1976 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record5–5 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Far Western Conference football standings
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

The 1976 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1]

The 1976 Lumberjacks were led by head coach Bud Van Deren in his 11th season. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5, 4–1 FWC). The Lumberjacks were outscored by their opponents 154–261 for the season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 18Humboldt State Alumni*
W 37–28
September 25at Boise State*
L 0–3317,837[1]
October 2at Puget Sound*
L 0–37
October 9Cal State Hayward[note 2]
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 14–10
October 16at Sacramento State[note 3]
W 22–13
October 23at Portland State*
L 20–56
October 30at UC Davis
L 7–35
November 6San Francisco State
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 19–0
November 13Simon Fraser (BC)*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 6–29
November 20Chico State[note 4]
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 29–20
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes

  1. ^ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  2. ^ California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  3. ^ The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
  4. ^ The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.

References

  1. ^ "Record book (football)" (PDF). Boise State University Athletics. 2016. p. 71. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  2. ^ "Humboldt State Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
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