1971 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

1971 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record7–4 (3–3 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Chico State + 5 1 0 9 2 0
UC Davis + 5 1 0 9 1 0
Cal State Hayward 3 2 1 7 2 1
Humboldt State 3 3 0 7 4 0
Sacramento State 2 3 1 4 5 1
San Francisco State 2 4 0 5 6 0
Sonoma State 0 6 0 2 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1971 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 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Bud Van Deren, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the FWC.[1] The team outscored its opponents 288 to 209 for the season. Humboldt State played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.

  1. ^ "FWC Football". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. November 22, 1971. p. 17. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.