2016 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

2016 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
Conference	Great Northwest Athletic Conference
Record	6–5 (3–5 GNAC)
Head coach	Rob Smith (9th season)
Home stadium	Redwood Bowl
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2016 Great Northwest Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 25 Azusa Pacific $^		8	–	0					9	–	3
Central Washington		6	–	2					7	–	3
Humboldt State		3	–	5					6	–	5
Western Oregon		3	–	5					4	–	6
Simon Fraser		0	–	8					0	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2016 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University during the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. Humboldt State competed in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC).

The 2016 Lumberjacks were led by ninth-year head coach Rob Smith. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5, 3–5 GNAC). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 333–321 for the 2016 season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	at Carson–Newman *	No. 13	Burke–Tarr Stadium Jefferson City, TN	W 52–45	3,084
September 10	Azusa Pacific	No. 13	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 27–38	7,311
September 17	at Simon Fraser	No. 25	Terry Fox Field Burnaby, BC	W 56–24	850
September 24	Western Oregon	No. 24	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 42–48	3,862
October 1	at Chadron State *		Elliott Field at Don Beebe Stadium Chadron, NE	W 31–27	1,082
October 8	Central Washington		Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 17–42	6,421
October 15	at No. 19 Azusa Pacific		Citrus Stadium Azusa, CA	L 13–45	4,816
October 22	at Western Oregon		McArthur Field Monmouth, OR	W 42–37	2,887
October 29	Simon Fraser		Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 47–9	1,347
November 5	Western State (CO) *		Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 28–14	1,065
November 12	at Central Washington		Tomlinson Stadium Ellensburg, WA	L 30–37	3,612
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Humboldt State University 2016 Football Schedule" . Retrieved April 9, 2018.
2. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 100. Retrieved November 18, 2017.