1934 Idaho Vandals football team
The 1934 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1934 college football season. The Vandals were led by sixth-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.
| 1934 Idaho Vandals football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 3–5 (1–4 PCC) |
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| Home stadium | MacLean Field |
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| No. 2 Stanford $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Idaho compiled a 3–5 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 seventh straight loss, falling 0–19 in Pullman on November 10.[1][2] Idaho's most recent win in the series was nine years earlier in 1925 and the next was twenty years away in 1954.
Calland resigned after the season in mid-December; he compiled a 21–30 (.412) record in six seasons on the Palouse, but his overmatched Vandals were just 5–25 (.167) in conference play, defeating only Montana.[3][4][5] He returned to southern California and coached at San Diego State College; his successor at Idaho was Ted Bank, the backs coach at Tulane of New Orleans, 10–1 in 1934 and Sugar Bowl champions.[6][7]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 29 | at Washington | L 0–13 | 15,385 | ||
| October 6 | Gonzaga* | L 20–24 | 6,500 | [8] | |
| October 20 | Oregon |
| L 6–13 | 7,000 | [9] |
| October 27 | at Montana | W 13–6 | [10] | ||
| November 3 | College of Idaho* |
| W 12–0 | 2,500 | [11] |
| November 10 | at Washington State | L 0–19 | 11,000 | [1][2] | |
| November 17 | at California | L 13–45 | 15,000 | [12] | |
| November 29 | at Creighton* | W 13–0 | 5,000 | [13][14] | |
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Conference opponents not played this season: Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, USC
All-conference
No Vandals were named to the All-Coast team; honorable mention were end Norman Iverson and tackle Bob McCue.[15][16]
References
- "Washington State Cougars blank Idaho Vandals in traditional tussle in fall fog". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 11, 1934. p. 8.
- "Cougars amaze Vandal eleven". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 12, 1934. p. 13.
- "Coach Leo Calland resigns as director of athletics at University of Idaho". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 16, 1934. p. 9.
- "Leo Calland resigns as coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 15, 1934. p. 1.
- "Gonzaga coach looks at Idaho". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). December 17, 1934. p. 15.
- "Ted Bank named Idaho grid coach". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. February 24, 1935. p. 3, sports.
- "Idaho pleased with new coach from the South". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. February 25, 1935. p. 1.
- "Idaho upset, 24-20". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 7, 1934. p. 8.
- "Oregon wades to win from Vandals, 13-6". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 21, 1934. p. 1.
- "Idaho is victor". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 28, 1934. p. 9.
- "Idaho wins, 12-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 4, 1934. p. 8.
- "California trims Idaho 45-13 while McCue and Anderson put on thrills". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 18, 1934. p. 7.
- "Vandals victors". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 30, 1934. p. 7.
- "Idaho Vandals drub Creighton". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Idaho). November 30, 1934. p. 12.
- "Morse of Oregon, Mucha of Huskies only Northwest men on All-Coast team". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. p. 8.
- "All star Coast teams selected". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 28, 1934. p. 8.
External links
- Gem of the Mountains: 1935 University of Idaho yearbook – 1934 football season
- Go Mighty Vandals – 1934 football season
- Official game program: Idaho at Washington State – November 10, 1934
- Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1934 editions