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).

2021 junior college football season
National Championship	Red Grange Bowl, Glen Ellyn, IL, (NJCAA D-III)
Champion	New Mexico Military (NJCAA D-I) DuPage (NJCAA D-III) CC of San Francisco (CCCAA)
← 2020 junior college football season 2022 →

The NJCAA Division I champion was New Mexico Military who defeated Iowa Western 31–13 in the NJCAA National Football Championship.^[1][2] 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.^[3]

Conference standings

NJCAA Division I

2021 Iowa Community College Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall 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 v t e Conf Overall 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 v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   North Division No. 6 East Mississippi #x   6 – 0     9 – 1   No. 4 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 No. 8 Jones (MS) #x   5 – 1     8 – 2   No. 14 Mississippi Gulf Coast x   5 – 1     7 – 2   No. 13 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 champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant # – MACJC playoff participant Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll
2021 Northeast Football Conference standings v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Monroe College $   1 – 0     10 – 1   Lackawanna   0 – 1     7 – 3   $ – Conference champion Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll	2021 Southwest Junior College Football Conference standings v t e Conf Overall 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 v t e Conf Overall 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 v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   NDSCS   7 – 0     9 – 1   Itasca y   6 – 1     9 – 1   Rochester C&T   3 – 3     4 – 4   Minnesota State C&T y   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   Championship: Canceled y – Championship game participant The 2021 MCAC Championship was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns and no conference champion was named

2021 NJCAA Division III independents football records v t e Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   DuPage ^   –     9 – 2   Nassau ^   –     6 – 3   Louisburg   –     4 – 2   Hudson Valley   –     4 – 4   Erie   –     1 – 7   ^ – Red Grange Bowl participate Rankings from NJCAA Division III poll

CCCAA

SCFA

2021 American Metro League standings v t e Conf Overall 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 v t e Conf Overall 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-champions Rankings from CCCAA poll	2021 American Pacific League standings v t e Conf Overall 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 v t e Conf Overall 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 participant Rankings from CCCAA poll	2021 National Northern League standings v t e Conf Overall 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 participant Rankings from CCCAA poll	2021 National Southern League standings v t e Conf Overall 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 participant Rankings from CCCAA poll

NCFC

2021 National Bay 6 League standings v t e Conf Overall 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 participant Rankings from CCCAA poll	2021 American Golden Coast League standings v t e Conf Overall 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 v t e Conf Overall 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 participant Rankings from CCCAA poll
2021 American Pacific 7 League standings v t e Conf Overall 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 champion Rankings from CCCAA poll	2021 National Valley League standings v t e Conf Overall 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 participant Rankings from CCCAA poll

Postseason

Playoffs

NJCAA Division I

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

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CCCAA

SCFA playoffs

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

NCFC playoffs

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

State championship

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

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See also

• 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season
• 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season
• 2021 NCAA Division II football season
• 2021 NCAA Division III football season
• 2021 NAIA football season
• 2021 U Sports football season

References

1. Hoiseth, Brad (December 21, 2021). "NMMI wins NJCAA title in final battle". JCGridiron. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
2. Dindinger, Peter (December 19, 2021). "NMMI knocks off Iowa Western to capture first-ever national title". Las Cruces Sun News. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
3. "Rams complete perfect 13-0 season, defeat Riverside 22-19 for 2021 CCCAA State Championship". City College of San Francisco. December 11, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
4. "2021 NJCAA Division I Football Playoffs". National Junior College Athletic Association. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
5. "3C2A Championships". 3C2A. Retrieved September 11, 2024.