1997 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

1997 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
Conference	Columbia Football Association
Record	2–8 (1–4 CFA)
Head coach	Fred Whitmire (7th season)
Home stadium	Redwood Bowl
Seasons ←  1996 1998  →

1997 Columbia Football Association standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 13 Western Oregon $^		4	–	1					7	–	3
Central Washington		3	–	2					5	–	4
Southern Oregon		3	–	2					5	–	4
Western Washington		3	–	2					5	–	5
Simon Fraser		1	–	4					2	–	7
Humboldt State		1	–	4					2	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1997 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University during the 1997 NAIA football season. Humboldt State competed in the NAIA Columbia Football Association for the first time in 1997. They had previously been a member of the NCAA Division II Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC).

The 1997 Lumberjacks were led by seventh-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 two wins and eight losses (2–8, 1–4 CFA). The Lumberjacks were outscored by their opponents 173–332 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 6	Montana Tech *	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 17–34
September 13	at Willamette *	McCulloch Stadium Salem, OR	L 14–42
September 20	at Western Montana [note 1] *	Dillon, MT	W 33–20
September 27	Azusa Pacific *	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 12–16
October 4	Saint Mary's *	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 6–44
October 11	Western Washington	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 7–45
October 18	at Simon Fraser	Thunderbird Stadium University Endowment Lands, BC	L 16–21
November 1	Western Oregon	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 21–31
November 8	at Southern Oregon	Fuller Field Ashland, OR	L 7–49
November 15	at Central Washington	Tomlinson Stadium Ellensburg, WA	W 40–30
*Non-conference game

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Notes

1. The University of Montana Western was known as Western Montana College from 1949 to 1999.

References

1. "Humboldt State Yearly Results". Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
2. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 101. Retrieved November 18, 2017.