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American college football championships
A photo at the conclusion of the 2022 Red Grange Bowl, the NJCAA Division III championship contest
National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national football champions:
Champions [ edit ]
Single Division era (1956–2021) [ edit ]
Year
Institution
Location
Conference
Head Coach
1953 not NJCAA JC Gridwire
Bakersfield Community College
Bakersfield, California
California Community College Athletic Association
1954
Hinds Junior College
Raymond, Mississippi
Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges
1955 co-champions
Texarkana College Paris Junior College
Texarkana, Texas Paris, Texas
Southwest Junior College Football Conference
1956
Coffeyville Community College
Coffeyville, Kansas
Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference
Cliff Long
1957
Texarkana College
Texarkana, Texas
Southwest Junior College Football Conference
Duncan Thomas
1958
Boise Junior College
Boise, Idaho
Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference
Lyle Smith
1959
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Miami, Oklahoma
Southwest Junior College Football Conference
Red Robertson
1960 co-champions
Tyler Junior College Cameron State Agricultural College
Tyler, Texas Lawton, Oklahoma
Southwest Junior College Football Conference
Floyd Wagstaff N/A
1961–1963 no champion
1964
Phoenix College
Phoenix, Arizona
Western States Football League
Thomas Hogan
1965
Ferrum Junior College
Ferrum, Virginia
Coastal Football Conference
W.H Norton
1966
Kilgore College
Kilgore, Texas
Southwest Junior College Football Conference
Boyd Converse
1967
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Miami, Oklahoma
Southwest Junior College Football Conference
Chuck Bowman
1968
Ferrum Junior College
Ferrum, Virginia
Coastal Football Conference
W.H Norton
1969
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Miami, Oklahoma
Southwest Junior College Football Conference
Chuck Bowman
1970
Fort Scott Community College
Fort Scott, Kansas
Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference
N/A
1971
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, Mississippi
Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges
George Sekul
1972
Arizona Western College
Yuma, Arizona
Western States Football League
Ray Butcher
1973
Mesa Community College
Mesa, Arizona
Western States Football League
Paul Wimder
1974
Ferrum Junior College
Ferrum, Virginia
Coastal Football Conference
W.H Norton
1975
Mesa Community College
Mesa, Arizona
Western States Football League
Paul Wimder
1976
Ellsworth Community College
Iowa Falls, Iowa
Vern Thompson
1977
Ferrum Junior College
Ferrum, Virginia
Coastal Football Conference
W.H Norton
1978
Iowa Central Community College
Fort Dodge, Iowa
Paul Schupe
1979
Ranger College
Ranger, Texas
Southwest Junior College Football Conference
Tim Marcum
1980
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Miami, Oklahoma
Southwest Junior College Football Conference
Glen Wolfe
1981
Butler Community College
El Dorado, Kansas
Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference
Fayne Henson
1982
Northwest Mississippi Community College
Senatobia, Mississippi
Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges
Bobby Franklin
1983
Coffeyville Community College
Coffeyville, Kansas
Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference
Dick Foster
1984
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, Mississippi
Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges
George Sekul
1985
Snow College
Ephraim, Utah
Western States Football League
Walt Criner
1986
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Miami, Oklahoma
Southwest Junior College Football Conference
Glen Wolfe
1987
Ellsworth Community College
Iowa Falls, Iowa
Independent
Lloyd Sisco
1988
Glendale Community College
Glendale, Arizona
Western States Football League
Joe Kersting
1989
Navarro College
Corsicana, Texas
Southwest Junior College Football Conference
Bob McElroy
1990
Coffeyville Community College
Coffeyville, Kansas
Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference
Skip Foster
1991
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Miami, Oklahoma
Southwest Junior College Football Conference
Mike Loyd
1992
Northwest Mississippi Community College
Senatobia, Mississippi
Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges
Bobby Franklin
1993
Mississippi Delta Community College
Moorhead, Mississippi
Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges
James Gray
1994
Trinity Valley Community College
Athens, Texas
Southwest Junior College Football Conference
Randy Pippin
1995
Blinn College
Brenham, Texas
Southwest Junior College Football Conference
Willie Fritz
1996
Blinn College
Brenham, Texas
Southwest Junior College Football Conference
Willie Fritz
1997
Trinity Valley Community College
Athens, Texas
Southwest Junior College Football Conference
Scotty Conley
1998
Butler Community College
