1986 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

1986 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
1986 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
Record	2–9 (0–5 NCAC)
Head coach	Mike Dolby (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Bart Andrus (1st season)
Home stadium	Redwood Bowl
	Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 UC Davis $^	5	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Chico State	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Cal State Hayward	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Sonoma State	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
San Francisco State	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Humboldt State	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1986 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University in the Northern California Athletic Conference during the 1986 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Mike Dolby, the Lumberjacks played home games on campus at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California, finished with a 2–9 record (0–5 in NCAC, last), and were outscored 175–350.

Humboldt State opened the season at Division I-AA Boise State in the first game ever played on a blue field.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 13	at Boise State (Div. I-AA)*	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 0–74	17,465^[1]
September 20	UC Santa Barbara*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 27–7	5,000^[2]
September 27	Sacramento State^{[note 1]}*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 17–45	4,900^[3]
October 4	at Portland State*	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 16–27
October 11	at Menlo*	Connor Field Atherton, CA	L 22–24
October 18	at Saint Mary's*	Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, CA	W 14–10
October 25	Chico State^{[note 2]}	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 0–42
November 1	Cal State Hayward^{[note 3]}	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 22–24
November 8	at Sonoma State	Cossacks Stadium^{[note 4]} Rohnert Park, CA	L 17–24
November 15	at San Francisco State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 12–28
November 22	UC Davis	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 28–45
*Non-conference game

^ The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
^ The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
^ California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
^ Seawolf Stadium was known as Cossacks Stadium until 2002 when the University changed the mascot from Cossacks to Seawolves.