NJCAA National Football Championship

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A photo at the conclusion of the 2022 Red Grange Bowl, the NJCAA Division III championship contest

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

## Champions

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### Single division era (1956–2021)

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Year  | Institution  | Location  | Conference  | Head coach

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1956  | Coffeyville | Coffeyville, Kansas | Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference | Cliff Long
1957  | Texarkana | Texarkana, Texas | Texas Junior College Conference | Duncan Thompson
1958  | Boise | Boise, Idaho | Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference | Lyle Smith
1959  | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | Miami, Oklahoma |  | Red Robertson
1960
co-champions  | Tyler
Cameron | Tyler, Texas
Lawton, Oklahoma | Texas Eastern Conference
?  | Floyd Wagstaff
Leroy Montgomery
1961–1963 no champion
1964  | Phoenix | Phoenix, Arizona | Arizona Junior College Athletic Conference | Thomas Hogan
1965  | Ferrum | Ferrum, Virginia | Coastal Football Conference | Hank Norton
1966  | Kilgore | Kilgore, Texas | Texas Junior College Football Federation | Boyd Converse
1967  | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | Miami, Oklahoma |  | Chuck Bowman
1968  | Ferrum | Ferrum, Virginia | Coastal Football Conference | Hank Norton
1969  | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | Miami, Oklahoma |  | Chuck Bowman
1970  | Fort Scott | Fort Scott, Kansas | Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference | Dick Foster
1971  | Mississippi Gulf Coast | Perkinston, Mississippi | Mississippi Junior College Conference | George Sekul
1972  | Arizona Western | Yuma, Arizona | Arizona Junior College Athletic Conference | Ray Butcher
1973  | Mesa (AZ) | Mesa, Arizona | Arizona Community College Athletic Conference | Paul Widmer
1974  | Ferrum | Ferrum, Virginia | Coastal Football Conference | Hank Norton
1975  | Mesa (AZ) | Mesa, Arizona | Arizona Community College Athletic Conference | Paul Widmer
1976  | Ellsworth | Iowa Falls, Iowa |  | Vern Thompson
1977  | Ferrum | Ferrum, Virginia | Coastal Football Conference | Hank Norton
1978  | Iowa Central | Fort Dodge, Iowa |  | Paul Schupe
1979  | Ranger | Ranger, Texas |  | Tim Marcum
1980  | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | Miami, Oklahoma | Southwest Junior College Football Conference | Glen Wolfe
1981  | Butler County | El Dorado, Kansas | Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference | Fayne Henson
1982  | Northwest Mississippi | Senatobia, Mississippi | Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges | Bobby Franklin
1983  | Coffeyville | Coffeyville, Kansas | Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference | Dick Foster
1984  | Mississippi Gulf Coast | Perkinston, Mississippi | Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges | George Sekul
1985  | Snow | Ephraim, Utah | Western States Football League | Walt Criner
1986  | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | Miami, Oklahoma | Southwest Junior College Football Conference | Glen Wolfe
1987  | Ellsworth | Iowa Falls, Iowa | Independent  | Lloyd Sisco
1988  | Glendale (AZ) | Glendale, Arizona | Western States Football League | Joe Kersting
1989  | Navarro | Corsicana, Texas | Texas Junior College Football Conference | Bob McElroy
1990  | Coffeyville | Coffeyville, Kansas | Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference | Skip Foster
1991  | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | Miami, Oklahoma |  | Mike Loyd
1992  | Northwest Mississippi | Senatobia, Mississippi | Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges | Bobby Franklin
1993  | Mississippi Delta | Moorhead, Mississippi | Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges | James Gray
1994  | Trinity Valley | Athens, Texas | Texas Junior College Football Conference | Randy Pippin
1995  | Blinn | Brenham, Texas | Texas Junior College Football Conference | Willie Fritz
1996  | Blinn | Brenham, Texas | Southwest Junior College Football Conference | Willie Fritz
1997  | Trinity Valley | Athens, Texas | Southwest Junior College Football Conference | Scotty Conley
1998  | Butler County | El Dorado, Kansas | Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference | James Shibest
1999  | Butler County | El Dorado, Kansas | Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference | James Shibest
2000  | Glendale (AZ) | Glendale, Arizona | Western States Football League | Mike Grossner
2001  | Georgia Military | Milledgeville, Georgia | Independent  | Bert Williams
2002  | Joliet | Joliet, Illinois | North Central Community College Conference | Bob MacDougall
2003  | Butler County | El Dorado, Kansas | Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference | Troy Morrell
2004  | Pearl River | Poplarville, Mississippi | Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges | Tim Hatten
2005  | Glendale (AZ) | Glendale, Arizona | Western States Football League | Joe Kersting
2006  | Blinn | Brenham, Texas | Southwest Junior College Football Conference | Brad Franchione
2007
(co-champions)  | Butler (KS)
Mississippi Gulf Coast | El Dorado, Kansas
Perkinston, Mississippi | Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference
Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges | Troy Morrell
Steve Campbell
2008  | Butler (KS) | El Dorado, Kansas | Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference | Troy Morrell
2009  | Blinn | Brenham, Texas | Southwest Junior College Football Conference | Brad Franchione
2010  | Navarro | Corsicana, Texas | Southwest Junior College Football Conference | Nick Bobeck
2011  | East Mississippi | Scooba, Mississippi | Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges | Buddy Stephens
2012  | Iowa Western | Council Bluffs, Iowa | Independent  | Scott Strohmeier
2013  | East Mississippi | Scooba, Mississippi | Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges | Buddy Stephens
2014  | East Mississippi | Scooba, Mississippi | Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges | Buddy Stephens
2015  | Northwest Mississippi | Senatobia, Mississippi | Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges | Jack Wright
2016  | Garden City | Garden City, Kansas | Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference | Jeff Sims
2017  | East Mississippi | Scooba, Mississippi | Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges | Buddy Stephens
2018  | East Mississippi | Scooba, Mississippi | Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges | Buddy Stephens
2019  | Mississippi Gulf Coast | Perkinston, Mississippi | Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges | Jack Wright
2020–21[a] | Hutchinson | Hutchinson, Kansas | Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference | Drew Dallas

