1971 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

American college football season

1971 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football

Conference| Far Western Conference
Record| 7–4 (3–3 FWC)
Head coach|

* Bud Van Deren (6th season)

Home stadium| Redwood Bowl

Seasons

← 1970

1972 →

1971 Far Western Conference football standings

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
UC Davis \+  | 5  | – | 1  | – | 0 |  |  | 9  | – | 1  | – | 0
No. 11 Chico State \+  | 5  | – | 1  | – | 0 |  |  | 9  | – | 2  | – | 0
Cal State Hayward | 3  | – | 2  | – | 1 |  |  | 7  | – | 2  | – | 1
Humboldt State | 3  | – | 3  | – | 0 |  |  | 7  | – | 4  | – | 0
Sacramento State | 2  | – | 3  | – | 1 |  |  | 4  | – | 5  | – | 1
San Francisco State | 2  | – | 4  | – | 0 |  |  | 5  | – | 6  | – | 0
Sonoma State | 0  | – | 6  | – | 0 |  |  | 2  | – | 8  | – | 0

* \+ – Conference co-champions

Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1971 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 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Bud Van Deren, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the FWC.[1] The team outscored its opponents 288 to 209 for the season. Humboldt State played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.

## Schedule

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September 11| Humboldt State alumni*|

* Redwood Bowl
* Arcata, CA

| W 23–20| 6,000|
September 18| Eastern Washington*|

* Redwood Bowl
* Arcata, CA

| W 35–19| 5,500|
September 25| at Southern Oregon*|

* Fuller Field
* Ashland, OR

| W 51–7| 500|
October 2| Cal Poly*|

* Redwood Bowl
* Arcata, CA

| L 21–39| 6,000–6,500| [2]
October 9| at San Francisco State|

* Cox Stadium
* San Francisco, CA

| W 24–17| 1,500–3,000| [3]
October 16| San Francisco*|

* Redwood Bowl
* Arcata, CA

| W 43–21| 6,000|
October 23| at Chico State|

* College Field
* Chico, CA

| L 14–34| 7,000|
October 30| at Cal State Hayward|

* Pioneer Stadium
* Hayward, CA

| L 17–20| 2,500–4,500| [4]
November 6| Sacramento State|

* Redwood Bowl
* Arcata, CA

| W 26–3| 5,000–6,000| [5]
November 13| at Sonoma State|

* Cossacks Stadium[note 1]
* Rohnert Park, CA

| W 6–0| 1,000|
November 20| UC Davis|

* Redwood Bowl
* Arcata, CA

| L 28–29| 5,500–5,750| [6]

* *Non-conference game

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## Notes

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1. ^ Seawolf Stadium was known as Cossacks Stadium until 2002 when the University changed the mascot from Cossacks to Seawolves.

## References

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1. ^ "FWC Football". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. November 22, 1971. p. 17. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
2. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal Poly)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
3. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (San Francisco State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
4. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Hayward)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
5. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Sacramento State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
6. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UC Davis)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
7. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
8. ^ "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.

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