1956 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team
| 1956 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football | |
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FWC co-champion | |
| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 9–2 (4–1 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Redwood Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Aggies + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1956 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1]
The 1956 Lumberjacks were led by sixth-year head coach Phil Sarboe. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished in a three-way tie for the conference championship, with a record of nine wins and two losses (9–2, 4–1 FWC). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 269–149 for the season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 15 | Moffett Field Air Corps[note 2]* | W 48–0 | 3,200 | [1] | |
| September 22 | at Southern Oregon* |
| W 33–6 | ||
| September 28 | at Hawaii* | L 6–33 | 12,000 | [2][3] | |
| October 6 | at Sacramento State |
| W 20–19 | [4] | |
| October 13 | San Francisco State |
| W 34–7 | ||
| October 20 | Western Washington* |
| W 20–13 | ||
| October 27 | at Cal Aggies | L 0–14 | [5] | ||
| November 3 | Chico State |
| W 7–6 | [6] | |
| November 10 | at Nevada | W 26–18 | 3,000 | [8] | |
| November 17 | Seattle Ramblers (club team)[9]* |
| W 21–13 | 2,500 | [10] |
| November 22 | Whitman* |
| W 54–20 | 3,000 | [11] |
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Notes
- ^ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
- ^ Naval Air Station Moffett Field was a Naval Air Station from 1933 to 1994.
- ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[7]
References
- ^ "Lumberjacks Pound Flyers; Play SOC Saturday". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. September 17, 1956. p. 17. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hawaii Defeats Humboldt State In Grid Contest". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. September 29, 1956. p. 17. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 126. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
- ^ "Lumberjacks Eke Out 20-19 Victory Over Hornets". Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. October 8, 1956. p. 22. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "'Jacks Bow To Aggies; Prepare For Chico State". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. October 29, 1956. p. 35. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Jacks Down 'Cats; Nevada Next Grid Opponent". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. November 5, 1956. p. 31. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ^ "Humboldt State Defeats Nevada". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu, Hawaii. November 11, 1956. p. 29. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Greater Northwest Football Association: Rainer Beach Athletic Club Ramblers, Seattle Ramblers". Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ "Jacks Subdue Seattle; Whitman Next Grid Foe". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. November 19, 1956. p. 34. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Humboldt State Wallops Whitman In Grid Finale". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. November 23, 1956. p. 7. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
