Humboldt State Lumberjacks football, 1924–1929

The Humboldt State Lumberjacks football program's first five seasons of competition were from 1924 to 1929, Humboldt State Normal College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as an independent. Humboldt State did not field a team in 1926.

1924

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1924 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–0
Head coach
Seasons
1925 
1924 Western college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Hawaii  800
Saint Mary's  810
La Verne  711
Tempe Normal  711
New Mexico A&M  730
Pacific (CA)  630
New Mexico  510
Cal Aggies  541
Nevada  341
Santa Clara  351
Arizona  240
Santa Barbara  251
Humboldt State  100

The 1924 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State Normal College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as an independent during the 1924 college football season. Led by Bert Smith in his first and only season as head coach, the Lumberjacks compiled a record of 1–0. 1924 was the first year of competition for Humboldt State football program.

Schedule

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OpponentSiteResult
at Arcata High SchoolArcata, CAW 9–0

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1925

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1925 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–3
Head coach
Seasons
 1924
1927 
1925 Western college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Hawaii  1000
Tempe State  620
Loyola (CA)  420
New Mexico A&M  531
San Diego State  531
La Verne  540
Arizona  331
Santa Barbara State  341
Regis  230
New Mexico  241
St. Ignatius (CA)  241
Santa Clara  260
Humboldt State  130

The 1925 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State Normal College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as an independent during the 1925 college football season. Led by Cy Falkenberg in his first and only season as head coach, the Lumberjacks compiled a record of 1–3. 1925 was the second year for the Humboldt State football program. The team only played four games against local high schools.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
at Arcata High SchoolArcata, CAL 0–7
September 18vs. Fortuna High SchoolArcata, CAW 7–0[2]
at Ferndale High SchoolFerndale, CAL 0–7
September 30vs. Eureka High SchoolArcata, CAL 6–12[3]

1927

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1927 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–2
Head coach
Seasons
 1925
1928 
1927 Western college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
New Mexico  801
Hawaii  520
Arizona  421
Regis  530
Gonzaga  531
Santa Clara  542
Loyola (CA)  431
Tempe State  231
New Mexico A&M  351
Humboldt State  120

The 1927 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State Normal College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as an independent during the 1927 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Fred Telonicher, the Lumberjacks compiled a record of 1–2. The team played home games in Eureka, California.

The 1927 season was the program's third season and the first in which the team played against another college. In the 1924 and 1925 seasons Humboldt State only played against high school teams and the school did not field a team in 1926. Telonicher was the third head coach for the Lumberjacks in as many seasons.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 292:30 p.m.at Southern Oregon Normal
W 35–0[4]
American LegionEureka, CAL 6–7
November 12at Southern Oregon Normal
L 0–29[5]

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1928

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1928 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumAlbee Stadium
Seasons
 1927
1929 
1928 Western college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Arizona  512
Idaho Southern Branch  512
Gonzaga  621
New Mexico  521
Humboldt State  210
Loyola (CA)  530
Tempe State  321
Regis  540
Santa Clara  540
New Mexico A&M  450
Hawaii  250

The 1928 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State Normal College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as an independent during the 1928 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Fred Telonicher, the Lumberjacks compiled a record of 2–1 and outscored their opponents 38–37 in the three games. The team played home games at Albee Stadium in Eureka, California.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
Eureka Wildcats
W 20–6
Eureka Wildcats
  • Albee Stadium
  • Eureka, CA
L 6–0
November 12Southern Oregon Normal
  • Albee Stadium
  • Eureka, CA
L 12–31[6]

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1929

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1929 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumAlbee Stadium
Seasons
 1928
1930 
1929 Western college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Saint Mary's  801
Arizona  710
Loyola (CA)  630
Santa Clara  530
Gonzaga  430
Hawaii  430
New Mexico A&M  323
St. Ignatius (CA)  431
Santa Barbara State  441
New Mexico  242
Regis  370
Humboldt State  141
Arizona State  060
Columbia (OR)    

The 1929 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State Normal College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as an independent during the 1929 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Fred Telonicher, the Lumberjacks compiled a record of 1–4–1. The team played home games at Albee Stadium in Eureka, California.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28at Chico State
L 3–19[7]
October 12Saint Mary's freshmen
L 6–37[8]
October 25Oregon Normal
  • Albee Stadium
  • Eureka, CA
L 0–31[9]
November 1Santa Rosa
  • Albee Stadium
  • Eureka, CA
T 13–13[10]
November 11San Francisco College of Pharmacy[note 1]Arcata, CAW 18–6[11]
November 23at Southern Oregon Normal
L 7–27

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Notes

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  1. The San Francisco College of Pharmacy was founded in 1872 and is now part of the University of California, San Francisco

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 108. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  2. "Teachers Beat High". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. September 19, 1925. p. 5. Retrieved March 11, 2018 via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. "Six Players Hurt In Football Game". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 1, 1925. p. 20. Retrieved March 11, 2018 via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. "Normal School Football Game Here Saturday". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. October 26, 1927. p. 3. Retrieved September 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "Ashland Normal School Beats California Team". Statesman Journal. Salem, Oregon. Associated Press. November 13, 1927. p. 6. Retrieved September 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "Ashland Normal Wins". Daily Capital Journal. Salem, Oregon. November 13, 1928. p. 10. Retrieved March 11, 2018 via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. "Season Football Scores". San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California). October 7, 1929. p. 24 via GenealogyBank.com.
  8. "Saint Frosh Win". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 13, 1929. p. 90. Retrieved March 11, 2018 via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. "Monmouth Wins". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. October 26, 1929. p. 21. Retrieved March 11, 2018 via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. "Football Teams Tie In Great Game". The Petaluma Argus-Courier. Petaluma, California. November 4, 1929. p. 3. Retrieved March 11, 2018 via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  11. "Humboldt Defeats S. F. Pharmacists". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. November 12, 1929. p. 24. Retrieved September 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.