1973 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team
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Conference | Far Western Conference |
Record | 2–6–2 (1–4 FWC) |
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Home stadium | Redwood Bowl |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Davis + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chico State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Hayward | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Humboldt State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1973 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1]
The 1973 Lumberjacks were led by eighth-year head coach Bud Van Deren. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished with a record of two wins, six losses and two ties (2–6–2, 1–4 FWC). The Lumberjacks were outscored by their opponents 123–212 for the season.
Schedule
September 15at California Lutheran*
- Mt. Clef Field
- Thousand Oaks, CA
L 7–14 September 22Humboldt State Alumni*
T 6–6 September 29Puget Sound*
- Redwood Bowl
- Arcata, CA
L 14–48 October 6at Chico State[note 2]
- University Stadium
- Chico, CA
L 13–17 October 13at Cal State Hayward[note 3]
L 12–41 October 20Sacramento State[note 4]
- Redwood Bowl
- Arcata, CA
W 7–0 October 27San Diego*
- Redwood Bowl
- Arcata, CA
T 28–28 November 3UC Davis[note 5]
- Redwood Bowl
- Arcata, CA
L 0–31 November 10at San Francisco State[note 6]
L 19–21 November 17Portland State*
- Redwood Bowl
- Arcata, CA
W 17–6
Template:CFB Schedule End [1][2]
Team players in the NFL
The following Humboldt State players were selected in the 1974 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
Mike Bettiga | Wide Receiver | 15 | 382 | San Francisco 49ers |
The following finished their college career in 1973, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
Player | Position | First NFL Team |
R.W. Hicks | Center | 1975 Detroit Lions |
Notes
- ^ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
- ^ The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
- ^ California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
- ^ The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
- ^ The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1922 until the mid 1970s.
- ^ San Francisco State University was known as California State University, San Francisco from 1972 to 1973.
References
- ^ "Humboldt State Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- ^ "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- ^ "1974 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ "Humboldt St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: Humboldt State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.