1960 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

1960 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
1960 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
FWC champion
NAIA semifinal, W 13–6 vs. Whitworth; NAIA championship game—Holiday Bowl, L 14–15 vs. Lenoir Rhyne
Conference	Far Western Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8 (UPI small college)
AP	No. 3 (AP small college)
Record	11–1 (5–0 FWC)
Head coach	Phil Sarboe (10th season);
Home stadium	Albee Stadium
	Seasons ← 1959 1961 →

1960 Far Western Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2/3 Humboldt State $	5	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
San Francisco State	4	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Chico State	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Sacramento State	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Nevada	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
UC Davis	0	–	5	–	0	0	–	8	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll

The 1960 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College during the 1960 college football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).

The 1960 Lumberjacks were led by tenth-year head coach Phil Sarboe. They played home games at Albee Stadium in Eureka, California. Humboldt State went undefeated during the regular season, finishing with ten wins and no losses (10–0, 5–0 FWC).

At the end of the season Humboldt State was invited to take part in the NAIA playoffs. In the semifinal game they played at home against the Whitworth Pirates and emerged victorious. In the NAIA championship game, called the Holiday Bowl from 1956 to 1960, they faced the Lenoir–Rhyne Bears in St. Petersburg, Florida. Lenoir–Rhyne prevailed by one point in the game, breaking the Lumberjacks two-season, 20-game winning streak. That brought Humboldt State's final record to eleven wins and one loss (11–1, 5–0 FWC). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 307 to 89 for the season. In their 11 wins, Humboldt State outscored their opponents by an average score of 27–7.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Linfield*		Albee Stadium Eureka, CA	W 33–0	4,500	^[1]
September 24	at Eastern Washington*		Woodward Field Cheney, WA	W 25–6	450–500	^[2]
October 1	San Diego*		Albee Stadium Eureka, CA	W 20–0	4,500	^[3]
October 8	San Francisco State		Albee Stadium Eureka, CA	W 21–18	7,000	^[4]
October 15	Sacramento State	No. 7 AP	Albee Stadium Eureka, CA	W 33–9	5,000	^[5]
October 21	at UC Davis	No. 6 AP	Aggie Field Davis, CA	W 30–8	3,000	^[6]
October 28	at Hawaii*	No. 8 AP	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 29–15	8,000–9,000	^[7]
November 5	Chico State	No. 7 AP / 13 UPI	Albee Stadium Eureka, CA	W 33–6	7,000–7,500	^[8]
November 12	at Nevada	No. 9 AP / 12 UPI	Mackay Stadium^{[note 1]} Reno, NV	W 22–6	1,000	^[9]
November 24	Lewis & Clark*	No. 8 AP / 8 UPI	Albee Stadium Eureka, CA	W 34–0	5,000	^[10]
December 3	No. 4 AP / 15 UPI Whitworth*	No. 3 AP / 8 UPI	Albee Stadium Eureka, CA (NAIA semifinal)	W 13–6	10,000	^[11]
December 10	vs. No. 2 AP / 3 UPI Lenoir Rhyne*	No. 3 AP / 8 UPI	Stewart Field St. Petersburg, FL (NAIA championship game—Holiday Bowl)	L 14–15	7,500	^[12]^[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP/UPI Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

The following Humboldt State players were selected in the 1961 NFL draft.^[16]^[17]^[18]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Vester Flanagan	Tackle	9	124	Green Bay Packers

Notes

^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.

References

^ Don Terbush (September 19, 1960). "Humboldt State Tramples Linfield In Grid Opener". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 21. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Don Terbush (September 26, 1960). "Humboldt State Makes It Eleven Straight Victories". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 16. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Don Terbush (October 3, 1960). "'Jacks Make San Diego 12th Straight Grid Victim". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 15. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Don Terbush (October 10, 1960). "Humboldt State Makes It 13 Straight Grid Wins". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 23. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Don Terbush (October 17, 1960). "Sacramento State Joins HSC's 14-Game Win Skein". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 19. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Humboldt State Beats Cal Aggies". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 22, 1960. p. 14. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 127. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
^ Don Terbush (November 7, 1960). "HSC Fells Chico State For 17th Straight Triumph". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 23. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Don Terbush (November 14, 1960). "'Jacks Capture FWC Grid Championship". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 12. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "HSC Wins; To Host Whitworth In NAIA Playoff Tilt". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. November 25, 1960. p. 13. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Don Terbush (December 5, 1960). "Humboldt State In NAIA Holiday Bowl". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 26. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Don Terbush (December 12, 1960). "Lumberjacks Succumb To Bear Attack". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 21. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bears Win Holiday Bowl 15-14 In Photo". Tampa Bay Times. December 11, 1960. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
^ "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
^ "1961 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
^ "Humboldt St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
^ "Draft History: Humboldt State". Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2017.

