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2023 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)
Riverside City (3C2A)
  • ← 2022
  • junior college football season

The 2023 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 2023. 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 (3C2A).

The NJCAA Division I champion was Iowa Western who defeated East Mississippi 61–14 in the NJCAA National Football Championship.[1] The NJCAA Division III champion was DuPage who defeated Rochester C&T 33–29 in the Red Grange Bowl.[2] The CCCAA champion was Riverside City who defeated San Mateo 24–21 in the 3C2A State Championship.[3]

Conference changes and new programs

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Membership changes

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Team Former conference New conference Source
Antelope Valley American Pacific (APL) National Northern (NNL)
ASA Miami D-III independent School closed [4]
Chaffey National Central (NCL) American Metro (AML)
Citrus American Metro (AML) National Central (NCL)
Compton American Mountain (AML) American Metro (AML)
Desert American Mountain (AML) American Metro (AML)
East Los Angeles National Northern (NNL) National Central (NCL)
El Camino National Central (NCL) National Northern (NNL)
Glendale (CA) American Metro (AML) American Pacific (APL)
Golden West National Southern (NSL) National Central (NCL)
Grossmont American Mountain (AML) National Southern (NSL)
Long Beach City National Northern (NNL) National Central (NCL)
Los Angeles Southwest American Metro (AML) American Pacific (APL)
Moorpark American Pacific (APL) National Northern (NNL)
Mt. San Jacinto American Mountain (AML) National Southern (NSL)
Orange Coast American Metro (AML) National Central (NCL)
Pasadena City American Mountain (AML) American Pacific (APL)
Riverside City National Central (NCL) National Southern (NSL)
San Bernardino Valley National Southern (NSL) National Central (NCL)
Santa Barbara City American Pacific (APL) National Northern (NNL)
Victor Valley American Mountain (AML) American Metro (AML)

Top 5 matchups

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Rankings are based on the NJCAA Division I, NJCAA Division III, and 3C2A polls.

Regular season

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  • Week 5
    • No. 2 (D1) Iowa Western defeated No. 1 (D3) DuPage, 41–14 (Bob MacDougall Field, Glen Ellyn, Illinois)
  • Week 7
    • No. 2 (D1) Iowa Western defeated No. 5 (D1) Snow, 20–13 (Terry Foote Stadium, Ephraim, Utah)
    • No. 4 (D3) Rochester C&T defeated No. 2 (D3) NDSCS, 28–27 (Frank Vertin Field, Wahpeton, North Dakota)
  • Week 8
    • No. 3 (D3) NDSCS defeated No. 4 (D3) Mesabi Range, 14–7 (Frank Vertin Field, Wahpeton, North Dakota)
  • Week 12
    • No. 1 (D1) Hutchinson defeated No. 2 (D1) Iowa Western, 42–28 (Gowans Stadium, Hutchinson, Kansas)

Conference playoffs

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  • MCAC playoffs
    • No. 3 (D3) NDSCS defeated No. 4 (D3) Mesabi Range, 21–17 (Frank Vertin Field, Wahpeton, North Dakota)
    • No. 2 (D3) Rochester C&T defeated No. 3 (D3) NDSCS, 24–16 (Husky Stadium, St. Cloud, Minnesota)

Post season

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  • NJCAA Division I Semifinal
    • No. 4 (D1) East Mississippi defeated No. 1 (D1) Hutchinson, 27–23 (Gowans Stadium, Hutchinson, Kansas)
    • No. 2 (D1) Iowa Western defeated No. 3 (D1) Kilgore, 47–7, (Titan Stadium, Council Bluffs, Iowa)
  • Red Grange Bowl (NJCAA Division III Championship)
    • No. 1 (D3) DuPage defeated No. 2 (D3) Rochester C&T, 33–29 (Bob MacDougall Field, Glen Ellyn, Illinois)
  • NCFC playoffs
    • No. 4 (3C2A) American River defeated No. 5 (3C2A) CC of San Francisco, 41–6 (Beaver Stadium, Sacramento, California)
    • No. 3 (3C2A) San Mateo defeated No. 4 (3C2A) American River, 30–27 (College Station Stadium, San Mateo, California)

NJCAA Division III team wins over NJCAA Division I teams

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
August 24 7:00 p.m. No. 1 DuPage (D1) Ellsworth Cadet Football Field • Iowa Falls, Iowa  17–10   [5]
November 4 1:00 p.m. No. 11 (D1) Georgia Military No. 1 DuPage Bob MacDougall Field • Glen Ellyn, Illinois  37–21   [6]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Upsets

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This section lists instances of unranked teams defeating NJCAA Division I, NJCAA Division III, and 3C2A-ranked teams during the season.

