1981 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1981
| team = Humboldt State Lumberjacks
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Far Western Conference
| short_conf = FWC
| record = 6–4
| conf_record = 3–2
| head_coach = Bud Van Deren
| hc_year = 16th
| captain =
| stadium = Redwood Bowl
}}
{{1981 Far Western Conference football standings}}
The 1981 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1981 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Bud Van Deren, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the FWC.{{cite news |author= |title=Aggies, Pioneers Win, Share FWC Crown |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101616933/the-chico-enterprise-record/ |newspaper=Chico Enterprise-Record |location=Chico, California |agency=United Press International |date=November 23, 1981 |page=1D |access-date=May 10, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }} The team outscored its opponents 204 to 198 for the season. Humboldt State played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 12
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1981|team=Southern Oregon Raiders|title=Southern Oregon}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Grants Pass, OR
| score = 24–27
| attend = 4,100
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1981|team=Cal Lutheran Kingsmen|title=Cal Lutheran}}
| site_stadium = Redwood Bowl
| site_cityst = Arcata, CA
| score = 34–28
| attend = 1,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1981|team=Occidental Tigers|title=Occidental}}
| site_stadium = D.W. Patterson Field
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| score = 28–7
| attend = 1,000–1,200
| source = {{cite news|title=Southland|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=September 27, 1981|page=III-20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9963268/southland_19810927/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 1, 2017}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1981|team=Puget Sound Loggers|title=Puget Sound}}
| site_stadium = Redwood Bowl
| site_cityst = Arcata, CA
| score = 7–17
| attend = 3,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = w
| opponent = UC Davis
| site_stadium = Redwood Bowl
| site_cityst = Arcata, CA
| score = 20–18
| attend = 5,200
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = San Francisco State
| site_stadium = Cox Stadium
| site_cityst = San Francisco, CA
| score = 14–6
| attend = 2,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Sonoma State
| site_stadium = Redwood Bowl
| site_cityst = Arcata, CA
| score = 40–14
| attend = 2,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Chico State
| site_stadium = University Stadium
| site_cityst = Chico, CA
| score = 7–26
| attend = 2,322–2,372
| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Final 1981 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Chico State) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/95/stats/13169 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 22, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Cal State Hayward
| site_stadium = Pioneer Stadium
| site_cityst = Hayward, CA
| score = 7–36
| attend = 2,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = w
| opponent = Sacramento State
| site_stadium = Redwood Bowl
| site_cityst = Arcata, CA
| score = 23–19
| attend = 1,700–1,723
| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Final 1981 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Sacramento State) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/102/stats/13169 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=April 26, 2022 }}
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1981 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/291/stats/13169 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=September 20, 2024 }}{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/hsujacks/docs/2014_fb_media_guide|page=103|title=Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide|access-date=November 18, 2017}}
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