Metropolitan Conference (California)

The Metropolitan Conference was a junior college athletic conference with member schools located in Southern California. The conference was formed in 1938 by the Southern Conference Junior College Association. The conference's initial members were Bakersfield College, Compton College, Glendale Junior College, Long Beach City College, Los Angeles City College, Pasadena Junior College, Santa Monica College, Taft College, and Ventura College.[1][2]

Year football standings

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1938 Western Junior College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pasadena + 5 0 0 11 0 0
Santa Monica + 5 0 0 ? ? ?
Compton 3 1 0 ? ? ?
Bakersfield 4 2 0 6 3 0
Los Angeles City 3 3 0 ? ? ?
Ventura 3 4 0 6 5 0
Glendale (CA) 2 5 0 ? ? ?
Taft 1 5 0 ? ? ?
Long Beach 0 6 0 ? ? ?
  • + – Conference co-champions
1939 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Compton $ 3 1 0 ? ? ?
Long Beach 3 1 2 ? ? ?
Los Angeles City 2 1 1 ? ? ?
Santa Monica 3 2 0 ? ? ?
Pasadena 1 1 0 ? ? ?
Ventura 2 3 0 ? ? ?
Glendale (CA) 1 3 1 ? ? ?
Bakersfield 1 4 0 3 4 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1940 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Compton + 5 0 1 ? ? ?
Los Angeles City + 5 0 1 ? ? ?
Long Beach 3 1 2 ? ? ?
Glendale (CA) 3 3 0 ? ? ?
Ventura 2 3 1 ? ? ?
Bakersfield 1 5 0 3 5 0
Santa Monica 0 5 1 ? ? ?
  • + – Conference co-champions
1941 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Los Angeles City $ 6 0 0 10 0 0
Ventura 4 2 0 6 4 0
Bakersfield 3 3 0 5 4 1
Compton 2 3 1 ? ? ?
Long Beach 2 3 1 ? ? ?
Santa Monica 2 4 0 ? ? ?
Glendale (CA) 1 5 0 ? ? ?
  • $ – Conference champion
1942 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pasadena $ 6 0 0 ? ? ?
Long Beach 4 1 1 ? ? ?
Bakersfield 4 2 0 7 2 0
Los Angeles City 3 2 1 ? ? ?
Compton 2 4 0 ? ? ?
Glendale (CA) 1 5 0 ? ? ?
Santa Monica 0 6 0 ? ? ?
  • $ – Conference champion
1946 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Compton $ 6 1 0 10 1 0
Santa Monica 5 1 1 6 2 1
Long Beach 5 2 0 9 2 0
Los Angeles City 4 2 1 6 3 1
Bakersfield 4 3 0 7 3 1
Ventura 1 5 1 4 5 1
Glendale (CA) 1 5 1 2 7 1
Pasadena 0 7 0 0 9 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1947 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bakersfield $ 3 1 0 9 1 0
Santa Monica 3 1 0 5 5 0
El Camino 1 2 1 7 2 1
Glendale (CA) 1 2 1 4 5 1
East Los Angeles 1 3 0 3 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1948 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Diego Junior College $ 4 0 0 8 1 0
East Los Angeles 3 1 0 5 5 0
Bakersfield 2 2 0 6 4 0
Santa Monica 1 3 0 1 9 0
El Camino 0 4 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1949 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East Los Angeles $ 4 0 0 10 0 0
San Diego Junior College 3 1 0 8 2 0
El Camino 2 2 0 7 3 0
Bakersfield 1 3 0 3 6 1
Santa Monica 0 4 0 3 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
El Camino $ 5 1 0 8 1 1
East Los Angeles 5 2 0 8 2 0
Harbor 3 2 1 4 3 1
San Diego Junior College 3 4 0 3 8 0
Bakersfield 2 3 1 6 4 1
Santa Monica 1 6 0 1 9 0
Los Angeles Valley 0 5 0 1 8 0
Long Beach * 4 0 0 9 0 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – ineligible for conference title
1951 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Long Beach $ 5 0 1 8 1 1
Bakersfield 5 1 0 8 3 0
East Los Angeles 4 2 0 6 4 0
Harbor 3 2 1 6 3 1
Santa Monica 1 5 0 3 7 0
San Diego Junior College 1 5 0 2 6 0
El Camino 1 5 0 1 9 0
Los Angeles Valley     1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Los Angeles Valley had a record 1–4 against conference opponents, but since the team did not play a full league schedule, those games did not count in the conference standings.
