1987 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 1987 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University during the 1987 NCAA Division II football season. Humboldt State competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference in 1987.

1987 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
1987 record	4–6–1 (3–1–1 NCAC)
Head coach	Mike Dolby (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Bart Andrus (2nd season)
Home stadium	Redwood Bowl

1987 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 UC Davis $	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Humboldt State	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Chico State	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Sonoma State	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Cal State Hayward	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
San Francisco State	0	–	4	–	1			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Records adjusted for UC Davis forfeit to Humboldt State Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

The 1987 Lumberjacks were led by second-year head coach Mike Dolby. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. On the field, Humboldt State finished with a record of three wins, seven losses and one tie (3–7–1, 2–2–1 NCAC). The Lumberjacks were outscored by their opponents 226–256 for the season.

It was later determined that UC Davis used an ineligible player in its November 21 victory over Humboldt State. They were required to forfeit the game, so Humboldt's adjusted record becomes four wins, six losses and one tie (4–6–1, 3–1–1 NCAC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 12	at Cal Poly[note 1]*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 24–30	4,401[1]
September 19	Menlo*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 13–16
September 26	Azusa Pacific*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 24–14	4,113[2]
October 3	at Portland State*	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 14–50
October 10	at Sacramento State[note 2]*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 13–21	2,000[3]
October 17	Saint Mary's*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 28–30
October 24	at Chico State[note 3]	University Stadium Chico, CA	W 15–13
October 31	at Cal State Hayward[note 4]	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 20–21
November 7	Sonoma State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 49–7
November 14	San Francisco State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	T 13–13
November 14	at UC Davis	Toomey Field Davis, CA	W 13–41 forfeit win
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Humboldt State players were selected in the 1988 NFL Draft.[6][7][8]

Notes

1. 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.
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. Gary Klein (September 13, 1987). "Plague of Turnovers Throws CSUN for a 30-0 Loss". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). p. III-22. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. September 27, 1987. p. III-18. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Humboldt State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2017.
4. "Humboldt State Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
5. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 102. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
6. "1988 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
7. "Humboldt St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
8. "Draft History: Humboldt State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.