1975 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

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]

1975 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1975 record7–3 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
1975 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
Rankings from Associated Press poll

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
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 State
W 27–16
November 8at Santa Clara*
L 23–29
November 15at Chico State[note 4]
W 33–23
  • *Non-conference game

[1][2]

Team players in the NFL

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.

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Steve KincannonQuarterback1976 Houston Oilers

Notes
  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
  1. "Humboldt State Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  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". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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