Western States Football League
# Western States Football League

The Western States Football League (WSFL) is a defunct American junior college football league for schools in the states of Arizona, Idaho, New Mexico and Utah that existed from 1985 to 2018. The league was part of the National Junior College Athletic Association.

## History

Originally formed in 1985, the WSFL initially consisted of ten schools, six from the Arizona Community College Conference (ACCAC) and four from the Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference (ICAC). The founding members were:

| Mesa Community College (Mesa, Arizona) Phoenix College (Phoenix, Arizona) Scottsdale Community College (Scottsdale, Arizona) Glendale Community College (Glendale, Arizona) Arizona Western College (Yuma, Arizona) | Eastern Arizona College (Thatcher, Arizona) Dixie State College of Utah (St. George, Utah) Snow College (Ephraim, Utah) College of Eastern Utah (Price, Utah) Ricks College (Rexburg, Idaho) |
| - | - |

Over the years a number of schools have entered and left the league. In 1988, Eastern Utah cancelled its football program and left the league. Its place was taken in 1993 by New Mexico Military Institute. Eastern Arizona left the WSFL in 1994, but rejoined the following year. New Mexico Military left the league in 1996, but rejoined in 2001. Pima Community College also joined the WSFL in 2001. In 2002, Ricks College cancelled all sports and left the WSFL, after changing its name to Brigham Young University–Idaho. Finally, in 2006, Dixie State left the league when the school moved to the NCAA Division II level.

New Mexico Military left the WSFL for the Southwest Junior College Football Conference following the 2015 season.

All of the schools in Arizona canceled football following the 2018 season, leaving only Snow College, which is now an NJCAA independent.

## Former Members

| Institution | Location | Founded | Nickname | Joined | Left |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arizona Western College | Yuma, Arizona | 1963 | Matadors | 1985 | 2018 |
| Dixie State College of Utah | St. George, Utah | 1911 | Trailblazers | 1985 | 2006 |
| Eastern Arizona College | Thatcher, Arizona | 1888 | Gila Monsters | 1985, 1995 | 1994, 2018 |
| College of Eastern Utah | Price, Utah | 1937 | Eagles | 1985 | 1988 |
| Glendale Community College | Glendale, Arizona | 1965 | Gauchos | 1985 | 2018 |
| Mesa Community College | Mesa, Arizona | 1965 | Thunderbirds | 1985 | 2018 |
| New Mexico Military Institute | Roswell, New Mexico | 1891 | Broncos | 1993, 2001 | 1996, 2015 |
| Phoenix College | Phoenix, Arizona | 1920 | Bears | 1985 | 2018 |
| Pima Community College | Tucson, Arizona | 1969 | Aztecs | 2001 | 2018 |
| Ricks College | Rexburg, Idaho | 1888 | Vikings | 1985 | 2002 |
| Scottsdale Community College | Scottsdale, Arizona | 1969 | Fighting Artichokes | 1985 | 2018 |
| Snow College | Ephraim, Utah | 1888 | Badgers | 1985 | 2018 |

## Championships

* Phoenix College won the NJCAA National Football Championship in 1964.
* Arizona Western College won the NJCAA National Football Championship in 1972.
* Mesa Community College won the NJCAA National Football Championship in 1973 and 1975.
* Snow College won the NJCAA National Football Championship in 1985.
* Glendale Community College won the NJCAA National Football Championship in 1988, 2000 and 2005.
