1951 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 1951 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College during the 1951 college football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1]

1951 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1951 record4–3–1 (2–1 FWC)
Head coachPhil Sarboe (1st season)
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
1951 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Cal Aggies $ 3 –1 –0  5 –4 –0
San Francisco State 2 –0 –0  8 –2 –0
Humboldt State 2 –1 –0  4 –3 –1
Southern Oregon 1 –2 –0  1 –8 –0
Chico State 0 –4 –0  0 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 Lumberjacks were led by first-year head coach Phil Sarboe.[1] They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished with a record of four wins, three losses and one tie (4–3–1, 2–1 FWC). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 177–98 for the season. Under coach Sarboe, the 1951 season was a big turnaround for Humboldt State. They finished above .500, after not winning a game in either of the previous two seasons. Sarboe would coach the team for the next 15 years and only had one losing season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 15Oregon Tech*
W 19–12[2]
September 24Linfield*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
T 20–20[3]
October 6at Chico State[note 2]
W 36–0
October 13Cal Aggies[note 3]
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 13–27
October 20Eastern New Mexico*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 6–19[4]
October 29Oregon JV[note 4]*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 13–14[5]
November 3Cal Poly San Dimas[note 5]*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 33–0[6]
November 10at Southern Oregon[note 6]
W 37–6[7]
  • *Non-conference game

[8][9]

Team players in the NFL

No Humboldt State players were selected in the 1952 NFL Draft.[10][11][12]

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, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  3. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. In common usage, the sports teams were called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  4. cfbdatawarehouse.com lists this game with the opponent as the Oregon Freshmen. It was actually played against the Oregon Junior Varsity
  5. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was located in San Dimas, California and known as Cal Poly Voorhis Unit from 1938 to 1956. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (San Dimas).
  6. Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College of Education from 1939 to 1955.

References
  1. "Phil Sarboe Named Humboldt State Coach". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. January 12, 1951. p. 32. Retrieved March 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Pioneers Suffer 40 to 34 Setback". Corvallis Gazette-Times. Corvallis, Oregon. September 17, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Teams Tie". The Bend Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. September 25, 1951. p. 2. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Win Can Clinch Title For ENMU". Clovis News-Journal. Clovis, New Mexico. October 23, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Bill Wasmann (October 29, 1951). "JV's Edge Humboldt 14-13". The Eugene Guard. Eugene, Oregon. p. 12. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Polly (sic) Tripped By Humboldt". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. November 4, 1951. p. 12. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "SOC Drubbed By Humboldt". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. November 12, 1951. p. 9. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Humboldt State Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  9. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  10. "1952 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  11. "Humboldt St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  12. "Draft History: Humboldt State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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