1996 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

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1996 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceNorthern California Athletic Conference
1996 record3–7 (1–3 NCAC)
Head coach
  • Fred Whitmire (6th season)
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Chico State $   3 – 1     5 – 5  
Sonoma State   2 – 2     2 – 8  
Humboldt State   1 – 3     3 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Both games vs. same conference opponent counted in conference standings
Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

The 1996 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University during the 1996 NCAA Division II football season. Humboldt State competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference in 1996.

The 1996 Lumberjacks were led by sixth-year head coach Fred Whitmire. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished the season with a record of three wins and seven losses (3–7, 1–3 NCAC). The Lumberjacks were outscored by their opponents 159–258 for the season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 7at Montana Tech*Butte, MTL 7–20[1]
September 14Western Montana[note 1]*
W 36–6[2]
September 21at Azusa Pacific*
W 37–35[3]
October 5UC Davis*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 13–50
October 12Sonoma State
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 10–24[4]
October 19at Chico State[note 2]
L 14–39
October 26at Sonoma State
W 21–6[5]
November 2Colorado School of Mines*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 6–16
November 9Chico State
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 9–13
November 16at Saint Mary’s*
L 6–49[6]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL[]

No Humboldt State players were selected in the 1997 NFL Draft.[9][10][11]

Notes[]

  1. ^ University of Montana Western was known as Western Montana College from 1965 to 1999.
  2. ^ 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. ^ Bruce Sayler (September 8, 1996). "Tech Hum-boldts Lumberjacks". The Montana Standard. Butte, Montana. p. 9. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. ^ "Humboldt flattens Western's Bulldogs". The Montana Standard. Butte, Montana. September 15, 1996. p. 10. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 22, 1996. p. 183. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. ^ "Cossacks grab first victory in two years". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. October 13, 1996. p. 30. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  5. ^ Ralph Leef (October 27, 1996). "Battered SSU loses, but not ready to quit". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. 29. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  6. ^ "St. Mary's, Cal. 49, Humboldt St. 6". The Signal. Santa Clarita, California. November 17, 1996. p. 32. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  7. ^ "Humboldt State Yearly Results". Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  8. ^ "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 101. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  9. ^ "1997 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  10. ^ "Humboldt St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  11. ^ "Draft History: Humboldt State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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