1972 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 1972 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1]

1972 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1972 record7–3 (4–1 FWC)
Head coachBud Van Deren (7th season)
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
1972 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
UC Davis $ 5 –0 –0  6 –2 –2
Humboldt State 4 –1 –0  7 –3 –0
Chico State 2 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Cal State Hayward 2 –3 –0  2 –8 –0
San Francisco State 1 –4 –0  3 –8 –0
Sacramento State 1 –4 –0  2 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

The 1972 Lumberjacks were led by seventh-year head coach Bud Van Deren. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished with a record of seven wins and three losses (7–3, 4–1 FWC). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 262–215 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 9Humboldt State Alumni*
W 30–7
September 16at Puget Sound*
W 27–24
September 23Boise State*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 15–21
September 30at Cal Poly[note 2]*
L 0–346,200[1]
October 7at Santa Clara*
W 28–20
October 14Chico State[note 3]
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 14–0
October 21Cal State Hayward[note 4]
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 59–33
October 28at Sacramento State[note 5]
W 20–14
November 11at UC Davis[note 6]
L 18–41
November 18San Francisco State[note 7]
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 51–21
  • *Non-conference game

[2][3]

Team players in the NFL

No Humboldt State players were selected in the 1973 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. The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
  3. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
  4. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  5. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
  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 California State University, San Francisco from 1972 to 1973.

References
  1. "Kent State Blanked by San Diego, 14-0". The Los Angeles Times. October 1, 1972. p. D-16. Retrieved February 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Humboldt State Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  3. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  4. "1973 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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