2009 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 2009 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) during the 2009 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Rob Smith, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing last out of four teams in the GNAC. The team outscored its opponents 276 to 220 for the season. Humboldt State played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 5	at Adams State*	Rex Stadium Alamosa, CO	W 36–24	2,047
September 12	Western Oregon	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 16–17	4,801
September 19	at Menlo*	Connor Field Atherton, CA	W 44–16	500
September 26	at Dixie State	Hansen Stadium St. George, UT	L 20–24	3,394
October 3	at Azusa Pacific*	Cougar Athletic Stadium Azusa, CA	W 31–10	2,009
October 10	No. 4 Central Washington	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 27–34	3,309
October 17	Southern Oregon*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 34–3	4,211
October 24	at No. 2 Central Washington	Tomlinson Stadium Ellensburg, WA	L 7–38	5,410
October 31	at Western Oregon	McArthur Field Monmouth, OR	L 28–31	2,200
November 7	Dixie State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 33–23	2,850
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game

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