GAME INFORMATION / QUICK FACTS GAME NO. 2 – NO. 13 HUMBOLDT STATE LUMBERJACKS (1-0) VS. NO. 24 AZUSA PACIFIC COUGARS (1-0) SATURDAY, SEPT. 10 | 6 P.M. | REDWOOD BOWL | ARCATA, CALIF. 2016 SCHEDULE & RESULTS GAME DAY INFORMATION DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT LIVE VIDEO: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/humboldt/# SEPT. 1 Carson-Newman W, 52-45 LIVE STATS: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/humboldt/# SEPT. 10 AZUSA PacIFIC* 6 P.M. LIVE RADIO: Sept. 17 Simon Fraser* 6 p.m. ESPN 1340 AM \ 92.7 FM SEPT. 24 WESTERN OREGON* 6 P.M. MEDIA RELATIONS: Oct. 1 Chadron state 11 a.m. Andrew Goetz Oct. 8 CENTRAL WASHINGton* 6 P.M. 707-826-3631 (office) Oct. 15 Azusa Pacifc* 6:30 p.m. 707-498-0479 (cell) Oct. 22 Western Oregon* 12:30 p.m. [email protected] Oct. 29 SIMON FRASER* 6 P.M. WEBSITE: HSUJacks.com NOV. 5 WESTERN State (COLO.) 6 P.M. FACEBOOK: Facebook.com/HSUJacks Nov. 7 Central Washington* 5 p.m. TwITTER: @HSUJacks | HASHTAGS: #HUMBUILDT *GNAC Game | HOME GAMES IN CAPS | All Times Pacific and Subject to Change INSTAGRAM: HSUJacks UNIVERSITY FACTS FOOTBALL HISTORY School ....................................... Humboldt State University First Year of Football ....................................................... 1923 System ........................................California State University Conference Titles .................................................................. 11 City/State ..............................................................Arcata, Calif. Great Northwest Athletic Conference .......2 (2011, 2015) Founded...............................................................................1913 Northern California Athletic Conference ........ 2 (94, 95) Enrollment .........................................................................8,293 Far Western Conference ...... 7 (46, 52, 56, 60, 61, 63, 68) Colors ..................................................................Green & Gold Regional Championships ........................................ 1 (1968) Nickname .............................................................Lumberjacks Bowl Appearances .....2 (1960 - Holiday Bowl/1968 - Camellia Bowl) Conference ..........Great Northwest Athletic Conference Best National Finish ..................................2nd (1960, NAIA) Affiliation ......................................................NCAA Division II All-Time Record ................................................391-367-20 (.515) President ............................................Dr. Lisa A. Rossbacher All-Time Conference Record .........................154-179-8 (.463) Director of Athletics ............................................Dan Collen Athletics Phone .............................................(707) 826-3666 TEAM FACTS Faculty Athletic Representative ..........Dr. Jeffry Borgeld Head Coach ............................................................. Rob Smith Sports Information Contact ...................... Andrew Goetz Coach’s Alma Mater .....University of Washington (1981) Coach’s Career Record/HSU .........................160-98/50-37 STADIUM INFORMATION Years at HSU .................................................................9th year Name ................................................................Redwood Bowl Head Coach Phone .......................................(707) 826-5947 Capacity ............................................................6,000 (seated) Head Coach Email [email protected] Surface .....................................................................Sports Turf Offensive Coordinator .....................Aaron Price (1st year) Largest Crowd ........................................7,131 (Sept. 8, 2011) Defensive Coordinator .......... Miles Kochevar (2nd year) 2014 Overall/Conference Record ............ 10-2/6-0 GNAC Starters Returning ....................................11 (6 O, 3 D, 2 ST) Starters Lost ......................................................... 13 (5 O, 8 D) Letterwinners Returning ...................32 (15 O, 15 D, 2 ST) Basic Offense/Defense .....................................Multiple/4-3 HSUJACKS.COM #HUMBUILDT 11 GAME NOTES THIS WEEK IN THE GNAC through four quarters and combined for 1,198 This week’s Great Northwest Athletic Conference yards of total offense. Gardner clinched the Green games (Saturday, Sept. 10): Central Washington and Gold victory with a 35-yard touchdown run at Western Oregon (1 p.m.), Azusa Pacific at with 44 seconds left to play. Humboldt State (6 p.m.) and Simon Fraser at Texas A&M Kingsville (7 p.m.). All times local and TOP 25 SHOWDOWN subject to change. HSU and Azusa Pacific were both ranked in the latest AFCA Coaches Poll Top 25 at 13th and THE VOICE OF THE LUMBERJACKS RETURNS 24th, respectively. The Jacks opened 2016 