1996 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

1996 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
Record	3–7 (1–3 NCAC)
Head coach	Fred Whitmire (6th season)
Home stadium	Redwood Bowl
Seasons ←  1995 1997  →

1996 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Chico State $		3	–	1					5	–	5
Sonoma State		2	–	2					2	–	8
Humboldt State		1	–	3					3	–	7
$ – Conference champion

The 1996 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University during the 1996 NCAA Division II football season. Humboldt State competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference in 1996.

The 1996 Lumberjacks were led by sixth-year head coach Fred Whitmire. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished the season with a record of three wins and seven losses (3–7, 1–3 NCAC). The Lumberjacks were outscored by their opponents 159–258 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 7	at Montana Tech *	Butte, MT	L 7–20 [1]
September 14	Western Montana [note 1] *	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 36–6 [2]
September 21	at Azusa Pacific *	Cougar Athletic Stadium Azusa, CA	W 37–35 [3]
October 5	UC Davis *	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 13–50
October 12	Sonoma State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 10–24 [4]
October 19	at Chico State [note 2]	University Stadium Chico, CA	L 14–39
October 26	at Sonoma State	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA	W 21–6 [5]
November 2	Colorado School of Mines *	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 6–16
November 9	Chico State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 9–13
November 16	at Saint Mary’s *	Saint Mary’s Stadium Moraga, CA	L 6–49 [6]
*Non-conference game

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Notes

1. University of Montana Western was known as Western Montana College from 1965 to 1999.
2. 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. Bruce Sayler (September 8, 1996). "Tech Hum-boldts Lumberjacks". The Montana Standard. Butte, Montana. p. 9. Retrieved March 11, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Humboldt flattens Western's Bulldogs". The Montana Standard. Butte, Montana. September 15, 1996. p. 10. Retrieved March 11, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 22, 1996. p. 183. Retrieved March 11, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cossacks grab first victory in two years". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. October 13, 1996. p. 30. Retrieved March 11, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
5. Ralph Leef (October 27, 1996). "Battered SSU loses, but not ready to quit". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. 29. Retrieved March 11, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
6. "St. Mary's, Cal. 49, Humboldt St. 6". The Signal. Santa Clarita, California. November 17, 1996. p. 32. Retrieved March 11, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Humboldt State Yearly Results". Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
8. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 101. Retrieved November 18, 2017.