JUCO FB in Missouri
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Missouri western was a juco until the 60’s and MO southern was Joplin junior college. Wentworth and kemper I played against. Don’t know of any others but with A+, not having football at several is a travesty. Kids could play using their tuition money from A+ and colleges would only have to scholarship a handful of kids.
At least half of Missouri JUCOs isn’t even fielding a men’s basketball team. Jeff Co, Crowder, East Central.
If there isn't an interest level in fielding a sport that only requires 12 athletes and two coaches, I'm not sure one that requires many times that is happening anytime soon.
If there isn't an interest level in fielding a sport that only requires 12 athletes and two coaches, I'm not sure one that requires many times that is happening anytime soon.
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Kemper Military in Boonville had football. Jamal Williams of the Chargers played there. Torrance Marshall from Oklahoma and Jason Brookins from Mexico went there and played in the NFL.
As noted in a previous post, Kemper Military was the last JUCO in Missouri to play before shutting the program down in 1999 and before closing its doors in 2002. They had several future NFL players there during the 90s.
Wentworth Military shut its FB program down in 1974. It restarted again in the early 90s for a two-year run. The school closed in 2017 and was bought last month by Jubilee World, a Christian music and performing arts organization. They plan on 600 students there this fall. Good luck to them and to the city of Lexington.
Moberly and Hannibal-LaGrange both played in a Missouri JUCO conference as did Principia before it became a 4-year college. Other schools that were members that closed due to the depression (Is COVID the new depression for small private schools?) include Kidder Institute in Kidder (near Hamilton) and Palmer College in Albany. The Chillicothe Business College Ducks and St. Joe JUCO also, I think were involved.
Some others that played and most are long gone include Trenton (North Central), Pike College in Bowling Green, Buchanan in Troy, Central Wesleyan in Warrenton and Grand River in Gallatin.
Joplin JUCO started in the late 30s, and played many Kansas schools. Besides Wentworth, barely, I can find no others south of the Missouri River that had football for any time at all.
Now you can all release your bated breath on waiting for at least a partial answer.
Wentworth Military shut its FB program down in 1974. It restarted again in the early 90s for a two-year run. The school closed in 2017 and was bought last month by Jubilee World, a Christian music and performing arts organization. They plan on 600 students there this fall. Good luck to them and to the city of Lexington.
Moberly and Hannibal-LaGrange both played in a Missouri JUCO conference as did Principia before it became a 4-year college. Other schools that were members that closed due to the depression (Is COVID the new depression for small private schools?) include Kidder Institute in Kidder (near Hamilton) and Palmer College in Albany. The Chillicothe Business College Ducks and St. Joe JUCO also, I think were involved.
Some others that played and most are long gone include Trenton (North Central), Pike College in Bowling Green, Buchanan in Troy, Central Wesleyan in Warrenton and Grand River in Gallatin.
Joplin JUCO started in the late 30s, and played many Kansas schools. Besides Wentworth, barely, I can find no others south of the Missouri River that had football for any time at all.
Now you can all release your bated breath on waiting for at least a partial answer.
Kidder buildings still there. I think that is where they had a school for troubled youth and one died there. Don't know what's there now but it is kept up. My wife's home she grew up in is right next to where the Gallatin college was. Just a wooded area now but foundation still there.
Here is a list of Missouri junior colleges that played football with nicknames and years they played that I know of I have complied over the years. The ones with years listed I have a couple schools entire W-L record/scores, but most are incomplete.
Bethany Indians
Caruthersville Jayhawks 1918-1931
Central Wesleyan CeWesCos 1930-1931 (was a college team 1920-1929)
Conception Saints
Flat River Cardinals 1923-1930
Hannibal-Lagrange Trojans 1929-1936
Inter-City Trojans
Jefferson City Golden Bears 1927-1930, 1945
Joplin / Jasper County / Missouri Southern Lions 1937-1942, 1946-1967
Kemper Yellowjackets 1901-1972, 1976-1997
Kidder
Missouri Wesleyan 1928-1929 ( was a college team 1903-1927)
Moberly Greyhounds 1930-1941
Monett Gorillas 1930-1932, 1937
Palmer Rockets
Principa
Trenton Pirates 1925-1926, 1934
Wentworth Red Dragons 1895, 1894-1973, 1992-1993
Chillicothe Business College Ducks played 1902-1951 with a few years like 1918 and
1943-1945 with no team. Heard they had a team as far back as 1899 but have found no records. Was a founded as a Normal college and converted to a Business school so was not really a juco but played a juco schedule after WWII.
As far as I have found St Joseph Juco never played football, but I could be wrong
Bethany Indians
Caruthersville Jayhawks 1918-1931
Central Wesleyan CeWesCos 1930-1931 (was a college team 1920-1929)
Conception Saints
Flat River Cardinals 1923-1930
Hannibal-Lagrange Trojans 1929-1936
Inter-City Trojans
Jefferson City Golden Bears 1927-1930, 1945
Joplin / Jasper County / Missouri Southern Lions 1937-1942, 1946-1967
Kemper Yellowjackets 1901-1972, 1976-1997
Kidder
Missouri Wesleyan 1928-1929 ( was a college team 1903-1927)
Moberly Greyhounds 1930-1941
Monett Gorillas 1930-1932, 1937
Palmer Rockets
Principa
Trenton Pirates 1925-1926, 1934
Wentworth Red Dragons 1895, 1894-1973, 1992-1993
Chillicothe Business College Ducks played 1902-1951 with a few years like 1918 and
1943-1945 with no team. Heard they had a team as far back as 1899 but have found no records. Was a founded as a Normal college and converted to a Business school so was not really a juco but played a juco schedule after WWII.
As far as I have found St Joseph Juco never played football, but I could be wrong
