1951 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

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1951 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record4–3–1 (2–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 15
Oregon Tech*
W 19–12[1]
September 24
Linfield*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
T 20–20[2]
October 6at
Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
  • W 36–0
    October 13Cal Aggies
    • Redwood Bowl
    • Arcata, CA
    L 13–27
    October 20
    Eastern New Mexico*
    • Redwood Bowl
    • Arcata, CA
    L 6–19[3]
    October 29
    Oregon JV*
    • Redwood Bowl
    • Arcata, CA
    L 13–14[4]
    November 3Cal Poly San Dimas*
    • Redwood Bowl
    • Arcata, CA
    W 33–0[5]
    November 10at Southern Oregon
    W 37–6[6]
    • *Non-conference game

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