The 1933 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1933 college football season. The Vandals were led by fifth-year head coach Leo Calland, and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. Home games were played on campus in Moscow at MacLean Field, with none in Boise this year.
| 1933 Idaho Vandals football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 4–4 (1–4 PCC) |
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| Home stadium | MacLean Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Stanford ^ + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Oregon + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 USC | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Idaho compiled a 4–4 overall record and lost all but one of its five games in the PCC.
In the Battle of the Palouse with neighbor Washington State, the Vandals suffered a sixth straight loss, falling 6–14 on homecoming in Moscow on November 11. Idaho's most recent win in the series was eight years earlier in 1925 and the next was 21 years away in 1954.
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 29 | at Washington | L 0–13 | 15,385 | ||
| October 7 | Whitman* | W 60–0 | |||
| October 14 | College of Idaho* |
| W 13–0 | ||
| October 20 | at Oregon | L 0–19 | [1] | ||
| October 28 | Montana |
| W 12–6 | ||
| November 11 | Washington State |
| L 6–14 | 9,000 | |
| November 18 | at California | L 0–6 | |||
| November 30 | Gonzaga* | W 20–12 | 8,500 | [2][3] | |
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All-conference edit
No Vandals were named to the All-Coast team; quarterback Willis Smith was a third team selection.[4]
References edit
- ^ Johnston, Richard (October 21, 1933). "Oregon conquers Vandals by 19-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 2.
- ^ "Idaho beats Gonzaga". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 30, 1933. p. 1.
- ^ Stark, Charles R. Jr. (December 1, 1933). "Battle proves sensation". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 10.
- ^ "Associated Press names Mikulak All-Coast". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 28, 1933. p. 6.
External links edit
- Gem of the Mountains: 1934 University of Idaho yearbook – 1933 football season
- Go Mighty Vandals – 1933 football season
- Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1933 editions