1940 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1940 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football Independent 3–4 Herbert L. Hart 3rd Albee Stadium The 1940 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as an independent during the 1940 college football season. Led by Herbert L. Hart in his third and final season as head coach, the Lumberjacks compiled a record of 3–4 and were outscored by their opponents 60 to 33 for the season. The team played home games at Albee Stadium in Eureka, California. Humboldt was ranked at No. 472 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings The Boston Globe Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 19, 1940 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/ Newspapers.com Hart finished his three-year tenure with an overall record of 12–8 (12 8). Schedule September 28 w Alhambra Athletic Club Albee Stadium Eureka, CA 7–6 October 5 w Cal Poly Albee Stadium Eureka, CA 13–12 2,000 Humboldt Triumphs Over California Poly The San Bernardino County Sun San Bernardino, California October 6, 1940 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18209366/humboldt_triumphs_over_california_poly/ Newspapers.com March 11, 2018 October 11 l y San Francisco State Roberts Field San Francisco, CA 0–3 2,000 S.F. Humbles Humboldt The Fresno Bee The Republican Fresno, California October 12, 1940 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12565046/sf_humbles_humboldt/ Newspapers.com July 22, 2017 October 18 l Cal Aggies Albee Stadium Eureka, CA 0–20 Cal Aggies Triumph Over Humboldt Team The San Bernardino County Sun San Bernardino, California October 19, 1940 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18209238/cal_aggies_triumph_over_humboldt_team/ Newspapers.com March 11, 2018 October 23 w 1940 Arkansas A&M Boll Weevils Arkansas A&M Albee Stadium Eureka, CA 13–0 Humboldt State Beats Arkansas Eleven, 13 to 0 The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California October 24, 1940 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18209180/humboldt_state_beats_arkansas_eleven/ Newspapers.com March 11, 2018 November 2 l California JVThe University of California JV team was commonly known as the "Cal Ramblers". Albee Stadium Eureka, CA 0–12 Cal Ramblers Win Nevada State Journal Reno, Nevada November 3, 1940 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18209133/cal_ramblers_win/ Newspapers.com March 11, 2018 November 11 l y Chico State Chico High School Stadium Chico, CA 0–7 Football Sacramento Bee Sacramento, California November 11, 1940 37 GenealogyBank.com https://issuu.com/hsujacks/docs/2014_fb_media_guide 104 Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide November 18, 2017 November 21, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201121005317/https://issuu.com/hsujacks/docs/2014_fb_media_guide dead Notes note References Humboldt State Category:Humboldt State Lumberjacks football seasons Humboldt State Lumberjacks football