1960 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team explained

Year:1960
Team:Humboldt State Lumberjacks
Sport:football
Conference:Far Western Conference
Short Conf:FWC
Coachrank:8 (UPI small college)
Aprank:3 (AP small college)
Record:11–1
Conf Record:5–0
Head Coach:Phil Sarboe
Hc Year:10th
Stadium:Albee Stadium
Champion:FWC champion
Bowl:NAIA semifinal
Bowl Result:W 13–6 vs.
NAIA championship game—Holiday Bowl, L 14–15 vs. Lenoir Rhyne

The 1960 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College during the 1960 college football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).

The 1960 Lumberjacks were led by tenth-year head coach Phil Sarboe. They played home games at Albee Stadium in Eureka, California. Humboldt State went undefeated during the regular season, finishing with ten wins and no losses (10–0, 5–0 FWC).

At the end of the season Humboldt State was invited to take part in the NAIA playoffs. In the semifinal game they played at home against the and emerged victorious. In the NAIA championship game, called the Holiday Bowl from 1956 to 1960, they faced the Lenoir–Rhyne Bears in St. Petersburg, Florida. Lenoir–Rhyne prevailed by one point in the game, breaking the Lumberjacks two-season, 20-game winning streak. That brought Humboldt State's final record to eleven wins and one loss (11–1, 5–0 FWC). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 307–89 for the season. In their eleven wins, Humboldt State outscored their opponents by an average score of 27–7.

Schedule

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Team players in the NFL

The following Humboldt State players were selected in the 1961 NFL draft.[2] [3] [4]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Vester Flanagan Tackle 9 124 Green Bay Packers

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide. 104. November 18, 2017.
  2. Web site: 1961 NFL Draft. October 28, 2017.
  3. Web site: Humboldt St. Players/Alumni. October 28, 2017.
  4. Web site: Draft History: Humboldt State. October 28, 2017. March 5, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180305203014/http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=H&collegeName=Humboldt+State&abbrFlag=0&type=school. dead.