1965 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

1965 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
Conference	Far Western Conference
1965 record	6–4 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach	Phil Sarboe (15th season)
Home stadium	Redwood Bowl
Seasons ←  1964 1966  →

1965 Far Western Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
San Francisco State $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Nevada	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
UC Davis	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Humboldt State	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Sacramento State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Chico State	0	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Cal State Hayward*	0	–	0	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion * – Games vs. Cal State Hayward did not count as conference games in 1965.

The 1965 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC). ^{[note 1]}

The 1965 Lumberjacks were led by head coach Phil Sarboe in his 15th and last year at the helm. 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, 2–3 FWC). The Lumberjacks were outscored by their opponents 128–131 for the season.

Phil Sarboe's tenure at Humboldt State was the most successful in school history. He is the only coach to win over 100 games at Humboldt State, finishing 104–37–5 (.729). His winning percentage is the highest in school history, and his teams had 13 winning seasons and only one losing season. The Lumberjacks won or shared the conference championship in five of his 15 seasons (1952, 1956, 1960, 1961, & 1963).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 18	Central Washington *	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 7–0
September 25	at Hawaii *	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 14–6	5,500 [1]
October 2	Willamette *	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 7–12
October 9	at British Columbia *	Thunderbird Stadium University Endowment Lands, BC	W 21–13
October 16	Linfield *	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 20–14
October 23	at San Francisco State [note 2]	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 0–27
October 30	Sacramento State [note 3]	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 12–7
November 6	at Chico State [note 4]	College Field Chico, CA	W 23–13
November 13	UC Davis [note 5]	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 6–7
November 20	Nevada	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 18–32
*Non-conference game

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Notes

1. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
2. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
3. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
4. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
5. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.

References

1. "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 127. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
2. "Humboldt State Yearly Results" . Retrieved March 4, 2017.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.