1956 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 1956 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1]

1956 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
FWC co-champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record9–2 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
1956 Far Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Humboldt State + 4 –1 –09 –2 –0
Cal Aggies + 4 –1 –07 –2 –0
San Francisco State + 4 –1 –05 –5 –0
Chico State 1 –3 –12 –6 –1
Sacramento State 1 –4 –03 –5 –1
Nevada 0 –4 –10 –7 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1956 Lumberjacks were led by sixth-year head coach Phil Sarboe. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished in a three-way tie for the conference championship, with a record of nine wins and two losses (9–2, 4–1 FWC). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 269–149 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Moffett Field Air Corps[note 2]*
W 48–03,200[1]
September 22at Southern Oregon*
W 33–6
September 28at Hawaii*
L 6–3312,000[2][3]
October 6at Sacramento State
W 20–19[4]
October 13San Francisco State
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 34–7
October 20Western Washington*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 20–13
October 27at Cal Aggies
L 0–14[5]
November 3Chico Statedagger
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 7–6[6]
November 10at Nevada
W 26–183,000[8]
November 17Seattle Ramblers (club team)[9]*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 21–132,500[10]
November 22Whitman*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 54–203,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[12]

Notes
  1. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  2. Naval Air Station Moffett Field was a Naval Air Station from 1933 to 1994.
  3. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[7]

References
  1. "Lumberjacks Pound Flyers; Play SOC Saturday". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. September 17, 1956. p. 17. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. "Hawaii Defeats Humboldt State In Grid Contest". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. September 29, 1956. p. 17. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 126. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  4. "Lumberjacks Eke Out 20-19 Victory Over Hornets". Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. October 8, 1956. p. 22. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "'Jacks Bow To Aggies; Prepare For Chico State". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. October 29, 1956. p. 35. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  6. "'Jacks Down 'Cats; Nevada Next Grid Opponent". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. November 5, 1956. p. 31. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  7. "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  8. "Humboldt State Defeats Nevada". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu, Hawaii. November 11, 1956. p. 29. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  9. "Greater Northwest Football Association: Rainer Beach Athletic Club Ramblers, Seattle Ramblers". Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  10. "Jacks Subdue Seattle; Whitman Next Grid Foe". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. November 19, 1956. p. 34. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  11. "Humboldt State Wallops Whitman In Grid Finale". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. November 23, 1956. p. 7. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  12. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
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