1971 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 1971 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Bud Van Deren, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the FWC.[1] The team outscored its opponents 288 to 209 for the season. Humboldt State played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.

1971 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record7–4 (3–3 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Chico State + 5 1 0 9 2 0
UC Davis + 5 1 0 9 1 0
Cal State Hayward 3 2 1 7 2 1
Humboldt State 3 3 0 7 4 0
Sacramento State 2 3 1 4 5 1
San Francisco State 2 4 0 5 6 0
Sonoma State 0 6 0 2 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from UPI small college poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Humboldt State alumni*W 23–206,000
September 18Eastern Washington*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 35–195,500
September 25at Southern Oregon*
W 51–7500
October 2Cal Poly*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 21–396,000–6,500[2]
October 9at San Francisco StateW 24–171,500–3,000[3]
October 16San Francisco*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 43–216,000
October 23at Chico State
L 14–347,000
October 30at Cal State HaywardL 17–202,500–4,500[4]
November 6Sacramento State
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 26–35,000–6,000[5]
November 13at Sonoma State
W 6–01,000
November 20UC Davis
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 28–295,500–5,750[6]
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes

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  1. ^ Seawolf Stadium was known as Cossacks Stadium until 2002 when the University changed the mascot from Cossacks to Seawolves.

References

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  1. ^ "FWC Football". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. November 22, 1971. p. 17. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal Poly)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (San Francisco State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Hayward)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Sacramento State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  6. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UC Davis)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  7. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  8. ^ "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.