1968 junior college football season

1968 junior college football season
National Championship	Shrine Bowl, Savannah, GA (NJCAA)
Champion	El Camino, Jones County (Gridwire) Ferrum (NJCAA)

The 1968 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 1968. Ferrum won the NJCAA National Football Championship, defeating Phoenix in the Shrine Bowl in Savannah, Georgia. Jones County and El Camino tied for the top spot in Gridwire's final junior college rankings.

Fresno City won the California state junior college large division playoffs, defeating East Los Angeles in the championship game, while Redwoods won the California state junior college small division playoffs, beating Coalinga in the title game.

Conference standings

California

Large division

1968 Camino Norte Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Marin +^ 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 De Anza +^ 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 West Valley 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Contra Costa 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Solano 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Santa Rosa 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant	1968 Golden Gate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Diablo Valley $^ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 San Jose City 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 CC of San Francisco 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Merritt 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Chabot 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 San Mateo 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 Foothill 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 Laney   –   6 – 3 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant	1968 Metropolitan Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T El Camino $^ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Bakersfield 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Long Beach 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 1 Santa Monica 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Cerritos 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Pasadena 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Los Angeles Valley 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Pierce 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1968 South Coast Conference (California) football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T San Diego City $^ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Fullerton 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Santa Ana 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Golden West 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Orange Coast 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 San Diego Mesa 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Mt. San Antonio 0 – 6 – 1 1 – 6 – 2 Rio Hondo 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 8 – 1 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant	1968 Southeastern Conference (California) football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Citrus $^ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Palomar 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Grossmont 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Riverside 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Cypress 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Chaffey 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 San Bernardino 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Southwestern (CA) 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant	1968 Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Fresno City $^ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0 Sequoias 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Sacramento City 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 San Joaquin Delta 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 American River 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Modesto 0 – 4 – 1 0 – 8 – 1 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1968 Western State Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T East Los Angeles $^ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0 Ventura 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 1 Los Angeles City 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Harbor 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Glendale (CA) 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Moorpark 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Compton 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Santa Barbara City 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant

Small division

1968 Central Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Coalinga $^ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Merced 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Reedley 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Cuesta 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Hancock 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Porterville 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant	1968 Coast Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Hartnell +^ 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Gavilan + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Cabrillo 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Monterey Peninsula 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 1 Menlo 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Ohlone 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant	1968 Desert Conference football standings 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
1968 Golden Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Redwoods $^ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Yuba 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Sierra 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Butte 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Shasta 1 – 3 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 Napa 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Siskiyous   –   5 – 0 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant

Other

1968 Arizona Junior College Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Phoenix $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Arizona Western 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Eastern Arizona 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Glendale (AZ) 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Mesa (AZ) 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion

1968 Mississippi Junior College Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Jones County $ 9 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 Perkinston 8 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 East Mississippi 7 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Holmes 6 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Pearl River 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Mississippi Delta 5 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Southwest Mississippi 5 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Northeast Mississippi 4 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 East Central (MS) 3 – 5 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Northwest Mississippi 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Copiah–Lincoln 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Itawamba 1 – 7 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 Hinds 0 – 9 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion

California state playoffs

Large division

	Quarterfinals November 28, 30				Semifinals December 7				Championship game December 14 Ratcliffe Stadium—Fresno, California
	Marin	13
	Fresno City	20
					Fresno City	25
					El Camino	8
	Diablo Valley	12
	El Camino	37
									Fresno City	16
									East Los Angeles	7
	De Anza	20
	Citrus	45
					Citrus	16
					East Los Angeles	17
	San Diego City	7
	East Los Angeles	17

Small division

	Semifinals November 30				Championship game December 7 Memorial Stadium—Coalinga, CA
	Hartnell	41
	Coalinga	43
					Coalinga	28
					Redwoods	51
	MiraCosta	8
	Redwoods	36