1951 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 1951 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College during the 1951 college football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).^{[note 1]}

1951 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
Conference	Far Western Conference
Record	4–3–1 (2–1 FWC)
Head coach	Phil Sarboe (1st season)
Home stadium	Redwood Bowl
Seasons ← 1950 1952 →

1951 Far Western Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Cal Aggies $	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
San Francisco State	2	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Humboldt State	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	3	–	1
Southern Oregon	1	–	2	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Chico State	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1951 Lumberjacks were led by first-year head coach Phil Sarboe.^[1] They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished with a record of four wins, three losses and one tie (4–3–1, 2–1 FWC). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 177–98 for the season. Under coach Sarboe, the 1951 season was a big turnaround for Humboldt State. They finished above .500, after not winning a game in either of the previous two seasons. Sarboe would coach the team for the next 15 years and only had one losing season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 15	Oregon Tech*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 19–12^[2]
September 24	Linfield*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	T 20–20^[3]
October 6	at Chico State^[note 2]	Chico High School Stadium Chico, CA	W 36–0
October 13	Cal Aggies^[note 3]	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 13–27
October 20	Eastern New Mexico*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 6–19^[4]
October 29	Oregon JV^[note 4]*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 13–14^[5]
November 3	Cal Poly San Dimas^[note 5]*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 33–0^[6]
November 10	at Southern Oregon^[note 6]	Walter E. Phillips Field ? Ashland, OR	W 37–6^[7]
*Non-conference game

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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, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
3. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. In common usage, the sports teams were called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
4. cfbdatawarehouse.com lists this game with the opponent as the Oregon Freshmen. It was actually played against the Oregon Junior Varsity
5. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was located in San Dimas, California and known as Cal Poly Voorhis Unit from 1938 to 1956. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (San Dimas).
6. Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College of Education from 1939 to 1955.

References

1. "Phil Sarboe Named Humboldt State Coach". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. January 12, 1951. p. 32. Retrieved March 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
2. "Pioneers Suffer 40 to 34 Setback". Corvallis Gazette-Times. Corvallis, Oregon. September 17, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
3. "Teams Tie". The Bend Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. September 25, 1951. p. 2. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
4. "Win Can Clinch Title For ENMU". Clovis News-Journal. Clovis, New Mexico. October 23, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
5. Bill Wasmann (October 29, 1951). "JV's Edge Humboldt 14-13". The Eugene Guard. Eugene, Oregon. p. 12. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
6. "Polly (sic) Tripped By Humboldt". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. November 4, 1951. p. 12. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
7. "SOC Drubbed By Humboldt". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. November 12, 1951. p. 9. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
8. "Humboldt State Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
9. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.