1960 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 1960 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College during the 1960 college football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).

1960 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
FWC champion
NAIA semifinal, W 13–6 vs. Whitworth NAIA championship game—Holiday Bowl, L 14–15 vs. Lenoir Rhyne
Conference	Far Western Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8 (UPI small college)
AP	No. 3 (AP small college)
Record	11–1 (5–0 FWC)
Head coach	Phil Sarboe (10th season)
Home stadium	Albee Stadium
Seasons ← 1959 1961 →

1960 Far Western Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2/3 Humboldt State $	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
San Francisco State	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Chico State	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Sacramento State	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Nevada	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
UC Davis	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll

The 1960 Lumberjacks were led by tenth-year head coach Phil Sarboe. They played home games at Albee Stadium in Eureka, California. Humboldt State went undefeated during the regular season, finishing with ten wins and no losses (10–0, 5–0 FWC).

At the end of the season Humboldt State was invited to take part in the NAIA playoffs. In the semifinal game they played at home against the Whitworth Pirates and emerged victorious. In the NAIA championship game, called the Holiday Bowl from 1956 to 1960, they faced the Lenoir–Rhyne Bears in St. Petersburg, Florida. Lenoir–Rhyne prevailed by one point in the game, breaking the Lumberjacks two-season, 20-game winning streak. That brought Humboldt State's final record to eleven wins and one loss (11–1, 5–0 FWC). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 307 to 89 for the season. In their 11 wins, Humboldt State outscored their opponents by an average score of 27–7.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Linfield*		Albee Stadium Eureka, CA	W 33–0	4,500	[1]
September 24	at Eastern Washington*		Woodward Field Cheney, WA	W 25–6	450–500	[2]
October 1	San Diego*		Albee Stadium Eureka, CA	W 20–0	4,500	[3]
October 8	San Francisco State		Albee Stadium Eureka, CA	W 21–18	7,000	[4]
October 15	Sacramento State	No. 7 AP	Albee Stadium Eureka, CA	W 33–9	5,000	[5]
October 21	at UC Davis	No. 6 AP	Aggie Field Davis, CA	W 30–8	3,000	[6]
October 28	at Hawaii*	No. 8 AP	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 29–15	8,000–9,000	[7]
November 5	Chico State	No. 7 AP / 13 UPI	Albee Stadium Eureka, CA	W 33–6	7,000–7,500	[8]
November 12	at Nevada	No. 9 AP / 12 UPI	Mackay Stadium[note 1] Reno, NV	W 22–6	1,000	[9]
November 24	Lewis & Clark*	No. 8 AP / 8 UPI	Albee Stadium Eureka, CA	W 34–0	5,000	[10]
December 3	No. 4 AP / 15 UPI Whitworth*	No. 3 AP / 8 UPI	Albee Stadium Eureka, CA (NAIA semifinal)	W 13–6	10,000	[11]
December 10	vs. No. 2 AP / 3 UPI Lenoir Rhyne*	No. 3 AP / 8 UPI	Stewart Field St. Petersburg, FL (NAIA championship game—Holiday Bowl)	L 14–15	7,500	[12][13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP/UPI Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

The following Humboldt State players were selected in the 1961 NFL draft.^[16][17][18]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Vester Flanagan	Tackle	9	124	Green Bay Packers

Notes

1. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.

References

1. Don Terbush (September 19, 1960). "Humboldt State Tramples Linfield In Grid Opener". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 21. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Don Terbush (September 26, 1960). "Humboldt State Makes It Eleven Straight Victories". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 16. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Don Terbush (October 3, 1960). "'Jacks Make San Diego 12th Straight Grid Victim". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 15. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Don Terbush (October 10, 1960). "Humboldt State Makes It 13 Straight Grid Wins". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 23. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Don Terbush (October 17, 1960). "Sacramento State Joins HSC's 14-Game Win Skein". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 19. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Humboldt State Beats Cal Aggies". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 22, 1960. p. 14. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 127. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
8. Don Terbush (November 7, 1960). "HSC Fells Chico State For 17th Straight Triumph". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 23. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Don Terbush (November 14, 1960). "'Jacks Capture FWC Grid Championship". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 12. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "HSC Wins; To Host Whitworth In NAIA Playoff Tilt". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. November 25, 1960. p. 13. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Don Terbush (December 5, 1960). "Humboldt State In NAIA Holiday Bowl". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 26. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Don Terbush (December 12, 1960). "Lumberjacks Succumb To Bear Attack". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 21. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Bears Win Holiday Bowl 15-14 In Photo". Tampa Bay Times. December 11, 1960. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
15. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
16. "1961 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
17. "Humboldt St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
18. "Draft History: Humboldt State". Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2017.