2025 junior college football season

2025 junior college football season
National ChampionshipRed Grange Bowl, Glen Ellyn, IL, (NJCAA D-III)
Champion(s)Iowa Western (NJCAA D-I)
DuPage (NJCAA D-III)
San Mateo (3C2A)

The 2025 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 2025. The season ended with three national champions: one from the National Junior College Athletic Association's (NJCAA) Division I and Division III, respectively, and one from the California Community College Athletic Association (3C2A).

The NJCAA Division I champion was Iowa Western, which defeated Hutchinson, 28–10, in the NJCAA National Football Championship.[1] The NJCAA Division III champion was DuPage, which beat NDSCS, 36–13, in the Red Grange Bowl.[2] The 3C2A champion was San Mateo, which bested Golden West, 28–27, in the 3C2A State Championship.[3]

Conference standings

NJCAA Division I

2025 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Georgia Military $   3 – 0     10 – 1  
Andrew   1 – 1     8 – 1  
Central Georgia Tech   0 – 3     7 – 4  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll
2025 Iowa Community College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Iowa Western $^   2 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 9 Iowa Central   1 – 1     8 – 4  
Ellsworth   0 – 2     3 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll
2025 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Hutchinson $^   6 – 0     11 – 1  
No. 7 Coffeyville   5 – 1     7 – 3  
No. 10 Butler (KS)   4 – 2     7 – 3  
No. 15 Garden City   3 – 3     6 – 5  
Independence   2 – 4     4 – 7  
Dodge City   1 – 5     1 – 9  
Highland (KS)   0 – 6     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll
2025 Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 4 Northwest Mississippi x†y$^   5 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 12 East Mississippi x†   5 – 1     7 – 3  
Itawamba   4 – 2     5 – 4  
Northeast Mississippi   3 – 3     5 – 4  
Holmes   3 – 3     3 – 6  
Coahoma   1 – 5     1 – 8  
Mississippi Delta   0 – 6     0 – 9  
South Division
No. 6 Mississippi Gulf Coast x†y   5 – 1     9 – 2  
No. 8 Copiah–Lincoln x†   5 – 1     8 – 2  
No. 14 Hinds   4 – 2     6 – 3  
East Central (MS)   3 – 3     3 – 6  
Jones (MS)   2 – 4     5 – 4  
Southwest Mississippi   2 – 4     3 – 6  
Pearl River   0 – 6     1 – 8  
Championship: Northwest Mississippi 16, Mississippi Gulf Coast 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • † – Conference playoff participant
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll
2025 Northeast Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Monroe +   1 – 1     5 – 4  
Lackawanna +   1 – 1     4 – 6  
  • + – Conference co-champions
2025 Southwest Junior College Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Tyler †y$^   7 – 0     11 – 1  
No. 13 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M †y   6 – 2     6 – 5  
No. 11 Trinity Valley †   5 – 3     7 – 3  
Cisco †   4 – 3     5 – 4  
Blinn   2 – 5     4 – 5  
New Mexico Military   2 – 5     3 – 6  
Navarro   2 – 5     2 – 6  
Kilgore   1 – 6     3 – 6  
Championship: Tyler 33, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † – Conference playoff participant
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll
2025 NJCAA Division I independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Snow   –     6 – 5  
Community Christian (CA)   –     5 – 6  
Community Christian (MI)   –     2 – 7  

NJCAA Division III

2025 Minnesota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Rochester C&T †y   6 – 0     8 – 2  
No. 2 NDSCS †y$^   5 – 1     10 – 2  
Minnesota West C&T †   5 – 2     5 – 4  
Central Lakes †   3 – 4     3 – 7  
Minnesota State C&T †   2 – 5     2 – 6  
Mesabi Range †   1 – 5     1 – 5  
Vermilion †   0 – 5     0 – 6  
Championship: NDSCS 37, Rochester C&T 29
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † – Conference playoff participant
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – Red Grange Bowl participant
Rankings from NJCAA Division III poll
2025 NJCAA Division III independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Erie   –     9 – 1  
No. 1 DuPage ^   –     8 – 2  
Hudson Valley   –     7 – 3  
No. 5 Louisburg   –     6 – 4  
Nassau   –     3 – 6  
Hocking   –     2 – 7  
Rankings from NJCAA Division III poll

