1923 Idaho Vandals football team
The 1923 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1923 college football season, and were led by second-year head coach Robert L. Mathews. It was Idaho's second year in the Pacific Coast Conference and they were 5–2–1 overall and 2–2–1 in conference.
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Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
Record | 5–2–1 (2–2–1 PCC) |
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Home stadium | MacLean Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington^ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon Agricultural | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Home games were played on campus in Moscow at MacLean Field, with one in Boise at Public School Field.[1]
Idaho opened the season with two convincing non-conference victories,[2] then shut out neighbor Washington State 14–0 in the Battle of the Palouse across the border at Rogers Field in Pullman, breaking an eight-game losing streak in the series.[3][4] It was the first of three consecutive wins over the Cougars in the rivalry. The Vandals did not break the winless streak against Oregon, but battled to a scoreless tie at Hayward Field in Eugene.[5] Idaho remained undefeated after six games, all shutouts,[6] but lost the final two on the road in California.[7][8]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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October 6 | College of Idaho* | W 83–0 | [2] | |||
October 12 | Montana* |
| W 40–0 | [9] | ||
October 19 | at Washington State | W 14–0 | 9,000 | [3][4] | ||
October 27 | 2:30 p.m. | at Oregon | T 0–0 | [10][5] | ||
November 3 | Gonzaga* |
| W 13–0 | [11] | ||
November 10 | Oregon Agricultural | W 7–0 | [1][6][12] | |||
November 17 | at Stanford | L 7–17 | [7] | |||
November 24 | at USC | L 0–9 | 30,000 | |||
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- The Little Brown Stein trophy for the Montana game debuted fifteen years later in 1938
- Two games were played on Friday (Montana in Moscow and Washington State in Pullman)
Conference opponents not played this season: Washington, California
References
- "Idaho and Oregon tangle at Boise". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 10, 1923. p. 9.
- "Idaho begins strong play". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 7, 1923. p. 9.
- "Idaho conquers". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 20, 1923. p. 10.
- "Idaho eleven bumps Cougars". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 20, 1923. p. 10.
- "To a standstill". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 28, 1923. p. 5.
- "Idaho goal line still uncrossed". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 12, 1923. p. 14.
- "Stanford hands defeat to Idaho". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 19, 1923. p. 16.
- "Idaho loses hard battle to U.S.C." Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 25, 1923.
- "Idaho should trim Montana". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 11, 1923. p. 19.
- "Idaho Vandals in Eugene to battle Oregon U." Eugene Daily Guard. (Oregon). October 26, 1923. p. 1.
- Crosby, Larry (November 3, 1923). "Vandals break up Gonzaga passes". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 11.
- "Idaho wins from Oregon Aggies". The Idaho Sunday Statesman. (Boise). November 11, 1923. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Gem of the Mountains: 1924 University of Idaho yearbook – 1923 football season
- Go Mighty Vandals – 1923 football season
- Official game program: Idaho at Washington State – October 19, 1923
- Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1923 editions