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.[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

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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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

  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.


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