1952 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
El Camino $ 7 0 0 8 1 0
Los Angeles Valley 5 1 1 8 1 1
East Los Angeles 5 1 1 7 1 2
Bakersfield 3 4 0 8 4 0
Santa Monica 3 4 0 3 6 0
Long Beach 2 5 0 3 7 0
Harbor 1 6 0 1 8 0
San Diego Junior College 1 6 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1953 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bakersfield $ 7 0 0 12 0 0
Los Angeles Valley 5 2 0 6 4 0
El Camino 4 3 0 6 3 0
San Diego Junior College 4 3 0 6 4 0
Long Beach 3 4 0 4 5 0
Santa Monica 2 4 1 3 5 1
Harbor 2 5 0 2 8 0
East Los Angeles 0 6 1 0 9 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1954 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
El Camino $ 7 0 0 9 1 0
Bakersfield 6 1 0 9 1 0
East Los Angeles 4 3 0 5 5 0
San Diego Junior College 4 3 0 4 5 0
Los Angeles Valley 2 5 0 4 6 0
Harbor 2 5 0 3 7 0
Santa Monica 2 5 0 3 7 0
Long Beach 1 6 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1955 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Los Angeles Valley $ 6 1 0 9 1 0
Bakersfield 5 1 1 10 1 1
El Camino 5 1 1 7 1 2
East Los Angeles 4 3 0 6 3 0
Harbor 3 3 1 4 3 2
San Diego Junior College 2 5 0 5 5 0
Santa Monica 1 5 1 3 5 1
Long Beach 0 7 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Glendale (CA) forfeited a non-conference win over Los Angeles Valley.
1956 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bakersfield $ 5 2 0 6 3 0
Los Angeles Valley 4 2 1 6 2 1
Santa Monica 4 2 1 6 2 1
El Camino 4 3 0 7 3 0
Long Beach 4 3 0 6 3 0
East Los Angeles 4 3 0 5 4 0
San Diego Junior College 2 5 0 3 6 0
Harbor 0 7 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1957 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Diego Junior College $ 6 1 0 7 2 0
Bakersfield 5 1 1 8 1 1
Long Beach 4 2 1 5 3 1
East Los Angeles 4 3 0 6 3 0
Santa Monica 3 4 0 4 5 0
El Camino 2 5 0 4 5 0
Los Angeles Valley 2 5 0 2 7 0
Harbor 1 6 0 1 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1958 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Santa Monica $ 7 0 0 10 0 0
Bakersfield 6 1 0 9 1 0
Long Beach 4 2 0 6 3 0
San Diego Junior College 4 3 0 6 3 0
Los Angeles Valley 3 4 0 4 5 0
El Camino 2 4 0 3 5 0
East Los Angeles 1 6 0 3 6 0
Harbor 0 7 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The game between Long Beach and El Camino on November 22 was stopped in the third quarter because of fog. The conference ruled the game a no contest.
