1997 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 1997 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University during the 1997 NAIA football season. Humboldt State competed in the NAIA Columbia Football Association for the first time in 1997. They had previously been a member of the NCAA Division II Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC).

1997 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceColumbia Football Association
Record2–8 (1–4 CFA)
Head coach
  • Fred Whitmire (7th season)
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
1997 Columbia Football Association standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 13 Western Oregon $^  4 1   7 3  
Central Washington  3 2   5 4  
Southern Oregon  3 2   5 4  
Western Washington  3 2   5 5  
Simon Fraser  1 4   2 7  
Humboldt State  1 4   2 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1997 Lumberjacks were led by seventh-year head coach Fred Whitmire. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished the season with a record of two wins and eight losses (2–8, 1–4 CFA). The Lumberjacks were outscored by their opponents 173–332 for the season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 6Montana Tech*L 17–34
September 13at Willamette*L 14–42
September 20at Western Montana[note 1]*Dillon, MTW 33–20
September 27Azusa Pacific*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 12–16
October 4Saint Mary's*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 6–44
October 11Western Washington
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 7–45
October 18at Simon FraserL 16–21
November 1Western Oregon
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 21–31
November 8at Southern Oregon
L 7–49
November 15at Central Washington
W 40–30
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes

  1. The University of Montana Western was known as Western Montana College from 1949 to 1999.

References

  1. "Humboldt State Yearly Results". Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  2. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 101. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
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