Regular season

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  • Week 11
    • Navarro 34, No. 12 (D1) Tyler 24
    • Nassau 24, No. 5 (D3) Louisburg 21
  • Week 12
    • Georgia Military 31, No. 11 (D1) Lackawanna 24

Postseason

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  • MCAC playoffs
  • Bowl games
    • Contra Costa 21, No. 15 (3C2A) Fresno City 14 (Gridiron Classic Bowl)

Conference standings

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NJCAA Division I

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2023 Iowa Community College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Iowa Western $^   2 0     12 1  
No. 7 Iowa Central   1 1     7 4  
Ellsworth   0 2     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll
2023 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Hutchinson $^   6 0     10 1  
No. 6 Dodge City   5 1     8 3  
No. 15 Highland (KS)   3 3     6 5  
Garden City   3 3     5 6  
Butler (KS)   2 4     5 5  
Coffeyville   1 5     3 7  
Independence   1 5     2 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll
2023 Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 2 East Mississippi #x$^   6 0     10 3  
No. 13 Northwest Mississippi #   5 1     7 3  
Northeast Mississippi   4 2     6 3  
Holmes   3 3     6 3  
Itawamba   2 4     3 6  
Mississippi Delta   1 5     2 7  
Coahoma   0 6     1 8  
South Division
No. 4 Copiah–Lincoln #x   5 1     10 2  
No. 8 Mississippi Gulf Coast #x   5 1     8 2  
Jones (MS) x   5 1     6 3  
Hinds   3 3     3 6  
East Central (MS)   2 4     4 5  
Pearl River   1 5     1 8  
Southwest Mississippi   0 6     1 8  
Championship: East Mississippi 27, Copiah–Lincoln 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant
    # – MACJC playoff participant
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll
2023 Northeast Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Lackawanna $   2 0     7 3  
Monroe College   0 2     6 5  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll
2023 Southwest Junior College Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Kilgore $^   7 1     9 2  
No. 10 Trinity Valley   5 2     7 3  
No. 12 Navarro   5 3     6 5  
Tyler   4 3     5 4  
New Mexico Military   4 3     6 6  
Cisco   3 4     4 4  
Blinn   1 6     3 6  
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M   0 7     0 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NJCAA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll
2023 NJCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sussex County     8 2 0
No. 9 Snow     9 3 0
No. 11 Georgia Military     7 4 0
Community Christian (MI)     0 6 2
Community Christian (CA)     0 3 0
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll

NJCAA Division III

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2023 Minnesota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Rochester C&T y$^   5 1     8 3  
No. 3 NDSCS y   4 1     8 3  
No. 4 Mesabi Range   4 2     5 4  
Minnesota State C&T   4 2     4 4  
Central Lakes   3 4     4 6  
Vermilion   1 5     1 6  
Minnesota West C&T   0 6     0 7  
Championship: Rochester C&T 24, NDSCS 16
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – Red Grange Bowl participate
Rankings from NJCAA Division III poll
2023 NJCAA Division III independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 DuPage ^     11 1 0
No. 5 Louisburg     5 4 0
Hudson Valley     5 5 0
Nassau     5 5 0
Erie     3 7 0
Hocking     0 9 2
Rankings from NJCAA Division III poll