1. ^ Due to COVID-19, the 2020 fall season was postponed until the spring of 2021 and is denoted in the record book as the 2020–21 season.[1]

### Split division era (2021–present)

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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.[2]

#### Division I

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Year  | Institution  | Location  | Conference  | Head coach

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2021  | New Mexico Military | Roswell, New Mexico | Southwest Junior College Football Conference | Kurt Taufa'asau
2022  | Iowa Western | Council Bluffs, Iowa | Iowa Community College Athletic Conference | Scott Strohmeier
2023  | Iowa Western | Council Bluffs, Iowa | Iowa Community College Athletic Conference | Scott Strohmeier

#### Division III

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Year  | Institution  | Location  | Conference  | Head coach

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2021  | DuPage | Glen Ellyn, Illinois | Independent  | Matt Rahn
2022  | DuPage | Glen Ellyn, Illinois | Independent  | Matt Rahn
2023  | DuPage | Glen Ellyn, Illinois | Independent  | Matt Rahn

### J. C. Gridwire rankings (1960–1974)

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Year  | No. 1  | No. 2  | No. 3  | No. 4  | No. 5  | Source

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1960  | Long Beach (10–0)  | Hancock (10–0)  | Bakersfield (9–1)  | Del Mar (8–0–1)  | Tyler (12–1)  | [3]
1961  | Cameron (11–0), 788 points  | Pearl River (10–0), 763 points  | Bakersfield (9–1), 750 points  | San Mateo (9–1), 746 points  | Columbia Basin (9–0), 744 points  | [4]
1962  | Santa Ana (10–0), 782.8 points
Long Beach (9–0–1), 782.2 points  |  | Orange Coast (9–1), 742 points  | Henderson County (10–1–1), 737 points  | Columbia Basin (8–1–1), 734 points  | [5]
1963  | Orange Coast (10–0), 775 points  | Bakersfield (9–1), 764 points  | Pearl River (9–0–1), 752 points  | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (9–1), 748 points  | Trinidad (8–2), 739 points  | [6]
1964  | Long Beach (10–0), 790 points  | Harbor (9–0), 754 points  | Cameron (9–1), 750 points  | Fullerton (8–2), 742 points  | Jones County (9–1), 741 points
Phoenix (10–1), 741 points  | [7]
1965  | Fullerton (10–0), 784 points  | Cerritos (10–0), 782 points  | Henderson County (10–1), 754 points  | Columbia Basin (9–0), 752 points  | Monterey Peninsula (9–1), 743 points  | [8]
1966  | Santa Monica (8–0–1), 768 points  | Henderson County (10–1), 764 points  | Laney (10–0), 764 points  | Fullerton (9–0–1), 763 points  | Kilgore (10–1), 759 points  | [9]
1967  | Fullerton (12–0), 793 points  | Bakersfield (9–1), 769 points  | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (9–1), 758 points  | El Camino (8–1), 743 points  | American River (11–1), 742 points  | [10]
1968  | Jones County (MS) (9–0), 761 points  | El Camino (10–1), 761 points  | San Diego Junior College (9–1), 754 points  | Bakersfield (8–1), 752 points  | Ferrum (10–0), 751 points
Fresno City (10–2), 751 points  | [11]
1969  | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (10–0)  | Tyler (10–1)  | Pasadena (8–0–1)  | Pearl River (9–0)  | Arizona Western (9–1)  | [12]
1970  | Fort Scott (11–0), 764 points  | Fullerton (11–1), 760 points  | Redwoods (11–0), 758 points
Sequoias (10–2), 758 points  |  | Reedley [CA] (10–1), 749 points  | [13]
1971  | Mississippi Gulf Coast (11–0), 783 points  | El Camino (11–1), 782 points  | Phoenix (9–1), 758 points  | Arizona Western (9–1), 749 points  | Fort Scott (10–1), 748 points  | [14]
1972  | Arizona Western (10–0), 772 points  | Pasadena (12–1), 763 points  | Fresno City (11–1–1), 759 points  | Blinn (9–0), 758 points  | Redwoods (11–0), 754 points  | [15]
1973  | Gavilan (11–0), 773 points  |  |  | Navarro, 753 points
1974  | Pasadena (10–0–1)  | Ferrum (10–0)  | Grossmont (10–0–2)  | East Los Angeles (9–1–2)  | Mesa (AZ) (9–1)  | [16]

