NJCAA National Football Championship
National Junior College Athletic Association national football champions:
Champions
Single division era (1956–2021)
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.Division I
Division III
J. C. Gridwire rankings (1960–1974)
| Year | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | Source |
| 1960 [junior college football season|1960] | 1960 [Long Beach Vikings football team|Long Beach] | |||||
| 1961 | Cameron Aggies footbal team|Cameron], 788 points | , 763 points | , 750 points | , 746 points | , 744 points | |
| 1962 | 1962 [Santa Ana Dons football team|Santa Ana], 782.8 points , 782.2 points | , 742 points | , 737 points | , 734 points | ||
| 1963 | 1963 [Orange Coast Pirates football team|Orange Coast], 775 points | , 764 points | , 752 points | , 748 points | , 739 points | |
| 1964 | 1964 [Long Beach Vikings football team|Long Beach], 790 points | , 754 points | , 750 points | , 742 points | , 741 points Phoenix, 741 points | |
| 1965 | 1965 [Fullerton Hornets football team|Fullerton], 784 points | , 782 points | , 754 points | , 752 points | , 743 points | |
| 1966 | , 768 points | , 764 points | , 764 points | , 763 points | , 759 points | |
| 1967 | Fullerton Hornets football team|Fullerton], 793 points | , 769 points | , 758 points | , 743 points | , 742 points | |
| 1968 | 1968 [Jones County Bobcats football team|Jones County] , 761 points | , 761 points | , 754 points | , 752 points | 1968 [Ferrum Panthers football team|Ferrum], 751 points , 751 points | |
| 1969 | 1969 [Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norsemen football team|Northeastern Oklahoma A&M] | |||||
| 1970 | 1970 [Fort Scott Greyhounds football team|Fort Scott], 764 points | , 760 points | Redwoods, 758 points Sequoias, 758 points | Reedley , 749 points | ||
| 1971 | 1971 [Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs football team|Mississippi Gulf Coast], 783 points | , 782 points | , 758 points | , 749 points | , 748 points | |
| 1972 | 1972 [Arizona Western Matadors football team|Arizona Western], 772 points | , 763 points | , 759 points | , 758 points | , 754 points | |
| 1973 | , 773 points | , 753 points | - | - | ||
| 1974 |
Championship games
Single division (1956–2021)
Division I (2021–present)
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 | 2023 [DuPage Chaparrals football team|DuPage] | 33–29 | |
| 2024 | Red Grange Bowl | 31–14 | ||
| 2025 | Red Grange Bowl | 36–13 |