1996 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

1996 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceNorthern California Athletic Conference
Record3–7 (1–3 NCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Chico State $   3 1     5 5  
Sonoma State   2 2     2 8  
Humboldt State   1 3     3 7  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1996 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division II football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Fred Whitmire, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing last out of three teams in the NCAC.[1] The team was outscored its by opponents 258 to 159 for the season. Humboldt State played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Montana Tech*Butte, MTL 7–20[2]
September 14Western Montana*W 36–62,956[3]
September 21at Azusa Pacific*
W 37–353,133[4]
October 5No. 20 UC Davis*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 13–504,232–4,323[5]
October 12Sonoma State
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 10–242,642[6]
October 19at Chico State
L 14–395,226
October 26at Sonoma State
W 21–61,196[7]
November 2Colorado Mines*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 6–161,458
November 9Chico State
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 9–131,900
November 16at Saint Mary's*
L 6–491,683[8]

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAC standings". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. November 20, 1996. p. C4. Retrieved April 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ Bruce Sayler (September 8, 1996). "Tech Hum-boldts Lumberjacks". The Montana Standard. Butte, Montana. p. 9. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Humboldt flattens Western's Bulldogs". The Montana Standard. Butte, Montana. September 15, 1996. p. 10. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 22, 1996. p. 183. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^ "Final 1996 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UC Davis)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  6. ^ "Cossacks grab first victory in two years". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. October 13, 1996. p. 30. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ Ralph Leef (October 27, 1996). "Battered SSU loses, but not ready to quit". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. 29. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ "St. Mary's, Cal. 49, Humboldt St. 6". The Signal. Santa Clarita, California. November 17, 1996. p. 32. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^ "Final 1996 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  10. ^ "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 101. Retrieved November 18, 2017.