Pac-9 Conference

{{Short description|Junior college athletic conference in Southern California}}

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The Pac-9 Conference was a football-only junior college athletic conference with member schools located in Southern California. The conference was formed as a superconference of nine schools drawn from two conference. Bakersfield College, El Camino College, Long Beach City College, Pasadena City College, and Taft College had competed in the Metropolitan Conference. Cerritos College, Fullerton College, Golden West College, and Mt. San Antonio College had been members of the South Coast Conference.{{cite news |last=Gruppie |first=Guy |title=Pac-9 Preview; The Key Is Survival in This League |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/151161255/ |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |location=Los Angeles, California |date=September 12, 1984 |page=2, part III |access-date=July 11, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }} The Pac-9 Conference was short-lived, operating for only two seasons, in 1984 and 1985.{{cite news |last=Drooz |first=Alan |title=Notebook; The Pac-9 Grid Conference Is History |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/151160126/ |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |location=Los Angeles, California |date=September 25, 1986 |page=15B |access-date=July 11, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }} {{cfb link|year=1984|team=Fullerton Hornets|title=Fullerton}} and {{cfb link|year=1984|team=Taft Cougars|title=Taft}} were co-champions of the conference in 1984.{{cite news |author= |title=JC Football; Pac 9 Final Standings and Statistics |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/146451000/ |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |location=Los Angeles, California |date=November 29, 1984 |page=14, part III |access-date=May 2, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}