Humboldt State Lumberjacks football, 1924–1929

The Humboldt State Lumberjacks football program's first five seasons of competition were from 1924 to 1929, Humboldt State Normal College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as an independent. Humboldt State did not field a team in 1926.

1924

1924 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–0
Head coach	Bert Smith (1st season)
Seasons 1925 →

1924 Western college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Hawaii			–					8	–	0	–	0
Saint Mary's			–					8	–	1	–	0
La Verne			–					7	–	1	–	1
New Mexico A&M			–					7	–	3	–	0
Tempe Normal			–					6	–	1	–	1
Pacific (CA)			–					6	–	3	–	0
Gonzaga			–					5	–	0	–	2
New Mexico			–					5	–	1	–	0
Cal Aggies			–					5	–	4	–	1
Nevada			–					3	–	4	–	1
Santa Clara			–					3	–	5	–	1
Arizona			–					2	–	4	–	0
Santa Barbara			–					2	–	5	–	1
Humboldt State			–					1	–	0	–	0

The 1924 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State Normal College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as an independent during the 1924 college football season. Led by Bert Smith in his first and only season as head coach, the Lumberjacks compiled a record of 1–0. 1924 was the first year of competition for Humboldt State football program.

Schedule

Opponent	Site	Result
at Arcata High School	Arcata, CA	W 9–0

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1925

1925 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–3
Head coach	Cy Falkenberg (1st season)
Seasons ← 1924 1927 →

1925 Western college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Hawaii			–					10	–	0	–	0
Gonzaga			–					7	–	2	–	2
Tempe State			–					6	–	2	–	0
Loyola (CA)			–					4	–	2	–	0
New Mexico A&M			–					5	–	3	–	1
San Diego State			–					5	–	3	–	1
La Verne			–					5	–	4	–	0
Arizona			–					3	–	3	–	1
Santa Barbara State			–					3	–	4	–	1
Regis			–					2	–	3	–	0
New Mexico			–					2	–	4	–	1
St. Ignatius (CA)			–					2	–	4	–	1
Santa Clara			–					2	–	6	–	0
Humboldt State			–					1	–	3	–	0

The 1925 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State Normal College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as an independent during the 1925 college football season. Led by Cy Falkenberg in his first and only season as head coach, the Lumberjacks compiled a record of 1–3. 1925 was the second year for the Humboldt State football program. The team only played four games against local high schools.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
	at Arcata High School	Arcata, CA	L 0–7
September 18	vs. Fortuna High School	Arcata, CA	W 7–0	[2]
	at Ferndale High School	Ferndale, CA	L 0–7
September 30	vs. Eureka High School	Arcata, CA	L 6–12	[3]

1927

1927 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–2
Head coach	Fred Telonicher (1st season)
Seasons ← 1925 1928 →

1927 Western college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New Mexico			–					8	–	0	–	1
Hawaii			–					5	–	2	–	0
Arizona			–					4	–	2	–	1
Regis			–					5	–	3	–	0
Gonzaga			–					5	–	3	–	1
Santa Clara			–					5	–	4	–	2
Loyola (CA)			–					4	–	3	–	1
Tempe State			–					2	–	3	–	1
New Mexico A&M			–					3	–	5	–	1
Humboldt State			–					1	–	2	–	0

The 1927 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State Normal College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as an independent during the 1927 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Fred Telonicher, the Lumberjacks compiled a record of 1–2. The team played home games in Eureka, California.

