1959 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 1959 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 1959 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Phil Sarboe, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the FWC, and outscored their opponents 191 to 137 for the season. Humboldt State lost their first game before reeling off a nine-game winning streak. The team played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.

1959 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record9–1 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 San Francisco State $ 5 0 0 10 0 0
Humboldt State 4 1 0 9 1 0
Nevada 3 2 0 4 3 0
Chico State 2 3 0 4 4 0
Sacramento State 1 4 0 2 7 0
UC Davis 0 5 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at San Francisco StateL 0–283,000[1]
September 26Oregon College*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 18–7
October 3Seattle Ramblers (club team)*W 14–13[2]
October 10Sacramento State
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 38–20
October 17Western Washington*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 7–3
October 24UC Davis
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 21–12
October 31at Chico State
W 13–123,000[3]
November 7Nevada
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 21–74,000[4]
November 13at Southern Oregon*
W 20–7
November 26Whittier*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 39–28
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (San Francisco State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Greater Northwest Football Association: Rainer Beach Athletic Club Ramblers, Seattle Ramblers". Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Chico State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Nevada)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  5. ^ "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.