The 2025 season is underway, and a handful of programs have made quick impressions.  One such program was Mississippi Gulf Coast, who blasted East Mississippi in the season opener on Thursday night.

Gulf Coast moved up three spots this week to No. 4 in the rankings after a 41-21 win over perennial power East Mississippi.  JCGridiron Preseason All-America First Team selection Landon Varnes was solid, throwing for 426 yards and two scores.  East Mississippi fell to No. 17 in the rankings with the loss.  Gulf Coast will host Delta on Thursday.

Another with an impressive performance on day one was El Camino College, who throttled Santa Barbara City College 68-6.  Preseason All-America selection running backs Azeon Nelson and Jaden Moore were part of a rushing attack that ran for 220 yards on the ground.  El Camino jumped up to No. 8 in the rankings with the win.  The Warriors will host no. 54 Canyons on Saturday.

College of the Sequoias entered the Dirty 30 for the first time in years after a 21-13 win against previous No. 13 American River.  The Giants now sit at No. 18 in the rankings while American River fell to No. 25.  Sequoias will now host No. 39 San Francisco while American River will try to bounce back against No. 21 Diablo Valley.

Another squad that surprised on opening day was Southwestern College, who beat previous No. 24 College of the Canyons, 25-24.  JCGridiron Preseason Watch List quarterback Brayten Silbor was impressive, finishing 27-of-38 for 287 yards and three scores.  Southwestern is on the bubble at No. 37 this week, which is the highest ranking for the Jaguars in Dirty 30 history. 

Here is the rest of the JCGridiron Dirty 30 Rankings.  Just a reminder, the Dirty 30 Rankings do not count games against unaffiliated programs or club programs in its rankings. 

Rank	School	City	Record	Next
1	Hutchinson	Hutchinson, KS	0-0	@ #42 NMMI
2	Iowa Western	Council Bluffs, IA	1-0	bye
3	San Mateo	San Mateo, CA	1-0	@ Reedley
4	Gulf Coast	Perkinston, MS	1-0	vs Delta (TH)
5	Garden City	Garden City, KS	0-0	@ #12 Navarro
6	Mt. San Antonio	Walnut, CA	1-0	vs #15 SD Mesa
7	Northwest	Senatobia, MS	1-0	vs #33 East Central (TH)
8	El Camino	Torrance, CA	1-0	vs #54 Canyons
9	Riverside City	Riverside, CA	1-0	@ #20 Golden West
10	Copiah-Lincoln	Wesson, MS	1-0	vs Holmes (TH)
11	Iowa Central	Fort Dodge, IA	1-0	bye
12	Navarro	Corsicana, TX	0-0	vs #5 Garden City
13	Butte	Oroville, CA	1-0	@ Laney (FR)
14	Saddleback	Mission Viejo, CA	1-0	vs #49 Citrus
15	San Diego Mesa	San Diego, CA	1-0	@ #6 Mt. San Antonio
16	Modesto	Modesto, CA	1-0	@ #31 Santa Rosa
17	East Mississippi	Scooba, MS	0-1	vs #44 Hinds (TH)
18	Sequoias	Visalia, CA	1-0	vs #39 San Francisco
19	Butler	El Dorado, KS	1-0	bye
20	Golden West	Huntington Beach, CA	1-0	vs #9 Riverside City
21	Diablo Valley	Pleasant Hill, CA	1-0	vs #25 American River
22	Northeast	Booneville, MS	1-0	@ #45 Southwest (TH)
23	Georgia Military	Milledgeville, GA	1-1	vs Community Christian (LA)
24	Snow	Ephraim, UT	1-0	vs #30 Tyler (TH)
25	American River	Sacramento, CA	0-1	@ #21 Diablo Valley
26	Ventura	Ventura, CA	1-0	vs. #27 Fullerton
27	Fullerton	Fullerton, CA	1-0	@ #26 Ventura
28	Lackawanna	Scranton, PA	0-0	vs Sussex
29	Fresno City	Fresno, CA	0-1	@ #36 Sierra
30	Tyler	Tyler, TX	1-0	@ #24 Snow (TH)

Others on the Bubble: Santa Rosa (CA) 1-0, Coffeyville (KS) 0-0, East Central (MS) 0-1, Jones (MS) 1-0, Bakersfield (CA) 1-0, Sierra (CA) 0-1, Southwestern (CA) 1-0, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 0-1, San Francisco (CA) 0-1, Trinity Valley (TX) 1-0, DuPage (IL) 1-0, New Mexico Military 1-0, Cerritos (CA) 0-1, Hinds (MS) 1-0, Southwest (MS) 1-0, Independence (KS) 1-1, Allan Hancock (CA) 1-0, Kilgore (TX) 1-0, Citrus (CA) 1-0, Pasadena City (CA) 0-1, Canyons (CA) 0-1, Monterey Peninsula (CA) 1-0, Feather River (CA) 1-0, Dodge City (KS) 0-1, Mt. San Jacinto (CA) 0-1

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