1975 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

1975 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record7–3 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UC Davis $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Humboldt State 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Sacramento State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
San Francisco State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Chico State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Cal State Hayward 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1975 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Bud Van Deren, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the FWC.[1] The team outscored its opponents 240 to 156 for the season. Humboldt State played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Humboldt State alumni*
W 41–142,500
September 20Puget Sound*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 9–202,400
September 27Linfield*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 24–33,100
October 4at Cal State Hayward
W 25–241,000
October 11Sacramento State
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 28–74,500–4,700[2]
October 18at Simon Fraser*
W 20–05,000
October 25No. 10 UC Davis
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 10–205,000
November 1at San Francisco State
W 27–161,000
November 8at Santa Clara*
L 23–296,610
November 15at Chico State
W 33–231,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

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No Humboldt State players were selected in the 1976 NFL draft.[5][6][7] The following finished their college career in 1975, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position First NFL team
Steve Kincannon Quarterback 1976 Houston Oilers

References

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  1. ^ "Far Western Conference". Times-Standard. Eureka, California. November 17, 1975. p. 9. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Sacramento State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  5. ^ "1976 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  6. ^ "Humboldt St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  7. ^ "Draft History: Humboldt State". Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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