1971 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 1971 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1]

1971 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1971 record7–4 (3–3 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
1971 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 11 UPI Chico State + 5 –1 –0  9 –2 –0
UC Davis + 5 –1 –0  9 –1 –0
Cal State Hayward 3 –2 –1  7 –2 –1
Humboldt State 3 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
Sacramento State 2 –3 –1  4 –5 –1
San Francisco State 2 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Sonoma State 0 –6 –0  2 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from College Division poll

The 1971 Lumberjacks were led by sixth-year head coach Bud Van Deren. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4, 3–3 FWC). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 288–209 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 11Humboldt State Alumni*
W 23–20
September 18Eastern Washington*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 35–19
September 25at Southern Oregon[note 2]*
W 51–7
October 2Cal Poly[note 3]*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 21–39
October 9at San Francisco State[note 4]
W 24–17
October 16San Francisco*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 43–21
October 23at Chico State[note 5]
L 14–34
October 30at Cal State Hayward[note 6]
L 17–20
November 6Sacramento State[note 7]
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 26–3
November 13at Sonoma State[note 8]
W 6–0
November 20UC Davis[note 10]
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 28–29
  • *Non-conference game

[1][2]

Team players in the NFL

No Humboldt State players were selected in the 1972 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

Notes
  1. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  2. Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College from 1956 to 1974.
  3. The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
  4. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  5. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. California State University, East Bay was known as California State College at Hayward from 1963 to 1971.
  7. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
  8. Sonoma State University was known as Sonoma State College from 1960 to 1977.
  9. Seawolf Stadium was known as Cossacks Stadium until 2002 when the University changed the mascot from Cossacks to Seawolves.
  10. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1922 until the mid 1970s.

References
  1. "Humboldt State Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  2. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  3. "1972 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  4. "Humboldt St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  5. "Draft History: Humboldt State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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