## Championship games

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### Single division (1956–2021)

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Year  | Bowl game  | Winning team  | Losing team  | Score  | References

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1953 | Junior Rose Bowl | Bakersfield Community College (1) | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College | 13–6 | [17]
1954 | Junior Rose Bowl | Hinds Junior College (1) | El Camino Junior College | 13–7 |
1956 | National Bowl | Coffeyville Junior College (1) | Grand Rapids Junior College | 46–6 |
1957 |  | Texarkana Junior College (1) | Fairbury Junior College | 56–0 | [18]
1958 |  | Boise Junior College (1) | Tyler Junior College | 22–0 | [19]
1959 |  | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (1) | Texarkana Junior College | 10–7 | [20]
1964 | Savannah Shrine Bowl | Phoenix College (1) | Oklahoma Military Academy | 41–13 | [21]
1965 | Savannah Shrine Bow | Ferrum Junior College (1) | McCook Junior College | 16–0 | [22]
1966 | Savannah Shrine Bowl | Kilgore Junior College (1) | Ferrum Junior College | 28–7 | [23]
1967 | Savannah Shrine Bowl | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (2) | Lees-McRae College | 35–13 | [24]
1968 |  | Ferrum (1) | Phoenix | 41–19 |
1969 |  | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (3) | Arizona Western College | 20–6 |
1970 |  | Fort Scott Junior College (1) | Mesa Community College | 41–20 |
1971 |  | Mississippi Gulf Coast (1) | Fort Scott Junior College | 22–13 |
1972 | El Toro Bowl | Arizona Western (1) | Fort Scott Junior College | 36–8 |
1973 | El Toro Bowl | Mesa Community College (1) | Iowa Central Community College | 10–6 |
1974 |  | Ferrum Junior College (2) | Baltimore City Community College | 83–3 | [25]
1975 | Wool Bowl | Mesa Community College (2) | Indian Hills Community College | 8–7 |
1976 | Junior Rose Bowl | Bakersfield Community College (2) | Ellsworth Community College | 29–14 | [26]
1989 | Mid-America Bowl | Navarro College (1) | Ellsworth Community College | 41–17 |
1990 | Mid-America Bowl | Coffeyville Community College (2) | Montgomery College | 58–20 |
1991 | Mid-America Bowl | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (4) | Northwest Mississippi Community College | 49–21 |
1992 | Mid-America Bowl | Northwest Mississippi Community College (1) | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College | 34–0 |
1993 |  | Mississippi Delta Community College (1) | Nassau Community College | 20–16 |
1994 | Texas Juco Shrine Bowl | Trinity Valley Community College (1) | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College | 24–17 |
1997 | Red River Bowl | Trinity Valley Community College (2) | Garden City Community College | 48–13 |
2005 | Valley of the Sun Bowl | Glendale Community College (1) | Grand Rapids Community College | 50–48 | [27]
2006 | Pilgrim's Pride Bowl Classic | Blinn College (1) | Pearl River Community College | 19–6 |
2007 | Top of the Mountains Bowl
Heart of Texas Bowl | Butler Community College (1)
Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College (2)  | Snow College
Kilgore College | 56–27
62–28 | [28]
2008 | Top of the Mountains Bowl | Butler Community College (2) | Snow College | 37–302OT |
2009 | Citizens Bank Bowl | Blinn College (2) | Fort Scott Community College | 31–26 | [29]
2010 | Citizens Bank Bowl | Navarro College (2) | Butler Community College | 13–12 |
2011 | El Toro Bowl | East Mississippi Community College (1) | Arizona Western College | 55–47 |
2012 | Graphic Edge Bowl | Iowa Western Community College (1) | Butler Community College | 27–7 |
2013 | Mississippi Bowl | East Mississippi Community College (2) | Georgia Military College | 52–32 |
2014 | Mississippi Bowl | East Mississippi Community College (3) | Iowa Western Community College | 34–17 |
2015 | Mississippi Bowl | Northwest Mississippi Community College (2) | Rochester Community and Technical College | 66–13 | [30]
2016 | El Toro Bowl | Garden City Community College (1) | Arizona Western College | 25–22 | [31]
2017 | Mississippi Bowl | East Mississippi Community College (4) | Arizona Western College | 31–28 |
2018 |  | East Mississippi Community College (5) | Garden City Community College | 10–9 |
2019 |  | Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (3) | Lackawanna College | 24–13 |
2021 (spring) |  | Hutchinson Community College (1) | Snow College | 29–27 | [32]

