1967 junior college football season

The 1967 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 1967. Northeastern Oklahoma A&M won the NJCAA National Football Championship, defeating Lees–McRae in the Shrine Bowl in Savannah, Georgia.^[1] Fullerton placed in the top spot in Gridwire's final junior college rankings.^[2]

1967 junior college football season
National Championship	Shrine Bowl, Savannah, GA (NJCAA)
Champion(s)	Fullerton (Gridwire) Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (NJCAA)
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Fullerton won the California state junior college large division playoffs, defeating American River in the championship game, while Hartnell won the California state junior college small division playoffs, beating Reedley in the title game.^[3][4][5]

Conference standings

California

Large division

1967 Eastern Conference (California) football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Fullerton $^ 8 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0 Mt. San Antonio 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Orange Coast 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Golden West 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Santa Ana 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 San Bernardino 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Riverside 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Cypress 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Chaffey 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant	1967 Golden Gate Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Chabot +^ 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Diablo Valley + 5 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 CC of San Francisco 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 San Jose City 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 San Mateo 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Merritt 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Foothill 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 Contra Costa 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant	1967 Metropolitan Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Bakersfield $^ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 El Camino 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Long Beach 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Santa Monica 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Cerritos 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Los Angeles Valley 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 0 East Los Angeles 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Rio Hondo 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1967 Pacific Southwest Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T San Diego Mesa + 3 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 San Diego City +^ 3 – 0 – 1 7 – 3 – 1 Palomar 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 2 Southwestern (CA) 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Grossmont 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant	1967 Valley Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T American River $^ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0 Sequoias 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 1 Fresno City 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Sacramento City 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 2 – 1 San Joaquin Delta 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Modesto 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant	1967 Western State Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Pierce $^ 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Pasadena 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Ventura 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Glendale (CA) 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Harbor 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Santa Barbara City 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Compton 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 Los Angeles City 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant

Small division

1967 Central Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Coalinga + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Reedley +^ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 1 Porterville 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Hancock 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Merced 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Cuesta 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Antelope Valley 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant	1967 Coast Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Hartnell +^ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 1 Monterey Peninsula + 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Laney 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Gavilan 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 West Valley 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Cabrillo 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Solano 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 1 De Anza 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Menlo 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant	1967 Desert Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T MiraCosta $^ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Imperial Valley 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Mt. San Jacinto 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Barstow 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Desert 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Palo Verde 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Victor Valley 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1967 Golden Valley Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Marin $^ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 1 Yuba 4 – 1 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Shasta 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Sierra 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Redwoods 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Santa Rosa 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 2 Napa 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant

NCJAA

1967 Arizona Junior College Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Arizona Western $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Phoenix 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Eastern Arizona 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Glendale (AZ) 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1 Mesa (AZ) 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1967 Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Mesa (CO) $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 1 Boise 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Ricks 2 – 2 – 0  ? –  ? –  ? Dixie (UT) 1 – 3 – 0  ? –  ? –  ? Snow 1 – 3 – 0  ? –  ? –  ? $ – Conference champion	1967 Mississippi Junior College Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Perkinston $ 9 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 East Mississippi 8 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 East Central (MS) 7 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Mississippi Delta 7 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Holmes 6 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Southwest Mississippi 6 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Jones County 5 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Pearl River 5 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Northwest Mississippi 3 – 7 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Copiah–Lincoln 2 – 8 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Hinds 1 – 9 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 Itawamba 1 – 9 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1967 Oklahoma Junior College Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T NE Oklahoma A&M $ 2 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Cameron 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Oklahoma Military Academy 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1967 Texas Junior College Football Federation standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Henderson County $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Cisco 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1 Kilgore 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Navarro 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Tyler 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Blinn 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Wharton 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Ranger 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1967 Washington Community College Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Everett $ 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Grays Harbor 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Columbia Basin 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Olympic 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Yakima 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Spokane 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Wenatchee Valley 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 Shoreline 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion

California state playoffs

Large division

	First round November 25				Semifinals December 2				Championship game December 9 Anaheim Stadium—Anaheim, California
					Pierce	6
					American River	7
	American River	28
	Chabot	21
									American River	0
									Fullerton	41
	Fullerton	41
	San Diego City	6
					Bakersfield	13
					Fullerton	14

Small division

	Semifinals November 25				Championship game December 2 Salinas High School stadium—Salinas, CA
	Marin	29
	Hartnell[n 1]	29
					Hartnell	40
					Reedley	21
	Reedley	25
	MiraCosta	21

^[7]

Notes

1. Hartnell advanced by virtue of winning a coin toss on November 26.^[6]

References

1. Clark, Steve (November 25, 1967). "Little Lowe Flying High". The Atlanta Journal. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 2B. Retrieved April 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "Fullerton Again Named No. 1 JC Football Team". Los Angeles Times. December 15, 1967 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Shav Glick (December 10, 1967). "Hornets Roll Over American River". Los Angeles Times. p. 8D – via Newspapers.com.
4. Lopez, Eddie (December 3, 1967). "Hartnell Crushes Reedley 40-21 In JC Grid Playoff". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1S. Retrieved April 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
5. Lopez, Eddie (December 3, 1967). "Reedley: Loses Final (continued)". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 4S. Retrieved April 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Hartnell Hosts Tigers in Final". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. United Press International. November 27, 1967. p. 8. Retrieved April 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "J.C. Playoff Foes Announced". Ventura County Star. Ventura, California. Associated Press. November 21, 1967. p. B3. Retrieved April 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .