1996 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

1996 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
1996 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
Record	3–7 (1–3 NCAC)
Head coach	Fred Whitmire (6th season);
Home stadium	Redwood Bowl
	Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

The 1996 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 1996 NCAA Division II football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Fred Whitmire, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing last out of three teams in the NCAC.^[1] The team was outscored its by opponents 258 to 159 for the season. Humboldt State played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at Montana Tech*	Butte, MT	L 7–20		^[2]
September 14	Western Montana*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 36–6	2,956	^[3]
September 21	at Azusa Pacific*	Cougar Athletic Stadium Azusa, CA	W 37–35	3,133	^[4]
October 5	No. 20 UC Davis*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 13–50	4,232–4,323	^[5]
October 12	Sonoma State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 10–24	2,642	^[6]
October 19	at Chico State	University Stadium Chico, CA	L 14–39	5,226
October 26	at Sonoma State	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA	W 21–6	1,196	^[7]
November 2	Colorado Mines*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 6–16	1,458
November 9	Chico State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 9–13	1,900
November 16	at Saint Mary's*	Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, CA	L 6–49	1,683	^[8]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "NCAC standings". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. November 20, 1996. p. C4. Retrieved April 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Bruce Sayler (September 8, 1996). "Tech Hum-boldts Lumberjacks". The Montana Standard. Butte, Montana. p. 9. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Humboldt flattens Western's Bulldogs". The Montana Standard. Butte, Montana. September 15, 1996. p. 10. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 22, 1996. p. 183. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1996 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UC Davis)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
^ "Cossacks grab first victory in two years". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. October 13, 1996. p. 30. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Ralph Leef (October 27, 1996). "Battered SSU loses, but not ready to quit". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. 29. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "St. Mary's, Cal. 49, Humboldt St. 6". The Signal. Santa Clarita, California. November 17, 1996. p. 32. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1996 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
^ "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 101. Retrieved November 18, 2017.