1966 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 1966 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1]

1966 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1966 record4–6 (2–4 FWC)
Head coachBud Van Deren (1st season)
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
1966 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Sacramento State $ 6 –0 –0  8 –2 –0
San Francisco State 5 –1 –0  7 –3 –0
Nevada 3 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
UC Davis 3 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Humboldt State 2 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
Chico State 1 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
Cal State Hayward 1 –5 –0  2 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

The 1966 Lumberjacks were led by first-year head coach Bud Van Deren.[1] They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished with a record of four wins and six losses (4–6, 2–4 FWC). The Lumberjacks were outscored by their opponents 144–210 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 17Central Washington*
W 6–2
September 24British Columbia*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 9–7
October 1Cal State Hayward[note 2]
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 14–33
October 8Chico State[note 3]
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 29–28
October 15at Hawaii*
L 0–74,500[2]
October 22at Sacramento State[note 4]
L 0–17
October 29Cal Poly Pomona[note 5]*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 22–43
November 5at UC Davis[note 6]
L 29–34
November 12San Francisco State[note 7]
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 17–22
November 19at Nevada*
W 18–17
  • *Non-conference game

[3][4]

Team players in the NFL

No Humboldt State players were selected in the 1967 NFL Draft.[5][6][7]

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 College at Hayward from 1963 to 1971.
  3. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  4. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
  5. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was officially known as California State Polytechnic College, Kellogg-Voorhis from 1966 to 1971. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona).
  6. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1922 until the mid 1970s.
  7. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.

References
  1. "Ex-JC Coach Bud Van Deren to HSC". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. February 1, 1966. p. 15. Retrieved March 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 127. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  3. "Humboldt State Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  4. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  5. "1967 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  6. "Humboldt St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  7. "Draft History: Humboldt State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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