National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national football champions:

Champions Single division era (1956–2021) YearTeamLocationConferenceHead coach1956Coffeyville, KansasKansas Jayhawk Community College ConferenceCliff Long1957Texarkana, TexasTexas Junior College ConferenceDuncan Thompson1958BoiseBoise, IdahoIntermountain Collegiate Athletic ConferenceLyle Smith 1959Miami, OklahomaOklahoma Junior College ConferenceRed Robertson1960co-championsTyler, TexasLawton, Oklahoma Texas Eastern ConferenceOklahoma Junior College ConferenceFloyd WagstaffLeroy Montgomery1961–1963 no champion1964Phoenix, Arizona Arizona Junior College Athletic ConferenceThomas Hogan 1965Ferrum, Virginia Coastal Football ConferenceHank Norton1966Kilgore, TexasTexas Junior College Football FederationBoyd Converse1967Miami, OklahomaOklahoma Junior College ConferenceChuck Bowman1968FerrumFerrum, Virginia Coastal Football ConferenceHank Norton1969Northeastern Oklahoma A&MMiami, OklahomaIndependentChuck Bowman1970Fort ScottFort Scott, KansasKansas Jayhawk Junior College ConferenceDick Foster1971Mississippi Gulf CoastPerkinston, MississippiMississippi Junior College ConferenceGeorge Sekul1972Arizona WesternYuma, ArizonaArizona Junior College Athletic ConferenceRay Butcher1973Mesa, ArizonaArizona Community College Athletic ConferencePaul Widmer1974Ferrum, Virginia Coastal Football ConferenceHank Norton1975Mesa, ArizonaArizona Community College Athletic ConferencePaul Widmer1976Iowa Falls, IowaIowa Junior College ConferenceVern Thomsen1977Ferrum, Virginia Coastal Football ConferenceHank Norton1978Fort Dodge, IowaIowa Junior College ConferencePaul Shupe1979Ranger, TexasTim Marcum1980Miami, OklahomaSouthwest Junior College Football ConferenceGlen Wolfe1981El Dorado, KansasKansas Jayhawk Community College ConferenceFayne Henson1982Senatobia, MississippiMississippi Association of Community & Junior CollegesBobby Franklin1983Coffeyville, KansasKansas Jayhawk Community College ConferenceDick Foster1984Perkinston, MississippiMississippi Association of Community & Junior CollegesGeorge Sekul1985Ephraim, UtahWestern States Football LeagueWalt Criner1986Miami, OklahomaSouthwest Junior College Football ConferenceGlen Wolfe1987EllsworthIowa Falls, IowaIndependentLloyd Sisco1988Glendale, ArizonaWestern States Football LeagueJoe Kersting1989Corsicana, TexasTexas Junior College Football ConferenceBob McElroy1990Coffeyville, KansasKansas Jayhawk Community College ConferenceSkip Foster1991Miami, OklahomaMike Loyd1992Senatobia, MississippiMississippi Association of Community & Junior CollegesBobby Franklin1993Moorhead, MississippiMississippi Association of Community & Junior CollegesJames Gray1994Athens, TexasTexas Junior College Football ConferenceRandy Pippin1995Brenham, TexasTexas Junior College Football ConferenceWillie Fritz1996BlinnBrenham, TexasSouthwest Junior College Football ConferenceWillie Fritz1997Athens, TexasSouthwest Junior College Football ConferenceScotty Conley1998El Dorado, KansasKansas Jayhawk Community College ConferenceJames Shibest1999El Dorado, KansasKansas Jayhawk Community College ConferenceJames Shibest2000Glendale, ArizonaWestern States Football LeagueMike Grossner2001Milledgeville, GeorgiaIndependentBert Williams2002JolietJoliet, IllinoisNorth Central Community College ConferenceBob MacDougall2003El Dorado, KansasKansas Jayhawk Community College ConferenceTroy Morrell2004Poplarville, MississippiMississippi Association of Community & Junior CollegesTim Hatten2005Glendale, ArizonaWestern States Football LeagueJoe Kersting2006Brenham, TexasSouthwest Junior College Football ConferenceBrad Franchione2007(co-champions)El Dorado, KansasPerkinston, MississippiKansas Jayhawk Community College ConferenceMississippi Association of Community & Junior CollegesTroy MorrellSteve Campbell2008El Dorado, KansasKansas Jayhawk Community College ConferenceTroy Morrell2009Brenham, TexasSouthwest Junior College Football ConferenceBrad Franchione2010Corsicana, TexasSouthwest Junior College Football ConferenceNick Bobeck2011Scooba, MississippiMississippi Association of Community & Junior CollegesBuddy Stephens2012Council Bluffs, IowaMidwest Football ConferenceScott Strohmeier2013Scooba, MississippiMississippi Association of Community & Junior CollegesBuddy Stephens2014East MississippiScooba, MississippiMississippi Association of Community & Junior CollegesBuddy Stephens2015Senatobia, MississippiMississippi Association of Community & Junior CollegesJack Wright2016Garden CityGarden City, KansasKansas Jayhawk Community College ConferenceJeff Sims2017Scooba, MississippiMississippi Association of Community & Junior CollegesBuddy Stephens2018East MississippiScooba, MississippiMississippi Association of Community & Junior CollegesBuddy Stephens2019Mississippi Gulf CoastPerkinston, MississippiMississippi Association of Community & Junior CollegesJack Wright2020–21 Hutchinson, KansasKansas Jayhawk Community College ConferenceDrew Dallas

