1955 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 1955 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Phil Sarboe, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 7–3–1 with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, placing fourth in the FWC, and outscored their opponents 254–171 for the season. The team played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.

1955 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record7–3–1 (2–2–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
1955 Far Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Chico State 5 –0 –07 –2 –0
Cal Aggies 3 –1 –15 –3 –1
San Francisco State 3 –2 –05 –5 –0
Humboldt State 2 –2 –17 –3 –1
Nevada 1 –4 –02 –5 –0
Sacramento State 0 –5 –02 –6 –0
  • No conference champion was named for the 1955 season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Moffett Field Air Corps[note 1]*
W 19–03,200[1]
September 24Cal Poly*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 0–264,000[2]
October 1Cal Aggies
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
T 7–73,500[3]
October 8Naval Air Station Alameda[note 2]*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 14–13[4]
October 15at Southern Oregon*
W 34–13[5]
October 21at San Francisco State
L 13–33[6]
October 29Sacramento Statedagger
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 39–63,000[7]
November 5Portland State*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 48–13[8]
November 11Nevada
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 47–6[9]
November 19at Chico State
L 7–40[10]
November 24Pepperdine*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 26–14[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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Notes
  1. Naval Air Station Moffett Field was a Naval Air Station from 1933 to 1994.
  2. Naval Air Station Alameda was a Naval Air Station from 1940 to 1997. For many years they fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams.

References
  1. "Humboldt State Wins Opener, 19-0". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. September 19, 1955. p. 22. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. "Cal Poly Hands Humboldt First Loss Of Year". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. September 26, 1955. p. 19. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. "Humboldt State Plays 7-7 Tie Against Aggies". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. October 4, 1955. p. 12. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. "Cal Aggies Club To Beat in Far Western Circuit". The Times. San Mateo, California. October 10, 1955. p. 41. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  5. "HSC Lumberjacks Score Third Win Of Year". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. October 17, 1955. p. 41. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  6. "Gators Batter Humboldt State". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 22, 1955. p. 15. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  7. "Lumberjacks Rout Sacramento". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. October 31, 1955. p. 16. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  8. "Humboldt State Crushes Portland, 48-13". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. November 7, 1955. p. 17. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  9. "Humboldt State Tops UN Gridders, 47-6". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. November 12, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  10. "Chico State Wins In Last Quarter". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 19, 1955. p. 14. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  11. "Humboldt State Wins, 26-14; Pepperdine Boss Thumbed Out". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. November 26, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  12. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
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