3C2A

SCFA

2025 American Metro League standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Victor Valley $   5 – 0     10 – 1  
Antelope Valley   4 – 1     10 – 1  
Desert   3 – 2     4 – 6  
Los Angeles Valley   2 – 3     3 – 7  
Los Angeles Southwest   1 – 4     2 – 8  
Compton   0 – 5     0 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
2025 American Pacific League standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Santa Monica +   4 – 1     8 – 3  
San Bernardino Valley +   4 – 1     7 – 3  
West Los Angeles   3 – 2     7 – 4  
Grossmont   2 – 3     7 – 4  
Glendale (CA)   2 – 3     5 – 5  
Pierce   0 – 5     0 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
2025 National Central League standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Golden West $^   7 – 0     12 – 1  
Cerritos ^   6 – 1     8 – 3  
Fullerton   5 – 2     8 – 3  
College of the Canyons   4 – 3     4 – 6  
Pasadena City   3 – 4     6 – 5  
Bakersfield   2 – 5     4 – 6  
East Los Angeles   1 – 6     2 – 8  
Orange Coast   0 – 7     0 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – 3C2A playoff participant
2025 National Northern League standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mt. San Antonio +^   6 – 1     10 – 2  
Ventura +^   6 – 1     10 – 2  
Moorpark   5 – 2     6 – 5  
Citrus   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Allan Hancock   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Long Beach City   3 – 4     3 – 7  
Santa Ana   1 – 6     1 – 9  
Santa Barbara City   0 – 7     0 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – 3C2A playoff participant
2025 National Southern League standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Saddleback $^   7 – 0     10 – 2  
El Camino ^   6 – 1     8 – 3  
Riverside City   5 – 2     7 – 4  
Southwestern (CA)   4 – 3     8 – 3  
San Diego Mesa   3 – 4     8 – 3  
Palomar   2 – 5     3 – 7  
Mt. San Jacinto   1 – 6     3 – 7  
Chaffey   0 – 7     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – 3C2A playoff participant

NCFC

2025 American Golden Coast League standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
De Anza $   5 – 0     10 – 1  
Coalinga   4 – 1     7 – 4  
Merced   3 – 2     5 – 5  
Hartnell   2 – 3     4 – 6  
Cabrillo   1 – 4     2 – 8  
Gavilan   0 – 5     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
2025 American Pacific 7 League standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Feather River $   5 – 0     10 – 1  
Los Medanos   4 – 1     10 – 1  
College of the Siskiyous   3 – 2     7 – 4  
San Joaquin Delta   2 – 3     5 – 6  
Contra Costa   1 – 4     1 – 9  
Chabot   0 – 5     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
2025 National Bay 6 League standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
San Mateo +^   4 – 1     12 – 1  
Diablo Valley +^   4 – 1     10 – 2  
CC of San Francisco +^   4 – 1     7 – 4  
Foothill   2 – 3     6 – 5  
Laney   1 – 4     2 – 8  
San Jose City   0 – 5     1 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – 3C2A playoff participant
2025 National Norcal League standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Butte +^   4 – 1     8 – 3  
American River +   4 – 1     5 – 6  
Sierra   3 – 2     4 – 6  
College of the Redwoods   3 – 2     3 – 7  
Shasta   1 – 4     1 – 9  
Santa Rosa   0 – 5     3 – 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – 3C2A playoff participant
2025 National Valley League standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Modesto $^   5 – 0     9 – 3  
Fresno City ^   4 – 1     7 – 5  
College of the Sequoias   3 – 2     7 – 4  
Monterey Peninsula   2 – 3     7 – 4  
Sacramento City   1 – 4     4 – 6  
Reedley   0 – 5     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – 3C2A playoff participant

Postseason

Playoffs

The NJCAA announced the schedules for the Division I and Division III playoffs on November 17, 2025, and announced the teams and matchups on November 24, 2025.[4] This is the second consecutive season the NJCAA Division I championship was held at West Texas A&M University's Bain–Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium, after previously being held at Catholic High School for Boys' War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas.[4]

NJCAA Division I

Semifinals
December 5/6
Campus sites 		Championship game
December 17
Bain–Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium—Canyon, TX
      
1 Hutchinson 27
4 Northwest Mississippi 0
1 Hutchinson 10
2 Iowa Western 28
3 Tyler 29
2 Iowa Western 41

Red Grange Bowl

Championship game
December 6
Bjarne Ullsvik Stadium—Glen Ellyn, IL
   
1 DuPage 36
2 NDSCS 13

See also

References

  1. ^ Kennedy, Will (December 18, 2025). "Iowa Western football takes down Hutchinson for NJCAA national title". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  2. ^ Nunez, Lou Jr. (December 6, 2025). "College of DuPage wins fifth consecutive national championship in Red Grange Bowl". Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, Illinois. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  3. ^ French, Scott (December 16, 2025). "Golden West football falls just short in 'heartbreaking' state final". Daily Pilot. Fountain Valley, California. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  4. ^ a b "2025 and 2026 NJCAA DI & DIII Football Championship Schedules". National Junior College Athletic Association. November 17, 2025. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
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