1933 Idaho Vandals football team

The 1933 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1933 college football season. The Vandals were led by fifth-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.

1933 Idaho Vandals football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–4 (1–4 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMacLean Field
Seasons
← 1932
1934 →
1933 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Stanford ^ + 4 1 0 8 2 1
No. 8 Oregon + 4 1 0 9 1 0
No. 6 USC 4 1 1 10 1 1
Oregon State 2 1 1 6 2 2
Washington State 3 3 1 5 3 1
California 2 2 2 6 3 2
Washington 3 4 0 5 4 0
UCLA 1 3 1 6 4 1
Idaho 1 4 0 4 4 0
Montana 0 4 0 3 4 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from Dickinson System

Idaho compiled a 4–4 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 sixth straight loss, falling 6–14 on homecoming in Moscow on November 11. Idaho's most recent win in the series was eight years earlier in 1925 and the next was 21 years away in 1954.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at WashingtonL 0–1315,385
October 7Whitman*W 60–0
October 14College of Idaho*
  • MacLean Field
  • Moscow, ID
W 13–0
October 20at OregonL 0–19[1]
October 28Montana
W 12–6
November 11Washington State 
L 6–149,000
November 18at CaliforniaL 0–6
November 30Gonzaga*W 20–128,500[2][3]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

All-conference

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No Vandals were named to the All-Coast team; quarterback Willis Smith was a third team selection.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Johnston, Richard (October 21, 1933). "Oregon conquers Vandals by 19-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 2.
  2. ^ "Idaho beats Gonzaga". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 30, 1933. p. 1.
  3. ^ Stark, Charles R. Jr. (December 1, 1933). "Battle proves sensation". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 10.
  4. ^ "Associated Press names Mikulak All-Coast". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 28, 1933. p. 6.
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