1974 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

1974 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record4–6 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UC Davis $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
San Francisco State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Humboldt State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Chico State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Cal State Hayward 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Sacramento State 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1974 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Bud Van Deren, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing in a five-way tie for second in the FWC.[1] The team outscored its opponents 201 to 200 for the season. Humboldt State played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 14Cal Lutheran*
L 3–182,500
September 21at Hawaii*
L 9–3518,555
September 28Simon Fraser*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 3–355,000
October 5Chico State
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 28–312,000
October 12Cal State Hayward
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 20–282,800
October 19at Sacramento State
W 23–63,900
October 26at San Diego*
W 53–7
November 2at No. 12 UC Davis
L 7–147,500
November 9San Francisco State
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 16–124,200
November 16at Puget Sound*
W 39–143,950
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "College Ratings, Standings". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. November 19, 1974. p. C2. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.