1989 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 1989 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University during the 1989 NCAA Division II football season. Humboldt State competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference in 1989.

1989 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceNorthern California Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (3–2 NCAC)
Head coach
  • Mike Dolby (4th season)
Offensive coordinatorBart Andrus (4th season)
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 UC Davis $^ 5 0 0 8 3 0
Chico State 4 1 0 6 4 0
Humboldt State 3 2 0 6 4 0
Sonoma State 2 3 0 4 6 0
Cal State Hayward 1 4 0 1 8 0
San Francisco State 0 5 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1989 Lumberjacks were led by fourth-year head coach Mike Dolby. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4, 3–2 NCAC). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 307–199 for the season.

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 9at UC Santa Barbara*L 17–241,227[1]
September 16at Cal Poly[note 1]*L 16–291,963[2]
September 23Whittier*W 29–6
September 30Saint Mary's*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 30–3
October 7Menlo*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 67–7
October 14at Chico State[note 2]
L 12–34
October 21Sonoma State
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 27–21
October 28San Francisco State
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 45–27
November 4at UC DavisL 13–35
November 11at Cal State Hayward[note 3]W 51–13
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL edit

The following Humboldt State players were selected in the 1990 NFL Draft.[5][6][7]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Dave Harper Linebacker 11 277 Dallas Cowboys

Notes edit

  1. ^ The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
  2. ^ The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
  3. ^ California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.

References edit

  1. ^ "Southland". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 10, 1989. p. III-21. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  2. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. September 17, 1989. p. III-19. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  3. ^ "Humboldt State Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 102. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  5. ^ "1990 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  6. ^ "Humboldt St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  7. ^ "Draft History: Humboldt State". Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2017.