1939 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

American college football season

1939 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football

Conference| Independent
Record| 5–2
Head coach|

* Herbert L. Hart (2nd season)

Home stadium| Albee Stadium

Seasons

← 1938

1940 →

1939 Western college football independents records

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
San Diego Marines |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 11  | – | 0  | – | 0
No. T–14 Santa Clara |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 5  | – | 1  | – | 3
Gonzaga |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 6  | – | 2  | – | 0
Humboldt State |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 5  | – | 2  | – | 0
Idaho Southern Branch |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 5  | – | 2  | – | 0
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 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as an independent during the 1939 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Herbert L. Hart, the Lumberjacks compiled a record of 5–2 and outscored their opponents 90 to 34 for the season. They shut outs three opponents and allowed more than ten points only once. The team played home games at Albee Stadium in Eureka, California.

Humboldt was ranked at No. 322 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 22| Linfield|

* Albee Stadium
* Eureka, CA

| W 13–7| | [2]
September 30| Cal Poly|

* Albee Stadium
* Eureka, CA

| W 13–9| |
October 14| at Cal Aggies|

* A Street Field
* Davis, CA

| L 2–14| | [3]
October 21| San Francisco State|

* Albee Stadium
* Eureka, CA

| W 19–0| | [4]
October 27| Chico State|

* Albee Stadium
* Eureka, CA

| W 6–0| 4,000| [5]
November 4| Alhambra Athletic Club|

* Albee Stadium?
* Eureka, CA?

| L 0–6| |
November 10| Oregon College|

* Albee Stadium
* Eureka, CA

| W 38–0| | [6]

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## References

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1. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Humboldt Downs Linfield, 13 To 7". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. September 24, 1939. p. 3. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "More About Games". Santa Ana Register. Santa Ana, California. October 16, 1939. p. 16. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Humboldt Beats S.F." The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. October 22, 1939. p. 6. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Humboldt State Edges Out Chico". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. October 28, 1939. p. 6. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Humboldt State Wins". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. November 11, 1939. p. 4. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.

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