2021 junior college football season
{{Short description|American junior college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox junior college football season
| year = 2021
| image =
| image_caption =
| number_of_teams =
| regular_season =
| postseason =
| championship = Red Grange Bowl, Glen Ellyn, IL, (NJCAA D-III)
| champions = {{nowrap|New Mexico Military (NJCAA D-I)
{{cfb link|year=2021|team=DuPage Chaparrals|title=DuPage}} (NJCAA D-III)
{{cfb link|year=2021|team=City College of San Francisco Rams|title=CC of San Francisco}} (CCCAA)}}
}}
The 2021 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 2021. The season ended with three national champions: two from the National Junior College Athletic Association's (NJCAA) Division I and Division III and one from the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA).
The NJCAA Division I champion was New Mexico Military who defeated {{cfb link|year=2021|team=Iowa Western Reivers|title=Iowa Western}} 31–13 in the NJCAA National Football Championship.{{Cite news |last=Hoiseth |first=Brad |date=December 21, 2021 |title=NMMI wins NJCAA title in final battle |url=https://jcgridiron.rivals.com/news/nmmi-wins-njcaa-title-in-final-battle?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAERX5Q-SYQ9d1WKdFxF3mMQ5cxiW4hC4W9DnRExc4o8FMaRYnQw1TobiP8yBrA9JY73X6P9wRFp53wk521RNdcCBzGvU4cG33nGELh81XTRP80cIORANXPY0ERJa423galLmim0Xp1TZCAzahXN-82YTonzciuUoHWGEjhhkMoi6 |access-date=September 11, 2024 |work=JCGridiron}}{{Cite news |last=Dindinger |first=Peter |date=December 19, 2021 |title=NMMI knocks off Iowa Western to capture first-ever national title |url=https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/sports/2021/12/19/nmmi-knocks-off-iowa-western-capture-first-ever-national-title/8961919002/ |access-date=September 11, 2024 |work=Las Cruces Sun News.}} The NJCAA Division III champion was {{cfb link|year=2021|team=DuPage Chaparrals|title=DuPage}} who defeated {{cfb link|year=2021|team=Nassau Lions|title=Nassau}} 34–29 in the Red Grange Bowl. The CCCAA champion was {{cfb link|year=2021|team=City College of San Francisco|title=CC of San Francisco}} who defeated {{cfb link|year=2021|team=Riverside City Tigers|title=Riverside City}} 22–19 in the CCCAA State Championship.{{Cite news |date=December 11, 2021 |title=Rams complete perfect 13-0 season, defeat Riverside 22-19 for 2021 CCCAA State Championship |url=https://ccsfathletics.com/sports/fball/2021-22/releases/20211211tpbd15 |access-date=September 11, 2024 |work=City College of San Francisco}}
Conference standings
=NJCAA Division I=
| cellpadding="5"
| valign="top" width="25em" |{{2021 Iowa Community College Athletic Conference football standings}} | valign="top" width="25em" |{{2021 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings}} | valign="top" width="25em" |{{2021 Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges football standings}} |
| valign="top" width="25em" |{{2021 Northeast Football Conference standings}}
| valign="top" width="25em" |{{2021 Southwest Junior College Football Conference standings}} | valign="top" width="25em" |{{2021 NJCAA Division I independents football records}} |
=NJCAA Division III=
| cellpadding="5"
| valign="top" width="25em" |{{2021 Minnesota College Athletic Conference football standings}} | valign="top" width="25em" |{{2021 NJCAA Division III independents football records}} |
