1940 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 1940 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as an independent during the 1940 college football season. Led by Herbert L. Hart in his third and final season as head coach, the Lumberjacks compiled a record of 3–4 and were outscored by their opponents 60–33 for the season. The team played home games at Albee Stadium in Eureka, California.

1940 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4
Head coach
Home stadiumAlbee Stadium
1940 Western college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Santa Clara    6 1 1
Cal Poly    6 3 0
Saint Mary's    5 3 0
Gonzaga    5 4 1
Nevada    4 4 1
Humboldt State    3 4 0
Idaho Southern Branch    3 5 0
San Francisco State    3 5 0
Loyola (CA)    3 7 0
Portland    2 3 1
Hawaii    2 5 0
San Francisco    1 6 1
La Verne    0 6 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Humboldt was ranked at No. 472 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[1]

Hart finished his three-year tenure with an overall record of 12–8 (.600).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Alhambra Athletic Club
W 7–6
October 5Cal Poly
  • Albee Stadium
  • Eureka, CA
W 13–122,000[2]
October 11at San Francisco State
L 0–32,000[3]
October 18Cal Aggies
  • Albee Stadium
  • Eureka, CA
L 0–20[4]
October 23Arkansas A&M
  • Albee Stadium
  • Eureka, CA
W 13–0[5]
November 2California JV[note 1]
  • Albee Stadium
  • Eureka, CA
L 0–12[6]
November 11at Chico StateL 0–7[7]

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Notes

  1. The University of California JV team was commonly known as the "Cal Ramblers".

References

  1. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Humboldt Triumphs Over California Poly". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 6, 1940. p. 19. Retrieved March 11, 2018 via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. "S.F. Humbles Humboldt". The Fresno Bee The Republican. Fresno, California. October 12, 1940. p. 9. Retrieved July 22, 2017 via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. "Cal Aggies Triumph Over Humboldt Team". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 19, 1940. p. 15. Retrieved March 11, 2018 via Newspapers.com.open access
  5. "Humboldt State Beats Arkansas Eleven, 13 to 0". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. October 24, 1940. p. 6. Retrieved March 11, 2018 via Newspapers.com.open access
  6. "Cal Ramblers Win". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. November 3, 1940. p. 19. Retrieved March 11, 2018 via Newspapers.com.open access
  7. "Football". Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. November 11, 1940. p. 37 via GenealogyBank.com.
  8. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
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