1962 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

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
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record7–2 (3–2 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
1962 Far Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
San Francisco State $ 3 –1 –16 –2 –1
Humboldt State 3 –2 –07 –2 –0
Nevada 2 –2 –15 –3 –1
UC Davis 2 –3 –05 –4 –0
Chico State 2 –3 –04 –4 –1
Sacramento State 2 –3 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

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
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Oregon Tech*Klamath Falls, ORW 57–0
September 29Willamette*
W 21–13
October 6San Francisco StateNo. 15 UPI
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 27–7
October 20at UC DavisNo. 10 AP / 11 UPI
L 0–7
October 27at NevadaNo. 18 UPI
L 0–15
November 3Chico State
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 19–0
November 10Whitman*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 40–0
November 16Western Washington*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 32–0[2]
November 22Sacramento State
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 20–145,000[3][4]

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Team players in the NFL

The following Humboldt State players were selected in the 1963 NFL Draft.[6][7][8]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL Team
Drew RobertsSplit End18246Washington Redskins

The following finished their college career in 1962, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

PlayerPositionFirst NFL Team
Wendell HayesRunning Back1963 Dallas Cowboys

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

References
  1. "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  2. 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 open access.
  3. "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 open access.
  4. 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 open access.
  5. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  6. "1963 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  7. "Humboldt St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  8. "Draft History: Humboldt State". Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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