1941 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 1941 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College during the 1941 college football season. This was the last team Humboldt State fielded until 1946. They competed as an independent in 1941 and became a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) as of the 1946 season.[note 1]

1941 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
Conference	Independent
1941 record	2–5–1
Head coach	Earl Hoos (1st season)
Home stadium	Albee Stadium

1941 Western college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Hawaii			–					8	–	1	–	0
Santa Clara			–					6	–	3	–	0
San Francisco			–					6	–	4	–	0
Idaho Southern Branch			–					5	–	1	–	2
Cal Poly			–					5	–	3	–	1
Saint Mary's			–					5	–	4	–	0
Loyola (CA)			–					5	–	5	–	0
Nevada			–					3	–	5	–	1
Portland			–					3	–	5	–	0
Gonzaga			–					3	–	7	–	0
San Francisco State			–					2	–	4	–	1
Humboldt State			–					2	–	5	–	1
La Verne			–					0	–	6	–	0

The 1941 Lumberjacks were led by head coach Earl Hoos in his only season as head coach at Humboldt State. They played home games at Albee Stadium in Eureka, California. Humboldt State finished with a record of two wins, five losses and one tie (2–5–1). The Lumberjacks were outscored by their opponents 46–115 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 27	San Francisco State[note 2]	Albee Stadium Eureka, CA	W 14–2	[1]
October 5	Saint Mary's Gaels Freshmen	Albee Stadium Eureka, CA	L 6–35	[2]
October 10	at Cal Aggies[note 3]	A Street Field Davis, CA	L 0–21	[3]
October 18	Chico State[note 4]	Albee Stadium Eureka, CA	L 6–13	[4]
October 26	Santa Clara Freshmen	Albee Stadium Eureka, CA	L 6–18	[5]
November 1	at Pacific (CA)[note 5]	Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	L 0–19	[6]
November 8	at Cal Poly[note 6]	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 7–0	[7]
November 14	Compton Junior College	Albee Stadium Eureka, CA	T 7–7	[8]

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Team players in the NFL

No Humboldt State players were selected in the 1942 NFL Draft.[11][12][13]

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. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
4. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
5. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
6. California Polytechnic State University was known as California Polytechnic School from 1901 to 1946.

References

1. "Football Finals". The Fresno Bee The Republican. Fresno, California. September 28, 1941. p. 17. Retrieved July 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "St. Mary's Frosh Nip Humboldt State". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 6, 1941. p. 11. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Cal. Aggies Triumph". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. October 12, 1941. p. 27. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "National Football Log". San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California). October 19, 1941. p. 103 – via GenealogyBank.com.
5. "Santa Clara Frosh Nip Humboldt State". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 27, 1941. p. 9. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "College of Pacific Beats Humbolt (sic)". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. November 2, 1941. p. 16. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Humboldt Wins". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 9, 1941. p. 18. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Compton J.C. Ties With Humboldt State". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 15, 1941. p. 15. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Humboldt State Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
10. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
11. "1942 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
12. "Humboldt St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
13. "Draft History: Humboldt State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.