1972 junior college football season

1972 junior college football season
1972 junior college football season
National Championship	El Toro Bowl, Yuma, AZ (NJCAA)
Champion	Arizona Western (NJCAA)
	← 1971; junior college football season; ;

The 1972 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 1972. Arizona Western won the NJCAA National Football Championship, defeating Fort Scott in the El Toro Bowl in Yuma, Arizona.^[1]

Fresno City won the California state junior college large division playoffs, defeating Pasadena in the championship game at the Potato Bowl in Bakersfield, California, while Redwoods won the California state junior college small division playoffs, beating West Hills in the title game at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, California.^[2]^[3]

Conference standings

1972 Camino Norte Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
West Valley +	4	–	1	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
De Anza +^	4	–	1	–	0	?	–	?	–	?
Santa Rosa	3	–	2	–	0	?	–	?	–	?
Contra Costa	2	–	2	–	1	?	–	?	–	?
Solano	1	–	3	–	1	?	–	?	–	?
Marin	0	–	5	–	0	?	–	?	–	?

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant

1972 Golden Gate Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Chabot $^	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Foothill	5	–	1	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Diablo Valley	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Laney	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
San Mateo	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
San Jose City	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Merritt	1	–	5	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
CC of San Francisco	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant

1972 Metropolitan Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Pasadena $^	5	–	0	–	0	12	–	1	–	0
El Camino	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	1
Long Beach	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Pierce	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Bakersfield	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Los Angeles Valley	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant

1972 Mission Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Saddleback +^	5	–	1	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
Citrus +	5	–	1	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Palomar	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Southwestern (CA)	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
San Diego City	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Chaffey	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Grossmont	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Riverside	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0
San Bernardino *	0	–	0	–	0	7	–	3	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant * – San Bernardino had a 7–1 record against conference opponents, but was declared ineligible for postseason play and the team's games did not count in the conference standings.

1972 South Coast Conference (California) football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Cerritos $^	3	–	1	–	1	4	–	3	–	3
Santa Ana	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Orange Coast	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Fullerton	2	–	2	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
San Diego Mesa	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Mt. San Antonio	1	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant

1972 Southern California Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Rio Hondo $^	7	–	0	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Golden West	5	–	2	–	0	?	–	?	–	?
Los Angeles City	4	–	3	–	0	?	–	?	–	?
Santa Monica	3	–	4	–	0	?	–	?	–	?
Los Angeles Southwest	3	–	4	–	0	?	–	?	–	?
East Los Angeles	2	–	5	–	0	?	–	?	–	?
Harbor	2	–	5	–	0	?	–	?	–	?
Cypress	2	–	5	–	0	?	–	?	–	?

$ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant

1972 Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Fresno City $^	6	–	0	–	1	11	–	1	–	1
Reedley	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Modesto	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
San Joaquin Delta	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Cosumnes River	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
American River	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Sequoias	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Sacramento City	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant

1972 Western State Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Santa Barbara City +	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
West Los Angeles +^	6	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Ventura	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Hancock	4	–	2	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
College of the Canyons	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Moorpark	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Glendale (CA)	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Compton	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant

1972 Central Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
West Hills $^	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Merced	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Cuesta	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Taft	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Antelope Valley	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Porterville	0	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant

1972 Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Cabrillo $^	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Hartnell	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Menlo	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Monterey Peninsula	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Gavilan	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Ohlone	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	9	–	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

1972 Golden Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Redwoods $^	5	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	0
Shasta	4	–	1	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Butte	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Siskiyous	2	–	3	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Sierra	0	–	4	–	1	1	–	7	–	1
Yuba	0	–	4	–	1	0	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant

1972 Northwest Community College Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Eastern Division
Columbia Basin xy$	6	–	1	–	1	8	–	1	–	1
Spokane Falls	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Walla Walla	3	–	3	–	2	4	–	3	–	2
Yakima	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Wenatchee Valley	2	–	5	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Western Division
Grays Harbor xy	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Everett	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Olympic	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Mt. Hood	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
NWCCC championship game: Columbia Basin 26, Grays Harbor 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

Quarterfinals November 25		Semifinals December 2		Championship game December 9 Potato Bowl—Bakersfield, California

West Valley	18

Chabot	21
		Chabot	26

		Fresno City	39
Cerritos	10

Fresno City	12
				Fresno City	48

				Pasadena	14
Saddleback	24

Rio Hondo	23
		Saddleback	3

		Pasadena	7
West Los Angeles	13

Pasadena	28

Semifinals November 25		Championship game December 2 Diablo Valley College—Pleasant Hill, California

MiraCosta	18

West Hills	26
		West Hills	21

		Redwoods	41
Cabrillo	13

Redwoods	37