The 1927 season was the program's third season and the first in which the team played against another college. In the 1924 and 1925 seasons Humboldt State only played against high school teams and the school did not field a team in 1926. Telonicher was the third head coach for the Lumberjacks in as many seasons.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 29	2:30 p.m.	at Southern Oregon Normal	Van Scoyoc Field Medford, OR	W 35–0	[4]
		American Legion	Eureka, CA	L 6–7
November 12		at Southern Oregon Normal	Walter E. Phillips Field? Ashland, OR	L 0–29	[5]
All times are in Pacific time

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1928

1928 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–1
Head coach	Fred Telonicher (2nd season)
Home stadium	Albee Stadium
Seasons ← 1927 1929 →

1928 Western college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Arizona			–					5	–	1	–	2
Idaho Southern Branch			–					5	–	1	–	2
Gonzaga			–					6	–	2	–	1
New Mexico			–					5	–	2	–	1
Humboldt State			–					2	–	1	–	0
Loyola (CA)			–					5	–	3	–	0
Tempe State			–					3	–	2	–	1
Regis			–					5	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara			–					5	–	4	–	0
New Mexico A&M			–					4	–	5	–	0
Hawaii			–					2	–	5	–	0

The 1928 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State Normal College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as an independent during the 1928 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Fred Telonicher, the Lumberjacks compiled a record of 2–1 and outscored their opponents 38–37 in the three games. The team played home games at Albee Stadium in Eureka, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
	Eureka Wildcats	Albee Stadium Eureka, CA	W 20–6
	Eureka Wildcats	Albee Stadium Eureka, CA	L 6–0
November 12	Southern Oregon Normal	Albee Stadium Eureka, CA	L 12–31	[6]

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1929

1929 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–4–1
Head coach	Fred Telonicher (3rd season)
Home stadium	Albee Stadium
Seasons ← 1928 1930 →

1929 Western college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Saint Mary's			–					8	–	0	–	1
Arizona			–					7	–	1	–	0
Loyola (CA)			–					6	–	3	–	0
Santa Clara			–					5	–	3	–	0
Gonzaga			–					4	–	3	–	0
Hawaii			–					4	–	3	–	0
New Mexico A&M			–					3	–	2	–	3
St. Ignatius (CA)			–					4	–	3	–	1
Santa Barbara State			–					4	–	4	–	1
New Mexico			–					2	–	4	–	2
Regis			–					3	–	7	–	0
Humboldt State			–					1	–	4	–	1
Arizona State			–					0	–	6	–	0
Columbia (OR)			–							–

The 1929 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State Normal College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as an independent during the 1929 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Fred Telonicher, the Lumberjacks compiled a record of 1–4–1. The team played home games at Albee Stadium in Eureka, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 28	at Chico State	College Field Chico, CA	L 3–19	[7]
October 12	Saint Mary's freshmen	Albee Stadium Eureka, CA	L 6–37	[8]
October 25	Oregon Normal	Albee Stadium Eureka, CA	L 0–31	[9]
November 1	Santa Rosa	Albee Stadium Eureka, CA	T 13–13	[10]
November 11	San Francisco College of Pharmacy[note 1]	Arcata, CA	W 18–6	[11]
November 23	at Southern Oregon Normal	Walter E. Phillips Field? Ashland, OR	L 7–27

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Notes

1. The San Francisco College of Pharmacy was founded in 1872 and is now part of the University of California, San Francisco

References

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2. "Teachers Beat High". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. September 19, 1925. p. 5. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Six Players Hurt In Football Game". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 1, 1925. p. 20. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Normal School Football Game Here Saturday". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. October 26, 1927. p. 3. Retrieved September 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Ashland Normal School Beats California Team". Statesman Journal. Salem, Oregon. Associated Press. November 13, 1927. p. 6. Retrieved September 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Ashland Normal Wins". Daily Capital Journal. Salem, Oregon. November 13, 1928. p. 10. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Season Football Scores". San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California). October 7, 1929. p. 24 – via GenealogyBank.com.
8. "Saint Frosh Win". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 13, 1929. p. 90. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Monmouth Wins". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. October 26, 1929. p. 21. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Football Teams Tie In Great Game". The Petaluma Argus-Courier. Petaluma, California. November 4, 1929. p. 3. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Humboldt Defeats S. F. Pharmacists". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. November 12, 1929. p. 24. Retrieved September 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .