1978 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

1978 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record5–6 (3–2 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 UC Davis $^ 5 0 0 8 3 0
Cal State Hayward 4 1 0 8 2 0
Humboldt State 3 2 0 5 6 0
Chico State 2 3 0 5 5 0
Sacramento State 1 4 0 1 9 0
San Francisco State 0 5 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1978 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Bud Van Deren, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the FWC.[1] The team was outscored by its opponents 258 to 231 for the season. Humboldt State played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.

  1. ^ Dunning, Bob (November 20, 1978). "Aggies, E. Illinois Meet In Playoffs". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. C2. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.