1967 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

1967 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record6–3–1 (3–2–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 San Francisco State $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Sacramento State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Humboldt State 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Cal State Hayward 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Nevada 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
UC Davis 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Chico State 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1967 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1967 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Bud Van Deren, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 with a mark of 3–2–1 in conference play, placing third in the FWC.[1] The team outscored its opponents 242 to 227 for the season. Humboldt State played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Eastern Washington*
L 14–174,500
September 30Whitworth*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 30–134,000
October 7at Cal State Hayward
L 23–473,000–3,300[2]
October 14Sacramento State
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 28–203,500
October 21Hawaii*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 13–03,000–3,500[3]
October 28UC Davis
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 34–184,600–5,000[4]
November 4at San Francisco State
L 34–683,500
November 11Nevada
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
T 7–74,500
November 18at Chico State
W 27–152,000–3,000
November 23San Francisco*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 32–223,000
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

The following Humboldt State players were selected in the 1968 NFL/AFL draft.[7][8][9]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Chuck Bailey Tackle 13 337 Detroit Lions

References

  1. ^ "FWC Standings". Reno Evening Gazette. Reno, Nevada. November 20, 1967. p. 21. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Hayward)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 127. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  4. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UC Davis)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  5. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  6. ^ "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  7. ^ "1968 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  8. ^ "Humboldt St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  9. ^ "Draft History: Humboldt State". Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2017.