1951 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 1951 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 1951 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Phil Sarboe, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 4–3–1 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, placing third in the FWC, and outscored their opponents 177–98 for the season. The team played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.

1951 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record4–3–1 (2–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
1951 Far Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Cal Aggies $ 3 –1 –05 –4 –0
San Francisco State 2 –0 –08 –2 –0
Humboldt State 2 –1 –04 –3 –1
Southern Oregon 1 –2 –01 –8 –0
Chico State 0 –4 –00 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Under Sarboe, the 1951 season was a big turnaround for Humboldt State. The team finished above .500, after not winning a game in either of the previous two seasons. Sarboe coach the Lumberjacks for the next 15 years and had only one losing season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 15Oregon Tech*
W 19–12[1]
September 24Linfield*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
T 20–20[2]
October 6at Chico State
W 36–0
October 13Cal Aggies
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 13–27
October 20Eastern New Mexico*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 6–19[3]
October 29Oregon JV*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 13–14[4]
November 3Cal Poly San Dimas*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 33–0[5]
November 10at Southern Oregon
W 37–6[6]
  • *Non-conference game

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References
  1. "Pioneers Suffer 40 to 34 Setback". Corvallis Gazette-Times. Corvallis, Oregon. September 17, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. "Teams Tie". The Bend Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. September 25, 1951. p. 2. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. "Win Can Clinch Title For ENMU". Clovis News-Journal. Clovis, New Mexico. October 23, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. Bill Wasmann (October 29, 1951). "JV's Edge Humboldt 14-13". The Eugene Guard. Eugene, Oregon. p. 12. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  5. "Polly (sic) Tripped By Humboldt". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. November 4, 1951. p. 12. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  6. "SOC Drubbed By Humboldt". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. November 12, 1951. p. 9. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  7. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
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