1959 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

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1959 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1959 record9–1 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Far Western Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 San Francisco State $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Humboldt State 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Nevada 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Chico State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Sacramento State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
UC Davis 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

The 1959 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1]

The 1959 Lumberjacks were led by ninth-year head coach Phil Sarboe. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State lost their first game, then reeled off a nine-game winning streak to finish with a record of nine wins and one loss (9–1, 4–1 FWC). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 191–137 for the season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 19at San Francisco State[note 2]
L 0–28
September 26Oregon College[note 3]*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 18–7
October 3Seattle Ramblers (club team)[1]*
W 14–13
October 10Sacramento State[note 4]
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 38–20
October 17Western Washington*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 7–3
October 24UC Davis[note 5]
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 21–12
October 31at Chico State[note 6]
W 13–12
November 7Nevada
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 21–7
November 13at Southern Oregon[note 7]*
W 20–7
November 26Whittier*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 39–28
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL[]

No Humboldt State players were selected in the 1960 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

Notes[]

  1. ^ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  2. ^ San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  3. ^ Western Oregon University was known as Oregon College of Education from 1939 to 1980.
  4. ^ California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
  5. ^ The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  6. ^ California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  7. ^ Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College from 1956 to 1974.

References[]

  1. ^ "Greater Northwest Football Association: Rainer Beach Athletic Club Ramblers, Seattle Ramblers". Retrieved April 3, 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.
  4. ^ "1960 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  5. ^ "Humboldt St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  6. ^ "Draft History: Humboldt State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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