=CCCAA=
==SCFA==
| cellpadding="5"
| valign="top" width="25em" |{{2021 American Metro League standings}} | valign="top" width="25em" |{{2021 American Mountain League standings}} | valign="top" width="25em" |{{2021 American Pacific League standings}} |
| valign="top" width="25em" |{{2021 National Central League standings}}
| valign="top" width="25em" |{{2021 National Northern League standings}} | valign="top" width="25em" |{{2021 National Southern League standings}} |
==NCFC==
| cellpadding="5"
| valign="top" width="25em" |{{2021 National Bay 6 League standings}} | valign="top" width="25em" |{{2021 American Golden Coast League standings}} | valign="top" width="25em" |{{2021 National Norcal League standings}} |
| valign="top" width="25em" |{{2021 American Pacific 7 League standings}}
| valign="top" width="25em" |{{2021 National Valley League standings}} |
Postseason
=Playoffs=
==NJCAA Division I==
{{4TeamBracket
| seeds = yes
| RD1 = Semifinals
December 5
Campus sites
| RD2 = Championship game
December 17
War Memorial Stadium—Little Rock, AR
| RD1-team1 = {{cfb link|year=2021|team=Iowa Western Reivers|title=Iowa Western}}
| RD1-score1 = {{Nowrap|30 (OT)}}
| RD1-seed1 = 1
| RD1-team2 = {{cfb link|year=2021|team=Snow Badgers|title=Snow}}
| RD1-score2 = 29
| RD1-seed2 = 4
| RD1-team3 = New Mexico Military
| RD1-score3 = 49
| RD1-seed3 = 2
| RD1-team4 = {{cfb link|year=2021|team=Northwest Mississippi Rangers|title=Northwest Mississippi}}
| RD1-score4 = 30
| RD1-seed4 = 3
| RD2-team1 = Iowa Western
| RD2-score1 = 13
| RD2-seed1 = 1
| RD2-team2 = New Mexico Military
| RD2-score2 = 31
| RD2-seed2 = 2
==CCCAA==
===SCFA playoffs===
{{4TeamBracket
| seeds = yes
| RD1 = Semifinals
November 27
Campus sites
| RD2 = Regional finals
December 4
Campus sites
| RD1-team1 = {{cfb link|year=2021|team=Riverside City Tigers|title=Riverside City}}
| RD1-score1 = 41
| RD1-seed1 = 1
| RD1-team2 = {{cfb link|year=2021|team=Ventura Pirates|title=Ventura}}
| RD1-score2 = 21
| RD1-seed2 = 4
| RD1-team3 = {{cfb link|year=2021|team=Golden West Rustlers|title=Golden West}}
| RD1-score3 = 20
| RD1-seed3 = 2
| RD1-team4 = {{cfb link|year=2021|team=College of the Canyons Cougars|title=College of the Canyons}}
| RD1-score4 = 10
| RD1-seed4 = 3
| RD2-team1 = Riverside City
| RD2-score1 = 27
| RD2-seed1 = 1
| RD2-team2 = Golden West
| RD2-score2 = 23
| RD2-seed2 = 2
}}
===NCFC playoffs===
{{4TeamBracket
| seeds = yes
| RD1 = Semifinals
November 27
Campus sites
| RD2 = Regional finals
December 4
Campus sites
| RD1-team1 = {{cfb link|year=2021|team=City College of San Francisco Rams|title=CC of San Francisco}}
| RD1-score1 = 35
| RD1-seed1 = 1
| RD1-team2 = {{cfb link|year=2021|team=American River Beavers|title=American River}}
| RD1-score2 = 17
| RD1-seed2 = 4
| RD1-team3 = {{cfb link|year=2021|team=San Mateo Bulldogs|title=San Mateo}}
| RD1-score3 = 31
| RD1-seed3 = 2
| RD1-team4 = {{cfb link|year=2021|team=Fresno City Rams|title=Fresno City}}
| RD1-score4 = 14
| RD1-seed4 = 3
| RD2-team1 = CC of San Francisco
| RD2-score1 = 20
| RD2-seed1 = 1
| RD2-team2 = San Mateo
| RD2-score2 = 17
| RD2-seed2 = 2
}}
===State championship===
{{2TeamBracket
| seeds = yes
| RD1 = Championship game
December 11
College Heights Stadium—San Mateo, CA
| RD1-team1 = Riverside City
| RD1-score1 = 19
| RD1-seed1 = 1
| RD1-team2 = CC of San Francisco
| RD1-score2 = 22
| RD1-seed2 = 1
}}