To the victor goes the spoils; Champion San Mateo No. 1 in final football poll; All-America, All-State teams announced
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SAN MATEO – Repeating 3C2A state football champion College of San Mateo (12-1) is a unanimous No. 1 selection in the final 2025 season JC Athletic Bureau ratings for the California Community College Football Coaches Association, taking all 14 first-place votes to total 350 points. The Bulldogs held off a 20-point fourth quarter outburst by previously unbeaten Golden West College for a 28-27 victory in the state title game held at Orange Coast College’s LeBard Stadium in Costa Mesa. CSM took a 28-7 lead into the fourth quarter. It was the third state title in four years for the Bulldogs, coached by Tim Tulloch.
Golden West (12-1) took the No. 2 spot in the final poll with 336 points, ahead of co-No. 3 finishers Modesto JC (9-3) and Saddleback College (10-2), the finalists in each region.
Golden West defeated Ventura College and Saddleback for its first Southern California Football Conference title. San Mateo beat Fresno City College and Modesto to win a fourth straight Northern California Football Conference Championship.
Feather River College (10-1) was the top American Division team, in the No. 18 spot, after giving previously No. 18 De Anza College its first season setback, 42-21, in the North’s American Division bowl.
| JCAB FOOTBALL COACHES POLL (2025 Season Final) | ||||
| RK | School | Record | Pts | PR |
| 1. | San Mateo (14) | 12-1 | 350 | 2 |
| 2. | Golden West | 12-1 | 336 | 1 |
| T3. | Modesto | 9-3 | 308 | 8 |
| T3. | Saddleback | 10-2 | 308 | 5 |
| 5. | Ventura | 10-2 | 295 | 4 |
| 6. | Mt. San Antonio | 10-2 | 272 | 3 |
| 7. | Diablo Valley | 10-2 | 263 | 6 |
| 8. | Fresno City | 7-5 | 250 | 14 |
| 9. | Cerritos | 8-3 | 229 | 7 |
| 10. | El Camino | 8-3 | 222 | 9 |
| 11. | San Francisco | 7-4 | 194 | 12 |
| 12. | Butte | 8-3 | 173 | 10 |
| 13. | Fullerton | 8-3 | 171 | 11 |
| 14. | Riverside City | 7-4 | 155 | 13 |
| 15. | Southwestern | 8-3 | 141 | 15 |
| 16. | Sequoias | 7-4 | 117 | 16 |
| 17. | Pasadena City | 6-5 | 88 | 23 |
| 18. | Feather River | 10-1 | 86 | 22 |
| 19. | Foothill | 6-5 | 76 | 21 |
| 20. | Victor Valley | 10-1 | 72 | 24 |
| 21. | Citrus | 6-5 | 68 | 20 |
| 22. | American River | 5-6 | 65 | RV |
| 23. | Moorpark | 6-5 | 62 | 19 |
| 24. | Monterey Peninsula | 7-4 | 55 | 17 |
| 25. | De Anza | 10-1 | 48 | 18 |
| Others: Los Medanos, 28; Santa Monica, 24; Antelope Valley, 24; Siskiyous, 14; Grossmont, 11; Canyons, 9; Sierra, 7; San Diego Mesa, 6; Bakersfield, 4; Coalinga, 4; Mt. San Jacinto, 1; San Bernardino Valley, 1. | ||||
GOLDEN WEST’S SCHMIDT & MODESTO’S BOOTH TOP ALL-AMERICAN FOOTBALL PICKS
SAN MATEO – Golden West College wide receiver Tanner Schmidt and Modesto defensive lineman Jalonn Booth are players-of-the-year on the 2025 All-America teams, selected by the California Community College Football Coaches Association in conjunction with the JC Athletic Bureau.
Tim Tulloch of the repeating 3C2A champion College of San Mateo received coach-of-the-year recognition.
(Click here for complete All-America and All-State teams)
The CCCFCA has released its annual All-America and regional All-State teams, recognizing the top players from its 66 member colleges, which make-up the majority of the 119 2-year college football programs in the USA. The smaller National JC Athletic Association, with 53 teams, also selects all-star teams.
--Schmidt led Golden West to its best season, 12-1. The 5-11, 185-pound freshman from Stillwater, Minn. High School, caught 51 passes for 1,183 yards and 16 touchdowns this season, earning top offensive player honors in the National Central League and on the Region III All-State team.
--Booth, a 6-3, 235-pound lineman out of Merced High, had a state-leading 23 sacks this season as the Pirates repeated as Valley League champions. He was named the defensive player of the year for the Valley League and for the Region II All-State team.
--Tulloch has now led San Mateo to three state football championships in the last four years, with a 12-1 record in 2025. He is 57-7 over five seasons in the current decade and 77-11 in seven years at the Bulldogs helm.
CSM defeated Modesto for its fourth straight Northern California Football Conference title this month and then beat Golden West in the 3C2A championship game.
(The JC Athletic Bureau, directed by Fred Baer, originated the all-state selection program for the CCCFCA and has been involved in the recognition for a half-century.)