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]
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| 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.
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| | | 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.
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| | | 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
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References
- ^ Claire, Fred (June 11, 1961). "Prep Potpourri". Progress-Bulletin. Pomona, California. p. 2, section 4. Retrieved July 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ 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 .
- ^ 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 .