El Dorado, Kansas
Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference
James Shibest
1999
Butler Community College
El Dorado, Kansas
Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference
James Shibest
2000
Glendale Community College
Glendale, Arizona
Western States Football League
Joe Kersting
2001
Georgia Military College
Milledgeville, Georgia
Independent
Bert Williams
2002
Joliet Junior College
Joliet, Illinois
North Central Community College Conference
Bob MacDougall
2003
Butler Community College
El Dorado, Kansas
Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference
Troy Morrell
2004
Pearl River Community College
Poplarville, Mississippi
Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges
Tim Hatten
2005
Glendale Community College
Glendale, Arizona
Western States Football League
Joe Kersting
2006
Blinn College
Brenham, Texas
Southwest Junior College Football Conference
Brad Franchione
2007
Butler Community College
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (co-champions)
El Dorado, Kansas
Perkinston, Mississippi
Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference
Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges
Troy Morrell
Steve Campbell
2008
Butler Community College
El Dorado, Kansas
Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference
Troy Morrell
2009
Blinn College
Brenham, Texas
Southwest Junior College Football Conference
Brad Franchione
2010
Navarro College
Corsicana, Texas
Southwest Junior College Football Conference
Nick Bobeck
2011
East Mississippi Community College
Scooba, Mississippi
Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges
Buddy Stephens
2012
Iowa Western Community College
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Independent
Scott Strohmeier
2013
East Mississippi Community College
Scooba, Mississippi
Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges
Buddy Stephens
2014
East Mississippi Community College
Scooba, Mississippi
Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges
Buddy Stephens
2015
Northwest Mississippi Community College
Senatobia, Mississippi
Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges
Jack Wright
2016
Garden City Community College
Garden City, Kansas
Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference
Jeff Sims
2017
East Mississippi Community College
Scooba, Mississippi
Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges
Buddy Stephens
2018
East Mississippi Community College
Scooba, Mississippi
Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges
Buddy Stephens
2019
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, Mississippi
Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges
Jack Wright
2020-21[a]
Hutchinson Community College
Hutchinson, Kansas
Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference
Drew Dallas
^ Due to COVID-19, the 2020 fall season was postponed until the spring of 2021 and is denoted in the record book as the 2020–21 season.[1]
Split Division era (2021–present) [ edit ]
For the 2021 season, the NJCAA announced the creation of Division I and Division III, along with implementing a Division I national championship playoff system for the 2021 fall season. Prior to the fall of 2021, NJCAA Football consisted of a single division.[2]
Division I [ edit ]
Division III [ edit ]
Championship games [ edit ]
Single Division (1956–2021) [ edit ]
Division I (2021–present) [ edit ]
Division III (2021–present) [ edit ]
Top Non-Scholarship (2000–2010) [ edit ]
From 2000 to 2010, the NJCAA recognized the top non-scholarship team in the nation.
National Championships by team [ edit ]
Wins
College
6
Butler Community College
6
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
5
East Mississippi Community College
4
Blinn College
4
Ferrum College
4
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
3
Coffeyville Community College
3
Glendale Community College
3
Iowa Western Community College
3
Northwest Mississippi Community College
2
Bakersfield Community College
2
Mesa Community College
2
Navarro College
2
Texarkana College
2
Trinity Valley Community College
1
Arizona Western College
1
Boise Junior College
1
Cameron State Agricultural College
1
Ellsworth Community College
1
Fort Scott Community College
1
Garden City Community College
1
Georgia Military College
1
Hinds Junior College
1
Hutchinson Community College
1
Iowa Central Community College
1
Joliet Junior College
1
Kilgore College
1
Mississippi Delta Community College
1
New Mexico Military Institute
1
Paris Junior College
1
Pearl River Community College
1
Phoenix College
1
Ranger College
1
Snow College
1
Tyler Junior College
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
Additional sources [ edit ]
NCAA
Competitions
Division I
Division II Division III Other
Seasons Programs Conferences 1 Stadiums Records Related
NAIA
Competitions Conferences Other topics
NJCAA
NCCAA Games Media Related articles Non-U.S. football
1 Note: Football-only conferences are listed