as the Former Lumberjack football player and BiCoastal nation’s 13th-ranked program and did not move Media Sports Director J.B. Mathers and HSU up following Thursday’s win over the Eagles. Hall of Famer Burt Nordstrom will broadcast Azusa Pacific began the season outside of the Saturday’s game on KATA, 1340 AM / 92.7 FM, the Top 25, but slid into the ranking after a home win North Coast’s ESPN radio affiliate. Airtime is 5:30 over West Texas A&M. p.m. The broadcast will also be streamed live at: http://v6.player.abacast.net/45. COUGARS OPEN 2016 WITH WIN Azusa Pacific opened the season with a home LIVE STATS & STREAMING VIDEO win versus West Texas A&M. The Cougars defense Live video and statistics will be available for came up with three takeaways, tallied four sacks Saturday’s game. The game can be streamed and notched a first quarter safety. live on https://portal.stretchinternet.com/ humboldt/#. An impressive rushing performance from Kurt Scobey helped the Azusa Pacific offense grind SERIES HISTORY out the result. Scobey carried the ball 17 times for HSU won both of last season’s meetings with 118 yards and two touchdowns. Azusa Pacific, which included a 34-16 home victory. The Lumberjacks lead the all-time series WEBBER IN THE ZONE 20-10, and they have won three of the last four Robert Webber displayed his mastery of the HSU games against their in-state rival. passing attack against Carson-Newman. The junior completed 24-of-33 passes for 380 yards Ja’Quan Gardner set a new single-game rushing and three touchdowns in the season opener. record with 305 yards the last time out against Webber has completed over 73 percent of his Azusa Pacific. Not only did Gardner break the passes and thrown for more than 380 yards in program single-game record, but he also was two of his last three outings. He passed for 460 responsible for four touchdowns (three rushing yards and four touchdowns in the team’s playoff and one passing). win over Augustana. ROAD TRIP SUCCESS DEFENSE READY FOR CHALLENGE The Jacks were successful on their trip to the Losing eight defensive starters from last season Volunteer State as they notched a 52-45 win. and facing one of the nation’s highest-scoring HSU and Carson-Newman traded touchdowns offenses in its season opener would be a problem 22 HSUJACKS.COM GAME NOTES AFCA DIVISION II COACHES POLL for most programs, but not HSU. Defensive (Sept. 5, 2016) backs Jeff Shott and Julian Owens combined for 23 tackles and newcomer Josh Hinson RANK SCHOOL (1ST VOTES) REC. PTS. made a splash against Carson-Newman. A 1. Northwest Missouri St. (30) 1-0 750 transfer from Fresno City College, Hinson 2. West Georgia 1-0 703 tied Shott with a game-high 12 tackles and 3. Grand Valley St. (Mich) 1-0 687 notched 2.5 tackles for loss. 4. Shepherd (W.Va.) 1-0 650 5. Ashland (Ohio) 1-0 615 JACKS PICKED TO REPEAT AS GNAC 6. Minnesota St. 1-0 581 CHAMPS 7. Ferris State (Mich.) 1-0 493 The Lumberjacks collected four of the 8. Texas A&M-Commerce 1-0 481 conference’s five first-place votes and hold the 9. Henderson State (Ark.) 1-0 479 top spot after finishing last season with a 10-2 10. Indiana (Pa.) 0-0 474 mark, the GNAC title and a trip to the NCAA 11. Colorado School of Mines 1-0 449 playoffs. 12. Slippery Rock (Pa.) 1-0 438 13. Humboldt State 1-0 398 Last year, the North Coast squad cruised to a 14. Midwestern State (Texas) 1-0 376 perfect 6-0 mark in conference play and won 15. Tuskegee (Ala.) 1-0 297 all five of its home games. HSU hosted its first 16. Central Missouri 1-0 290 postseason game since 1960 and defeated 17. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 1-0 207 Augustana before falling to the eventual 18. Assumption (Mass.) 1-0 203 national champion Northwest Missouri State. 19. Colorado State-Pueblo 0-1 198 Prior to the Jacks run, the GNAC had been 20. North Alabama 0-1 189 without a postseason representative since 21. Augustana (S.D.) 1-0 143 2009. 22. Florida Tech 1-0 108 23. Valdosta State 1-0 104 Azusa Pacific snagged the only other first 24. Azusa Pacific 1-0 83 place vote in the GNAC preseason coaches 25. Colorado Mesa 1-0 45 poll and was picked to finish second. Western Oregon earned the third place spot, followed Others Receiving Votes: Harding (Ark.), 38; In- by Central Washington in fourth and Simon dianapolis (Ind.), 34; West Chester (Pa.), 34; West- Fraser in fifth place. ern Oregon, 30; Delta St. (Miss.), 27; Minnesota- Duluth, 25; Emporia St. (Kan.), 23; Southwest GARDNER READY TO RUN Minnesota St., 20; Catawba (N.C.), 19; Fort Hays After one of the most dynamic rushing St. (Kan.), 13; McKendree (Ill.), 12; Texas A&M- seasons in program history, Gardner returns Kingsville, 12; Hillsdale (Mich.), 11; Ouachita for his junior season. The Ceres, Calif., native Baptist (Ark.), 9; Michigan Tech, 7; Miles (Ala.), was a consensus