1965 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 1965 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1]

1965 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1965 record6–4 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
1965 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
San Francisco State $ 5 –0 –0  8 –2 –0
Nevada 4 –1 –0  6 –4 –0
UC Davis 3 –2 –0  4 –6 –0
Humboldt State 2 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Sacramento State 1 –4 –0  3 –7 –0
Chico State 0 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
Cal State Hayward* 0 –0 –0  3 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Games vs. Cal State Hayward did not count as conference games in 1965.
Rankings from College Division poll

The 1965 Lumberjacks were led by head coach Phil Sarboe in his 15th and last year at the helm. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4, 2–3 FWC). The Lumberjacks were outscored by their opponents 128–131 for the season.

Phil Sarboe's tenure at Humboldt State was the most successful in school history. He is the only coach to win over 100 games at Humboldt State, finishing 104–37–5 (.729). His winning percentage is the highest in school history, and his teams had 13 winning seasons and only one losing season. The Lumberjacks won or shared the conference championship in five of his 15 seasons (1952, 1956, 1960, 1961, & 1963).

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 18Central Washington*
W 7–0
September 25at Hawaii*
W 14–65,500[1]
October 2Willamette*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 7–12
October 9at British Columbia*
W 21–13
October 16Linfield*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 20–14
October 23at San Francisco State[note 2]
L 0–27
October 30Sacramento State[note 3]
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 12–7
November 6at Chico State[note 4]
W 23–13
November 13UC Davis[note 5]
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 6–7
November 20Nevada
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 18–32
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Humboldt State players were selected in the 1966 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

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. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  5. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.

References
  1. "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 127. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  2. "Humboldt State Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  3. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  4. "1966 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  5. "Humboldt St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  6. "Draft History: Humboldt State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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