1978 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 1978 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University during the 1978 NCAA Division II football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).^{[note 1]}

1978 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
Conference	Far Western Conference
Record	5–6 (3–2 FWC)
Head coach	Bud Van Deren (13th season)
Home stadium	Redwood Bowl
Seasons ← 1977 1979 →

1978 Far Western Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 UC Davis $^	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Cal State Hayward	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Humboldt State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Chico State	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Sacramento State	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
San Francisco State	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 Lumberjacks were led by head coach Bud Van Deren in his 13th season. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 3–2 FWC). The Lumberjacks were outscored by their opponents 231–258 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 9	Santa Clara*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 13–22
September 16	at Linfield*	Maxwell Field McMinnville, OR	L 21–35
September 23	at Willamette*	McCulloch Stadium Salem, OR	W 13–7
September 30	Cal State Northridge*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 28–48
October 7	at Sacramento State^[note 2]	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 22–10
October 14	Portland State*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 41–27
October 21	at UC Davis	Toomey Field Davis, CA	L 6–19
October 28	San Francisco State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 23–9
November 4	at Puget Sound*	Baker Stadium Tacoma, WA	L 22–30
November 11	Chico State^[note 3]	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 28–23
November 18	Cal State Hayward^[note 4]	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 14–28
*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. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
3. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
4. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.

References

1. "Humboldt State Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 103. Retrieved November 18, 2017.