1973 Idaho Vandals football team

1973 Idaho Vandals football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record4–7 (3–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Matthews (1st season)
Offensive schemeVeer[3]
Defensive coordinatorTom Roth [1][2] (1st season)
Base defense4–3[3]
Captains
  • Rick Seefried (QB)
  • Alan Vance (DE)
Home stadiumIdaho Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Boise State $^ 6 0 0 10 3 0
Montana State 5 1 0 7 4 0
Idaho 3 2 0 4 7 0
Northern Arizona 2 3 0 4 6 0
Montana 2 4 0 4 6 0
Weber State 2 4 0 3 8 0
Idaho State 0 6 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1973 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Vandals were led by fourth-year head coach Don Robbins and were members of the Big Sky Conference, then in Division II. They played their home games at new Idaho Stadium, an unlit outdoor facility on campus in Moscow, Idaho.

  1. ^ "Vandals will start Aug. 17". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. July 19, 1973. p. 18.
  2. ^ Payne, Bob (April 29, 1973). "Robbins relaxed, excited at Vandal prospects". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 4, sports.
  3. ^ a b Payne, Bob (September 2, 1973). "No title chance? Vandals aren't whining". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 6, sports.