1971 junior college football season explained

Year:	1971
Championship:	Shrine Bowl, Savannah, GA (NJCAA)
Champions:	Mississippi Gulf Coast (NJCAA)

The 1971 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 1971. Mississippi Gulf Coast won the NJCAA National Football Championship, defeating in the Shrine Bowl in Savannah, Georgia.^{[1] [2]}

won the California state junior college large division playoffs, defeating in the championship game at Bakersfield College Stadium in Bakersfield, California, while won the California state junior college small division playoffs, beating in the title game at Ratcliffe Stadium in Fresno, California.^{[3] [4]}

Conference standings

California

Small division

NJCAA

California state playoffs

Small division

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Notes and References

1. News: Gulf Coast Defeats Fort Scott 22-13; Wins National Junior College Title. The Daily Herald. October 4, 1971. 13 (section 2). Newspapers.com.
2. News: Gulf Coast Bulldog Fans' Chants Echoed In Savannah. The Sunday Herald. December 5, 1971. B1. Newspapers.com.
3. News: Leef . Ralph . El Camino Beats Cubs for State Title . . Santa Rosa, California. December 12, 1971 . 1S . April 23, 2024 . .
4. News: . Reedley Wins Small-Schools Title . . Fresno, California. December 5, 1971 . B1 . April 23, 2024 . .
5. News: . JC Pairings . . . November 22, 1971 . D2 . April 23, 2024 . .