The 1959 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Phil Sarboe, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the FWC, and outscored their opponents 191–137 for the season. Humboldt State lost their first game before reeling off a nine-game winning streak. The team played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.
| 1959 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football | |
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| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 9–1 (4–1 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Redwood Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 San Francisco State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 19 | at San Francisco State | L 0–28 | ||
| September 26 | Oregon College* |
| W 18–7 | |
| October 3 | Seattle Ramblers (club team)* | W 14–13 | [1] | |
| October 10 | Sacramento State |
| W 38–20 | |
| October 17 | Western Washington* |
| W 7–3 | |
| October 24 | UC Davis |
| W 21–12 | |
| October 31 | at Chico State |
| W 13–12 | |
| November 7 | Nevada |
| W 21–7 | |
| November 13 | at Southern Oregon* |
| W 20–7 | |
| November 26 | Whittier* |
| W 39–28 | |
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References edit
- ^ "Greater Northwest Football Association: Rainer Beach Athletic Club Ramblers, Seattle Ramblers". Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.