1946 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 1946 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College during the 1946 college football season. This was the first team Humboldt State fielded since 1941. They became a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) as of the 1946 season. Prior to World War II they had competed as an Independent.[note 1]

1946 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1946 record5–3–1 (1–0–1 FWC)
Head coachJoseph Forbes (1st season)
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
1946 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Humboldt State 1 –0 –1  5 –3 –1
Chico State 1 –1 –0  2 –7 –0
Cal Aggies 0 –1 –1  0 –5 –2
Southern Oregon 0 –0 –0  8 –0 –0
San Francisco State 0 –0 –0  3 –3 –0
  • No conference champion was named in 1946
    Games played by Southern Oregon & San Francisco State did not count in the standings in 1946

The 1946 Lumberjacks were led by head coach Joseph Forbes in his first year as coach at Humboldt State. They played home games at Albee Stadium in Eureka, California and the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished with a record of five wins, three losses and one tie (5–3–1, 1–0–1 FWC). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 84–70 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 27Linfield*
W 14–0
October 5Stanford JV*
L 0–21[note 2]
October 10at Southern Oregon[note 3]*
L 7–14[1]
October 18at Chico State[note 4]
W 6–2[2]
October 26at San Francisco State[note 5]*
W 14–7
November 2at Cal Aggies[note 6]
T 7–72,000[3]
November 11Lewis & Clark*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 9–0[4]
November 16Pepperdine[note 7]*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 14–19[5]
November 23Oregon College[note 8]*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 13–0
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Humboldt State players were selected in the 1947 NFL Draft.[8][9][10]

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 was the first game played at the Redwood Bowl.
  3. Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College of Education from 1939 to 1955.
  4. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  5. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  7. Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
  8. Western Oregon University was known as Oregon College of Education from 1939 to 1980.

References
  1. "Humboldt State Loses". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. October 13, 1946. p. 6. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Football". Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. October 21, 1946. p. 17 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  3. "Cal Aggies Tie Humboldt". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. November 3, 1946. p. 6. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Humboldt State Wins Over Lewis and Clark". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 12, 1946. p. 20. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Pepperdine Trips Humboldt State Gridders 19 to 6". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 17, 1946. p. 27. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Humboldt State Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  7. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  8. "1947 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  9. "Humboldt St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  10. "Draft History: Humboldt State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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