3C2A

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SCFA

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2023 American Metro League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 23 Chaffey $   5 0     11 0  
Santa Ana   4 1     9 2  
Desert   3 2     6 5  
West Los Angeles   2 3     2 8  
Victor Valley   1 4     1 9  
Compton   0 5     0 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from 3C2A poll
2023 American Pacific League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Pasadena City $   5 0     9 2  
Glendale (CA)   3 2     6 4  
Los Angeles Southwest   3 2     6 4  
Santa Monica   3 2     5 5  
Los Angeles Valley   1 4     4 6  
Pierce   0 5     3 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from 3C2A poll
2023 National Central League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Mt. San Antonio $^   7 0     10 1  
No. 9 Golden West   6 1     8 3  
No. 11 Citrus   4 3     8 3  
No. 15 East Los Angeles   4 3     7 4  
No. 21 Cerritos   3 4     5 5  
Long Beach City   3 4     4 6  
Orange Coast   1 6     1 9  
San Bernardino Valley   0 7     1 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – 3C2A playoff participant
Rankings from 3C2A poll
2023 National Northern League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Ventura +^   6 1     8 4  
No. 13 Allan Hancock +   6 1     7 4  
No. 18 College of the Canyons   5 2     6 5  
No. 12 El Camino   4 3     7 4  
No. 20 Bakersfield   4 3     6 5  
Santa Barbara City   2 5     4 6  
Moorpark   1 6     3 7  
Antelope Valley   0 7     1 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – 3C2A playoff participant
Rankings from 3C2A poll
2023 National Southern League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Fullerton $^   7 0     10 1  
No. 1 Riverside City ^   6 1     12 1  
No. 14 San Diego Mesa   4 3     7 4  
No. 25 Saddleback   4 3     5 5  
Mt. San Jacinto   4 3     4 6  
Palomar   2 5     3 7  
Southwestern (CA)   1 6     1 9  
Grossmont   0 7     0 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – 3C2A playoff participant
Rankings from 3C2A poll

NCFC

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2023 American Golden Coast League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Monterey Peninsula $   6 0     8 3  
San Jose City   5 1     8 2  
Hartnell   3 3     7 4  
Cabrillo   3 3     6 4  
West Hills Coalinga   2 4     5 5  
Merced   2 4     3 7  
Gavilan   0 6     0 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from 3C2A poll
2023 American Pacific 7 League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 22 Foothill $   5 0     11 0  
College of the Redwoods   4 1     9 2  
Los Medanos   3 2     5 5  
De Anza   1 4     2 8  
College of the Siskiyous   1 4     2 8  
Yuba   1 4     1 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from 3C2A poll
2023 National Bay 6 League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 San Mateo $^   5 0     11 2  
No. 7 CC of San Francisco ^   4 1     9 2  
Laney   3 2     4 6  
San Joaquin Delta   2 3     3 7  
Diablo Valley   1 4     2 8  
Chabot   0 5     0 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – 3C2A playoff participant
Rankings from 3C2A poll
2023 National Norcal League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 American River $^   5 0     10 2  
No. 8 Butte   4 1     9 2  
No. 24 Sierra   2 3     5 6  
Feather River   2 3     3 7  
Santa Rosa   2 3     3 7  
Shasta   0 5     1 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – 3C2A playoff participant
Rankings from 3C2A poll
2023 National Valley League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Modesto $^   5 0     7 4  
No. 17 Fresno City   4 1     6 5  
No. 16 Reedley   3 2     7 4  
No. 19 College of the Sequoias   2 3     6 5  
Sacramento City   1 4     4 6  
Contra Costa   0 5     6 5  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – 3C2A playoff participant
Rankings from 3C2A poll

Rankings

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Pre-season polls

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NJCAA Division I
Ranking Team
1 Iowa Western
2 Hutchinson
3 Northwest Mississippi
4 Snow
5 Kilgore
6 Jones (MS)
7 Coffeyville
8 East Mississippi
9 Garden City
10 Iowa Central
11 Navarro
12 Butler (KS)
13 Georgia Military
14 Lackawanna
15 Trinity Valley
NJCAA Division III
Ranking Team
1 DuPage
2 NDSCS
3 Minnesota State C&T
4t Nassau
4t Hocking
5 Rochester C&T
3C2A
Ranking Team
1 San Mateo (8)
2 Riverside City
3 Mt. San Antonio
4 Fullerton
5 American River
6 Golden West
7 CC of San Francisco (1)
8 Ventura
9 Butte
10 Laney
11 Cerritos
12 Fresno City
13 Modesto
14 Sierra
15 College of the Canyons
16 El Camino
17t Allan Hancock
17t San Diego Mesa
19 Diablo Valley
20 Long Beach City
21 College of the Sequoias
22 Feather River
23 Citrus
24 East Los Angeles
25 Santa Rosa

