1981 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 1981 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University during the 1981 NCAA Division II football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1]

1981 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record6–4 (3–2 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
1981 Far Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
UC Davis + 4 –1 –06 –4 –0
Cal State Hayward + 4 –1 –06 –4 –1
Humboldt State 3 –2 –06 –4 –0
Chico State 3 –2 –05 –5 –0
Sacramento State 1 –4 –05 –6 –0
San Francisco State 0 –5 –03 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1981 Lumberjacks were led by head coach Bud Van Deren in his 16th season. 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, 3–2 FWC). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 204–198 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 12at Southern Oregon[note 2]*Grants Pass, ORL 24–27
September 19California Lutheran*
W 34–28
September 26at Occidental*
W 28–71,000[1]
October 3Puget Sound*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 7–17
October 10UC Davis
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 20–18
October 17at San Francisco State
W 14–6
October 24Sonoma State*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 40–14
October 31at Chico State[note 3]
L 7–26
November 7at Cal State Hayward[note 4]
L 7–36
November 14Sacramento State[note 5]
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 23–19
  • *Non-conference game

[2][3]

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 State College from 1975 to 1996.
  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.
  5. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.

References
  1. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 27, 1981. p. III-20. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. "Humboldt State Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  3. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 103. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
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