1970 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team
The 1970 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented the Humboldt State College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bud Van Deren, Humboldt State compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the FWC. For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 266 to 238. The Lumberjacks played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.
| 1970 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football | |
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| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (2–2 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Redwood Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Hayward + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sonoma State * | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State * | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tackle Len Gotshalk received third-team honors on the 1970 Little All-America college football team.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| September 12 | Humboldt State alumni* | W 11–7 | |
| September 19 | Southern Oregon* |
| W 38–3 |
| September 26 | Lewis & Clark* |
| W 27–0 |
| October 3 | at Portland State* | L 31–54 | |
| October 10 | at UC Davis | L 21–35 | |
| October 17 | San Francisco State |
| W 17–7 |
| October 31 | Chico State |
| L 0–34 |
| November 7 | Cal State Hayward |
| W 37–35 |
| November 14 | at Sacramento State* | L 15–30 | |
| November 21 | at Santa Clara* | L 41–61 | |
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Team players in the NFL
The following Humboldt State players were selected in the 1971 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Len Gotshalk | Tackle – Guard | 8 | 186 | Philadelphia Eagles |
References
- "A.P.'s Little All-American". The Morning News. December 10, 1970. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- "1971 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- "Humboldt St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- "Draft History: Humboldt State". Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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