Desert Conference

The Desert Conference was a junior college athletic conference with member schools located in Southern California that operated from 1961 to 1981. It was formed in 1961 with four charter members: Barstow Community College, Imperial Valley College, Palo Verde College, and Victor Valley College.^[1] The College of the Desert joined the conference in 1962.^[2]

The Desert Conference was abolished by California's Commission on Athletics (COA) in 1981. In a releaguing process, the members of the conference moved to the newly-formed Foothill Conference.^[3]

Yearly football standings

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	1968 Desert Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T MiraCosta $^ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Antelope Valley 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Mt. San Jacinto 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Barstow 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Imperial Valley 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Desert 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Palo Verde 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Victor Valley 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant	1969 Desert Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Saddleback $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 MiraCosta 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Mt. San Jacinto 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Imperial Valley 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Barstow 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 Desert 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Victor Valley 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1970 Desert Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Victor Valley $^ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 College of the Canyons 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Mt. San Jacinto 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 MiraCosta 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Palo Verde 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Desert 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Imperial Valley 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Barstow 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 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.	1971 Desert Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T College of the Canyons $^ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Victor Valley 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Desert 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Palo Verde 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Imperial Valley 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 MiraCosta 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Mt. San Jacinto 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 Barstow 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant	1972 Desert Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T MiraCosta $^ 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Desert 3 – 1 – 2  ? –  ? –  ? Victor Valley 4 – 2 – 0  ? –  ? –  ? Imperial Valley 4 – 2 – 0  ? –  ? –  ? Barstow 3 – 2 – 1  ? –  ? –  ? Palo Verde 1 – 5 – 0  ? –  ? –  ? Mt. San Jacinto 0 – 6 – 0  ? –  ? –  ? $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1973 Desert Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T MiraCosta $^ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0 Desert 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Imperial Valley 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Barstow 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Mt. San Jacinto 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Victor Valley 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Palo Verde 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant	1974 Desert Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T MiraCosta $^ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Imperial Valley 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Mt. San Jacinto 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Desert 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Victor Valley 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 Barstow 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college Division III playoff participant	1975 Desert Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Imperial Valley + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Mt. San Jacinto + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 MiraCosta +^ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 1 Barstow 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Desert 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Victor Valley 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Palo Verde 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1976 Desert Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T MiraCosta $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Mt. San Jacinto 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1 Desert 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Victor Valley 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Imperial Valley 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Barstow 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1977 Desert Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Desert $^ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Mt. San Jacinto 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 MiraCosta 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Imperial Valley 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Victor Valley 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college Division II playoff participant Scottsdale forfeited a non-conference game to Desert.	1978 Desert Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Mt. San Jacinto $^ 4 – 0 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Desert 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 MiraCosta 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Imperial Valley 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 1 Victor Valley 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college Division II playoff participant
1979 Desert Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Desert $^ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Imperial Valley 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Mt. San Jacinto 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 MiraCosta 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Victor Valley 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college Division II playoff participant	1980 Desert Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Mt. San Jacinto $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0 Desert 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Imperial Valley 1 – 5 – 0  ? –  ? –  ? MiraCosta 2 – 4 – 0  ? –  ? –  ? $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college Division II playoff participant

References

1. Claire, Fred (June 11, 1961). "Prep Potpourri". Progress-Bulletin. Pomona, California. p. 2, section 4. Retrieved July 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
2. Abbey, Bob (September 20, 1961). "'Phys-Ed' Schedules Active Event Calendar; School Joins Junior College Desert Conference". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. p. 13. Retrieved July 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
3. Froloff, Bill (August 5, 1981). "New conference means both good news and bad news for COD football grids". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. p. C1. Retrieved July 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .