National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national football champions:
For the 2021 season, the NJCAA announced the creation of Division I and Division III, along with implementing a Division I national championship playoff system for the 2021 fall season. Prior to the fall of 2021, NJCAA Football consisted of a single division.[1]
| Year | Institution | Location | Conference | Head coach | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Glen Ellyn, Illinois | Independent | Matt Rahn | ||
| 2022 | Glen Ellyn, Illinois | Independent | Matt Rahn | ||
| 2023 | Glen Ellyn, Illinois | Independent | Matt Rahn |
| Year | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Long Beach (10–0) | (10–0) | (9–1) | (8–0–1) | (12–1) | [2] |
| 1961 | Cameron (11–0), 788 points | (10–0), 763 points | (9–1), 750 points | (9–1), 746 points | (9–0), 744 points | [3] |
| 1962 | Santa Ana (10–0), 782.8 points (9–0–1), 782.2 points | (9–1), 742 points | (10–1–1), 737 points | (8–1–1), 734 points | [4] | |
| 1963 | Orange Coast (10–0), 775 points | (9–1), 764 points | (9–0–1), 752 points | (9–1), 748 points | (8–2), 739 points | [5] |
| 1964 | Long Beach (10–0), 790 points | (9–0), 754 points | (9–1), 750 points | (8–2), 742 points | (9–1), 741 points Phoenix (10–1), 741 points | [6] |
| 1965 | Fullerton (10–0), 784 points | (10–0), 782 points | (10–1), 754 points | (9–0), 752 points | (9–1), 743 points | [7] |
| 1966 | (8–0–1), 768 points | (10–1), 764 points | (10–0), 764 points | (9–0–1), 763 points | (10–1), 759 points | [8] |
| 1967 | Fullerton (12–0), 793 points | (9–1), 769 points | (9–1), 758 points | (8–1), 743 points | (11–1), 742 points | [9] |
| 1968 | Jones County (MS) (9–0), 761 points | (10–1), 761 points | (9–1), 754 points | (8–1), 752 points | Ferrum (10–0), 751 points (10–2), 751 points | [10] |
| 1969 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (10–0) | (10–1) | (8–0–1) | (9–0) | (9–1) | [11] |
| 1970 | Fort Scott (11–0), 764 points | (11–1), 760 points | Redwoods (11–0), 758 points Sequoias (10–2), 758 points | Reedley [CA] (10–1), 749 points | [12] | |
| 1971 | Mississippi Gulf Coast (11–0), 783 points | (11–1), 782 points | (9–1), 758 points | (9–1), 749 points | (10–1), 748 points | [13] |
| 1972 | Arizona Western (10–0), 772 points | (12–1), 763 points | (11–1–1), 759 points | (9–0), 758 points | (11–0), 754 points | [14] |
| 1973 | (11–0), 773 points | , 753 points | ||||
| 1974 | (10–0–1) | (10–0) | (10–0–2) | (9–1–2) | (9–1) | [15] |
| Year | Bowl game | Winning team | Losing team | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | New Mexico Military Institute (1) | Iowa Western Community College | 31–13[32] | ||
| 2022 | Iowa Western Community College (3) | Hutchinson Community College (1) | 31–0[33] | ||
| 2023 | Iowa Western (3) | East Mississippi Community College (5) | 61–14[34] |
| Year | Bowl game | Winning team | Losing team | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Red Grange Bowl | College of DuPage (1) | Nassau Community College | 34–29 | |
| 2022 | Red Grange Bowl | College of DuPage (2) | North Dakota State College of Science | 14–12 | |
| 2023 | Red Grange Bowl | College of DuPage (3) | Rochester Community and Technical College | 33–29 |
From 2000 to 2010, the NJCAA recognized the top non-scholarship team in the nation.
| Year | Champion | Record | Head coach | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Rochester Community and Technical College | 12–0 | Chuck Siefert | |
| 2001 | Joliet Junior College | 10–1 | Bob MacDougall | |
| 2002 | Joliet Junior College | 11–0 | Bob MacDougall | |
| 2003 | Harper College | 10–1 | John Eliasik | |
| 2004 | Harper College | 9–2 | John Eliasik | |
| 2005 | Grand Rapids Community College | 9–2 | Jim Schulte | |
| 2006 | Vermilion Community College | 10–2 | Steve Crittenden | |
| 2007 | Rochester Community and Technical College | 11–0 | Brad LaPlante | |
| 2008 | Harper College | 11–1 | Dragan Teonic | |
| 2009 | Grand Rapids Community College | 9–2 | Tony Annese | |
| 2010 | Nassau Community College | 11–0 | Jermaine Miles |
| Wins | College |
|---|---|
| 6 | Butler Community College |
| 6 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College |
| 5 | East Mississippi Community College |
| 4 | Blinn College |
| 4 | Ferrum College |
| 4 | Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College |
| 3 | Coffeyville Community College |
| 3 | Glendale Community College |
| 3 | Iowa Western Community College |
| 3 | Northwest Mississippi Community College |
| 2 | Bakersfield Community College |
| 2 | Mesa Community College |
| 2 | Navarro College |
| 2 | Texarkana College |
| 2 | Trinity Valley Community College |
| 1 | Arizona Western College |
| 1 | Boise Junior College |
| 1 | Cameron State Agricultural College |
| 1 | Ellsworth Community College |
| 1 | Fort Scott Community College |
| 1 | Garden City Community College |
| 1 | Georgia Military College |
| 1 | Hinds Junior College |
| 1 | Hutchinson Community College |
| 1 | Iowa Central Community College |
| 1 | Joliet Junior College |
| 1 | Kilgore College |
| 1 | Mississippi Delta Community College |
| 1 | New Mexico Military Institute |
| 1 | Paris Junior College |
| 1 | Pearl River Community College |
| 1 | Phoenix College |
| 1 | Ranger College |
| 1 | Snow College |
| 1 | Tyler Junior College |