1976 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

1976 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record5–5 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UC Davis $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Humboldt State 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Chico State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
San Francisco State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Sacramento State 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Cal State Hayward 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1976 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 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Bud Van Deren, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the FWC.[1] The team was outscored by its opponents 261 to 154 for the season. Humboldt State played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Humboldt State alumni*
W 37–28
September 25at Boise State*
L 0–3317,837[2]
October 2at Puget Sound*
L 0–37
October 9Cal State Hayward
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 14–102,500[3]
October 16at Sacramento State
W 22–13
October 23at Portland State*
L 20–56
October 30at UC Davis
L 7–356,400[4]
November 6San Francisco State
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 19–04,000[5]
November 13Simon Fraser*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 6–29
November 20Chico State
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 29–203,500[1][6]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ a b Blofsky, Ted (November 22, 1976). "Humboldt State Downs Wildcats". Chico Enterprise-Record. Chico, California. p. 1C. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Boise smothers 'Jacks". The Times Standard. September 26, 1976. Retrieved December 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Hayward)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UC Davis)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (San Francisco State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  6. ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Chico State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  7. ^ "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.