The 1962 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1]
| 1962 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football | |
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| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 7–2 (3–2 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Redwood Bowl |
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| San Francisco State $ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1962 Lumberjacks were led by head coach Phil Sarboe in his twelfth year at the helm. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished with a record of seven wins and two losses (7–2, 3–2 FWC). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 217–56 for the season.
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | at Oregon Tech* | Klamath Falls, OR | W 57–0 | |||
| September 29 | Willamette* | W 21–13 | ||||
| October 6 | San Francisco State | No. 15 UPI |
| W 27–7 | ||
| October 20 | at UC Davis | No. 10 AP / 11 UPI | L 0–7 | |||
| October 27 | at Nevada | No. 18 UPI | L 0–15 | |||
| November 3 | Chico State |
| W 19–0 | |||
| November 10 | Whitman* |
| W 40–0 | |||
| November 16 | Western Washington* |
| W 32–0 | [2] | ||
| November 22 | Sacramento State |
| W 20–14 | 5,000 | [3][4] | |
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Team players in the NFL edit
The following Humboldt State players were selected in the 1963 NFL Draft.[6][7][8]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Drew Roberts | Split End | 18 | 246 | Washington Redskins |
The following finished their college career in 1962, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
| Player | Position | First NFL Team |
| Wendell Hayes | Running Back | 1963 Dallas Cowboys |
Notes edit
- ^ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
- ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[1]
References edit
- ^ "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ^ Terbush, Don (November 17, 1962). "Humboldt State Blasts Western Washington, 32-0". Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 8. Retrieved May 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Humboldt State Game Called Off". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. Associated Press. October 14, 1962. p. 13. Retrieved May 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Terbush, Don (November 23, 1962). "Humboldt State Finishes Second In FWC Grid Race". Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 8. Retrieved May 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- ^ "1963 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.
