Desert Conference

The Desert Conference was a junior college athletic conference with member schools located in Southern California that operated from 1961 to 1981. It was formed in 1961 with four charter members: Barstow Community College, Imperial Valley College, Palo Verde College, and Victor Valley College. The College of the Desert joined the conference in 1962.

The Desert Conference was abolished by California's Commission on Athletics (COA) in 1981. In a releaguing process, the members of the conference moved to the newly-formed Foothill Conference.

Yearly football standings

1967 Desert Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
MiraCosta $^6–0–08–2–0
Imperial Valley5–1–06–3–0
Mt. San Jacinto3–3–05–4–0
Barstow3–3–03–6–0
Desert3–3–03–5–0
Palo Verde1–5–03–6–0
Victor Valley0–6–00–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1968 Desert Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
MiraCosta $^7–0–08–2–0
Antelope Valley6–1–07–2–0
Mt. San Jacinto5–2–07–2–0
Barstow4–3–05–4–0
Imperial Valley3–4–04–5–0
Desert2–5–03–6–0
Palo Verde1–6–02–7–0
Victor Valley0–7–00–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1969 Desert Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Saddleback $^6–0–09–2–0
MiraCosta5–1–06–3–0
Mt. San Jacinto4–2–06–3–0
Imperial Valley3–3–05–4–0
Barstow2–4–02–6–1
Desert1–5–02–7–0
Victor Valley0–6–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1970 Desert Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Victor Valley $^6–1–07–2–0
College of the Canyons5–2–07–2–0
Mt. San Jacinto4–3–05–4–0
MiraCosta4–3–04–5–0
Palo Verde3–4–05–4–0
Desert3–4–04–5–0
Imperial Valley2–5–02–7–0
Barstow1–6–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
    Desert forfeited conference wins over Victor Valley, Mt. San Jacinto, Palo Verde, and Barstow.
1971 Desert Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
College of the Canyons $^7–0–08–2–0
Victor Valley6–1–07–2–0
Desert4–3–06–4–0
Palo Verde4–3–05–5–0
Imperial Valley3–4–03–7–0
MiraCosta3–4–03–7–0
Mt. San Jacinto1–6–01–6–0
Barstow0–7–00–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1972 Desert Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
MiraCosta $^4–1–15–4–1
Desert3–1–2?–?–?
Victor Valley4–2–0?–?–?
Imperial Valley4–2–0?–?–?
Barstow3–2–1?–?–?
Palo Verde1–5–0?–?–?
Mt. San Jacinto0–6–0?–?–?
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1973 Desert Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
MiraCosta $^6–0–010–2–0
Desert5–1–05–5–0
Imperial Valley4–2–04–5–0
Barstow3–3–05–5–0
Mt. San Jacinto2–4–03–6–0
Victor Valley1–5–01–7–0
Palo Verde0–6–01–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1974 Desert Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
MiraCosta $^5–0–07–2–0
Imperial Valley3–2–06–2–0
Mt. San Jacinto3–2–05–3–0
Desert2–3–04–6–0
Victor Valley1–4–01–6–0
Barstow1–4–01–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college Division III playoff participant
1975 Desert Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Imperial Valley +5–1–07–3–0
Mt. San Jacinto +5–1–07–3–0
MiraCosta +^5–1–07–3–1
Barstow3–3–04–5–0
Desert2–4–02–8–0
Victor Valley1–5–02–6–0
Palo Verde0–6–00–7–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1976 Desert Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
MiraCosta $5–0–07–3–0
Mt. San Jacinto3–2–05–3–1
Desert3–2–06–4–0
Victor Valley2–3–03–5–0
Imperial Valley2–3–04–4–0
Barstow0–5–00–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1977 Desert Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Desert $^4–0–06–4–0
Mt. San Jacinto3–1–06–3–0
MiraCosta2–2–02–7–0
Imperial Valley1–3–01–8–0
Victor Valley0–4–03–6–1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college Division II playoff participant
    Scottsdale forfeited a non-conference game to Desert.
1978 Desert Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Mt. San Jacinto $^4–0–05–6–0
Desert3–1–05–3–0
MiraCosta2–2–03–6–0
Imperial Valley1–3–01–7–1
Victor Valley0–4–03–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college Division II playoff participant
1979 Desert Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Desert $^4–0–06–4–0
Imperial Valley3–1–05–5–0
Mt. San Jacinto2–2–04–5–0
MiraCosta1–3–03–6–0
Victor Valley0–4–04–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college Division II playoff participant
1980 Desert Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Mt. San Jacinto $^6–0–09–3–0
Desert3–3–05–5–0
Imperial Valley1–5–0?–?–?
MiraCosta2–4–0?–?–?
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college Division II playoff participant

References

  1. ↑ Claire, Fred (June 11, 1961). "Prep Potpourri". Progress-Bulletin. Pomona, California. p. 2, section 4. Retrieved July 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ↑ Abbey, Bob (September 20, 1961). "'Phys-Ed' Schedules Active Event Calendar; School Joins Junior College Desert Conference". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. p. 13. Retrieved July 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ↑ Froloff, Bill (August 5, 1981). "New conference means both good news and bad news for COD football grids". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. p. C1. Retrieved July 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.