The 1981 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University during the 1981 NCAA Division II football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1]
| 1981 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football | |
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| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (3–2 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 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Hayward + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1981 Lumberjacks were led by head coach Bud Van Deren in his 16th season. 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 FWC). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 204–198 for the season.
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 12 | at Southern Oregon[note 2]* | Grants Pass, OR | L 24–27 | |
| September 19 | California Lutheran* | W 34–28 | ||
| September 26 | at Occidental* |
| W 28–7 | 1,000[1] |
| October 3 | Puget Sound* |
| L 7–17 | |
| October 10 | UC Davis |
| W 20–18 | |
| October 17 | at San Francisco State | W 14–6 | ||
| October 24 | Sonoma State* |
| W 40–14 | |
| October 31 | at Chico State[note 3] |
| L 7–26 | |
| November 7 | at Cal State Hayward[note 4] | L 7–36 | ||
| November 14 | Sacramento State[note 5] |
| W 23–19 | |
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Notes edit
- ^ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
- ^ Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon State College from 1975 to 1996.
- ^ 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.
References edit
- ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 27, 1981. p. III-20. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Humboldt State Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 103. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
