1985 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 1985 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Bud Van Deren in his 20th and final season as head coach, Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the NCAC.^[1] The team was outscored by its opponents 350 to 175 for the season. Humboldt State played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.

1985 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
Record	2–8 (1–4 NCAC)
Head coach	Bud Van Deren (20th season)
Home stadium	Redwood Bowl
Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

1985 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 UC Davis $^	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Chico State	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Cal State Hayward	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
San Francisco State	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Sonoma State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Humboldt State	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

In 20 years under Van Deren, the Lumberjacks compiled a record of 98–101–4 (.493). They had nine winning seasons, and won the conference championship once, in 1968. The same year, Humboldt State had its only bowl game win in program history, in the Camellia Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Santa Clara*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 0–37	2,989–4,500	[2]
September 28	Whittier*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 28–29	2,850
October 5	at UC Santa Barbara*	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 24–3
October 12	at No. 8 UC Davis	Toomey Field Davis, CA	L 14–45	8,612–9,250	[3]
October 19	Sacramento State*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 30–39	2,190–4,200	[4]
October 26	Saint Mary’s*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 20–28	3,200
November 2	at Chico State	University Stadium Chico, CA	L 13–41	2,141
November 9	at No. 17 Cal State Hayward	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 21–37	850	[5]
November 16	Sonoma State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 7–25	2,100–2,162	[6]
November 23	San Francisco State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 28–14	1,032
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "All-NCAC selections". Chico Enterprise-Record. Chico, California. November 25, 1985. p. 1C. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Santa Clara)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
3. "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UC Davis)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
4. "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Sacramento State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
5. "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Hayward)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
6. "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Sonoma State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
7. "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
8. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 103. Retrieved November 18, 2017.