1971 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

1971 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record7–4 (3–3 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
1971 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UC Davis + 5 1 0 9 1 0
No. 11 Chico State + 5 1 0 9 2 0
Cal State Hayward 3 2 1 7 2 1
Humboldt State 3 3 0 7 4 0
Sacramento State 2 3 1 4 5 1
San Francisco State 2 4 0 5 6 0
Sonoma State 0 6 0 2 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1971 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 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Bud Van Deren, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the FWC. The team outscored its opponents 288 to 209 for the season. Humboldt State played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.