1923 Idaho Vandals football team

1923 Idaho Vandals football
ConferenceNorthwest Conference, Pacific Coast Conference
Record5–2–1 (3–0–1 Northwest, 2–2–1 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMacLean Field
1923 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 1
3 – 0 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Oregon Agricultural 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 2
Oregon 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Washington State 2 – 2 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
Pacific (OR) 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Whitman 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
Montana 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Willamette 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1923 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
California $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 1
Washington^ 4 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 1
Stanford 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
USC 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
2 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Oregon Agricultural 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 2
Washington State 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
Oregon 0 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ Selected as Rose Bowl representative

The 1923 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho as a member of the Northwest Conference and the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1923 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Robert L. Mathews, the Vandals compiled an overall record of 5–2–1. Idaho had a record of 3–0–1 in Northwest Conference play, placing second, and 2–2–1 against PCC opponents, placing in a three-way tie for third.[1][2] The team played home games on campus, at MacLean Field in Moscow, Idaho.

Idaho opened the season with two convincing non-conference victories,[3] 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.[4][5] 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.[6] Idaho remained undefeated after six games, all shutouts,[7] but lost the final two on the road in California.[8][9]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6College of Idaho*
W 83–0[3]
October 12Montana
W 40–0[10]
October 19at Washington State
W 14–09,000[4][5]
October 272:30 p.m.at Oregon
T 0–0[11][6]
November 3Gonzaga*
  • MacLean Field
  • Moscow, ID
W 13–0[12]
November 101:00 p.m.vs. Oregon Agricultural
W 7–07,000[13][7][14][15]
November 17at Stanford
L 7–17[8]
November 24at USC
L 0–930,000[16]

References

  1. ^ "Coast Conference Season Is Ended". The Morning Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. December 3, 1923. p. 12. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. ^ "Minor School Title Decided". The San Bernardino Daily Sun. San Bernardino, California. December 4, 1923. p. 16. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. ^ a b "Idaho begins strong play". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 7, 1923. p. 9.
  4. ^ a b "Idaho conquers". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 20, 1923. p. 10.
  5. ^ a b "Idaho eleven bumps Cougars". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 20, 1923. p. 10.
  6. ^ a b "To a standstill". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 28, 1923. p. 5.
  7. ^ a b "Idaho goal line still uncrossed". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 12, 1923. p. 14.
  8. ^ a b "Stanford hands defeat to Idaho". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 19, 1923. p. 16.
  9. ^ "Idaho loses hard battle to U.S.C." Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 25, 1923.
  10. ^ "Idaho should trim Montana". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 11, 1923. p. 19.
  11. ^ "Idaho Vandals in Eugene to battle Oregon U." Eugene Daily Guard. (Oregon). October 26, 1923. p. 1.
  12. ^ Crosby, Larry (November 3, 1923). "Vandals break up Gonzaga passes". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 11.
  13. ^ "Idaho Vandals Battle Oregon Aggies Today". The Idaho Daily Statesman. Boise, Idaho. November 10, 1923. pp. 1, 6. Retrieved December 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  14. ^ "Idaho wins from Oregon Aggies". The Idaho Sunday Statesman. (Boise). November 11, 1923. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Idaho and Oregon tangle at Boise". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 10, 1923. p. 9.
  16. ^ "Trojans given close call by Vandal eleven". The Tucson Citizen. November 25, 1923. Retrieved June 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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