2009 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 2009 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 2009 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Rob Smith, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing last out of four teams in the GNAC. The team outscored its opponents 276 to 220 for the season. Humboldt State played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.

2009 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
Conference	Great Northwest Athletic Conference
Record	5–5 (1–5 GNAC)
Head coach	Rob Smith (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Eric Tripp (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Shay McClure (4th season)
Home stadium	Redwood Bowl

2009 Great Northwest Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Central Washington $^		6	–	0					12	–	1
Western Oregon		3	–	3					5	–	5
Dixie State		2	–	4					4	–	7
Humboldt State		1	–	5					5	–	5
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 5	at Adams State*	Rex Stadium Alamosa, CO	W 36–24	2,047
September 12	Western Oregon	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 16–17	4,801
September 19	at Menlo*	Connor Field Atherton, CA	W 44–16	500
September 26	at Dixie State	Hansen Stadium St. George, UT	L 20–24	3,394
October 3	at Azusa Pacific*	Cougar Athletic Stadium Azusa, CA	W 31–10	2,009
October 10	No. 4 Central Washington	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 27–34	3,309
October 17	Southern Oregon*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 34–3	4,211
October 24	at No. 2 Central Washington	Tomlinson Stadium Ellensburg, WA	L 7–38	5,410
October 31	at Western Oregon	McArthur Field Monmouth, OR	L 28–31	2,200
November 7	Dixie State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 33–23	2,850
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game