1979 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

1979 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
Conference	Far Western Conference
Record	8–2 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach	Bud Van Deren (14th season)
Home stadium	Redwood Bowl

1979 Far Western Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
UC Davis $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Humboldt State	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Chico State	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Sacramento State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
San Francisco State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Cal State Hayward	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Adjusted for Cal Poly Pomona forfeits to UC Davis and Sacramento State

The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Bud Van Deren, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the FWC.^[1] The team outscored its opponents 220 to 127 for the season. Humboldt State played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	United States International*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 19–16	1,500
September 22	at Cal State Northridge*	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	L 14–18	3,500	[2]
September 29	at Portland State*	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	W 30–29	8,000–8,873	[3]
October 6	Redlands*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 34–7	3,500
October 13	UC Davis	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 13–24	5,500
October 20	at San Francisco State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 24–13	2,000–2,834	[4]
October 27	Puget Sound*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 13–7	5,000
November 3	at Chico State	University Stadium Chico, CA	W 21–6	1,500
November 10	at Cal State Hayward	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 35–0	2,000
November 17	Sacramento State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 17–7	2,000–3,500	[5]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. Dunning, Bob (November 19, 1979). "UCD Aggies Unchallenged Again". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. D2. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "Kingsmen Beat Redlands, 28-7". The Los Angeles Times. September 23, 1979. p. III-18. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "'Jacks boot gambling Viks 30–29". The Sunday Oregonian. September 30, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (San Francisco State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
5. "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Sacramento State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
6. "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
7. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 103. Retrieved November 18, 2017.