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1929 Idaho Vandals football team

The 1929 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1929 college football season. The Vandals were led by first-year head coach Leo Calland and were in their eighth season in the Pacific Coast Conference. Home games were played on campus in Moscow at MacLean Field. Idaho compiled a 4–5 overall record and went 1–4 in conference games.

1929 Idaho Vandals football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–5 (1–4 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMacLean Field
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 USC $ 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Stanford 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 4 California 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 1
Oregon 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Washington State 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
UCLA 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Oregon State 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Idaho 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Montana 0 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Washington 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

Calland was previously a USC assistant coach and a former player for the Trojans,[1][2] a guard and captain as a senior on the 1922 team that won the Rose Bowl. Raised in Seattle, he was also the head coach of the USC basketball team for two seasons.[3][4]

In the Battle of the Palouse with neighbor Washington State, the Cougars won for the second straight year,[5][6] their first at home in Pullman in eight years.

The Vandals finished the season with a two-game road trip to Los Angeles and Pocatello in southeastern Idaho. Calland's return to USC was harsh, with a 72-point shutout by the Trojans to extend the season's losing streak to five games.[7] The final game on Thanksgiving was a 41–7 win over the Tigers of the university's Southern Branch,[8] today's Idaho State University, but then a two-year school.

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Montana State*
W 39–6[9][10][11][12]
October 5Whitman*
  • MacLean Field
  • Moscow, ID
W 41–7[13]
October 12Montana
W 19–0[14]
October 19at Oregon
L 7–3420,000[15][16]
October 26at Oregon State
L 0–27[17]
November 9at Washington State
L 7–4110,000[5][6]
November 16Gonzaga* 
  • MacLean Field
  • Moscow, ID
L 14–208,000[18][19]
November 23at USC
L 0–7210,000[7]
November 28at Idaho Southern Branch*Pocatello, ID (future rivalry)W 41–7[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

All-conference edit

No Vandals were named to the All-Coast team.[20][21] on the All-Northwest team, tackle Gordon Diehl and center Lester Kirkpatrick were first team selections.[22][23]

References edit

  1. ^ "Calland named to coach Idaho in Erb's stead". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. March 1, 1929. p. 10.
  2. ^ "Calland will have charge of sports". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. March 2, 1929. p. 10.
  3. ^ "Calland to head Idaho athletics". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. March 2, 1929. p. 14.
  4. ^ "Calland undecided upon his assistant". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. March 2, 1929. p. 1, section 2.
  5. ^ a b Russell, Eugene H. (November 10, 1929). "W.S.C. defeats Idaho, 41 to 7, before 10,000 fans". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
  6. ^ a b "Cougars blast Idaho 41 to 7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 10, 1929. p. 9.
  7. ^ a b "USC beats Vandals in 72 to 0 frolic". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 24, 1929. p. 13.
  8. ^ a b "Vandals trim Southern Branch by 41-7 score". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 29, 1929. p. 12.
  9. ^ "Vandals open up". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. September 27, 1929. p. 12.
  10. ^ "Calland mum on grid hopes". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. September 27, 1929. p. 29.
  11. ^ "Idaho tramples Montana State". Spokesman-Review. Spokesman-Review. September 29, 1929. p. 1, sports.
  12. ^ "Vandals defeat Montana State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. September 29, 1929. p. 11.
  13. ^ "Idaho defeats Whitman Saints". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. October 6, 1929. p. 13.
  14. ^ "Vandals crush Montana 19-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. October 13, 1929. p. 11.
  15. ^ "Oregon-Idaho tied at quarter 7-7". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. October 19, 1927. p. 1.
  16. ^ "Oregon eleven smashes Idaho". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. October 20, 1929. p. 11.
  17. ^ "Vandals crushed". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. October 27, 1927. p. 9.
  18. ^ "Gonzaga and Idaho clash today in 16th annual gridiron battle". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington). November 16, 1929. p. 18.
  19. ^ "Passing attack gives Gonzaga 20 to 14 victory over University of Idaho in hard battle". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington). November 17, 1929. p. 1, sports.
  20. ^ "Pick Cost team". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 3, 1929. p. 12.
  21. ^ "Austin Colbert, Webfoot, rates tackle on All-Coast team". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 3, 1929. p. 9.
  22. ^ "Name all-star teams in Coast conference". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. November 28, 1929. p. 24.
  23. ^ "Pick North team". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 29, 1929. p. 12.

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