1959 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 1959 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 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Phil Sarboe, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the FWC, and outscored their opponents 191–137 for the season. Humboldt State lost their first game before reeling off a nine-game winning streak. The team played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.

1959 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
Conference	Far Western Conference
Record	9–1 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach	Phil Sarboe (9th season)
Home stadium	Redwood Bowl
Seasons ← 1958 1960 →

1959 Far Western Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 San Francisco State $	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Humboldt State	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Nevada	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Chico State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Sacramento State	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
UC Davis	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from UPI small college poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 19	at San Francisco State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 0–28
September 26	Oregon College*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 18–7
October 3	Seattle Ramblers (club team)*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 14–13	^[1]
October 10	Sacramento State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 38–20
October 17	Western Washington*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 7–3
October 24	UC Davis	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 21–12
October 31	at Chico State	College Field Chico, CA	W 13–12
November 7	Nevada	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 21–7
November 13	at Southern Oregon*	Fuller Field Ashland, OR	W 20–7
November 26	Whittier*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 39–28
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Greater Northwest Football Association: Rainer Beach Athletic Club Ramblers, Seattle Ramblers". Retrieved April 3, 2018.
2. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.