1975 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

1975 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
Conference	Far Western Conference
Record	7–3 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach	Bud Van Deren (10th season)
Home stadium	Redwood Bowl
Seasons ←  1974 1976  →

1975 Far Western Conference football standings

v t e	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 during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC). ^{[note 1]}

The 1975 Lumberjacks were led by head coach Bud Van Deren in his 10th season. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished with a record of seven wins and three losses (7–3, 4–1 FWC). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 240–156 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 13	Humboldt State Alumni *	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 41–14
September 20	Puget Sound *	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 9–20
September 27	Linfield *	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 24–3
October 4	at Cal State Hayward [note 2]	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 25–24
October 11	Sacramento State [note 3]	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 28–7
October 18	at Simon Fraser (BC) *	Thunderbird Stadium University Endowment Lands, BC	W 20–0
October 25	UC Davis	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 10–20
November 1	at San Francisco State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 27–16
November 8	at Santa Clara *	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	L 23–29
November 15	at Chico State [note 4]	University Stadium Chico, CA	W 33–23
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Humboldt State players were selected in the 1976 NFL Draft. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

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

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 University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
3. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
4. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.

References

1. "Humboldt State Yearly Results" . Retrieved March 4, 2017.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
3. "1976 NFL Draft" . Retrieved October 28, 2017.
4. "Humboldt St. Players/Alumni" . Retrieved October 28, 2017.
5. "Draft History: Humboldt State". Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2017.