1972 junior college football season

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

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.

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.

Conference standings

California

Large division

1972 Camino Norte Conference football standings 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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

Small division

1972 Central Conference football standings 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 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 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 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

Other

1972 Arizona Junior College Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Arizona Western $ 4 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0 Phoenix 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 1 Mesa (AZ) 2 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Eastern Arizona 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Glendale (AZ) 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion

California state playoffs

Large division

	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

Small division

	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