1977 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

1977 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
Conference	Far Western Conference
Record	5–4–1 (1–3–1 FWC)
Head coach	Bud Van Deren (12th season)
Home stadium	Redwood Bowl
Seasons ←  1976 1978  →

1977 Far Western Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 UC Davis $^	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Chico State	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Cal State Hayward	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
San Francisco State	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Humboldt State	1	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Sacramento State	0	–	4	–	1			0	–	10	–	1
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1977 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC). ^{[note 1]}

The 1977 Lumberjacks were led by head coach Bud Van Deren in his 12th season. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished with a record of five wins, four losses and one tie (5–4–1, 1–3–1 FWC). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 200–185 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 17	Humboldt State Alumni *	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 34–13
September 24	Willamette *	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 24–7
October 1	Puget Sound *	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 21–35
October 8	Sacramento State [note 2]	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	T 21–21
October 15	at Santa Clara *	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	W 5–0
October 22	UC Davis	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 14–27
October 29	at San Francisco State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 19–13
November 5	at Simon Fraser (BC) *	Thunderbird Stadium University Endowment Lands, BC	W 30–23
November 12	at Chico State [note 3]	University Stadium Chico, CA	L 16–21
November 19	at Cal State Hayward [note 4]	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 16–25
*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. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
3. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
4. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.

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.