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1920 Idaho Vandals football
Idaho Vandals logo.svg
ConferenceIndependent
1920 record4–2
Head coach
Home stadiumMacLean Field
Seasons
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1920 Western college football independents records
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Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Nevada –   7–3–1
USC –   6–0–0
Arizona –   6–1–0
Hawaii –   6–2–0
New Mexico A&M –   5–1–1
Santa Clara –   5–1–0
Idaho –   4–2–0
Montana –   4–3–0
New Mexico –   3–3–0
University Farm –   3–4–0
Pacific (CA) –   1–2–1
Saint Mary's –   0–3–0

The 1920 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1920 college football season. Idaho was led by first-year head coach Thomas Kelley in their penultimate season as an independent before joining the Pacific Coast Conference in 1922.[1][2] The Vandals had one home game in Moscow on campus at MacLean Field, with one in Boise at the state fairgrounds.

Idaho dropped a sixth consecutive game to Washington State in the Battle of the Palouse, falling 7–14 in the opener in Moscow.[3][4] Three years later, the Vandals won the first of three consecutive, their only three-peat in the rivalry series.

After coming up six points short at Oregon to start with two losses,[5][6] Idaho won its last four games.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 15Washington Statedagger
L 7–14
October 23at Oregon
L 7–13
October 30at Whitman
  • Anthony Field
  • Walla Walla, WA[7]
W 21–7
November 11vs. Utah
  • State fairgrounds
  • Boise, ID[8][9] (on Armistice Day)
W 10–0
November 20at Montana
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT[10] (Little Brown Stein)
W 20–7
November 27at Gonzaga
  • Fairgrounds field
  • Spokane, WA[11][12][13] (rivalry)
W 10–7
  • daggerHomecoming
  • The Little Brown Stein trophy for the Montana game debuted eighteen years later in 1938
  • One game was played on Friday (at Moscow against Washington State)
    and one was played on Thursday (against Utah in Boise on Armistice Day)

References

  1. ^ "Conference to handle east-west games in future; Idaho admitted". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 11, 1921. p. 1, sports.
  2. ^ "Kelley quits as coach of Idaho". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). June 9, 1922. p. 14.
  3. ^ a b "Idaho meets W.S.C. today". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 15, 1920. p. 1, sec. 2.
  4. ^ a b "Idaho's team was surprise". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 16, 1920. p. 9.
  5. ^ a b "U. of Oregon 13 to Idaho's 7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho). October 24, 1920.
  6. ^ a b "Oregon beats Idaho in hard fought game in Hayward stadium". Eugene Daily Guard. (Oregon). October 25, 1920. p. 8.
  7. ^ "Whitman win? "Hardly a chance" says Borleske". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 30, 1920. p. 13.
  8. ^ "'U' warriors off on their fourth and last jaunt of 1920 season". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). November 10, 1920. p. 4, part 2.
  9. ^ "'U' warriors fall before weightier Gem Staters in spectacular game". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). November 12, 1920. p. 4, part 2.
  10. ^ "Idaho humbles Montana Bruins". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 21, 1920. p. 1, sports.
  11. ^ "Gonzaga and Idaho elevens face hard fight Saturday". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 26, 1920. p. 23.
  12. ^ "Gonzaga holds Idaho as warm fight opens". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 27, 1920. p. 6.
  13. ^ McPhee, R.G. (November 29, 1920). "Gonzaga fights hard but Idaho wins victory". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 19.

External links

  • Gem of the Mountains: 1922 University of Idaho yearbook (spring 1921) – 1920 football season
  • Go Mighty Vandals – 1920 football season
  • Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1920 editions