1982 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

1982 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
Record	3–7 (1–4 NCAC)
Head coach	Bud Van Deren (17th season)
Home stadium	Redwood Bowl

1982 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 UC Davis $^	5	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
Sacramento State	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Cal State Hayward	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
San Francisco State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Chico State	1	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Humboldt State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1982 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 1982 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Bud Van Deren, Humboldt State compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the NCAC. The team was outscored by its opponents 191 to 131 for the season. The Lumberjacks played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Cal Lutheran*	Mt. Clef Field Thousand Oaks, CA	L 7–21
September 25	Sonoma State*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 24–6
October 2	at Puget Sound*	Baker Stadium Tacoma, WA	L 14–16
October 9	Santa Clara*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 13–41
October 16	Southern Oregon*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 14–7
October 23	at Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 6–30	6,020
October 30	Cal State Hayward	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 0–10
November 6	Chico State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 42–12
November 13	at San Francisco State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 3–17
November 20	No. 3 UC Davis	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 8–31
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game