1997 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

1997 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceColumbia Football Association
Record2–8 (1–4 CFA)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Columbia Football Association standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 Western Oregon $^   4 1     7 3  
Central Washington   3 2     5 4  
Southern Oregon   3 2     5 4  
Western Washington   3 2     5 5  
Simon Fraser   1 4     2 7  
Humboldt State   1 4     2 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1997 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as a member of the Columbia Football Association (CFA) during the 1997 NCAA Division II football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Fred Whitmire, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the CFA.[1] The team was outscored its by opponents 332 to 173 for the season. Humboldt State played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.

Humboldt State joined the CFA for the 1997 season after competing in the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) since 1940.

  1. ^ "Columbia Football Association". Statesman Journal. Salem, Oregon. November 12, 1997. p. 4B. Retrieved December 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.