1975 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

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1975 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record7–3 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UC Davis $ 5 0 0 7 3 0
Humboldt State 4 1 0 7 3 0
Sacramento State 2 3 0 5 5 0
San Francisco State 2 3 0 4 4 1
Chico State 2 3 0 4 6 0
Cal State Hayward 0 5 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1975 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1]

The 1975 Lumberjacks were led by head coach Bud Van Deren in his 10th season. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished with a record of seven wins and three losses (7–3, 4–1 FWC). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 240–156 for the season.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 13Humboldt State Alumni*W 41–14
September 20Puget Sound*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 9–20
September 27Linfield*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 24–3
October 4at Cal State Hayward[note 2]W 25–24
October 11Sacramento State[note 3]
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 28–7
October 18at Simon Fraser (BC)*W 20–0
October 25UC Davis
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 10–20
November 1at San Francisco StateW 27–16
November 8at Santa Clara*L 23–29
November 15at Chico State[note 4]
W 33–23
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL[edit]

No Humboldt State players were selected in the 1976 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

The following finished their college career in 1975, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position First NFL team
Steve Kincannon Quarterback 1976 Houston Oilers

Notes[edit]

  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[edit]

  1. ^ "Humboldt State Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "1976 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  4. ^ "Humboldt St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  5. ^ "Draft History: Humboldt State". Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2017.