1966 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

1966 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record4–6 (2–4 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sacramento State $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
San Francisco State 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Nevada 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
UC Davis 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Humboldt State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Chico State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Cal State Hayward 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1966 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Bud Van Deren, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the FWC.[1][2] The team was outscored by its opponents 210 to 144 for the season. Humboldt State played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Central Washington*
W 6–23,000
September 24UBC*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 9–74,000
October 1Cal State Hayward
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 14–333,500
October 8Chico State
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 29–284,500
October 15at Hawaii*
L 0–74,500[3]
October 22at Sacramento State
L 0–174,981[4]
October 29Cal Poly Pomona*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 22–434,300[5]
November 5at UC Davis
L 29–345,100[6]
November 12San Francisco State
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 17–227,000[7]
November 19at Nevada*
W 18–17
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Ex-JC Coach Bud Van Deren to HSC". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. February 1, 1966. p. 15. Retrieved March 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ "FWC". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. Associated Press. November 21, 1966. p. D1. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 127. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Sacramento State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Cal Poly Pomona)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (UC Davis)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  7. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (San Francisco State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  8. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  9. ^ "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.