1971 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 1971 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).^{[note 1]}

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

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 Chico State +	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
UC Davis +	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	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 Lumberjacks were led by sixth-year head coach Bud Van Deren. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4, 3–3 FWC). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 288–209 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 11	Humboldt State Alumni*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 23–20
September 18	Eastern Washington*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 35–19
September 25	at Southern Oregon^[note 2]*	Fuller Field Ashland, OR	W 51–7
October 2	Cal Poly^[note 3]*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 21–39
October 9	at San Francisco State^[note 4]	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 24–17
October 16	San Francisco*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 43–21
October 23	at Chico State^[note 5]	College Field Chico, CA	L 14–34
October 30	at Cal State Hayward^[note 6]	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 17–20
November 6	Sacramento State^[note 7]	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 26–3
November 13	at Sonoma State^[note 8]	Cossacks Stadium^[note 9] Rohnert Park, CA	W 6–0
November 20	UC Davis^[note 10]	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 28–29
*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. Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College from 1956 to 1974.
3. The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
4. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
5. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
6. California State University, East Bay was known as California State College at Hayward from 1963 to 1971.
7. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
8. Sonoma State University was known as Sonoma State College from 1960 to 1977.
9. Seawolf Stadium was known as Cossacks Stadium until 2002 when the University changed the mascot from Cossacks to Seawolves.
10. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1922 until the mid 1970s.

References

1. "Humboldt State Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.