1966 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

1966 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
Conference	Far Western Conference
1966 record	4–6 (2–4 FWC)
Head coach	Bud Van Deren (1st season)
Home stadium	Redwood Bowl
Seasons ←  1965 1967  →

1966 Far Western Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Sacramento State $	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
San Francisco State	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Nevada	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
UC Davis	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Humboldt State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Chico State	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Cal State Hayward	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll

The 1966 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC). ^{[note 1]}

The 1966 Lumberjacks were led by first-year head coach Bud Van Deren. ^[1] They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished with a record of four wins and six losses (4–6, 2–4 FWC). The Lumberjacks were outscored by their opponents 144–210 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 17	Central Washington *	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 6–2
September 24	British Columbia *	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 9–7
October 1	Cal State Hayward [note 2]	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 14–33
October 8	Chico State [note 3]	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 29–28
October 15	at Hawaii *	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	L 0–7	4,500 [2]
October 22	at Sacramento State [note 4]	Charles C. Hughes Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 0–17
October 29	Cal Poly Pomona [note 5] *	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 22–43
November 5	at UC Davis [note 6]	Toomey Field Davis, CA	L 29–34
November 12	San Francisco State [note 7]	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 17–22
November 19	at Nevada *	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 18–17
*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. California State University, East Bay was known as California State College at Hayward from 1963 to 1971.
3. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
4. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
5. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was officially known as California State Polytechnic College, Kellogg-Voorhis from 1966 to 1971. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona).
6. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1922 until the mid 1970s.
7. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.

References

1. "Ex-JC Coach Bud Van Deren to HSC". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. February 1, 1966. p. 15. Retrieved March 4, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 127. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
3. "Humboldt State Yearly Results" . Retrieved March 4, 2017.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
4. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.