1979 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

1979 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
Conference	Far Western Conference
Record	8–2 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach	Bud Van Deren (14th season)
Home stadium	Redwood Bowl
Seasons ←  1978 1980  →

1979 Far Western Conference football standings

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

The 1979 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC). ^{[note 1]}

The 1979 Lumberjacks were led by head coach Bud Van Deren in his 14th season. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished with a record of eight wins and two losses (8–2, 4–1 FWC). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 220–127 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 15	US International [note 2] *	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 19–16
September 22	at Cal State Northridge *	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	L 14–18 [1]
September 29	at Portland State *	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	W 30–29
October 6	Redlands *	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 34–7
October 13	UC Davis	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 13–24
October 20	at San Francisco State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 24–13
October 27	Puget Sound *	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 13–7
November 3	at Chico State [note 3]	University Stadium Chico, CA	W 21–6
November 10	at Cal State Hayward [note 4]	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 35–0
November 17	Sacramento State [note 5]	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 17–7
*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. Alliant International University was formed in 2001 via the merger of United States International University (USIU) and California School of Professional Psychology.
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.
5. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.

References

1. "Kingsmen Beat Redlands, 28-7". The Los Angeles Times. September 23, 1979. p. III-18. Retrieved March 31, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Humboldt State Yearly Results" . Retrieved March 4, 2017.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 103. Retrieved November 18, 2017.