1977 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 1977 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1]

1977 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1977 record5–4–1 (1–3–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
1977 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 UC Davis $^ 5 –0 –0  11 –1 –0
Chico State 3 –1 –1  6 –2 –1
Cal State Hayward 2 –2 –1  6 –3 –1
San Francisco State 2 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Humboldt State 1 –3 –1  5 –4 –1
Sacramento State 0 –4 –1  0 –10 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1977 Lumberjacks were led by head coach Bud Van Deren in his 12th season. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished with a record of five wins, four losses and one tie (5–4–1, 1–3–1 FWC). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 200–185 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 17Humboldt State Alumni*
W 34–13
September 24Willamette*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 24–7
October 1Puget Sound*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 21–35
October 8Sacramento State[note 2]
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
T 21–21
October 15at Santa Clara*
W 5–0
October 22UC Davis
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 14–27
October 29at San Francisco State
W 19–13
November 5at Simon Fraser (BC)*
W 30–23
November 12at Chico State[note 3]
L 16–21
November 19at Cal State Hayward[note 4]
L 16–25
  • *Non-conference game

[1][2]

Team players in the NFL

No Humboldt State players were selected in the 1978 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. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
  3. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
  4. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.

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. "1978 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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