2023 junior college football season

2023 junior college football season
National Championship	Red Grange Bowl, Glen Ellyn, IL, (NJCAA D-III)
Champion	Iowa Western (NJCAA D-I) DuPage (NJCAA D-III) Riverside City (3C2A)

The 2023 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 2023. The season ended with three national champions: two from the National Junior College Athletic Association's (NJCAA) Division I and Division III and one from the California Community College Athletic Association (3C2A).

The NJCAA Division I champion was Iowa Western who defeated East Mississippi 61–14 in the NJCAA National Football Championship. The NJCAA Division III champion was DuPage who defeated Rochester C&T 33–29 in the Red Grange Bowl. The CCCAA champion was Riverside City who defeated San Mateo 24–21 in the 3C2A State Championship.

Conference standings

NJCAA Division I

2023 Iowa Community College Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 1 Iowa Western $^   2 – 0     12 – 1   No. 7 Iowa Central   1 – 1     7 – 4   Ellsworth   0 – 2     2 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll	2023 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 3 Hutchinson $^   6 – 0     10 – 1   No. 6 Dodge City   5 – 1     8 – 3   No. 15 Highland (KS)   3 – 3     6 – 5   Garden City   3 – 3     5 – 6   Butler (KS)   2 – 4     5 – 5   Coffeyville   1 – 5     3 – 7   Independence   1 – 5     2 – 8   $ – Conference champion ^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll	2023 Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 2 East Mississippi $^   6 – 0     10 – 3   No. 4 Copiah–Lincoln   5 – 1     10 – 2   No. 8 Mississippi Gulf Coast   5 – 1     8 – 2   No. 13 Northwest Mississippi   5 – 1     7 – 3   Jones (MS)   5 – 1     6 – 3   Northeast Mississippi   4 – 2     6 – 3   Holmes   3 – 3     6 – 3   Hinds   3 – 3     3 – 6   East Central (MS)   2 – 4     4 – 5   Itawamba   2 – 4     3 – 6   Mississippi Delta   1 – 5     2 – 7   Pearl River   1 – 5     1 – 8   Southwest Mississippi   0 – 6     1 – 8   Coahoma   0 – 6     1 – 8   $ – Conference champion ^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll
2023 Northeast Football Conference standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 14 Lackawanna   0 – 0     7 – 3   Monroe College   0 – 0     6 – 5   Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll	2023 Southwest Junior College Football Conference standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 5 Kilgore $^   7 – 1     9 – 2   No. 10 Trinity Valley   5 – 2     7 – 3   No. 12 Navarro   5 – 3     6 – 5   Tyler   4 – 3     5 – 4   New Mexico Military   4 – 3     6 – 6   Cisco   3 – 4     4 – 4   Blinn   1 – 6     3 – 6   Northeastern Oklahoma A&M   0 – 7     0 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll	2023 NJCAA Division I independents football records Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Sussex County   –   8 – 2 – 0 No. 9 Snow   –   9 – 3 – 0 No. 11 Georgia Military   –   7 – 4 – 0 Community Christian (MI)   –   0 – 6 – 2 Community Christian (CA)   –   0 – 3 – 0 Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll

NJCAA Division III

2023 Minnesota College Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 2 Rochester C&T $^   5 – 1     8 – 3   No. 3 NDSCS   4 – 1     8 – 3   No. 4 Mesabi Range   4 – 2     5 – 4   Minnesota State C&T   4 – 2     4 – 4   Central Lakes   3 – 4     4 – 6   Vermilion   1 – 5     1 – 6   Minnesota West C&T   0 – 6     0 – 7   $ – Conference champion ^ – Red Grange Bowl participate Rankings from NJCAA Division III poll

2023 NJCAA Division III independents football records Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 1 DuPage ^   –   11 – 1 – 0 Louisburg   –   5 – 4 – 0 Hudson Valley   –   5 – 5 – 0 Nassau   –   5 – 5 – 0 Erie   –   3 – 7 – 0 Hocking   –   0 – 9 – 2 ^ – Red Grange Bowl participate Rankings from NJCAA Division III poll

