1986 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 1986 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Mike Dolby, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the NCAC.^[1] The team was outscored by its opponents 350 to 175 for the season. Humboldt State played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.

1986 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
Record	2–9 (0–5 NCAC)
Head coach	Mike Dolby (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Bart Andrus (1st season)
Home stadium	Redwood Bowl
Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 UC Davis $^	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Chico State	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Cal State Hayward	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Sonoma State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
San Francisco State	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Humboldt State	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Humboldt State opened the season at Boise State in the first game ever played on a blue field.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	at Boise State*	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 0–74	17,456–17,465	[2]
September 20	UC Santa Barbara*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 27–7	3,300–5,000	[3]
September 27	Sacramento State*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 17–45	3,700–4,900	[4]
October 4	at Portland State*	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 16–27	4,823
October 11	at Menlo*	Connor Field Atherton, CA	L 22–24	300
October 18	at Saint Mary's*	Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, CA	W 14–10	1,985
October 25	Chico State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 0–42	3,000–3,700	[5]
November 1	Cal State Hayward	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 22–24	600–2,600	[6]
November 8	at Sonoma State	Cossacks Stadium[note 1] Rohnert Park, CA	L 17–24	1,491
November 15	at San Francisco State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 12–28	300
November 22	No. 2 UC Davis	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 28–45	2,700–2,900	[7]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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Notes

1. Seawolf Stadium was known as Cossacks Stadium until 2002 when the University changed the mascot from Cossacks to Seawolves.