1926 Idaho Vandals football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record3–4–1 (1–4 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMacLean Field
Seasons
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1926 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Stanford $ 4 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 1
No. 6 USC 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Oregon Agricultural 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Washington State 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Washington 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Oregon 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 4 – 1
Idaho 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Montana 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
California 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1926 college football season. The Vandals were led by first-year head coach Charles F. Erb and were in their fifth season in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). Home games were played on campus in Moscow at MacLean Field. Idaho compiled a 3–4–1 overall record and went 1–4 in conference games.

In the Battle of the Palouse with neighbor Washington State, the Vandals' three-game winning streak in the series ended with a 6–0 homecoming loss in the mud on November 6.[1][2][3]

Following the departure of Matty Mathews in April for St. Louis, Erb was hired as the Vandals' head coach in May.[4] Earlier in the decade, he was an all-PCC quarterback at the University of California, leading the Wonder Teams of hall of fame head coach Andy Smith. The 23-year-old Erb was previously the head coach at the University of Nevada in Reno.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Montana State*
T 0–0[5][6]
October 9at Montana
W 27–12[7]
October 16at Washington
L 0–2616,891[8]
October 23College of Idaho*
  • MacLean Field
  • Moscow, ID
W 30–0[9]
October 30at Oregon Agricultural
L 0–3[10]
November 6Washington Statedagger
L 0–69,000[1][2][3]
November 20at USC
L 6–2817,400[11]
November 25at Creighton*
W 12–0[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ a b "Cougars shatter three-year jinx". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 8, 1926. p. 17.
  2. ^ a b "W.S.C. kicks way to 6 to 0 victory over Idaho team". Argonaut. (Moscow, Idaho). (University of Idaho). November 8, 1926. p. 1.
  3. ^ a b MacGregor, Sherman (November 9, 1926). "Meeker boots way to 6-0 victory". Evergreen. (Pullman, Washington). (State College of Washington). p. 1.
  4. ^ a b "Erb will coach Idaho gridders". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. May 12, 1926. p. 19.
  5. ^ "Montana State to invade Idaho". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. October 1, 1926. p. 24.
  6. ^ "Montana State and Idaho tie". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. October 3, 1926. p. 4, sports.
  7. ^ "Idaho outplays Montana to win". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. October 10, 1926. p. 1, sports.
  8. ^ "Idaho beaten by U. of W., 26-0". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. October 17, 1926. p. 1, sports.
  9. ^ "Idaho Vandals display surprising strength to score 30 to 0 victory over College of Idaho". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. October 24, 1926. p. 1, sports.
  10. ^ "Idaho Vandals spring surprise by holding powerful O.A.C. 3 to 0 in hard fought battle". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. October 31, 1926. p. 1, sports.
  11. ^ "U.S.C. defeats Idaho, 28 to 6". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. November 21, 1926. p. 1, sports.
  12. ^ "Idaho Humbles Creighton by Score of 12-0". The Great Falls Tribune. November 26, 1926. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.

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