[9] This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.

[1] Don Terbush (September 19, 1960). "Humboldt State Tramples Linfield In Grid Opener". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 21. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] Don Terbush (September 26, 1960). "Humboldt State Makes It Eleven Straight Victories". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 16. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] Don Terbush (October 3, 1960). "'Jacks Make San Diego 12th Straight Grid Victim". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 15. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] Don Terbush (October 10, 1960). "Humboldt State Makes It 13 Straight Grid Wins". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 23. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] Don Terbush (October 17, 1960). "Sacramento State Joins HSC's 14-Game Win Skein". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 19. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "Humboldt State Beats Cal Aggies". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 22, 1960. p. 14. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 127. Retrieved February 15, 2007.

[8] Don Terbush (November 7, 1960). "HSC Fells Chico State For 17th Straight Triumph". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 23. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] Don Terbush (November 14, 1960). "'Jacks Capture FWC Grid Championship". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 12. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] "HSC Wins; To Host Whitworth In NAIA Playoff Tilt". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. November 25, 1960. p. 13. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[12] Don Terbush (December 5, 1960). "Humboldt State In NAIA Holiday Bowl". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 26. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[13] Don Terbush (December 12, 1960). "Lumberjacks Succumb To Bear Attack". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 21. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[14] "Bears Win Holiday Bowl 15-14 In Photo". Tampa Bay Times. December 11, 1960. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.

[15] "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 16, 2024.

[16] "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.

[Draft-17] "1961 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.

[18] "Humboldt St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.

[19] "Draft History: Humboldt State". Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2017.

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v t e Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
Venues	Albee Stadium (through 1941) Redwood Bowl (1946–2018)
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

v t e Northern California Athletic Conference football champions
Far Western Conference (pre-WWII)	Saint Mary's (1925) Saint Mary's (1926) Saint Mary's (1927) Saint Mary's (1928) Cal Aggies (1929) Fresno State (1930) No champion (1931) Nevada & San Jose State (1932) Nevada (1933) Fresno State & San Jose State (1934) Fresno State (1935) Pacific (CA) (1936) Fresno State (1937) Pacific (CA) (1938) Nevada (1939) Pacific (CA) (1940) Pacific (CA) (1941) Pacific (CA) (1942)
Far Western Conference (post-WWII)	No champion (1946) Cal Aggies & Southern Oregon (1947) Southern Oregon & Chico State (1948) Cal Aggies (1949) San Francisco State (1950) Cal Aggies (1951) Humboldt State (1952) Chico State (1953) San Francisco State (1954) No champion (1955) Cal Aggies, San Francisco State, & Humboldt State (1956) San Francisco State (1957) San Francisco State (1958) San Francisco State (1959) Humboldt State (1960) Humboldt State & San Francisco State (1961) San Francisco State (1962) UC Davis, Humboldt State, & San Francisco State (1963) Sacramento State (1964) San Francisco State (1965) Sacramento State (1966) San Francisco State (1967) Humboldt State (1968) Cal State Hayward (1969) Cal State Hayward & Chico State (1970) UC Davis & Chico State (1971) UC Davis (1972) UC Davis & Chico State (1973) UC Davis (1974) UC Davis (1975) UC Davis (1976) UC Davis (1977) UC Davis (1978) UC Davis (1979) UC Davis (1980) Cal State Hayward & UC Davis (1981)
Northern California Athletic Conference	UC Davis (1982) UC Davis (1983) UC Davis (1984) UC Davis (1985) UC Davis (1986) UC Davis (1987) UC Davis (1988) UC Davis (1989) UC Davis (1990) Sonoma State (1991) UC Davis (1992) Chico State (1993) Chico State, Humboldt State, & Sonoma State (1994) Humboldt State (1995) Chico State (1996)