The 1956 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Phil Sarboe, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, sharing the FWC title with the Cal Aggies and San Francisco State. The team outscored its opponents 254–171 for the season. Humboldt State played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	Moffett Field Air Corps[note 1]*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 48–0	3,200	[1]
September 22	at Southern Oregon*	Fuller Field Ashland, OR	W 33–6
September 28	at Hawaii*	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	L 6–33	12,000	[2][3]
October 6	at Sacramento State	Grant Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 20–19		[4]
October 13	San Francisco State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 34–7
October 20	Western Washington*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 20–13
October 27	at Cal Aggies	Aggie Field Davis, CA	L 0–14		[5]
November 3	Chico State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 7–6		[6]
November 10	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium[note 2] Reno, NV	W 26–18	3,000	[8]
November 17	Seattle Ramblers (club team)[9]*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 21–13	2,500	[10]
November 22	Whitman*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 54–20	3,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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