2002 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 2002 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division II football season. Led third-year head coach Doug Adkins, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–3 in conference play, placing last out of four teams in the GNAC. The team was outscored its by opponents 376 to 182 for the season. Humboldt State played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.

2002 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
Conference	Great Northwest Athletic Conference
Record	1–10 (0–3 GNAC)
Head coach	Doug Adkins (3rd season)
Home stadium	Redwood Bowl

2002 Great Northwest Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Central Washington $^		3	–	0					11	–	1
Western Washington		2	–	1					6	–	4
Western Oregon		1	–	2					5	–	5
Humboldt State		0	–	3					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at Southern Oregon*	Fuller Field Ashland, OR	L 17–27
September 21	Willamette*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 42–28
September 28	Southern Oregon*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 10–20
October 5	Saint Mary's*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 7–36
October 12	at Azusa Pacific*	Cougar Athletic Stadium Azusa, CA	L 22–35
October 19	at No. 6 UC Davis*	Toomey Field Davis, CA	L 14–49
October 26	at Western Washington	Civic Stadium Bellingham, WA	L 7–27
November 2	No. 7 Central Washington	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 14–41
November 9	at Cal Poly*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 0–30
November 16	at Western Oregon	McArthur Field Monmouth, OR	L 14–41
November 23	at Sacramento State*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 35–42	4,730
*Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game