3C2A final regular season rankings

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Rank Team W–L Conference and standing Bowl game
1 Fullerton Hornets 10–0 National Southern League champions SCFA semifinal
2 Mt. San Antonio Mounties 10–0 National Central League champions SCFA semifinal
3 San Mateo Bulldogs 9–1 National Bay 6 League champions NCFC semifinal
4 American River Beavers 9–1 National Norcal League champions NCFC semifinal
5 CC of San Francisco Rams 9–1 National Bay 6 League second place NCFC semifinal
6 Riverside City Tigers 9–1 National Southern League second place SCFA semifinal
7 Butte Roadrunners 8–2 National Norcal League second place Northern California Bowl
8 Golden West Rustlers 8–2 National Central League second place Beach Bowl
9 Modesto Pirates 7–3 National Valley League champion NCFC semifinal
10 Allan Hancock Bulldogs 7–3 National Northern League champion (tie) Strawberry Bowl
11 Ventura Pirates 7–3 National Northern League champion (tie) SCFA semifinal
12 Citrus Owls 7–3 National Central League third place (tie) Western State Bowl
13 College of the Canyons Cougars 6–4 National Northern League third place Western State Bowl
14 Reedley Tigers 7–3 National Valley League third place Northern California Bowl
15 Fresno City Rams 6–4 National Valley League second place Gridiron Classic Bowl
16 Bakersfield Renegades 6–4 National Northern League fourth place (tie) Patriotic Bowl
17 El Camino Warriors 6–4 National Northern League fourth place (tie) Beach Bowl
18 San Diego Mesa Olympians 6–4 National Southern League third place (tie) Strawberry Bowl
19 East Los Angeles Huskies 6–4 National Central League third place (tie) Patriotic Bowl
20 Cerritos Falcons 5–5 National Central League fifth place (tie) None
21 Sierra Wolverines 5–5 National Norcal League third place (tie) Golden State Bowl
22 Foothill Owls 9–0 American Pacific 7 League champion American Division Bowl
23 Chaffey Panthers 10–0 American Metro League champions American Division Championship Bowl
24 College of the Sequoias Giants 5–5 National Valley League fourth place Golden State Bowl
25 Saddleback Bobcats 5–5 National Southern League third place (tie) None

Final rankings

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NJCAA Division I
Ranking Team
1 Iowa Western
2 East Mississippi
3 Hutchinson
4 Copiah–Lincoln
5 Kilgore
6 Dodge City
7 Iowa Central
8 Mississippi Gulf Coast
9 Snow
10 Trinity Valley
11 Georgia Military
12 Navarro
13 Northwest Mississippi
14 Lackawanna
15 Highland (KS)
NJCAA Division III
Ranking Team
1 DuPage
2 Rochester C&T
3 NDSCS
4 Mesabi Range
5 Louisburg
3C2A
Ranking Team
1 Riverside City (11)
2 San Mateo
3 American River
4 Mt. San Antonio
5 Fullerton
6 Ventura
7 CC of San Francisco
8 Butte
9 Golden West
10 Modesto
11 Citrus
12 El Camino
13 Allan Hancock
14 San Diego Mesa
15 East Los Angeles
16 Reedley
17 College of the Canyons
19 College of the Sequoias
20 Bakersfield
21 Cerritos
22 Foothill
23 Chaffey
24 Sierra
25 Saddleback

Postseason

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Playoffs

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NJCAA Division I

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Semifinals
December 2/3
Campus sites
Championship game
December 13
War Memorial StadiumLittle Rock, AR
      
1 Hutchinson 23
4 East Mississippi 27
4 East Mississippi 14
2 Iowa Western 61
3 Kilgore 7
2 Iowa Western 47

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3C2A

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SCFA playoffs
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Semifinals
November 25
Campus sites
Regional finals
December 2
Campus sites
      
1 Mt. San Antonio 48
4 Riverside City 51
3 Ventura 26
4 Riverside City 45
2 Fullerton 24
3 Ventura 27
NCFC playoffs
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Semifinals
November 25
Campus sites
Regional finals
December 2
Campus sites
      
1 San Mateo 41
4 Modesto 19
1 San Mateo 30
2 American River 27
2 American River 41
3 CC of San Francisco 6
State Championship
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3C2A State Championship
December 9
Wheelock Stadium—Riverside, CA
   
1 San Mateo 21
4 Riverside City 24

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Bowl games

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3C2A had eleven bowl games, featuring teams that did not qualify for the 3C2A postseason tournament.

