1983 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

1983 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceNorthern California Athletic Conference
Record4–6 (3–3 NCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 UC Davis $^ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Sacramento State 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Chico State 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Cal State Hayward 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Humboldt State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
San Francisco State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Sonoma State 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1983 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 18th-year head coach Bud Van Deren, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the NCAC.[1] The team was outscored by its opponents 203 to 157 for the season. Humboldt State played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Southern Oregon*
L 19–281,675
September 17Santa Clara*
L 7–173,150
September 24at No. 10 UC Davis
L 0–347,100–7,200[2]
October 1at Sonoma State
W 13–61,500–2,000[3]
October 8British Columbia*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 21–02,000
October 15at Portland State*
L 26–441,853
October 22Sacramento State
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 20–352,850
October 29at Cal State Hayward
L 3–10450–1,100[4]
November 5at Chico State
W 26–20500–900[5]
November 12San Francisco State
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 22–9500

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Notes

  1. ^ Seawolf Stadium was known as Cossacks Stadium until 2002 when the University changed the mascot from Cossacks to Seawolves.

References

  1. ^ "NCAC Standings". Oroville Mercury-Register. Oroville, California. November 21, 1983. p. 9A. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UC Davis)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  3. ^ Rich Mellott (October 2, 1983). "Cossacks out-bungle Lumberjacks". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. 1F. Retrieved November 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Hayward)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Chico State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  7. ^ "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 103. Retrieved November 18, 2017.