NJCAA National Football Championship
National Junior College Athletic Association national football champions:
Champions
Split division era (2021–present)
For the 2021 season, the NJCAA announced the creation of Division I and Division III, along with implementing a Division I national championship playoff system for the 2021 fall season. Prior to the fall of 2021, NJCAA Football consisted of a single division.J. C. Gridwire rankings (1960–1974)
| Year | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | Source |
| 1960 | Long Beach | |||||
| 1961 | Cameron, 788 points | , 763 points | , 750 points | , 746 points | , 744 points | |
| 1962 | Santa Ana, 782.8 points , 782.2 points | , 742 points | , 737 points | , 734 points | ||
| 1963 | Orange Coast, 775 points | , 764 points | , 752 points | , 748 points | , 739 points | |
| 1964 | Long Beach, 790 points | , 754 points | , 750 points | , 742 points | , 741 points Phoenix, 741 points | |
| 1965 | Fullerton, 784 points | , 782 points | , 754 points | , 752 points | , 743 points | |
| 1966 | , 768 points | , 764 points | , 764 points | , 763 points | , 759 points | |
| 1967 | Fullerton, 793 points | , 769 points | , 758 points | , 743 points | , 742 points | |
| 1968 | Jones County, 761 points | , 761 points | , 754 points | , 752 points | Ferrum, 751 points , 751 points | |
| 1969 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | |||||
| 1970 | Fort Scott, 764 points | , 760 points | Redwoods, 758 points Sequoias, 758 points | Reedley, 749 points | ||
| 1971 | Mississippi Gulf Coast, 783 points | , 782 points | , 758 points | , 749 points | , 748 points | |
| 1972 | Arizona Western, 772 points | , 763 points | , 759 points | , 758 points | , 754 points | |
| 1973 | , 773 points | , 753 points | - | - | ||
| 1974 |
Championship games
Division III (2021–present)
| Year | Bowl game | Winning team | Losing team | Score |
| 2021 | Red Grange Bowl | 34–29 | ||
| 2022 | Red Grange Bowl | 14–12 | ||
| 2023 | Red Grange Bowl | DuPage | 33–29 | |
| 2024 | Red Grange Bowl | 31–14 | ||
| 2025 | Red Grange Bowl | 36–13 |
Top non-scholarship (2000–2010)
From 2000 to 2010, the NJCAA recognized the top non-scholarship team in the nation.| Year | Champion | Record | Head coach |
| 2000 | Rochester C&T | 12–0 | Chuck Siefert |
| 2001 | Joliet | 10–1 | Bob MacDougall |
| 2002 | Joliet | 11–0 | Bob MacDougall |
| 2003 | Harper | 10–1 | John Eliasik |
| 2004 | Harper | 9–2 | John Eliasik |
| 2005 | Grand Rapids | 9–2 | Jim Schulte |
| 2006 | Vermilion | 10–2 | Steve Crittenden |
| 2007 | Rochester C&T | 11–0 | Brad LaPlante |
| 2008 | Harper | 11–1 | Dragan Teonic |
| 2009 | Grand Rapids | 9–2 | Tony Annese |
| 2010 | Nassau | 11–0 | Jermaine Miles |