1959 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

American college football season

1959 Far Western Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 San Francisco State $	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Humboldt State	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Nevada	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Chico State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Sacramento State	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
UC Davis	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from UPI College Division poll

The 1959 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).^{[note 1]}

The 1959 Lumberjacks were led by ninth-year head coach Phil Sarboe. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State lost their first game, then reeled off a nine-game winning streak to finish with a record of nine wins and one loss (9–1, 4–1 FWC). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 191–137 for the season.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 19	at San Francisco State[note 2]		L 0–28
September 26	Oregon College[note 3]*		W 18–7
October 3	Seattle Ramblers (club team)[1]*		W 14–13
October 10	Sacramento State[note 4]		W 38–20
October 17	Western Washington*		W 7–3
October 24	UC Davis[note 5]		W 21–12
October 31	at Chico State[note 6]		W 13–12
November 7	Nevada		W 21–7
November 13	at Southern Oregon[note 7]*		W 20–7
November 26	Whittier*		W 39–28

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