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1947 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

1947 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
Conference Far Western Conference
1947 record 5–4 (2–2 FWC)
Head coach Joseph Forbes (2nd season)
Home stadium Redwood Bowl
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Southern Oregon + 3 1 0     7 3 0
Cal Aggies + 3 1 0     4 5 0
Humboldt State 2 2 0     5 4 0
Chico State 1 3 0     4 5 0
San Francisco State 1 3 0     2 5 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1947 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College during the 1947 college football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).

The 1947 Lumberjacks were led by head coach Joseph Forbes in his second and last year as coach at Humboldt State. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished with a record of five wins and four losses (5–4, 2–2 FWC). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 159–131 for the season.

In two seasons under coach Forbes, the Lumberjacks compiled a record of 10–7–1 (.583). They had winning seasons in both years and won the conference championship in 1946.

No Humboldt State players were selected in the 1948 NFL Draft.


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