3C2A

2023 American Pacific League standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Pasadena City $   5 – 0     9 – 2   Glendale   3 – 2     6 – 4   Los Angeles Southwest   3 – 2     6 – 4   Santa Monica   3 – 2     5 – 5   Los Angeles Valley   1 – 4     4 – 6   Los Angeles Pierce   0 – 5     3 – 7   $ – Conference champion Rankings from 3C2A poll	2023 American Golden Coast League standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Monterey Peninsula $   6 – 0     8 – 3   San Jose City   5 – 1     8 – 2   Hartnell   3 – 3     7 – 4   Cabrillo   3 – 3     6 – 4   West Hills Coalinga   2 – 4     5 – 5   Merced   2 – 4     3 – 7   Gavilan   0 – 6     0 – 10   $ – Conference champion Rankings from 3C2A poll	2023 American Metro League standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 23 Chaffey $   5 – 0     11 – 0   Santa Ana   4 – 1     9 – 2   Desert   3 – 2     6 – 5   West Los Angeles   2 – 3     2 – 8   Victor Valley   1 – 4     1 – 9   Compton   0 – 5     0 – 10   $ – Conference champion Rankings from 3C2A poll
2023 American Pacific 7 League standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 22 Foothill $   5 – 0     11 – 0   College of the Redwoods   4 – 1     9 – 2   Los Medanos   3 – 2     5 – 5   De Anza   1 – 4     2 – 8   College of the Siskiyous   1 – 4     2 – 8   Yuba   1 – 4     1 – 9   $ – Conference champion Rankings from 3C2A poll	2023 National Bay 6 League standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 2 San Mateo $^   5 – 0     11 – 2   No. 7 CC of San Francisco ^   4 – 1     9 – 2   Laney   3 – 2     4 – 6   San Joaquin Delta   2 – 3     3 – 7   Diablo Valley   1 – 4     2 – 8   Chabot   0 – 5     0 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – 3C2A playoff participant Rankings from 3C2A poll	2023 National Central League standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 4 Mt. San Antonio $^   7 – 0     10 – 1   No. 9 Golden West   6 – 1     8 – 3   No. 11 Citrus   4 – 3     8 – 3   No. 15 East Los Angeles   4 – 3     7 – 4   No. 21 Cerritos   3 – 4     5 – 5   Long Beach City   3 – 4     4 – 6   Orange Coast   1 – 6     1 – 9   San Bernardino Valley   0 – 7     1 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – 3C2A playoff participant Rankings from 3C2A poll
2023 National Norcal League standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 3 American River $^   5 – 0     10 – 2   No. 8 Butte   4 – 1     9 – 2   No. 24 Sierra   2 – 3     5 – 6   Feather River   2 – 3     3 – 7   Santa Rosa   2 – 3     3 – 7   Shasta   0 – 5     1 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – 3C2A playoff participant Rankings from 3C2A poll	2023 National Northern League standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 6 Ventura +^   6 – 1     8 – 4   No. 13 Allan Hancock +   6 – 1     7 – 4   No. 18 College of the Canyons   5 – 2     6 – 5   No. 12 El Camino   4 – 3     7 – 4   No. 20 Bakersfield   4 – 3     6 – 5   Santa Barbara City   2 – 5     4 – 6   Moorpark   1 – 6     3 – 7   Antelope Valley   0 – 7     1 – 9   + – Conference co-champions ^ – 3C2A playoff participant Rankings from 3C2A poll	2023 National Southern League standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 5 Fullerton $^   7 – 0     10 – 1   No. 1 Riverside City ^   6 – 1     12 – 1   No. 14 San Diego Mesa   4 – 3     7 – 4   No. 25 Saddleback   4 – 3     5 – 5   Mt. San Jacinto   4 – 3     4 – 6   Palomar   2 – 5     3 – 7   Southwestern (CA)   1 – 6     1 – 9   Grossmont   0 – 7     0 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – 3C2A playoff participant Rankings from 3C2A poll
2023 National Valley League standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 10 Modesto $^   5 – 0     7 – 4   No. 17 Fresno City   4 – 1     6 – 5   No. 16 Reedley   3 – 2     7 – 4   No. 19 College of the Sequoias   2 – 3     6 – 5   Sacramento City   1 – 4     4 – 6   Contra Costa   0 – 5     6 – 5   $ – Conference champion ^ – 3C2A playoff participant Rankings from 3C2A poll

Postseason

Playoffs

NJCAA Division I

	Semifinals December 2/3 Campus sites					Championship game December 13 War Memorial Stadium—Little Rock, AR
	1	Hutchinson	23
	4	East Mississippi	27
						4	East Mississippi	14
						2	Iowa Western	61
	3	Kilgore	7
	2	Iowa Western	47

3C2A

	Semifinals November 25 Campus sites					Regional finals December 2 Campus sites					Championship game December 9 Wheelock Stadium—Riverside, CA
	1	Mt. San Antonio	48
	4	Riverside City	51
						3	Ventura	26
						4	Riverside City	45
	2	Fullerton	24
	3	Ventura	27
											1	San Mateo	21
											4	Riverside City	24
	1	San Mateo	41
	4	Modesto	19
						1	San Mateo	30
						2	American River	27
	2	American River	41
	3	CC of San Francisco	6

Bowl games

3C2A had eleven bowl games, featuring teams that did not qualify for the 3C2A postseason tournament.

Date	Time (EST)	Game	Site	Teams	Results
Nov 19	4:00 p.m.	Southern California Bowl	Campus sites	Santa Ana (8–2) Desert (6–4)	Santa Ana 56 Desert 48
Nov 20	12:30 p.m.	Beach Bowl		El Camino (6–4) Golden West (8–2)	El Camino 22 Golden West 19
Nov 21	5:00 p.m.	Strawberry Bowl		San Diego Mesa (6–4) Allan Hancock (7–3)	San Diego Mesa 42 Allan Hancock 20
Nov 25	2:00 p.m.	Gridiron Classic Bowl		Contra Costa (5–5) Fresno City (6–4)	Contra Costa 21 Fresno City 14
		Patriotic Bowl		East Los Angeles (6–4) Bakersfield (6–4)	East Los Angeles 31 Bakersfield 27
	4:00 p.m.	Western State Bowl		Citrus (7–3) College of the Canyons (6–4)	Citrus 42 College of the Canyons 13
	5:00 p.m.	American Division Championship Bowl		Chaffey (10–0) Pasadena City (9–1)	Chaffey 16 Pasadena City 12
Dec 1	5:00 p.m.	Golden State Bowl		College of the Sequoias (5–5) Sierra (5–5)	College of the Sequoias 31 Sierra 28
Dec 2	12:00 p.m.	Northern California Bowl		Butte (8–2) Reedley (7–3)	Butte 30 Reedley 24
	2:00 p.m.	American Division Bowl		Foothill (10–0) Monterey Peninsula (8–2)	Foothill 35 Monterey Peninsula 22
		Grizzly Bowl		College of the Redwoods (8–2) Hartnell (7–3)	College of the Redwoods 63 Hartnell 0

See also

• 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season
• 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season
• 2023 NCAA Division II football season
• 2023 NCAA Division III football season
• 2023 NAIA football season
• 2023 U Sports football season