  5 –1  7 –2   Hinds #x  5 –1  9 –3   Copiah–Lincoln  3 –3  3 –6   East Central (MS)  2 –4  3 –6   Southwest Mississippi  1 –5  3 –6   Pearl River  0 –6  2 –7   Championship: Northwest Mississippi 56, Hinds 21 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-champions^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant # – MACJC playoff participantRankings from NJCAA Division I poll |
| 2021 Northeast Football Conference standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Monroe College  0 –0  10 –1   Lackawanna  0 –0  7 –3   Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll | 2021 Southwest Junior College Football Conference standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  New Mexico Military $^  6 –1  12 –1   Tyler  5 –3  7 –5   Kilgore  4 –4  5 –5   Trinity Valley  3 –4  5 –4   Navarro  3 –4  5 –5   Blinn  3 –4  5 –5   Cisco  3 –4  4 –5   Northeastern Oklahoma A&M  2 –4  4 –5   $ – Conference champion^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant | 2021 NJCAA Division I independents football records vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Snow   –  7 –2   Georgia Military   –  6 –5   Hocking   –  5 –5   Sussex County   –  3 –5   ASA Miami   –  3 –6   Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll |

### NJCAA Division III

2021 Minnesota College Athletic Conference football standings :
| 2021 Minnesota College Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  NDSCS $  7 –0  9 –1   Itasca  6 –1  9 –1   Rochester C&T  3 –3  4 –4   Minnesota State C&T  3 –4  6 –4   Minnesota West C&T  3 –4  4 –6   Central Lakes  3 –4  3 –6   Vermilion  2 –4  2 –6   Mesabi Range  0 –7  0 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – Red Grange Bowl participateRankings from NJCAA Division III poll | 2021 NJCAA Division III independents football records vteConfOverall Team W L W L  DuPage ^   –  9 –2   Nassau ^   –  6 –3   Louisburg   –  4 –2   Hudson Valley   –  4 –4   Erie   –  1 –7   ^ – Red Grange Bowl participateRankings from NJCAA Division III poll |

### CCCAA
#### SCFA

2021 American Metro League standings :
| 2021 American Metro League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Santa Ana $  5 –0  7 –4   Citrus  4 –1  6 –4   Glendale (CA)  3 –2  6 –4   Orange Coast  2 –3  3 –7   West Los Angeles  1 –4  3 –7   Los Angeles Harbor  0 –5  2 –8   $ – Conference champion | 2021 American Mountain League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Mt. San Jacinto +  4 –1  9 –2   No. 24 Pasadena City +  4 –1  9 –2   Grossmont +  4 –1  7 –3   Desert  2 –3  3 –7   Victor Valley  1 –4  2 –7   Compton  0 –5  0 –9   + – Conference co-championsRankings from CCCAA poll | 2021 American Pacific League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Antelope Valley $  5 –0  8 –3   Santa Barbara City  3 –2  7 –4   Moorpark  3 –2  4 –6   Los Angeles Valley  2 –3  3 –7   Santa Monica  1 –3  3 –6   Pierce  0 –4  0 –9   $ – Conference champion |
| 2021 National Central League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 2 Riverside City $^  5 –0  10 –3   No. 18 Cerritos  3 –2  6 –5   No. 14 Palomar  3 –2  6 –5   No. 11 Mt. San Antonio  2 –3  8 –3   No. 13 El Camino  2 –3  7 –4   Chaffey  0 –5  0 –10   $ – Conference champion^ – CCCAA playoff participantRankings from CCCAA poll | 2021 National Northern League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 5 Ventura $^  5 –0  10 –1   No. 6 College of the Canyons ^  3 –2  8 –3   Allan Hancock  2 –3  5 –5   No. 25 East Los Angeles  2 –3  5 –6   Long Beach City  2 –3  4 –6   Bakersfield  1 –4  2 –8   $ – Conference champion^ – CCCAA playoff participantRankings from CCCAA poll | 2021 National Southern League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 4 Golden West $^  5 –0  11 –1   No. 17 San Diego Mesa  3 –2  7 –4   No. 16 Fullerton  3 –2  6 –5   Saddleback  2 –3  4 –6   San Bernardino Valley  1 –4  3 –7   Southwestern (CA)  1 –4  3 –7   $ – Conference champion^ – CCCAA playoff participantRankings from CCCAA poll |

