1985 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

1985 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
1985 record	2–8 (1–4 NCAC)
Head coach	Bud Van Deren (20th season)
Home stadium	Redwood Bowl
Seasons ←  1984 1986  →

1985 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 UC Davis $^	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Chico State	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Cal State Hayward	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
San Francisco State	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Sonoma State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Humboldt State	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

The 1985 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season. Humboldt State competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference in 1985.

The 1985 Lumberjacks were led by head coach Bud Van Deren in his 20th and last year at the helm. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–8, 1–4 NCAC). The Lumberjacks were outscored by their opponents 175–350 for the season.

In 20 years under coach Van Deren, the Lumberjacks compiled a record of 98–101–4 (.493). They had nine winning seasons, and won the conference championship once (1968). That was the same year Humboldt State had its only bowl win, the 1968 Camellia Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 21	Santa Clara *	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 0–37
September 28	Whittier *	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 28–29
October 5	at UC Santa Barbara *	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 24–3
October 12	at UC Davis	Toomey Field Davis, CA	L 14–45
October 19	Sacramento State [note 1] *	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 30–39	4,200 [1]
October 26	Saint Mary’s *	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 20–28
November 2	at Chico State [note 2]	University Stadium Chico, CA	L 13–41
November 9	at Cal State Hayward [note 3]	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 21–37
November 16	Sonoma State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 7–25
November 23	San Francisco State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 28–14
*Non-conference game

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Notes

1. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
2. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
3. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.

References

1. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Humboldt State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
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.