Date Time (EST) Game Site Teams Results
Nov 19 4:00 p.m. Southern California Bowl Campus sites Santa Ana (8–2)
Desert (6–4)
Santa Ana 56
Desert 48
Nov 20 12:30 p.m. Beach Bowl El Camino (6–4)
Golden West (8–2)
El Camino 22
Golden West 19
Nov 21 5:00 p.m. Strawberry Bowl San Diego Mesa (6–4)
Allan Hancock (7–3)
San Diego Mesa 42
Allan Hancock 20
Nov 25 2:00 p.m. Gridiron Classic Bowl Contra Costa (5–5)
Fresno City (6–4)
Contra Costa 21

Fresno City 14

Patriotic Bowl East Los Angeles (6–4)
Bakersfield (6–4)
East Los Angeles 31

Bakersfield 27

4:00 p.m. Western State Bowl Citrus (7–3)
College of the Canyons (6–4)
Citrus 42

College of the Canyons 13

5:00 p.m. American Division Championship Bowl Chaffey (10–0)
Pasadena City (9–1)
Chaffey 16

Pasadena City 12

Dec 1 5:00 p.m. Golden State Bowl College of the Sequoias (5–5)
Sierra (5–5)
College of the Sequoias 31
Sierra 28
Dec 2 12:00 p.m. Northern California Bowl Butte (8–2)
Reedley (7–3)
Butte 30
Reedley 24
2:00 p.m. American Division Bowl Foothill (10–0)
Monterey Peninsula (8–2)
Foothill 35
Monterey Peninsula 22
Grizzly Bowl College of the Redwoods (8–2)
Hartnell (7–3)
College of the Redwoods 63
Hartnell 0

Awards and honors

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Individual honors

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NJCAA Division I honors
Award Name Team
Coach of the Year Scott Strohmeier[11] Iowa Western
Offensive Player of the Year Ty Keyes, QB[12] East Mississippi
Defensive Player of the Year Daniel Brown, DL[13] Hutchinson
NJCAA Division III honors
Award Name Team
Coach of the Year Terrence Isaac[14] Rochester C&T
Offensive Player of the Year Jaden McGill, RB[15] DuPage
Defensive Player of the Year Martell Williams, LB[16] Rochester C&T
3C2A honors
Region Award Name Team
Overall Coach of the Year Tom Craft Riverside City
I Tim Tulloch San Mateo
II Matt Ravio Foothill
III Tom Craft Riverside City
IV Darrin Chiaverini Chaffey
Overall Offensive Player of the Year Jordan Barton, QB Riverside City
I Anthony Grigsby, QB San Mateo
II Hingano Hautau, OL Foothill
III Jordan Barton, QB Riverside City
IV Dereun Dortch, QB Chaffey
Overall Defensive Player of the Year Josh Tremain, DL American River
I Josh Tremain, DL American River
II Samari Russo, DL Merced
III Marquis Brown, DB; Brandon Tita-Nwu, LB Golden West; Fullerton
IV Zamir Richardson, DL Santa Ana

All-Americans

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2023 All-NJCAA Division I Team

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2023 All-NJCAA Division III Team

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2023 All-California Community College Team

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Coaching changes

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This list includes all head coaching changes announced during or after the season.

School Outgoing coach Reason Replacement Previous position
CC of San Francisco Jimmy Collins Hired as head coach for Diablo Valley[20] Eduardo Yagües Nuño CC of San Francisco offensive line coach (1998–2023)
Central Lakes Greg Medeck Hired as athletic director by Central Lakes[21] Toby Thurman[21] Armijo HS (CA) head coach (2019–2023)
Chaffey Darrin Chiaverini Hired as head coach by Northeastern State[22] Ben Buys[23] La Salle College Prep (CA) head coach (2019–2023)
Coffeyville Jeff Leiker Resigned[24] Nick Dobler[25] Coffeyville defensive coordinator and linebackers coach (2020–2023)
College of the Sequoias Travis Burkett Resigned[26] Matt Mendonca[27] College of the Sequoias defensive coordinator (2022–2023)
College of the Siskiyous Tyler Knudsen Resigned[28][a] Adam Groppi (full-season interim) Weed HS (CA) head coach (2022–2023)
Diablo Valley Austin Kiraly (full-season interim) Permanent coach hired Jimmy Collins[20] CC of San Francisco head coach (2015–2023)
Dodge City Terry Karg Resigned Ryan Lusby[29] Texas–Permian Basin assistant head coach and offensive coordinator (2023)
East Los Angeles Bobby Godinez Resigned[30] Arnie Robles (full-season interim) East Los Angeles assistant coach (2023)
Ellsworth Kory Vaught Resigned[31] Matt White[32] UVA Wise defensive coordinator (2020–2023)
Fullerton Garrett Campbell Resigned Phil Austin / Brian Crooks (co-head coaches) Fullerton assistant coach (2017–2023) / Fullerton defensive coordinator (2010–2023)
Garden City Tom Minnick Fired[33] Kiyoshi Harris[34] Boise State recruiting coordinator (2022–2023)
Hartnell Matt Collins Resigned[35] Ruben Lerma (full-season interim) Hartnell running backs coach and offensive line coach (2018–2023)
Minnesota State C&T Austin Jones Resigned Bernard Holsey[36] Minnesota State C&T defensive coordinator and defensive line coach (2023)
Minnesota West C&T Conner Kunkel (full-season interim) Resigned Jermaine Smith[37] Campbell defensive analyst (2023)
Nassau Jamel Ramsay Hired as head coach by Maritime[38] Jhaleel Oswald[39] Nassau defensive coordinator and special teams coordinator (2021–2023)
New Mexico Military Kurt Taufa'asau Hired as head coach by New Mexico Highlands[40] Oliver Soukup[41] Eastern New Mexico defensive coordinator (2023)
San Bernardino Valley Daniel Algattas N/A Nate Turner[b][42] San Marino HS (CA) head coach (2023)
Santa Ana Anthony White[c] Died[43] Geoff Jones[d] Santa Ana co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach (2023)
Southwestern (CA) Dionicio Monarrez Jr. Resigned[44] Oscar Rodriguez[45] Kansas defensive analyst (2022–2023)
Vermilion Earnest Wilson Resigned Tyree Johnson[46] Crookston HS (MN) defensive coordinator (?–2023)
West Los Angeles Steve Ruedaflores N/A Eric Scott[47] San Jose State wide receivers coach (2021–2023)
Yuba Mike Pomfret Resigned[48] Tim Mulvehill[49] Placer HS (CA) assistant coach (?–2023)


See also

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References and notes

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  2. ^ "Three-peat reality in 33-29 stunner over Rochester C&TC". College of DuPage. December 2, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "RCC Gridiron Glory: Tigers Soar to Victory in 3C2A Football State Finals". rccd.edu. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  4. ^ Schwartz, Natalie (February 24, 2023). "Embattled for-profit ASA College closes without teach-out plan". Higher Ed Dive. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  5. ^ Reinhiller, Mark (August 28, 2023). "No. 1 COD earns Week 1 victory, 17-10 at Ellsworth". College of DuPage. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  6. ^ Reinhiller, Mark (November 4, 2023). "No. 1 Chaps reach first 10-win season in 28 years, 37-21 over Georgia Military". College of DuPage. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  7. ^ "Teams Set for 2023 NJCAA D1 Football Championship". AMP. December 6, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  8. ^ Reed, Jeff (December 14, 2023). "Former Boll Weevil leads Reivers to title | Arkansas Democrat Gazette". www.arkansasonline.com. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
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  1. ^ Remained on the staff as defensive coordinator.
  2. ^ Initially Iona Uiagalelei was hired but left before the season began.
  3. ^ Co-head coach alongside Adam Nyssen.
  4. ^ Co-head coach alongside Adam Nyssen.