1981 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

1981 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
Conference	Far Western Conference
Record	6–4 (3–2 FWC)
Head coach	Bud Van Deren (16th season)
Home stadium	Redwood Bowl
Seasons ←  1980 1982  →

1981 Far Western Conference football standings

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

The 1981 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University during the 1981 NCAA Division II football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC). ^{[note 1]}

The 1981 Lumberjacks were led by head coach Bud Van Deren in his 16th season. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4, 3–2 FWC). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 204–198 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 12	at Southern Oregon [note 2] *	Grants Pass, OR	L 24–27
September 19	California Lutheran *	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 34–28
September 26	at Occidental *	D.W. Patterson Field Los Angeles, CA	W 28–7	1,000 [1]
October 3	Puget Sound *	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 7–17
October 10	UC Davis	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 20–18
October 17	at San Francisco State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 14–6
October 24	Sonoma State *	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 40–14
October 31	at Chico State [note 3]	University Stadium Chico, CA	L 7–26
November 7	at Cal State Hayward [note 4]	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 7–36
November 14	Sacramento State [note 5]	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 23–19
*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. Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon State College from 1975 to 1996.
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. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 27, 1981. p. III-20. Retrieved April 1, 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.