American college football season
The1967 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College—now known asCalifornia State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as a member of theFar Western Conference (FWC) during the1967 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coachBud Van Deren, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 with a mark of 3–2–1 in conference play, placing third in the FWC.[1] The team outscored its opponents 242 to 227 for the season. Humboldt State played home games at theRedwood Bowl inArcata, California.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | Eastern Washington* | | L 14–17 | 4,500 | |
| September 30 | Whitworth* | | W 30–13 | 4,000 | |
| October 7 | atCal State Hayward | | L 23–47 | 3,000–3,300 | [2] |
| October 14 | Sacramento State | | W 28–20 | 3,500 | |
| October 21 | Hawaii* | | W 13–0 | 3,000–3,500 | [3] |
| October 28 | UC Davis | | W 34–18 | 4,600–5,000 | [4] |
| November 4 | atSan Francisco State | | L 34–68 | 3,500 | |
| November 11 | Nevada | | T 7–7 | 4,500 | |
| November 18 | atChico State | | W 27–15 | 2,000–3,000 | |
| November 23 | San Francisco* | | W 32–22 | 3,000 | |
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Team players in the NFL
[edit]The following Humboldt State players were selected in the1968 NFL/AFL draft.[7][8][9]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Chuck Bailey | Tackle | 13 | 337 | Detroit Lions |
- ^"FWC Standings".Reno Evening Gazette.Reno, Nevada. November 20, 1967. p. 21. RetrievedMay 10, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^"Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1968 Cal State Hayward)".National Collegiate Athletic Association. RetrievedMay 16, 2022.
- ^"Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide"(PDF). p. 127. RetrievedFebruary 15, 2007.
- ^"Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1968 UC Davis)".National Collegiate Athletic Association. RetrievedMay 11, 2022.
- ^"Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1968 Humboldt State)".National Collegiate Athletic Association. RetrievedSeptember 19, 2024.
- ^"Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. RetrievedNovember 18, 2017.
- ^"1968 NFL Draft". RetrievedOctober 28, 2017.
- ^"Humboldt St. Players/Alumni". RetrievedOctober 28, 2017.
- ^"Draft History: Humboldt State". Archived fromthe original on March 5, 2018. RetrievedOctober 28, 2017.
