Humboldt State Lumberjacks football, 1924–1929

The Humboldt State Lumberjacks football program's first five seasons of competition were from 1924 to 1929, Humboldt State Normal College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as an independent. Humboldt State did not field a team in 1926.

1924

1924 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–0
Head coach
  • Bert Smith (1st season)
1924 Western college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hawaii   –   8 – 0 – 0
Saint Mary's   –   8 – 1 – 0
La Verne   –   7 – 1 – 1
New Mexico A&M   –   7 – 3 – 0
Tempe Normal   –   6 – 1 – 1
Pacific (CA)   –   6 – 3 – 0
New Mexico   –   5 – 1 – 0
Cal Aggies   –   5 – 4 – 1
Nevada   –   3 – 4 – 1
Santa Clara   –   3 – 5 – 1
Arizona   –   2 – 4 – 0
Santa Barbara   –   2 – 5 – 1
Humboldt State   –   1 – 0 – 0

The 1924 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State Normal College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as an independent during the 1924 college football season. Led by Bert Smith in his first and only season as head coach, the Lumberjacks compiled a record of 1–0. 1924 was the first year of competition for Humboldt State football program.

Schedule

OpponentSiteResult
at Arcata High SchoolArcata, CAW 9–0

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1925

1925 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–3
Head coach
1925 Western college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hawaii   –   10 – 0 – 0
Tempe State   –   6 – 2 – 0
Loyola (CA)   –   4 – 2 – 0
New Mexico A&M   –   5 – 3 – 1
San Diego State   –   5 – 3 – 1
La Verne   –   5 – 4 – 0
Arizona   –   3 – 3 – 1
Santa Barbara State   –   3 – 4 – 1
Regis   –   2 – 3 – 0
New Mexico   –   2 – 4 – 1
St. Ignatius (CA)   –   2 – 4 – 1
Santa Clara   –   2 – 6 – 0
Humboldt State   –   1 – 3 – 0

The 1925 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State Normal College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as an independent during the 1925 college football season. Led by Cy Falkenberg in his first and only season as head coach, the Lumberjacks compiled a record of 1–3. 1925 was the second year for the Humboldt State football program. The team only played four games against local high schools.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
at Arcata High SchoolArcata, CAL 0–7
September 18vs. Fortuna High SchoolArcata, CAW 7–0[2]
at Ferndale High SchoolFerndale, CAL 0–7
September 30vs. Eureka High SchoolArcata, CAL 6–12[3]

1927

1927 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–2
Head coach
  • Fred Telonicher (1st season)
1927 Western college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Mexico   –   8 – 0 – 1
Hawaii   –   5 – 2 – 0
Arizona   –   4 – 2 – 1
Regis   –   5 – 3 – 0
Gonzaga   –   5 – 3 – 1
Santa Clara   –   5 – 4 – 2
Loyola (CA)   –   4 – 3 – 1
Tempe State   –   2 – 3 – 1
New Mexico A&M   –   3 – 5 – 1
Humboldt State   –   1 – 2 – 0

The 1927 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State Normal College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as an independent during the 1927 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Fred Telonicher, the Lumberjacks compiled a record of 1–2. The team played home games in Eureka, California.

The 1927 season was the program's third season and the first in which the team played against another college. In the 1924 and 1925 seasons Humboldt State only played against high school teams and the school did not field a team in 1926. Telonicher was the third head coach for the Lumberjacks in as many seasons.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 292:30 p.m.at Southern Oregon Normal
W 35–0[4]
American LegionEureka, CAL 6–7
November 12at Southern Oregon Normal
L 0–29[5]

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1928

1928 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–1
Head coach
  • Fred Telonicher (2nd season)
Home stadiumAlbee Stadium
1928 Western college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona   –   5 – 1 – 2
Idaho Southern Branch   –   5 – 1 – 2
Gonzaga   –   6 – 2 – 1
New Mexico   –   5 – 2 – 1
Humboldt State   –   2 – 1 – 0
Loyola (CA)   –   5 – 3 – 0
Tempe State   –   3 – 2 – 1
Regis   –   5 – 4 – 0
Santa Clara   –   5 – 4 – 0
New Mexico A&M   –   4 – 5 – 0
Hawaii   –   2 – 5 – 0

The 1928 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State Normal College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as an independent during the 1928 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Fred Telonicher, the Lumberjacks compiled a record of 2–1 and outscored their opponents 38–37 in the three games. The team played home games at Albee Stadium in Eureka, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
Eureka Wildcats
W 20–6
Eureka Wildcats
  • Albee Stadium
  • Eureka, CA
L 6–0
November 12Southern Oregon Normal
  • Albee Stadium
  • Eureka, CA
L 12–31[6]

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1929

1929 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–4–1
Head coach
  • Fred Telonicher (3rd season)
Home stadiumAlbee Stadium
1929 Western college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Saint Mary's   –   8 – 0 – 1
Arizona   –   7 – 1 – 0
Loyola (CA)   –   6 – 3 – 0
Santa Clara   –   5 – 3 – 0
Gonzaga   –   4 – 3 – 0
Hawaii   –   4 – 3 – 0
New Mexico A&M   –   3 – 2 – 3
St. Ignatius (CA)   –   4 – 3 – 1
Santa Barbara State   –   4 – 4 – 1
New Mexico   –   2 – 4 – 2
Regis   –   3 – 7 – 0
Humboldt State   –   1 – 4 – 1
Arizona State   –   0 – 6 – 0
Columbia (OR)   –     –  

The 1929 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State Normal College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as an independent during the 1929 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Fred Telonicher, the Lumberjacks compiled a record of 1–4–1. The team played home games at Albee Stadium in Eureka, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28at Chico State
L 3–19[7]
October 12Saint Mary's freshmen
L 6–37[8]
October 25Oregon Normal
  • Albee Stadium
  • Eureka, CA
L 0–31[9]
November 1Santa Rosa
  • Albee Stadium
  • Eureka, CA
T 13–13[10]
November 11San Francisco College of Pharmacy[note 1]Arcata, CAW 18–6[11]
November 23at Southern Oregon Normal
L 7–27

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Notes

  1. ^ The San Francisco College of Pharmacy was founded in 1872 and is now part of the University of California, San Francisco

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 108. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  2. ^ "Teachers Beat High". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. September 19, 1925. p. 5. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Six Players Hurt In Football Game". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 1, 1925. p. 20. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Normal School Football Game Here Saturday". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. October 26, 1927. p. 3. Retrieved September 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  5. ^ "Ashland Normal School Beats California Team". Statesman Journal. Salem, Oregon. Associated Press. November 13, 1927. p. 6. Retrieved September 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  6. ^ "Ashland Normal Wins". Daily Capital Journal. Salem, Oregon. November 13, 1928. p. 10. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Season Football Scores". San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California). October 7, 1929. p. 24 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  8. ^ "Saint Frosh Win". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 13, 1929. p. 90. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Monmouth Wins". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. October 26, 1929. p. 21. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Football Teams Tie In Great Game". The Petaluma Argus-Courier. Petaluma, California. November 4, 1929. p. 3. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Humboldt Defeats S. F. Pharmacists". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. November 12, 1929. p. 24. Retrieved September 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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