#### NCFC

2021 National Bay 6 League standings :
| 2021 National Bay 6 League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 1 CC of San Francisco $^  5 –0  13 –0   No. 3 San Mateo ^  4 –1  10 –2   No. 15 Diablo Valley  3 –2  6 –5   No. 19 Laney  2 –3  6 –5   San Joaquin Delta  1 –4  1 –9   Chabot  0 –5  2 –8   $ – Conference champion^ – CCCAA playoff participantRankings from CCCAA poll | 2021 American Golden Coast League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Monterey Peninsula $  4 –0  7 –4   Merced  3 –1  6 –5   Hartnell  1 –3  4 –6   San Jose City  1 –3  3 –7   Gavilan  1 –3  1 –6   $ – Conference champion | 2021 National Norcal League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 10 Butte +  4 –1  7 –4   No. 9 American River +^  4 –1  6 –5   No. 20 Sierra  3 –2  6 –5   Santa Rosa  3 –2  3 –7   Shasta  1 –4  4 –6   College of the Siskiyous  0 –5  1 –9   + – Conference co-champions^ – CCCAA playoff participantRankings from CCCAA poll |
| 2021 American Pacific 7 League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 22 Feather River $  5 –0  10 –0   No. 23 Contra Costa  4 –1  10 –1   Foothill  3 –2  7 –3   Los Medanos  2 –3  4 –6   De Anza  1 –4  2 –8   Yuba  0 –5  0 –9   $ – Conference championRankings from CCCAA poll | 2021 National Valley League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 7 Fresno City +^  4 –1  8 –3   No. 8 Modesto +  4 –1  8 –3   No. 12 Reedley  3 –2  7 –4   No. 21 College of the Sequoias  2 –3  6 –5   Sacramento City  2 –3  3 –7   West Hills Coalinga  0 –5  0 –8   + – Conference co-champions^ – CCCAA playoff participantRankings from CCCAA poll |

## Postseason
### Playoffs
#### NJCAA Division I

| Semifinals December 5 Campus sites | Semifinals December 5 Campus sites | Semifinals December 5 Campus sites | Championship game December 17 War Memorial Stadium—Little Rock, AR | Championship game December 17 War Memorial Stadium—Little Rock, AR | Championship game December 17 War Memorial Stadium—Little Rock, AR |
| 1 | Iowa Western | 30 (OT) | | | |
| 4 | Snow | 29 | | | |
| 4 | Snow | 29 | 1 | Iowa Western | 13 |
| | | | 2 | New Mexico Military | 31 |
| 2 | New Mexico Military | 49 | 2 | New Mexico Military | 31 |
| 3 | Northwest Mississippi | 30 | | | |

#### CCCAA
##### SCFA playoffs

| Semifinals November 27 Campus sites | Semifinals November 27 Campus sites | Semifinals November 27 Campus sites | Regional finals December 4 Campus sites | Regional finals December 4 Campus sites | Regional finals December 4 Campus sites |
| 1 | Riverside City | 41 | | | |
| 4 | Ventura | 21 | | | |
| 4 | Ventura | 21 | 1 | Riverside City | 27 |
| | | | 2 | Golden West | 23 |
| 2 | Golden West | 20 | 2 | Golden West | 23 |
| 3 | College of the Canyons | 10 | | | |

##### NCFC playoffs

| Semifinals November 27 Campus sites | Semifinals November 27 Campus sites | Semifinals November 27 Campus sites | Regional finals December 4 Campus sites | Regional finals December 4 Campus sites | Regional finals December 4 Campus sites |
| 1 | CC of San Francisco | 35 | | | |
| 4 | American River | 17 | | | |
| 4 | American River | 17 | 1 | CC of San Francisco | 20 |
| | | | 2 | San Mateo | 17 |
| 2 | San Mateo | 31 | 2 | San Mateo | 17 |
| 3 | Fresno City | 14 | | | |

##### State championship

| Championship game December 11 College Heights Stadium—San Mateo, CA | Championship game December 11 College Heights Stadium—San Mateo, CA | Championship game December 11 College Heights Stadium—San Mateo, CA |
| 1 | Riverside City | 19 |
| 1 | CC of San Francisco | 22 |