1946 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team
| 1946 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football | |
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| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 5–3–1 (1–0–1 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Redwood Bowl |
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| Humboldt State | 1 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Aggies | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1946 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College during the 1946 college football season. This was the first team Humboldt State fielded since 1941. They became a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) as of the 1946 season. Prior to World War II they had competed as an Independent.[note 1]
The 1946 Lumberjacks were led by head coach Joseph Forbes in his first year as coach at Humboldt State. They played home games at Albee Stadium in Eureka, California and the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished with a record of five wins, three losses and one tie (5–3–1, 1–0–1 FWC). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 84–70 for the season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 27 | Linfield* |
| W 14–0 | |
| October 5 | Stanford JV* | L 0–21[note 2] | ||
| October 10 | at Southern Oregon[note 3]* |
| L 7–14 | [1] |
| October 18 | at Chico State[note 4] | W 6–2 | [2] | |
| October 26 | at San Francisco State[note 5]* | W 14–7 | ||
| November 2 | at Cal Aggies[note 6] |
| T 7–7 | 2,000[3] |
| November 11 | Lewis & Clark* |
| W 9–0 | [4] |
| November 16 | Pepperdine[note 7]* |
| L 14–19 | [5] |
| November 23 | Oregon College[note 8]* |
| W 13–0 | |
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Team players in the NFL
No Humboldt State players were selected in the 1947 NFL Draft.[8][9][10]
Notes
- ^ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
- ^ This was the first game played at the Redwood Bowl.
- ^ Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College of Education from 1939 to 1955.
- ^ California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
- ^ San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
- ^ The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
- ^ Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
- ^ Western Oregon University was known as Oregon College of Education from 1939 to 1980.
References
- ^ "Humboldt State Loses". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. October 13, 1946. p. 6. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Football". Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. October 21, 1946. p. 17 – via GenealogyBank.com.
- ^ "Cal Aggies Tie Humboldt". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. November 3, 1946. p. 6. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Humboldt State Wins Over Lewis and Clark". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 12, 1946. p. 20. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pepperdine Trips Humboldt State Gridders 19 to 6". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 17, 1946. p. 27. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Humboldt State Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- ^ "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- ^ "1947 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ "Humboldt St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: Humboldt State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
