1979 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

1979 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record8–2 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
1979 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UC Davis $ 5 0 0 7 2 1
Humboldt State 4 1 0 8 2 0
Chico State 2 3 0 5 6 0
Sacramento State 2 3 0 4 6 0
San Francisco State 1 4 0 3 7 0
Cal State Hayward 1 4 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Adjusted for Cal Poly Pomona forfeits to UC Davis and Sacramento State

The 1979 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Bud Van Deren, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the FWC. The team outscored its opponents 220 to 127 for the season. Humboldt State played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.