The 1986 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Mike Dolby, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the NCAC.[1] The team was outscored by its opponents 350 to 175 for the season. Humboldt State played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.
| 1986 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football | |
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| Conference | Northern California Athletic Conference |
| Record | 2–9 (0–5 NCAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bart Andrus (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Redwood Bowl |
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| No. 2 UC Davis $^ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Hayward | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sonoma State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Humboldt State opened the season at Boise State in the first game ever played on a blue field.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 13 | at Boise State* | L 0–74 | 17,456–17,465 | [2] | |
| September 20 | UC Santa Barbara* | W 27–7 | 3,300–5,000 | [3] | |
| September 27 | Sacramento State* |
| L 17–45 | 3,700–4,900 | [4] |
| October 4 | at Portland State* | L 16–27 | 4,823 | ||
| October 11 | at Menlo* |
| L 22–24 | 300 | |
| October 18 | at Saint Mary's* |
| W 14–10 | 1,985 | |
| October 25 | Chico State |
| L 0–42 | 3,000–3,700 | [5] |
| November 1 | Cal State Hayward |
| L 22–24 | 600–2,600 | [6] |
| November 8 | at Sonoma State |
| L 17–24 | 1,491 | |
| November 15 | at San Francisco State | L 12–28 | 300 | ||
| November 22 | No. 2 UC Davis |
| L 28–45 | 2,700–2,900 | [7] |
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Notes
edit- ^ Seawolf Stadium was known as Cossacks Stadium until 2002 when the University changed the mascot from Cossacks to Seawolves.
References
edit- ^ Jasper, Mike (November 24, 1986). "SSU ends season with loss to Chico". Argus-Courier. Petaluma, California. p. 6. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Football media guide". Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 158.
- ^ "Saturday's Late Results". The Los Angeles Times. September 22, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Sacramento State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Chico State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Hayward)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UC Davis)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 103. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
