1988 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1988
| team = Humboldt State Lumberjacks
| sport = football
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| conference = Northern California Athletic Conference
| short_conf = NCAC
| record = 4–6
| conf_record = 2–3
| head_coach = Mike Dolby
| hc_year = 3rd
| off_coach = Bart Andrus
| oc_year = 3rd
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| stadium = Redwood Bowl
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{{1988 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings}}
The 1988 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 1988 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Mike Dolby, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the NCAC.{{cite news |author= |title=Northern California Athletic |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101624578/the-press-tribune/ |newspaper=The Press-Tribune |location=Roseville, California |date=November 15, 1988 |page=B4 |access-date=May 10, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }} The team was outscored by its opponents 266 to 173 for the season. Humboldt State played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1988
| rankdivision = NCAA Division II
| poll = NCAA Division II Football Committee
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 10
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1988|team=Saint Mary's Gaels|title=Saint Mary’s}}
| site_stadium = Saint Mary’s Stadium
| site_cityst = Moraga, CA
| score = 10–36
| attend = 1,750
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Sacramento State
| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 17–55
| attend = 5,800
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1988|team=Whittier Poets|title=Whittier}}
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Whittier, CA
| score = 37–14
| attend = 1,500
| source = {{cite news|title=Southland|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=September 25, 1988|page=III-25|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10222458/southland_19880925/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 12, 2017}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1988|team=Azusa Pacific Cougars football|title=Azusa Pacific}}
| site_stadium = Redwood Bowl
| site_cityst = Arcata, CA
| score = 13–12
| attend = 3,200
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| w/l = l
| opponent = Chico State
| site_stadium = Redwood Bowl
| site_cityst = Arcata, CA
| score = 7–31
| attend = 4,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = UC Santa Barbara
| site_stadium = Redwood Bowl
| site_cityst = Arcata, CA
| score = 21–31
| attend = 1,200–1,700
| source = {{cite news|title=College Football|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=October 17, 1988|page=III-20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10222832/college_football_19881017/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 12, 2017}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Sonoma State
| site_stadium = Cossacks StadiumSeawolf Stadium was known as Cossacks Stadium until 2002 when the University changed the mascot from Cossacks to Seawolves.
| site_cityst = Rohnert Park, CA
| score = 38–18
| attend = 1,012
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = San Francisco State
| site_stadium = Cox Stadium
| site_cityst = San Francisco, CA
| score = 14–30
| attend = 200–300
| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Final 1988 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (San Francisco State) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/628/stats/12718 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 9, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| w/l = l
| opponent = UC Davis
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Redwood Bowl
| site_cityst = Arcata, CA
| score = 2–26
| attend = 800
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| w/l = w
| opponent = Cal State Hayward
| site_stadium = Redwood Bowl
| site_cityst = Arcata, CA
| score = 14–13
| attend = 600
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1988 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/291/stats/12718 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=September 22, 2024 }}{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/hsujacks/docs/2014_fb_media_guide|page=102|title=Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide|access-date=November 18, 2017}}
Team players in the NFL
No Humboldt State players were selected in the 1989 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1989/draft.htm|title=1989 NFL Draft|access-date=October 28, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/humboldtst/|title=Humboldt St. Players/Alumni|access-date =October 28, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=H&collegeName=Humboldt+State&abbrFlag=0&type=school|title=Draft History: Humboldt State|access-date=October 28, 2017|archive-date=March 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305203014/http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=H&collegeName=Humboldt+State&abbrFlag=0&type=school|url-status=dead}} The following finished their college career in 1988, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
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| Player | Position | First NFL team |
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| Richard Ashe | Tight end | 1990 Los Angeles Rams |
Notes
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References
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