Central Conference

The Central Conference was a junior college athletic conference with member schools located in Central California that operated from 1928 to 1979. 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

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

  1. ^ "Fresno State College News". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. November 6, 1928. p. 5. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  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 .