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1962 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record7–2 (3–2 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
Seasons← 19611963 →
1962 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Francisco State $ 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Humboldt State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Nevada 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
UC Davis 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Chico State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Sacramento State 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1962 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 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Phil Sarboe, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing second in the FWC. The team outscored opponents 217 to 56 for the season. Humboldt State played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Oregon Tech*Klamath Falls, ORW 57–02,000
September 29Willamette*W 21–135,000
October 6San Francisco StateNo. 15 UPI
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 27–77,000–7,500
October 20at UC DavisNo. 10 AP / 11 UPIL 0–73,500–4,000
October 27at NevadaNo. 18 UPIL 0–154,400
November 3Chico State
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 19–06,500
November 10Whitman*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 40–04,000
November 16Western Washington*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 32–03,000
November 22Sacramento State
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 20–145,000–6,010
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP/UPI Poll released prior to the game

Team players in the NFL

The following Humboldt State players were selected in the 1963 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
Drew Roberts Split End 18 246 Washington Redskins

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

Player Position First NFL Team
Wendell Hayes Running Back 1963 Dallas Cowboys

Notes

  1. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.

References

  1. ^ 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 icon.
  2. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (San Francisco State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  3. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (UC Davis)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  4. "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  5. 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 icon.
  6. "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 icon.
  7. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Sacramento State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  8. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  9. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  10. "1963 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  11. "Humboldt St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  12. "Draft History: Humboldt State". Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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