| 1951 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football | |
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| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 4–3–1 (2–1 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Redwood Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Aggies $ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Oregon | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 15 | Oregon Tech* | W 19–12 | [1] | |
| September 24 | Linfield* |
| T 20–20 | [2] |
| October 6 | at Chico State | W 36–0 | ||
| October 13 | Cal Aggies |
| L 13–27 | |
| October 20 | Eastern New Mexico* |
| L 6–19 | [3] |
| October 29 | Oregon JV* |
| L 13–14 | [4] |
| November 3 | Cal Poly San Dimas* |
| W 33–0 | [5] |
| November 10 | at Southern Oregon |
| W 37–6 | [6] |
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References
- ↑ "Pioneers Suffer 40 to 34 Setback". Corvallis Gazette-Times. Corvallis, Oregon. September 17, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Teams Tie". The Bend Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. September 25, 1951. p. 2. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Win Can Clinch Title For ENMU". Clovis News-Journal. Clovis, New Mexico. October 23, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Polly (sic) Tripped By Humboldt". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. November 4, 1951. p. 12. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "SOC Drubbed By Humboldt". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. November 12, 1951. p. 9. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.