1937 Idaho Vandals football team

1937 Idaho Vandals football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–3–1 (2–2 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumNeale Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 California $ 6 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 1
Stanford 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Washington 4 – 2 – 2 7 – 2 – 2
Washington State 3 – 3 – 2 3 – 3 – 3
Idaho 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
Oregon State 2 – 3 – 3 3 – 3 – 3
USC 2 – 3 – 2 4 – 4 – 2
Oregon 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
UCLA 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Montana 0 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1937 college football season. The Vandals were led by third-year head coach Ted Bank,[1] and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. Home games were played on campus in Moscow at the new Neale Stadium, with one in Boise at Public School Field.[2][3]

Led on the field by passing halfback Hal Roise, Idaho compiled a 4–3–1 overall record and were 2–2 in the PCC. The recently completed Neale Stadium hosted an upset homecoming win over favored Oregon State,[4][5][6][7] the first of four straight wins to open the venue.

In the Battle of the Palouse with neighbor Washington State, the Vandals suffered a tenth straight loss, falling 13–0 in the rain in Pullman on October 2.[8][9][10] Idaho's most recent win in the series was a dozen years earlier in 1925 and the next was seventeen years away, in 1954.

The Vandals finished the season with a pair of 6–0 shutout victories over Gonzaga in Spokane,[11][12][13] and Montana in Moscow.[14] It was the only loss of the year for the Grizzlies and their only conference game scheduled.[15] The team recorded four shutouts and yielded only 53 points in eight games, but tallied only 35 and went scoreless three times.

The winning season was the first for Idaho football in a decade and it was followed up with a better record in 1938. Future coaches among the Vandal players included Tony Knap, Lyle Smith, and Steve Belko.

  1. ^ "Pair of giants dwarf Idaho Vandals' coach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (photo). October 24, 1937. p. 4, sports.
  2. ^ "Wet field greets Idaho, Aggies at Boise". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. October 16, 1937. p. 1, sports.
  3. ^ "Vandals tie Utah Staters". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 17, 1937. p. 11.
  4. ^ "Idaho - OSC even in first". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). September 25, 1937. p. 1.
  5. ^ "Idaho beats OSC". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 26, 1937. p. 16.
  6. ^ "New stadium at Idaho dedicated with victory". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (photo). September 27, 1937. p. 10.
  7. ^ "Idaho victory and tie game mark opening of grid year". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). September 27, 1937. p. 14.
  8. ^ "Vandals bow to Cougars 13 to 0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 3, 1937. p. 11.
  9. ^ "Washington State upsets Idaho 13-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 3, 1937. p. 16.
  10. ^ "Chronicle cameraman snaps choice actions shots at annual W.S.C.-Idaho classic at Pullman". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 4, 1937. p. 14.
  11. ^ "University of Idaho dumps Gonzaga 6-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 14, 1937. p. 6.
  12. ^ "Vandals lead Irish". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 13, 1937. p. 1.
  13. ^ "Weary Gonzaga grid team faces three tough games". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 15, 1937. p. 14.
  14. ^ "Unbeaten Montana loses to Vandals". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 21, 1937. p. 6.
  15. ^ Jones, Paul E. (November 21, 1937). "Idaho triumphs over Montana 6-0 in brilliant 1937 gridiron finale". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 12.