Split division era (2021–present) 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.

Division I YearTeamLocationConferenceHead coach2021New Mexico MilitaryRoswell, New MexicoSouthwest Junior College Football ConferenceKurt Taufa'asau2022Iowa WesternCouncil Bluffs, IowaIowa Community College Athletic ConferenceScott Strohmeier2023Iowa WesternCouncil Bluffs, IowaIowa Community College Athletic ConferenceScott Strohmeier2024HutchinsonHutchinson, KansasKansas Jayhawk Community College ConferenceDrew Dallas2025Council Bluffs, IowaIowa Community College Athletic ConferenceScott Strohmeier

Division III YearTeamLocationConferenceHead coach2021Glen Ellyn, IllinoisIndependentMatt Rahn2022Glen Ellyn, IllinoisIndependentMatt Rahn2023DuPageGlen Ellyn, IllinoisIndependentMatt Rahn2024Glen Ellyn, IllinoisIndependentMatt Rahn2025Glen Ellyn, IllinoisIndependentMatt Rahn

J. C. Gridwire rankings (1960–1974)

YearNo. 1No. 2No. 3No. 4No. 5Source1960Long Beach (10–0) (10–0) (9–1) (8–0–1) (12–1)1961Cameron (11–0), 788 points (10–0), 763 points (9–1), 750 points (9–1), 746 points (9–0), 744 points1962Santa 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 points1963Orange Coast (10–0), 775 points (9–1), 764 points (9–0–1), 752 points (9–1), 748 points (8–2), 739 points1964Long Beach (10–0), 790 points (9–0), 754 points (9–1), 750 points (8–2), 742 points (9–1), 741 pointsPhoenix (10–1), 741 points1965Fullerton (10–0), 784 points (10–0), 782 points (10–1), 754 points (9–0), 752 points (9–1), 743 points1966 (8–0–1), 768 points (10–1), 764 points (10–0), 764 points (9–0–1), 763 points (10–1), 759 points1967Fullerton (12–0), 793 points (9–1), 769 points (9–1), 758 points (8–1), 743 points (11–1), 742 points1968Jones County (MS) (9–0), 761 points (10–1), 761 points (9–1), 754 points (8–1), 752 pointsFerrum (10–0), 751 points (10–2), 751 points1969Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (10–0) (10–1) (8–0–1) (9–0) (9–1)1970Fort Scott (11–0), 764 points (11–1), 760 pointsRedwoods (11–0), 758 pointsSequoias (10–2), 758 pointsReedley [CA] (10–1), 749 points1971Mississippi Gulf Coast (11–0), 783 points (11–1), 782 points (9–1), 758 points (9–1), 749 points (10–1), 748 points1972Arizona Western (10–0), 772 points (12–1), 763 points (11–1–1), 759 points (9–0), 758 points (11–0), 754 points1973 (11–0), 773 points, 753 points1974 (10–0–1) (10–0) (10–0–2) (9–1–2) (9–1)

