1939 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 1939 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College during the 1939 college football season. They competed as an independent.

1939 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceIndependent
1939 record5–2
Head coach
Home stadiumAlbee Stadium
1939 Western college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Gonzaga   –    6 –2 –0
Humboldt State   –    5 –2 –0
Idaho Southern Branch   –    5 –2 –0
No. T–14 Santa Clara   –    5 –1 –3
Cal Poly   –    4 –4 –1
San Francisco   –    4 –3 –3
La Verne   –    3 –3 –0
Saint Mary's   –    3 –4 –1
Hawaii   –    3 –6 –0
Loyola (CA)   –    2 –6 –1
San Francisco State   –    2 –4 –2
Portland   –    1 –5 –1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Lumberjacks were led by head coach Herbert L. Hart in his second season as head coach at Humboldt State. They played home games at Albee Stadium in Eureka, California. Humboldt State finished with a record of five wins and two losses (5–2). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 90–34 for the season, which included three shutouts and only one game where the opponent scored more than 10 points.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Linfield
W 13–7[1]
September 30Cal Poly[note 1]
  • Albee Stadium
  • Eureka, CA
W 13–9
October 14at Cal Aggies[note 2]
L 2–14[2]
October 21San Francisco State[note 3]
  • Albee Stadium
  • Eureka, CA
W 19–0[3]
October 27Chico State[note 4]
  • Albee Stadium
  • Eureka, CA
W 6–04,000[4]
November 4Alhambra Athletic Club
  • Albee Stadium?
  • Eureka, CA?
L 0–6
November 10Oregon College[note 5]
  • Albee Stadium
  • Eureka, CA
W 38–0[5]

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Team players in the NFL

No Humboldt State players were selected in the 1940 NFL Draft.[8][9][10]

Notes
  1. California Polytechnic State University was known as California Polytechnic School from 1901 to 1946.
  2. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  3. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  4. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  5. Western Oregon University was known as Oregon College of Education from 1939 to 1980.

References
  1. "Humboldt Downs Linfield, 13 To 7". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. September 24, 1939. p. 3. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "More About Games". Santa Ana Register. Santa Ana, California. October 16, 1939. p. 16. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Humboldt Beats S.F." The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. October 22, 1939. p. 6. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Humboldt State Edges Out Chico". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. October 28, 1939. p. 6. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Humboldt State Wins". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. November 11, 1939. p. 4. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Humboldt State Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  7. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  8. "1940 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  9. "Humboldt St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  10. "Draft History: Humboldt State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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