1981 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

1981 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record6–4 (3–2 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
1981 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UC Davis + 4 1 0 6 4 0
Cal State Hayward + 4 1 0 6 4 1
Humboldt State 3 2 0 6 4 0
Chico State 3 2 0 5 5 0
Sacramento State 1 4 0 5 6 0
San Francisco State 0 5 0 3 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1981 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 1981 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Bud Van Deren, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the FWC. The team outscored its opponents 204 to 198 for the season. Humboldt State played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.