1970 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

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1970 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1970 record5–5 (2–2 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Far Western Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chico State + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Cal State Hayward + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
UC Davis 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Humboldt State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Sacramento State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
San Francisco State 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from College Division poll

The 1970 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1]

The 1970 Lumberjacks were led by fifth-year head coach Bud Van Deren. 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, 2–2 FWC). The Lumberjacks were outscored by their opponents 238–266 for the season.

Tackle Len Gotshalk received third-team honors on the 1970 Little All-America college football team.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 12Humboldt State Alumni*
W 11–7
September 19Southern Oregon[note 2]*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 38–3
September 26Lewis & Clark*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 27–0
October 3at Portland State*
L 31–54
October 10at UC Davis[note 3]
L 21–35
October 17San Francisco State[note 4]
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 17–7
October 31Chico State[note 5]
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 0–34
November 7Cal State Hayward[note 6]
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 37–35
November 14at Sacramento State[note 7]
L 15–30
November 21at Santa Clara*
L 41–61
  • *Non-conference game

[2][3]

Team players in the NFL[]

The following Humboldt State players were selected in the 1971 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Len Gotshalk Tackle – Guard 8 186 Philadelphia Eagles

Notes[]

  1. ^ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  2. ^ Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College from 1956 to 1974.
  3. ^ The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the "Cal Aggies" from 1922 until the mid 1970s.
  4. ^ San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  5. ^ California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. ^ California State University, East Bay was known as California State College at Hayward from 1963 to 1971.
  7. ^ California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.

References[]

  1. ^ "A.P.'s Little All-American". The Morning News. December 10, 1970. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
  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. ^ "1971 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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