### Division I (2021–present)

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Year  | Bowl game  | Winning team  | Losing team  | Score

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2021 |  | New Mexico Military Institute (1) | Iowa Western Community College | 31–13[33]
2022 |  | Iowa Western Community College (3) | Hutchinson Community College (1) | 31–0[34]
2023 |  | Iowa Western (3) | East Mississippi Community College (5) | 61–14[35]

### Division III (2021–present)

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Year  | Bowl game  | Winning team  | Losing team  | Score

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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

### Top non-scholarship (2000–2010)

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From 2000 to 2010, the NJCAA recognized the top non-scholarship team in the nation.

Year  | Champion  | Record  | Head coach

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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

## National Championships by team

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Wins  | College

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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

## See also

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* College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS
* NCAA Division I Football Championship
* NCAA Division I FCS Consensus Mid-Major Football National Championship
* NCAA Division II National Football Championship
* NCAA Division III National Football Championship
* NAIA National Football Championship

## References

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1. ^ "NJCAA Football Record Book 2022" (PDF).
2. ^ "NJCAA Football Creates Divisions and Playoff System".
3. ^ "Long Beach Wins Juco Grid Title". The Idaho Statesmaan. December 19, 1960 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Vikings 17th, Cameron 1st". Press-Telegram. December 19, 1961 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Long Beach, Santa Ana Top Jaycees". Redwood City Tribune. December 24, 1962 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Perfect Ending! Orange Coast Tops JC Training". Los Angeles Times. December 20, 1963. p. 4, Part III - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Vikings Top J.C. Grid-Wire Final Ratings". The Van Nuys News and Valley Green Sheet. December 20, 1964 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Hawks 4th In Final JC Poll". Tri-city Herald. December 19, 1965 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Hawks Overlooked: Californians Top JC Grid Ratings". Tri-City Herald. December 18, 1966. p. 30 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Harts 6th In Final Grid Poll". The Californian. December 15, 1967. p. 21 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Rating Goof Rams Get 5th-Place Tie". The Fresno Bee. December 20, 1968. p. 25 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Panthers Fail To Gain Spot In Grid Poll". The Californian. December 19, 1969. p. 22 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "CBC Rated 13th". Tri-City Herald. December 18, 1970. p. 27 - via Newspapers.com.
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23. ^ Fatheree, Tom (November 27, 1966). "National Champion Rangers Win it All in Shrine Bowl". Kilgore News Herald. Kilgore, Texas. p. 2. Retrieved May 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
24. ^ Boswell, Mack (November 26, 1967). "Norsemen National Juco Champ". Miami News-Record. Miami, Oklahoma. p. 4. Retrieved June 11, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
25. ^ "COLLEGE FOOTBALL: At Ferrum, scoring in the 80s is nothing new".
26. ^ "Desert Sun 9 December 1976 — California Digital Newspaper Collection".
27. ^ "Arizona Football League Glendale Community College Gauchos 2005 NJCAA National Champions Copper Football Kevin Pakos ASPN Arizona Sports Network Radio KXXT 1010 AM Saturday 8 to Midnight Streams live Amazing Performances Radio Sports and Entertainment News Copperstate".
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29. ^ "Blinn rallies in fourth to take national title". 7 December 2009.
30. ^ "#1 Northwest Mississippi routs #2 Rochester for title". 6 December 2015.
31. ^ "Garden City defeats Arizona Western for national title". 3 December 2016.
32. ^ "Title Town: Dragons Rally for Football Crown". 5 June 2021.
33. ^ "National champions! NMMI wins junior college football title". 17 December 2021.
34. ^ "First shutout since 1992. Iowa Western makes history in win over Hutchinson". twitter.com. December 15, 2022.
35. ^ "Not Lion, The Reivers Are Back-To-Back Champs!". goreivers.com. Retrieved December 30, 2023.

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* 1956: Coffeyville
* 1957: Texarkana
* 1958: Boise
* 1959: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
* 1960: Tyler, Cameron
* 1964: Phoenix
* 1965: Ferrum
* 1966: Kilgore
* 1967: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
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