1978 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record5–6 (3–2 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
1978 Far Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 UC Davis $^ 5 –0 –08 –3 –0
Cal State Hayward 4 –1 –08 –2 –0
Humboldt State 3 –2 –05 –6 –0
Chico State 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
Sacramento State 1 –4 –01 –9 –0
San Francisco State 0 –5 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

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]

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

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 9Santa Clara*
L 13–22
September 16at Linfield*
L 21–35
September 23at Willamette*
W 13–7
September 30Cal State Northridge*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 28–48
October 7at Sacramento State[note 2]
W 22–10
October 14Portland State*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 41–27
October 21at UC Davis
L 6–19
October 28San Francisco State
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 23–9
November 4at Puget Sound*
L 22–30
November 11Chico State[note 3]
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 28–23
November 18Cal 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.
  2. ↑ "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 103. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
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