1979 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

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1979 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1979 record8–2 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Far Western Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UC Davis $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Humboldt State 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Chico State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Sacramento State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
San Francisco State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Cal State Hayward 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Adjusted for Cal State Hayward forfeit to San Francisco State and Cal Poly Pomona forfeits to UC Davis and Sacramento State

The 1979 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1]

The 1979 Lumberjacks were led by head coach Bud Van Deren in his 14th season. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished with a record of eight wins and two losses (8–2, 4–1 FWC). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 220–127 for the season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 15US International[note 2]*
W 19–16
September 22at Cal State Northridge*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
L 14–18[1]
September 29at Portland State*
W 30–29
October 6Redlands*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 34–7
October 13UC Davis
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 13–24
October 20at San Francisco State
W 24–13
October 27Puget Sound*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 13–7
November 3at Chico State[note 3]
W 21–6
November 10at Cal State Hayward[note 4]
W 35–0
November 17Sacramento State[note 5]
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 17–7
  • *Non-conference game

[2][3]

Team players in the NFL[]

No Humboldt State players were selected in the 1980 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. ^ Alliant International University was formed in 2001 via the merger of United States International University (USIU) and California School of Professional Psychology.
  3. ^ The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
  4. ^ California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  5. ^ The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.

References[]

  1. ^ "Kingsmen Beat Redlands, 28-7". The Los Angeles Times. September 23, 1979. p. III-18. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. ^ "Humboldt State Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 103. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  4. ^ "1980 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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