1976 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 1976 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1]

1976 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1976 record5–5 (4–1 FWC)
Head coachBud Van Deren (11th season)
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
1976 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
UC Davis $ 5 –0 –0  8 –2 –0
Humboldt State 4 –1 –0  5 –5 –0
Chico State 2 –3 –0  5 –6 –0
San Francisco State 2 –3 –0  4 –7 –0
Sacramento State 2 –3 –0  2 –8 –0
Cal State Hayward 0 –5 –0  1 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1976 Lumberjacks were led by head coach Bud Van Deren in his 11th season. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5, 4–1 FWC). The Lumberjacks were outscored by their opponents 154–261 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 18Humboldt State Alumni*
W 37–28
September 25at Boise State*
L 0–3317,837[1]
October 2at Puget Sound*
L 0–37
October 9Cal State Hayward[note 2]
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 14–10
October 16at Sacramento State[note 3]
W 22–13
October 23at Portland State*
L 20–56
October 30at UC Davis
L 7–35
November 6San Francisco State
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 19–0
November 13Simon Fraser (BC)*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 6–29
November 20Chico State[note 4]
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 29–20
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Humboldt State players were selected in the 1977 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

Notes
  1. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  2. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  3. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
  4. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
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References
  1. "Record book (football)" (PDF). Boise State University Athletics. 2016. p. 71.
  2. "Humboldt State Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  3. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  4. "1977 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  5. "Humboldt St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  6. "Draft History: Humboldt State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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