1959 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bakersfield $ 7 0 0 10 0 0
Santa Monica 5 2 0 7 2 0
San Diego Junior College 4 3 0 5 4 0
Los Angeles Valley 4 3 0 4 5 0
El Camino 3 4 0 5 4 0
Long Beach 3 4 0 4 5 0
Harbor 2 5 0 2 6 1
East Los Angeles 0 7 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Long Beach $ 7 0 0 10 0 0
Bakersfield 6 1 0 9 1 0
Santa Monica 5 2 0 7 2 0
El Camino 4 3 0 5 4 0
East Los Angeles 3 4 0 5 4 0
San Diego Junior College 2 5 0 3 6 0
Los Angeles Valley 1 6 0 1 8 0
Harbor 0 7 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1961 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bakersfield $ 7 0 0 9 1 0
Santa Monica 6 1 0 8 1 0
Long Beach 5 2 0 7 2 0
El Camino 4 3 0 5 4 0
San Diego Junior College 2 4 1 3 5 1
Harbor 2 5 0 4 5 0
East Los Angeles 1 5 1 1 7 1
Los Angeles Valley 0 7 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1962 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Long Beach $ 6 0 1 9 0 1
Bakersfield 5 1 1 6 2 1
El Camino 5 2 0 7 2 0
Cerritos 4 3 0 6 3 0
Santa Monica 4 3 0 5 4 0
East Los Angeles 1 6 0 3 6 0
San Diego Junior College 1 6 0 3 6 0
Los Angeles Valley 1 6 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1963 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bakersfield + 6 1 0 9 1 0
Long Beach + 6 1 0 7 2 0
Cerritos 5 2 0 7 2 0
El Camino 4 3 0 6 3 0
San Diego Junior College 3 4 0 5 5 0
Santa Monica 3 4 0 4 5 0
Los Angeles Valley 1 6 0 2 7 0
East Los Angeles 0 7 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1964 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Long Beach $ 6 0 0 10 0 0
Bakersfield 5 1 0 8 2 0
El Camino 3 3 0 6 3 0
Cerritos 3 3 0 5 4 0
Los Angeles Valley 2 4 0 4 5 0
Santa Monica 2 4 0 4 5 0
East Los Angeles 0 6 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cerritos $ 6 0 0 10 0 0
Long Beach 5 1 0 7 2 1
Bakersfield 4 2 0 7 2 0
El Camino 2 3 1 5 3 1
Los Angeles Valley 2 4 0 5 4 0
Santa Monica 1 4 1 3 5 1
East Los Angeles 0 6 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1966 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Santa Monica $ 7 0 0 8 0 1
Cerritos 5 1 1 6 2 1
Bakersfield 5 2 0 7 2 0
El Camino 3 2 2 5 2 2
Long Beach 3 3 1 5 3 1
Rio Hondo 2 5 0 2 7 0
East Los Angeles 1 6 0 1 8 0
Los Angeles Valley 0 7 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1967 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bakersfield $^ 7 0 0 9 1 0
El Camino 6 1 0 8 1 0
Long Beach 3 3 1 5 3 1
Santa Monica 3 3 1 5 3 1
Cerritos 2 4 1 4 4 1
Los Angeles Valley 2 4 1 3 5 0
East Los Angeles 2 5 0 3 6 0
Rio Hondo 1 5 0 3 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1968 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
El Camino $^ 7 0 0 10 1 0
Bakersfield 6 1 0 8 1 0
Long Beach 5 2 0 6 2 1
Santa Monica 4 3 0 6 3 0
Cerritos 3 4 0 3 6 0
Pasadena 1 6 0 3 6 0
Los Angeles Valley 1 6 0 2 7 0
Pierce 1 6 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1969 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bakersfield $^ 6 0 0 10 1 0
El Camino 5 1 0 7 2 0
Los Angeles Valley 3 3 0 6 4 0
Pasadena 3 3 0 5 4 0
Santa Monica 2 4 0 5 4 0
Long Beach 2 4 0 2 7 0
Pierce 0 6 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
    Pasadena forfeited three conference wins, over Bakersfield, El Camino, and Los Angeles Valley, and a non-conference tie with Rio Hondo because of an ineligible player.
