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Desert Conference

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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.[1] The College of the Desert joined the conference in 1962.[2]

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.[3]

Yearly football standings

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1967 Desert Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
MiraCosta $^ 6 0 0 8 2 0
Imperial Valley 5 1 0 6 3 0
Mt. San Jacinto 3 3 0 5 4 0
Barstow 3 3 0 3 6 0
Desert 3 3 0 3 5 0
Palo Verde 1 5 0 3 6 0
Victor Valley 0 6 0 0 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1968 Desert Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
MiraCosta $^ 7 0 0 8 2 0
Antelope Valley 6 1 0 7 2 0
Mt. San Jacinto 5 2 0 7 2 0
Barstow 4 3 0 5 4 0
Imperial Valley 3 4 0 4 5 0
Desert 2 5 0 3 6 0
Palo Verde 1 6 0 2 7 0
Victor Valley 0 7 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1969 Desert Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Saddleback $^ 6 0 0 9 2 0
MiraCosta 5 1 0 6 3 0
Mt. San Jacinto 4 2 0 6 3 0
Imperial Valley 3 3 0 5 4 0
Barstow 2 4 0 2 6 1
Desert 1 5 0 2 7 0
Victor Valley 0 6 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1970 Desert Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Victor Valley $^ 6 1 0 7 2 0
College of the Canyons 5 2 0 7 2 0
Mt. San Jacinto 4 3 0 5 4 0
MiraCosta 4 3 0 4 5 0
Palo Verde 3 4 0 5 4 0
Desert 3 4 0 4 5 0
Imperial Valley 2 5 0 2 7 0
Barstow 1 6 0 1 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
Team W   L   T W   L   T
College of the Canyons $^ 7 0 0 8 2 0
Victor Valley 6 1 0 7 2 0
Desert 4 3 0 6 4 0
Palo Verde 4 3 0 5 5 0
Imperial Valley 3 4 0 3 7 0
MiraCosta 3 4 0 3 7 0
Mt. San Jacinto 1 6 0 1 6 0
Barstow 0 7 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1972 Desert Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
MiraCosta $^ 4 1 1 5 4 1
Desert 3 1 2 ? ? ?
Victor Valley 4 2 0 ? ? ?
Imperial Valley 4 2 0 ? ? ?
Barstow 3 2 1 ? ? ?
Palo Verde 1 5 0 ? ? ?
Mt. San Jacinto 0 6 0 ? ? ?
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1973 Desert Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
MiraCosta $^ 6 0 0 10 2 0
Desert 5 1 0 5 5 0
Imperial Valley 4 2 0 4 5 0
Barstow 3 3 0 5 5 0
Mt. San Jacinto 2 4 0 3 6 0
Victor Valley 1 5 0 1 7 0
Palo Verde 0 6 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1974 Desert Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
MiraCosta $^ 5 0 0 7 2 0
Imperial Valley 3 2 0 6 2 0
Mt. San Jacinto 3 2 0 5 3 0
Desert 2 3 0 4 6 0
Victor Valley 1 4 0 1 6 0
Barstow 1 4 0 1 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college Division III playoff participant
1975 Desert Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Imperial Valley + 5 1 0 7 3 0
Mt. San Jacinto + 5 1 0 7 3 0
MiraCosta +^ 5 1 0 7 3 1
Barstow 3 3 0 4 5 0
Desert 2 4 0 2 8 0
Victor Valley 1 5 0 2 6 0
Palo Verde 0 6 0 0 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – California state junior college small division playoff participant
1976 Desert Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
MiraCosta $ 5 0 0 7 3 0
Mt. San Jacinto 3 2 0 5 3 1
Desert 3 2 0 6 4 0
Victor Valley 2 3 0 3 5 0
Imperial Valley 2 3 0 4 4 0
Barstow 0 5 0 0 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1977 Desert Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Desert $^ 4 0 0 6 4 0
Mt. San Jacinto 3 1 0 6 3 0
MiraCosta 2 2 0 2 7 0
Imperial Valley 1 3 0 1 8 0
Victor Valley 0 4 0 3 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
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Mt. San Jacinto $^ 4 0 0 5 6 0
Desert 3 1 0 5 3 0
MiraCosta 2 2 0 3 6 0
Imperial Valley 1 3 0 1 7 1
Victor Valley 0 4 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college Division II playoff participant
1979 Desert Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Desert $^ 4 0 0 6 4 0
Imperial Valley 3 1 0 5 5 0
Mt. San Jacinto 2 2 0 4 5 0
MiraCosta 1 3 0 3 6 0
Victor Valley 0 4 0 4 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college Division II playoff participant
1980 Desert Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Mt. San Jacinto $^ 6 0 0 9 3 0
Desert 3 3 0 5 5 0
Imperial Valley 1 5 0 ? ? ?
MiraCosta 2 4 0 ? ? ?
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college Division II playoff participant

References

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  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.