Following coach Doug Adkins who led the 2006 Humboldt State Lumberjacks playing games at the Redwood Bowl, Rob Smith was the head coach of the Lumberjacks from 2008 through 2017.
The 2006 Lumberjacks were led by seventh-year head coach Doug Adkins. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. He served as the head football coach at Western Washington University from 1989 to 2005 and Humboldt State University in Humboldt, California from 2008 to 2017, compiling a career college football coaching record of 1721061. The Humboldt State Lumberjacks are the 12 varsity athletic teams that represent Humboldt State University, located in Arcata, California, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. Its primary population centers of Eureka, the site of College of the Redwoods main campus, and the smaller college town of Arcata, site of Humboldt State University, are located adjacent to Humboldt Bay, California's second largest natural bay. 