1970 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bakersfield $^ 6 0 0 9 1 0
El Camino 4 2 0 6 3 0
Santa Monica 4 2 0 6 3 0
Pasadena 3 3 0 6 3 0
Pierce 3 3 0 4 5 0
Los Angeles Valley 1 5 0 2 7 0
Long Beach 0 6 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1971 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
El Camino $^ 6 0 0 11 1 0
Bakersfield 4 2 0 7 2 0
Pierce 4 2 0 7 2 0
Pasadena 3 3 0 6 3 0
Long Beach 2 4 0 5 5 0
Santa Monica 2 4 0 3 6 0
Los Angeles Valley 0 6 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1972 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pasadena $^ 5 0 0 12 1 0
El Camino 4 1 0 7 1 1
Long Beach 2 3 0 5 3 1
Pierce 2 3 0 5 5 0
Bakersfield 2 3 0 3 6 0
Los Angeles Valley 0 5 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1973 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pierce +^ 4 1 0 7 3 0
El Camino + 4 1 0 6 3 0
Long Beach 3 2 0 5 4 0
Bakersfield 2 3 0 6 4 0
Pasadena 2 3 0 5 5 0
Los Angeles Valley 0 5 0 1 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – California state junior college large division playoff participant
1974 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pasadena $^ 5 0 0 10 0 1
El Camino 4 1 0 8 1 1
Bakersfield 3 2 0 8 2 0
Long Beach 2 3 0 3 6 0
Pierce 1 4 0 3 6 0
Los Angeles Valley 0 5 0 3 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – California state junior college Division I playoff participant
1975 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Los Angeles Valley $ 5 1 0 9 1 0
Long Beach 4 2 0 4 5 0
East Los Angeles 4 2 0 7 3 0
Bakersfield 3 2 1 7 2 1
El Camino 2 4 0 6 4 0
Pierce 2 4 0 6 4 0
Pasadena 0 5 1 4 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1976 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bakersfield $ 6 0 0 11 1 0
Pierce 4 2 0 6 3 1
El Camino 4 2 0 6 3 0
Long Beach 3 3 0 4 5 0
Los Angeles Valley 2 4 0 5 4 0
East Los Angeles 1 5 0 4 6 0
Pasadena 1 5 0 3 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1977 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pasadena $ 5 1 0 11 1 0
Bakersfield 4 2 0 7 4 0
El Camino 4 2 0 7 3 0
Los Angeles Valley 4 2 0 ? ? ?
Long Beach 3 3 0 ? ? ?
Pierce 1 5 0 ? ? ?
East Los Angeles 0 6 0 ? ? ?
  • $ – Conference champion
1978 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pasadena $ 5 1 0 8 3 0
Pierce 4 2 0 8 2 0
El Camino 4 2 0 6 2 1
Bakersfield 3 3 0 6 4 0
Long Beach 3 3 0 5 5 0
Los Angeles Valley 2 4 0 3 6 0
East Los Angeles 0 6 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1979 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pasadena + 4 1 0 9 2 0
Pierce + 4 1 0 7 2 0
Bakersfield 3 2 0 7 4 0
El Camino 2 3 0 5 5 0
Los Angeles Valley 2 3 0 4 5 1
Long Beach 0 5 0 3 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1980 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pasadena + 6 0 0 10 1 0
El Camino 4 2 0 8 2 0
Taft 4 2 0 8 2 1
Long Beach 4 2 0 7 3 0
Bakersfield 2 4 0 3 6 1
Pierce 1 5 0 2 8 0
Los Angeles Valley 0 6 0 1 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1981 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bakersfield $ 6 0 0 8 2 0
Santa Monica 4 2 0 7 3 0
Pasadena 4 2 0 6 4 0
Pierce 3 3 0 5 5 0
El Camino 3 3 0 3 6 0
Long Beach 2 4 0 4 6 0
Los Angeles Valley 0 6 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1983 Metropolitan Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Taft $ 5 0 0 9 1 0
El Camino 3 2 0 7 3 0
Pasadena 3 2 0 6 3 0
Long Beach 3 2 0 5 5 0
Bakersfield 1 4 0 5 5 0
Santa Monica 0 5 0 3 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

References

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  1. ^ "Bakersfield and Taft Are Invited to Join Metropolitan League". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. January 19, 1938. p. 13. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "Bakersfield Jaysees Given New Rules for Grid Loop". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. February 3, 1938. p. 17. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .