1971 junior college football season

1971 junior college football season
National Championship	Shrine Bowl, Savannah, GA (NJCAA)
Champion	Mississippi Gulf Coast (NJCAA)

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 Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Santa Rosa +^ 4 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0 West Valley + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Contra Costa 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 1 De Anza 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Solano 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Marin 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant	1971 Golden Gate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Laney + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 San Mateo +^ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Chabot 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 San Jose City 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Diablo Valley 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Foothill 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 CC of San Francisco 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Merritt 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant	1971 Metropolitan Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T El Camino $^ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0 Bakersfield 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Pierce 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Pasadena 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Long Beach 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Santa Monica 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Los Angeles Valley 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1971 Mission Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Citrus $^ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Saddleback 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Southwestern (CA) 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Riverside 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Chaffey 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 Grossmont 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Palomar 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1 San Bernardino 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant	1971 South Coast Conference (California) football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Orange Coast +^ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1 Santa Ana + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Fullerton 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Cerritos 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 San Diego Mesa 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Mt. San Antonio 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 San Diego City 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant	1971 Southern California Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T East Los Angeles + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Los Angeles City + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Rio Hondo +^ 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Harbor 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Golden West 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1 Cypress 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1971 Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T San Joaquin Delta $^ 4 – 0 – 1 8 – 2 – 1 Sequoias 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1 Fresno City 3 – 1 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 Modesto 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 American River 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Sacramento City 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant	1971 Western State Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Santa Barbara City $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Moorpark 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Compton 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 West Los Angeles 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Ventura 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Glendale (CA) 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Antelope Valley 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant

Small division

1971 Central Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Reedley $^ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 2 Hancock 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Merced 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 West Hills 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Cuesta 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Porterville 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant	1971 Coast Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Hartnell $^ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 1 Gavilan 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Monterey Peninsula 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Cabrillo 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Ohlone 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Menlo 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant	1971 Desert Conference football standings 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
1971 Golden Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Redwoods $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Butte 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Siskiyous 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Yuba 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Sierra 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Shasta 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Napa 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant

Other

1971 Arizona Junior College Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Arizona Western $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Phoenix 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Mesa (AZ) 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Glendale (AZ) 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Eastern Arizona 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion

California state playoffs

Large division

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

Small division

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