1976 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

1976 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
Conference	Far Western Conference
Record	5–5 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach	Bud Van Deren (11th season)
Home stadium	Redwood Bowl
Seasons ←  1975 1977  →

1976 Far Western Conference football standings

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

The 1976 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC). ^{[note 1]}

The 1976 Lumberjacks were led by head coach Bud Van Deren in his 11th season. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5, 4–1 FWC). The Lumberjacks were outscored by their opponents 154–261 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 18	Humboldt State Alumni *	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 37–28
September 25	at Boise State *	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 0–33	17,837 [1]
October 2	at Puget Sound *	Baker Stadium Tacoma, WA	L 0–37
October 9	Cal State Hayward [note 2]	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 14–10
October 16	at Sacramento State [note 3]	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 22–13
October 23	at Portland State *	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 20–56
October 30	at UC Davis	Toomey Field Davis, CA	L 7–35
November 6	San Francisco State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 19–0
November 13	Simon Fraser (BC) *	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 6–29
November 20	Chico State [note 4]	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 29–20
*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 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. "Record book (football)" (PDF). Boise State University Athletics. 2016. p. 71. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
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.