1969 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 1969 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1]

1969 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record6–4 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
1969 Far Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 UPI Cal State Hayward $ 5 –0 –09 –1 –0
No. 12 AP Sacramento State 4 –1 –08 –2 –0
Chico State 3 –2 –08 –2 –0
Humboldt State 2 –3 –06 –4 –0
San Francisco State 1 –4 –03 –7 –0
UC Davis 0 –5 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from small college polls

The 1969 Lumberjacks were led by fourth-year head coach Bud Van Deren. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4, 2–3 FWC). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 267–158 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultSource
September 12Humboldt State alumni*
L 6–42
September 20at Southern Oregon*
W 33–7
September 27Oregon Tech*No. 7 UPI
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 71–20
October 4San Francisco*No. 3 UPI
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 47–7
October 11UC DavisNo. 16 AP / 3 UPI
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 6–0
October 18at San Francisco StateNo. 4 UPI
W 30–14[1]
October 25Nevada*No. 19 AP / 5 UPI
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 34–0
November 1at Chico StateNo. 10 AP / 6 UPI
L 10–20
November 8at Cal State HaywardNo. 17 AP / 18 UPI
L 13–28[2]
November 15No. 12 AP Sacramento State
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 17–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP/UPI Poll released prior to the game

[3]

Team players in the NFL

The following Humboldt State players were selected in the 1970 NFL draft.[4][5][6]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Dan HookLinebacker11276Green Bay Packers

Notes
  1. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.

References
  1. "Humboldt, Hayward, Hornets in tie for conference lead". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. October 20, 1969. p. 15. Retrieved March 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Hayward, 28-13". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. November 9, 1969. p. 47. Retrieved March 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  4. "1970 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  5. "Humboldt St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  6. "Draft History: Humboldt State". Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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