Championship games Single division (1956–2021) Year Bowl game Winning team Losing team Score References1953 Junior Rose BowlBakersfield (1)Northeastern Oklahoma A&M13–61954 Junior Rose BowlHinds (1)El Camino13–71956National BowlCoffeyville (1)Grand Rapids46–61957 Texarkana (1)Fairbury56–01958 Boise (1)Tyler22–01959 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (1)Texarkana10–71964Savannah Shrine BowlPhoenix (1)Oklahoma Military41–131965Savannah Shrine BowFerrum (1) McCook16–01966Savannah Shrine BowlKilgore (1)Ferrum28–71967Savannah Shrine BowlNortheastern Oklahoma A&M (2)Lees–McRae35–131968 Ferrum (2)Phoenix41–191969 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (3)Arizona Western20–61970 Fort Scott (1)Mesa (AZ)41–201971 Mississippi Gulf Coast (1)Fort Scott22–131972El Toro BowlArizona Western (1)Fort Scott36–81973El Toro BowlMesa (AZ) (1)Iowa Central10–61974 Ferrum (3)Baltimore City 83–31975Wool BowlMesa (AZ) (2)Indian Hills8–71976 Junior Rose BowlBakersfield (2)Ellsworth 29–141989Mid-America BowlNavarro (1)Ellsworth41–171990Mid-America BowlCoffeyville (2)Montgomery (MD)58–201991Mid-America BowlNortheastern Oklahoma A&M (4)Northwest Mississippi49–211992Mid-America BowlNorthwest Mississippi (1)Northeastern Oklahoma A&M34–01993 Mississippi Delta (1)Nassau20–161994Texas Juco Shrine BowlTrinity Valley (1)Northeastern Oklahoma A&M24–17 1997Red River BowlTrinity Valley (2)Garden City48–132005Valley of the Sun BowlGlendale (CA) (1)Grand Rapids50–482006Pilgrim's Pride Bowl ClassicBlinn (1)Pearl River19–62007Top of the Mountains BowlHeart of Texas BowlButler (KS) (1)Mississippi Gulf Coast (2)SnowKilgore56–2762–282008Top of the Mountains BowlButler (KS) (2)Snow37–302OT2009Citizens Bank BowlBlinn (2)Fort Scott31–262010Citizens Bank BowlNavarro (2)Butler (KS)13–122011El Toro BowlEast Mississippi (1)Arizona Western55–472012Graphic Edge BowlIowa Western (1)Butler (KS)27–72013Mississippi BowlEast Mississippi (2)Georgia Military52–322014Mississippi BowlEast Mississippi (3)Iowa Western34–172015Mississippi BowlNorthwest Mississippi (2) Rochester C&T66–132016El Toro BowlGarden City (1)Arizona Western25–222017Mississippi BowlEast Mississippi (4)Arizona Western31–282018 East Mississippi (5)Garden City10–92019 Mississippi Gulf Coast (3) Lackawanna24–132020–21 Hutchinson (1) Snow29–27

Division I (2021–present) Year Bowl game Winning team Losing team Score2021 New Mexico Military (1) 31–132022 Iowa Western (2) 31–02023 Iowa Western (4) 61–142024 Hutchinson (2) 28–232025 (5) 28–10

Division III (2021–present)

Year Bowl game Winning team Losing team Score2021Red Grange Bowl (1)34–29 2022Red Grange Bowl (2)14–122023Red Grange BowlDuPage (3)33–292024Red Grange Bowl (4)31–142025Red Grange Bowl (5)36–13

Top non-scholarship (2000–2010) From 2000 to 2010, the NJCAA recognized the top non-scholarship team in the nation. Year Champion Record Head coach2000Rochester C&T12–0Chuck Siefert2001Joliet10–1Bob MacDougall2002Joliet11–0Bob MacDougall2003Harper10–1John Eliasik2004Harper9–2John Eliasik2005Grand Rapids9–2Jim Schulte2006Vermilion10–2Steve Crittenden2007Rochester C&T11–0Brad LaPlante2008Harper11–1Dragan Teonic2009Grand Rapids9–2Tony Annese2010Nassau11–0Jermaine Miles

National championships by team Wins College6 Butler County / Butler (KS) (1981, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007†, 2008)6 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (1959, 1967, 1969, 1980, 1986, 1991)5 East Mississippi (2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018)4 Blinn (1995, 1996, 2006, 2009)4 Ferrum (1965, 1968, 1974, 1977)4 Iowa Western (2012, 2022, 2023, 2025)4 Mississippi Gulf Coast (1971, 1984, 2007†, 2019)3 Coffeyville (1956, 1983, 1990)3 Glendale (AZ) (1988, 2000, 2005)3 Northwest Mississippi (1982, 1992, 2015)2 Bakersfield (1953, 1976)2 Hutchinson (KS) (2020, 2024)2 Mesa (AZ) (1973, 1975)2 Navarro (1989, 2010)2 Trinity Valley (1994, 1997)1 Arizona Western (1972)1 Boise (1958)1 Cameron (1960†)1 Ellsworth (1976)1 Fort Scott (1970)1 Garden City (2016)1 Georgia Military (2001)1 Hinds (1954)1 Iowa Central (1978)1 Joliet (2002)1 Kilgore (1966)1 Mississippi Delta (1993)1 New Mexico Military (2021)1 Paris (?)1 Pearl River (2004)1 Phoenix (1964)1 Ranger (1979)1 Snow (1985)1Texarkana (1957)1 Tyler (1960†, 2025) † Co-champions

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Additional sources NJCAA record book Source about 1960 and 2007 shared titles

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