1983 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

1983 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
1983 record	4–6 (3–3 NCAC)
Head coach	Bud Van Deren (18th season)
Home stadium	Redwood Bowl
Seasons ←  1982 1984  →

1983 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 UC Davis $^	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Sacramento State	4	–	1	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Chico State	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Cal State Hayward	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Humboldt State	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
San Francisco State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Sonoma State	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

The 1983 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season. Humboldt State competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference in 1983. This was a new name for the conference, as it had been called the Far Western Conference (FWC) since it was started in 1925.

The 1983 Lumberjacks were led by head coach Bud Van Deren in his 18th season. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished with a record of four wins and six losses (4–6, 3–3 NCAC). The Lumberjacks were outscored by their opponents 157–203 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	at Southern Oregon [note 1] *	Fuller Field Ashland, OR	L 19–28
September 17	Santa Clara *	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 7–17
September 24	at UC Davis	Toomey Field Davis, CA	L 0–34
October 1	at Sonoma State	Cossacks Stadium [note 2] Rohnert Park, CA	W 13–6	1,500 [1]
October 8	British Columbia *	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 21–0
October 15	at Portland State *	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 26–44
October 22	Sacramento State [note 3]	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 20–35	2,350 [2]
October 29	at Cal State Hayward [note 4]	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 3–10
November 5	at Chico State [note 5]	University Stadium Chico, CA	W 26–20
November 12	San Francisco State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 22–9
*Non-conference game

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Notes

1. Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon State College from 1975 to 1996.
2. Seawolf Stadium was known as Cossacks Stadium until 2002 when the University changed the mascot from Cossacks to Seawolves.
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. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
5. 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. Rich Mellott (October 2, 1983). "Cossacks out-bungle Lumberjacks". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. 1F. Retrieved November 16, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Humboldt State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
3. "Humboldt State Yearly Results" . Retrieved March 4, 2017.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
4. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 103. Retrieved November 18, 2017.