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
1969 record6–4 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
1969 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 15 UPI Cal State Hayward $ 5 –0 –0  9 –1 –0
No. 12 AP Sacramento State 4 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
Chico State 3 –2 –0  8 –2 –0
Humboldt State 2 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
San Francisco State 1 –4 –0  3 –7 –0
UC Davis 0 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

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
DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 12Humboldt State Alumni*
L 6–42
September 20at Southern Oregon[note 2]*
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 Davis[note 3]No. 16 AP / 3 UPI
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 6–0
October 18at San Francisco State[note 4]No. 4 UPI
W 30–14[1]
October 25Nevada*No. 19 AP / 5 UPI
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 34–0
November 1at Chico State[note 5]No. 10 AP / 6 UPI
L 10–20
November 8at Cal State Hayward[note 6]No. 17 AP / 18 UPI
L 13–28[2]
November 15No. 12 AP Sacramento State[note 7]
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 17–20

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Team players in the NFL

The following Humboldt State players were selected in the 1970 NFL Draft.[5][6][7]

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.
  2. Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College from 1956 to 1974.
  3. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1922 until the mid 1970s.
  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.

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 Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  4. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  5. "1970 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  6. "Humboldt St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  7. "Draft History: Humboldt State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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