1963 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

1963 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
1963 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
FWC co-champion
Conference	Far Western Conference
Record	6–1–2 (3–1–1 FWC)
Head coach	Phil Sarboe (13th season);
Home stadium	Redwood Bowl
	Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

1963 Far Western Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Humboldt State +	3	–	1	–	1	6	–	1	–	2
San Francisco State +	3	–	1	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
UC Davis +	3	–	1	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Sacramento State	2	–	2	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Nevada	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Chico State	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

The 1963 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Phil Sarboe, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 6–1–2 with a mark of 3–1–1 in conference play, sharing the FWC title with San Francisco State and UC Davis.^[1] The team outscored opponents 138 to 54 for the season and shut out five opponents. Humboldt State played home game at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Whitworth*	Whitworth Pine Bowl Spokane, WA	T 7–7	3,300	^[2]
September 28	Hawaii*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 30–13	6,000	^[3]
October 12	Redlands*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 7–0	4,500–5,000	^[4]
October 19	UC Davis	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 10–0	5,500	^[5]
October 26	Nevada	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 3–0	5,000	^[6]
November 2	at San Francisco State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 16–21	3,500	^[7]
November 9	Sacramento State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	T 0–0	5,500	^[8]
November 16	at Chico State	College Field Chico, CA	W 32–13	2,700–3,500	^[9]^[10]
November 28	Cal Poly*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 33–0	4,500–4,800	^[11]^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

^ Booth, Eddie (November 18, 1963). "Humboldt State Whacks Chico State, 32-13, to Gain Tie For FWC Title". Chico Enterprise-Record. Chico, California. p. 8. Retrieved May 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "HSC Ties Whitworth, Hosts Hawaii Saturday Night". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. September 23, 1963. p. 16. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Don Terbush (September 30, 1963). "Humboldt State Blasts Hawaii In Home Grid Opener". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 21. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Don Terbush (October 14, 1963). "HSC Blanks Redlands, Hosts Cal Aggies Saturday". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 15. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Don Terbush (October 21, 1963). "'Jacks Blank Aggies, Host Nevada Next". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 15. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Don Terbush (October 28, 1963). "Another Shutout Win For HSC; San Francisco Next?". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 19. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Don Terbush (November 4, 1963). "HSC Hosts Sacramento In Homecoming Tilt Saturday". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 19. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Don Terbush (November 11, 1963). "'Jacks, Hornets Tie; Chico State Next HSC Foe". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 19. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "HSC Ties For Crown; Hosts Cal Poly November 28". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. November 18, 1963. p. 21. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Chico State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
^ Don Terbush (November 29, 1963). "Humboldt State Thunders Over Cal Poly In Finale". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 15. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Cal Poly)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
^ "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.

[1] Booth, Eddie (November 18, 1963). "Humboldt State Whacks Chico State, 32-13, to Gain Tie For FWC Title". Chico Enterprise-Record. Chico, California. p. 8. Retrieved May 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

[2] "HSC Ties Whitworth, Hosts Hawaii Saturday Night". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. September 23, 1963. p. 16. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] Don Terbush (September 30, 1963). "Humboldt State Blasts Hawaii In Home Grid Opener". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 21. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] Don Terbush (October 14, 1963). "HSC Blanks Redlands, Hosts Cal Aggies Saturday". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 15. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] Don Terbush (October 21, 1963). "'Jacks Blank Aggies, Host Nevada Next". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 15. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] Don Terbush (October 28, 1963). "Another Shutout Win For HSC; San Francisco Next?". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 19. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] Don Terbush (November 4, 1963). "HSC Hosts Sacramento In Homecoming Tilt Saturday". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 19. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] Don Terbush (November 11, 1963). "'Jacks, Hornets Tie; Chico State Next HSC Foe". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 19. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] "HSC Ties For Crown; Hosts Cal Poly November 28". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. November 18, 1963. p. 21. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Chico State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 20, 2022.

[11] Don Terbush (November 29, 1963). "Humboldt State Thunders Over Cal Poly In Finale". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 15. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[12] "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Cal Poly)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 11, 2022.

[13] "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 16, 2024.

[14] "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.

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v t e Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
Venues	Albee Stadium (through 1941) Redwood Bowl (1946–2018)
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

v t e Northern California Athletic Conference football champions
Far Western Conference (pre-WWII)	Saint Mary's (1925) Saint Mary's (1926) Saint Mary's (1927) Saint Mary's (1928) Cal Aggies (1929) Fresno State (1930) No champion (1931) Nevada & San Jose State (1932) Nevada (1933) Fresno State & San Jose State (1934) Fresno State (1935) Pacific (CA) (1936) Fresno State (1937) Pacific (CA) (1938) Nevada (1939) Pacific (CA) (1940) Pacific (CA) (1941) Pacific (CA) (1942)
Far Western Conference (post-WWII)	No champion (1946) Cal Aggies & Southern Oregon (1947) Southern Oregon & Chico State (1948) Cal Aggies (1949) San Francisco State (1950) Cal Aggies (1951) Humboldt State (1952) Chico State (1953) San Francisco State (1954) No champion (1955) Cal Aggies, San Francisco State, & Humboldt State (1956) San Francisco State (1957) San Francisco State (1958) San Francisco State (1959) Humboldt State (1960) Humboldt State & San Francisco State (1961) San Francisco State (1962) UC Davis, Humboldt State, & San Francisco State (1963) Sacramento State (1964) San Francisco State (1965) Sacramento State (1966) San Francisco State (1967) Humboldt State (1968) Cal State Hayward (1969) Cal State Hayward & Chico State (1970) UC Davis & Chico State (1971) UC Davis (1972) UC Davis & Chico State (1973) UC Davis (1974) UC Davis (1975) UC Davis (1976) UC Davis (1977) UC Davis (1978) UC Davis (1979) UC Davis (1980) Cal State Hayward & UC Davis (1981)
Northern California Athletic Conference	UC Davis (1982) UC Davis (1983) UC Davis (1984) UC Davis (1985) UC Davis (1986) UC Davis (1987) UC Davis (1988) UC Davis (1989) UC Davis (1990) Sonoma State (1991) UC Davis (1992) Chico State (1993) Chico State, Humboldt State, & Sonoma State (1994) Humboldt State (1995) Chico State (1996)