2016 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 2016 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 2016 NCAA Division II football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Rob Smith, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for third place in the GNAC. The team outscored its opponents 333 to 321 for the season. Humboldt State played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.

2016 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
Conference	Great Northwest Athletic Conference
Record	6–5 (3–5 GNAC)
Head coach	Rob Smith (9th season)
Home stadium	Redwood Bowl

2016 Great Northwest Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 25 Azusa Pacific $^		8	–	0					9	–	3
Central Washington		6	–	2					7	–	3
Humboldt State		3	–	5					6	–	5
Western Oregon		3	–	5					4	–	6
Simon Fraser		0	–	8					0	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	at Carson–Newman*	No. 13	Burke–Tarr Stadium Jefferson City, TN	W 52–45	3,084
September 10	Azusa Pacific	No. 13	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 27–38	7,311
September 17	at Simon Fraser	No. 25	Terry Fox Field Burnaby, BC	W 56–24	850
September 24	Western Oregon	No. 24	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 42–48	3,862
October 1	at Chadron State*		Elliott Field at Don Beebe Stadium Chadron, NE	W 31–27	1,082
October 8	Central Washington		Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 17–42	6,421
October 15	at No. 19 Azusa Pacific		Citrus Stadium Azusa, CA	L 13–45	4,816
October 22	at Western Oregon		McArthur Field Monmouth, OR	W 42–37	2,887
October 29	Simon Fraser		Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 47–9	1,347
November 5	Western State (CO)*		Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 28–14	1,065
November 12	at Central Washington		Tomlinson Stadium Ellensburg, WA	L 30–37	3,612
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game