1983 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 1983 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season. Humboldt State competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference in 1983. This was a new name for the conference, as it had been called the Far Western Conference (FWC) since it was started in 1925.

1983 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceNorthern California Athletic Conference
1983 record4–6 (3–3 NCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
1983 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 UC Davis $^ 6 –0 –0  11 –1 –0
Sacramento State 4 –1 –1  5 –5 –1
Chico State 3 –2 –1  4 –5 –1
Cal State Hayward 3 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Humboldt State 3 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
San Francisco State 1 –5 –0  2 –8 –0
Sonoma State 0 –6 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

The 1983 Lumberjacks were led by head coach Bud Van Deren in his 18th season. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished with a record of four wins and six losses (4–6, 3–3 NCAC). The Lumberjacks were outscored by their opponents 157–203 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 10at Southern Oregon[note 1]*
L 19–28
September 17Santa Clara*
L 7–17
September 24at UC Davis
L 0–34
October 1at Sonoma State
W 13–61,500[1]
October 8British Columbia*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 21–0
October 15at Portland State*
L 26–44
October 22Sacramento State[note 3]
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 20–352,350[2]
October 29at Cal State Hayward[note 4]
L 3–10
November 5at Chico State[note 5]
W 26–20
November 12San Francisco State
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 22–9
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Humboldt State players were selected in the 1984 NFL Draft.[5][6][7]

Notes
  1. Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon State College from 1975 to 1996.
  2. Seawolf Stadium was known as Cossacks Stadium until 2002 when the University changed the mascot from Cossacks to Seawolves.
  3. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
  4. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  5. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.

References
  1. Rich Mellott (October 2, 1983). "Cossacks out-bungle Lumberjacks". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. 1F. Retrieved November 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Humboldt State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  3. "Humboldt State Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  4. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 103. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  5. "1984 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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