1960 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team
The 1960 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College during the 1960 NCAA College Division football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference.
The 1960 Lumberjacks were led by tenth-year head coach Phil Sarboe. They played home games at Albee Stadium in Eureka, California. Humboldt State went undefeated during the regular season, finishing with ten wins and no losses.
At the end of the season Humboldt State was invited to take part in the NAIA playoffs. In the semifinal game they played at home against the and emerged victorious. In the NAIA championship game, called the Holiday Bowl from 1956 to 1960, they faced the in St. Petersburg, Florida. Lenoir–Rhyne prevailed by one point in the game, breaking the Lumberjacks two-season 20 game winning streak. That brought Humboldt State's final record to eleven wins and one loss. The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 307–89 for the season. In their eleven wins, Humboldt State outscored their opponents by an average score of 27–7.Schedule
Team players in the NFL
The following Humboldt State players were selected in the 1961 NFL Draft.
