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1947 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

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1947 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record5–4 (2–2 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southern Oregon + 3 1 0 7 3 0
Cal Aggies + 3 1 0 4 5 0
Humboldt State 2 2 0 5 4 0
Chico State 1 3 0 4 5 0
San Francisco State 1 3 0 2 5 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1947 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1947 college football season. Led by Joseph Forbes in his second and final season as head coach, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing third in the FWC, and outscored their opponents 159 to 131 for the season. The team played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Humboldt was ranked at No. 392 out of 500 college football teams.[1]

Forbes finished his two-year tenure with an overall record of 10–7–1 (.583).

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28San Francisco JV*W 46–0
October 4at Oregon College*
W 27–7[2]
October 10at Southern Oregon
L 6–16[3]
October 18Chico State
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 14–0
October 25San Francisco State
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 19–0
November 1Cal Aggies
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 7–12
November 8California JV[note 1]*
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 13–20
November 11at Saint Mary's JV*Moraga, CAW 27–20[4]
November 15at Pepperdine*L 0–56[5]
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes

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  1. ^ The University of California JV team was commonly known as the "Cal Ramblers".

References

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  1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Wolves Stressing Pass Defense". Daily Capital Journal. Salem, Oregon. October 3, 1947. p. 8. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Red Raiders Top Humboldt 16-6". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. October 12, 1947. p. 3. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Humboldt Gridders Beat Gael Jayvees". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 12, 1947. p. 23. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^ "Pepperdine Crushes Humboldt State, 56-0". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 17, 1947. p. 7. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ "Humboldt State Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 104. Retrieved November 18, 2017.