1947 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team
The 1947 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College during the 1947 college football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1]
| 1947 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football | |
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| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| 1947 record | 5–4 (2–2 FWC) |
| Head coach | Joseph Forbes (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Redwood Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Oregon + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Aggies + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1947 Lumberjacks were led by head coach Joseph Forbes in his second and last year as coach at Humboldt State. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished with a record of five wins and four losses (5–4, 2–2 FWC). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 159–131 for the season.
In two seasons under coach Forbes, the Lumberjacks compiled a record of 10–7–1 (.583). They had winning seasons in both years and won the conference championship in 1946.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 28 | San Francisco JV* | W 46–0 | ||
| October 4 | at Oregon College[note 2]* |
| W 27–7 | [1] |
| October 10 | at Southern Oregon[note 3] |
| L 6–16 | [2] |
| October 18 | Chico State[note 4] |
| W 14–0 | |
| October 25 | San Francisco State[note 5] |
| W 19–0 | |
| November 1 | Cal Aggies[note 6] |
| L 7–12 | |
| November 8 | California JV[note 7]* |
| L 13–20 | |
| November 11 | at Saint Mary’s Gaels JV* | Moraga, CA | W 27–20 | [3] |
| November 15 | at Pepperdine[note 8]* |
| L 0–56 | [4] |
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Team players in the NFL
No Humboldt State players were selected in the 1948 NFL Draft.[7][8][9]
Notes
- The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
- Western Oregon University was known as Oregon College of Education from 1939 to 1980.
- Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College of Education from 1939 to 1955.
- California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
- San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
- The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
- The University of California JV team was commonly known as the “Cal Ramblers”.
- Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
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References
- "Wolves Stressing Pass Defense". Daily Capital Journal. Salem, Oregon. October 3, 1947. p. 8. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Red Raiders Top Humboldt 16-6". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. October 12, 1947. p. 3. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Humboldt Gridders Beat Gael Jayvees". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 12, 1947. p. 23. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Pepperdine Crushes Humboldt State, 56-0". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 17, 1947. p. 7. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Humboldt State Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- "1948 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- "Humboldt St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- "Draft History: Humboldt State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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