Central Conference

The Central Conference was a junior college athletic conference with member schools located in Central California that operated from 1928 to 1929. The conference formed in 1928 as the Central California Junior College Association (CCJCA) at a meeting at Bakersfield Junior College—now known as Bakersfield College. Eight junior colleges were represented at the meeting: Bakersfield, California Polytechnic School—now known as California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Fresno City College, Porterville College, Reedley College, Santa Maria Junior College—now known as Allan Hancock College, Visalia Junior College—now known as College of the Sequoias, Taft College^[1]

The Central Conference dissolved in 1979.^[2][3]

Yearly football standings

1954 Central California Junior College Association football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Taft + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Fresno + 3 – 1 – 0 ? – ? – ? Sequoias + 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Reedley 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Porterville 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Coalinga 0 – 3 – 0 ? – ? – ? + – Conference co-champions	1955 Central California Junior College Association football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Taft $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Fresno 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Porterville 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 1 Sequoias 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Coalinga 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Reedley 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1956 Central California Junior College Association football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Coalinga $ 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 2 Taft 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Fresno 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Porterville 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Sequoias 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Hancock 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 6 – 1 Reedley 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1957 Central California Junior College Association football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Fresno $ 5 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Reedley 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Taft 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Sequoias 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Porterville 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1 Coalinga 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Hancock 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1958 Central California Junior College Association football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Fresno City $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Sequoias 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Taft 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Porterville 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Reedley 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 Coalinga 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 Hancock 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1959 Central California Junior College Association football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Coalinga $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Sequoias 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Taft 2 – 2 – 2 3 – 4 – 2 Fresno City 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1 Reedley 2 – 2 – 2 2 – 4 – 2 Hancock 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Porterville 0 – 5 – 1 0 – 8 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1960 Central California Junior College Association football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Hancock $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0 Fresno City 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Sequoias 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Taft 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1 Reedley 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Coalinga 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Porterville 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1961 Central California Junior College Association football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Hancock $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Sequoias 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Fresno City 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Coalinga 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Reedley 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Taft 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Porterville * 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Portervile forfeited a conference tie with Coalinga and forfeited a conference game to Fresno City.	1962 Central California Junior College Association football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Reedley + 3 – 1 – 0 ? – ? – ? Porterville + 3 – 1 – 0 ? – ? – ? Hancock 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Taft 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Coalinga 1 – 3 – 0 ? – ? – ? + – Conference co-champions
1963 Central California Junior College Association football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Hancock $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Taft 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1 Reedley 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Coalinga 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Porterville 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1964 Central California Junior College Association football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Coalinga $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Reedley 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Hancock 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Taft 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1 Porterville 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Merced 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1965 Central California Junior College Association football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Reedley $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Merced 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Hancock 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Antelope Valley 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Coalinga 1 – 3 – 2 2 – 5 – 2 Porterville 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Cuesta 0 – 4 – 1 0 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1966 Central Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Coalinga $ 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Merced 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Reedley 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Antelope Valley 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Hancock 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Porterville 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 Desert 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Cuesta 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1967 Central Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Coalinga + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Reedley +^ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 1 Porterville 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Hancock 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Merced 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Cuesta 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Antelope Valley 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant	1968 Central Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Coalinga $^ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Merced 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Reedley 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Cuesta 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Hancock 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Porterville 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1969 Central Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Reedley $^ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Hancock 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 West Hills 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Porterville 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 Cuesta 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Merced 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant	1970 Central Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Reedley $^ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Hancock 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Porterville 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 West Hills 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Cuesta 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Merced 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant	1971 Central Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Reedley $^ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 2 Hancock 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Merced 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 West Hills 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Cuesta 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Porterville 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1972 Central Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T West Hills $^ 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Merced 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Cuesta 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Taft 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Antelope Valley 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Porterville 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant	1973 Central Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Antelope Valley $^ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Merced 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 West Hills 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Taft 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Cuesta 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Porterville 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant	1974 Central Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Antelope Valley $^ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Cuesta 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Porterville 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 West Hills 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Merced 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Taft 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college Division III playoff participant
1975 Central Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Antelope Valley $^ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 1 Porterville 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 West Hills 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Merced 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Taft 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Cuesta 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant	1976 Central Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Taft $ 4 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Antelope Valley 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 West Hills 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Cuesta 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Porterville 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Merced 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1977 Central Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Taft $^ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0 Porterville 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Antelope Valley 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 West Hills 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Merced 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Cuesta 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college Division II playoff participant
1978 Central Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Merced $^ 4 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0 Taft 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Antelope Valley 2 – 2 – 0 ? – ? – ? Porterville 1 – 3 – 0 ? – ? – ? West Hills 0 – 4 – 0 ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college Division II playoff participant	1979 Central Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Taft $^ 4 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0 Merced 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Porterville 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 West Hills 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Antelope Valley 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – California state junior college Division II playoff participant

References

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2. Burdick, Eric (August 20, 1980). "They're talkin' basketball at Cuesta College". The Tribune. San Luis Obispo, California. p. B2. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
3. Cuomo, Bob (December 13, 1980). "Potato Bowl Has Eyes on the Gate". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 14, part III. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .