1960 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 1960 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College during the 1960 NCAA College Division football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1]

1960 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
FWC champion
NAIA semifinal, W 13–6 vs. Whitworth NAIA final (Holiday Bowl) L 14–15 vs. Lenoir–Rhyne
Conference	Far Western Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8 (UPI small college)
AP	No. 3 (AP small college)
1960 record	11–1 (5–0 FWC)
Head coach	Phil Sarboe (10th season)
Home stadium	Albee Stadium

1960 Far Western Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 AP / #8 UPI Humboldt State $	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
San Francisco State	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Chico State	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Sacramento State	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Nevada	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
UC Davis	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll

The 1960 Lumberjacks were led by tenth-year head coach Phil Sarboe. They played home games at Albee Stadium in Eureka, California. Humboldt State went undefeated during the regular season, finishing with ten wins and no losses (10–0, 5–0 FWC).

At the end of the season Humboldt State was invited to take part in the NAIA playoffs. In the semifinal game they played at home against the Whitworth Pirates and emerged victorious. In the NAIA championship game, called the Holiday Bowl from 1956 to 1960, they faced the Lenoir–Rhyne Bears in St. Petersburg, Florida. Lenoir–Rhyne prevailed by one point in the game, breaking the Lumberjacks two-season 20 game winning streak. That brought Humboldt State's final record to eleven wins and one loss (11–1, 5–0 FWC). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 307–89 for the season. In their eleven wins, Humboldt State outscored their opponents by an average score of 27–7.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 17	Linfield*		Albee Stadium Eureka, CA	W 33–0	4,500[1]
September 24	at Eastern Washington*		Woodward Field Cheney, WA	W 25–6	500[2]
October 1	San Diego*		Albee Stadium Eureka, CA	W 20–0	[3]
October 8	San Francisco State[note 2]		Albee Stadium Eureka, CA	W 21–18	7,000[4]
October 15	Sacramento State[note 3]	No. 7 AP	Albee Stadium Eureka, CA	W 33–9	5,000[5]
October 21	at UC Davis[note 4]	No. 6 AP	Aggie Field[note 5] Davis, CA	W 30–8	[6]
October 28	at Hawaii*	No. 8 AP	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 29–15	9,000[7]
November 5	Chico State[note 6]	No. 7 AP / 13 UPI	Albee Stadium Eureka, CA	W 33–6	7,000[8]
November 12	at Nevada	No. 9 AP / 12 UPI	Mackay Stadium[note 7] Reno, NV	W 22–6	1,000[9]
November 24	Lewis & Clark*	No. 8 AP / 8 UPI	Albee Stadium Eureka, CA	W 34–0	5,000[10]
December 3	No. 4 AP / 15 UPI Whitworth*	No. 3 AP / 8 UPI	Albee Stadium Eureka, CA (NAIA semifinal)	W 13–6	10,000[11]
December 10	vs. No. 2 AP / 3 UPI Lenoir–Rhyne*	No. 3 AP / 8 UPI	Stewart Field St. Petersburg, FL (NAIA final (Holiday Bowl))	L 14–15	7,500[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from 1960 NCAA College Division football rankings

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Team players in the NFL

The following Humboldt State players were selected in the 1961 NFL Draft.[15][16][17]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Vester Flanagan	Tackle	9	124	Green Bay Packers

Notes

1. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
2. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
3. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
4. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
5. Toomey Field was known as Aggie Field from its opening in 1949 through 1961.
6. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
7. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.

References

1. Don Terbush (September 19, 1960). "Humboldt State Tramples Linfield In Grid Opener". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 21. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Don Terbush (September 26, 1960). "Humboldt State Makes It Eleven Straight Victories". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 16. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Don Terbush (October 3, 1960). "'Jacks Make San Diego 12th Straight Grid Victim". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 15. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Don Terbush (October 10, 1960). "Humboldt State Makes It 13 Straight Grid Wins". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 23. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Don Terbush (October 17, 1960). "Sacramento State Joins HSC's 14-Game Win Skein". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 19. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Humboldt State Beats Cal Aggies". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 22, 1960. p. 14. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 127. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
8. Don Terbush (November 7, 1960). "HSC Fells Chico State For 17th Straight Triumph". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 23. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Don Terbush (November 14, 1960). "'Jacks Capture FWC Grid Championship". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 12. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "HSC Wins; To Host Whitworth In NAIA Playoff Tilt". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. November 25, 1960. p. 13. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Don Terbush (December 5, 1960). "Humboldt State In NAIA Holiday Bowl". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 26. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Don Terbush (December 12, 1960). "Lumberjacks Succumb To Bear Attack". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 21. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Humboldt State Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
14. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
15. "1961 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
16. "Humboldt St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
17. "Draft History: Humboldt State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.