The 2022 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 2022. 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 (CCCAA).
The NJCAA Division I champion was Iowa Western who defeated 31–0 in the NJCAA National Football Championship. The NJCAA Division III champion was who defeated 14–12 in the Red Grange Bowl. The CCCAA champion was who defeated 55–0 in the CCCAA State Championship.
Conference standings NJCAA Division I
NJCAA Division III
CCCAA SCFA
NCFC
Postseason Playoffs NJCAA Division I
CCCAA SCFA playoffs
NCFC playoffs
State championship
Bowl games CCCAA and NJCAA had a combined fourteen bowl games, featuring teams that did not qualify for either league's postseason tournament.
DateTime (EST)GameSiteTeamsResultsNov 2612:00 p.m.Patriotic BowlCampus sitesGolden West (8–2) East Los Angeles (5–5)Golden West 32East Los Angeles 14American Division Championship BowlCitrus (10–0)Mt. San Jacinto (9–1)Citrus 31 Mt. San Jacinto 201:00 p.m.Western State BowlCerritos (7–2)Long Beach City (5–5)Cerritos 35 Long Beach City 28American Championship BowlFeather River (10–0) Merced (8–2)Feather River 50 Merced 322:30 p.m.Beach BowlSanta Barbara City (9–1) Desert (8–2)Santa Barbara City 44 Desert 236:00 p.m.SoCal BowlSan Diego Mesa (6–4)El Camino (5–5)San Diego Mesa 21El Camino 20Strawberry BowlAllan Hancock (5–5) Moorpark (6–4)Allan Hancock 20 Moorpark 17Dec 312:00 p.m.Golden State BowlMonterey Peninsula (7–3) College of the Redwoods (7–3)Monterey Peninsula 42 College of the Redwoods 2112:30 p.m.Northern California BowlFoothill (7–3) West Hills Coalinga (6–4)Foothill 48 West Hill Coalinga 201:00 p.m.Silicon Valley BowlDiablo Valley (6–4) Sierra (6–4)Diablo Valley 36 Sierra 28Gridiron Classic BowlCC of San Francisco (6–4) College of the Sequoias (6–4)CC of San Francisco 34 College of the Sequoias 24Grizzly BowlRedwood Bowl (Arcata, California)Fresno City (6–4) Butte (7–3)Fresno City 13 Butte 10C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas BowlCampus sitesButler (KS) (7–4) Kilgore (8–3)Butler (KS) 28 Kilgore 24Dec 412:00 p.m.Game One BowlUNI-Dome (Cedar Falls, Iowa)Iowa Central (6–4) Trinity Valley (8–2)Iowa Central 31 Trinity Valley 24
See also 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season 2022 NCAA Division II football season 2022 NCAA Division III football season 2022 NAIA football season 2022 U Sports football season
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