1979 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

1979 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record8–2 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UC Davis $ 5 0 0 7 2 1
Humboldt State 4 1 0 8 2 0
Chico State 2 3 0 5 6 0
Sacramento State 2 3 0 4 6 0
San Francisco State 1 4 0 3 7 0
Cal State Hayward 1 4 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Adjusted for Cal Poly Pomona forfeits to UC Davis and Sacramento State

The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Bud Van Deren, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the FWC.[1] The team outscored its opponents 220 to 127 for the season. Humboldt State played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.

  1. ^ Dunning, Bob (November 19, 1979). "UCD Aggies Unchallenged Again". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. D2. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.