1976 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 1976 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Bud Van Deren, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the FWC.^[1] The team was outscored by its opponents 261 to 154 for the season. Humboldt State played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.

1976 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
Conference	Far Western Conference
Record	5–5 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach	Bud Van Deren (11th season)
Home stadium	Redwood Bowl
Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

1976 Far Western Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
UC Davis $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Humboldt State	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Chico State	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
San Francisco State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Sacramento State	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Cal State Hayward	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Humboldt State alumni*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 37–28
September 25	at Boise State*	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 0–33	17,837	[2]
October 2	at Puget Sound*	Baker Stadium Tacoma, WA	L 0–37
October 9	Cal State Hayward	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 14–10	2,500	[3]
October 16	at Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 22–13
October 23	at Portland State*	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 20–56
October 30	at UC Davis	Toomey Field Davis, CA	L 7–35	6,400	[4]
November 6	San Francisco State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 19–0	4,000	[5]
November 13	Simon Fraser*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 6–29
November 20	Chico State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 29–20	3,500	[1][6]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. Blofsky, Ted (November 22, 1976). "Humboldt State Downs Wildcats". Chico Enterprise-Record. Chico, California. p. 1C. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "Record book (football)" (PDF). Boise State University Athletics. 2016. p. 71. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
3. "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Hayward)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
4. "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UC Davis)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
5. "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (San Francisco State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
6. "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Chico State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
7. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.