American college football season
The 1996 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division II football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Fred Whitmire, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing last out of three teams in the NCAC.[1] The team was outscored its by opponents 258 to 159 for the season. Humboldt State played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | at Montana Tech* | Butte, MT | L 7–20 | | [2] |
| September 14 | Western Montana* | | W 36–6 | 2,956 | [3] |
| September 21 | at Azusa Pacific* | | W 37–35 | 3,133 | [4] |
| October 5 | No. 20 UC Davis* | | L 13–50 | 4,232–4,323 | [5] |
| October 12 | Sonoma State | | L 10–24 | 2,642 | [6] |
| October 19 | at Chico State | | L 14–39 | 5,226 | |
| October 26 | at Sonoma State | | W 21–6 | 1,196 | [7] |
| November 2 | Colorado Mines* | | L 6–16 | 1,458 | |
| November 9 | Chico State | | L 9–13 | 1,900 | |
| November 16 | at Saint Mary's* | | L 6–49 | 1,683 | [8] |
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- ^ "NCAC standings". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. November 20, 1996. p. C4. Retrieved April 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Bruce Sayler (September 8, 1996). "Tech Hum-boldts Lumberjacks". The Montana Standard. Butte, Montana. p. 9. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Humboldt flattens Western's Bulldogs". The Montana Standard. Butte, Montana. September 15, 1996. p. 10. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 22, 1996. p. 183. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1996 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UC Davis)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ "Cossacks grab first victory in two years". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. October 13, 1996. p. 30. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ralph Leef (October 27, 1996). "Battered SSU loses, but not ready to quit". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. 29. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "St. Mary's, Cal. 49, Humboldt St. 6". The Signal. Santa Clarita, California. November 17, 1996. p. 32. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1996 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ^ "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 101. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
