1936 Idaho Vandals football team

The 1936 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1936 college football season. The Vandals were led by second-year head coach Ted Bank, and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. Home games were played on campus in Moscow at MacLean Field, with none in Boise.

1936 Idaho Vandals football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record3–7 (0–4 PCC)
Head coach
Captains
  • John Cooper
  • Leon Green
Home stadiumMacLean Field
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Washington $ 7 0 1 7 2 1
Washington State 6 2 1 6 3 1
USC 3 2 2 4 2 3
California 4 3 0 6 5 0
UCLA 4 3 1 6 3 1
Stanford 2 3 2 2 5 2
Oregon State 3 5 0 4 6 0
Montana 1 3 0 6 3 0
Oregon 1 6 1 2 6 1
Idaho 0 4 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Idaho compiled a 3–7 overall record and lost all four games in the PCC.

In the Battle of the Palouse with neighbor Washington State, the Vandals suffered a ninth straight loss, falling 0–14 at homecoming in Moscow on October 10.[1] Idaho's most recent win in the series was eleven years earlier in 1925 and the next was eighteen years away in 1954.

Future coaches among the Vandal players included sophomores Tony Knap, Lyle Smith, and Steve Belko. Future athletic director Leon Green, grandfather of UI president Scott Green, played right end and was a team captain.[1][2]

This was the final season for varsity football at MacLean Field and its final game on November 21 was a Vandal win;[3] grading began on the new stadium site to the west in late summer 1936, and it opened the following season as Neale Stadium.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Whitman*W 25–65,000[4]
October 3at WashingtonL 0–2210,481
October 10Washington State 
L 0–1412,500[1]
October 17at OregonL 0–138,000[5]
October 24at Nevada*L 6–76,000[6]
October 31at Gonzaga*W 18–78,500[7][8]
November 7vs. Saint Mary's*L 7–26[9]
November 14at MontanaL 0–166,000[10]
November 21North Dakota Agricultural*
  • MacLean Field
  • Moscow, ID
W 13–123,200[3]
November 26vs. Utah State*
L 0–1011,000[11][12]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

All-conference

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No Vandals were named to the All-Coast team; honorable mention were tackle Stonko Pavkov, guard John Cooper, halfback Clarence Devlin, and fullback Ross Sundberg.[13][14]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "W.S.C. Cougars defeat Idaho Vandals 14-0 before homecoming crowd of 12,500 at Moscow". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 11, 1936. p. 11.
  2. ^ "Dr. Leon Green, former UI AD, dies". University of Idaho. January 1, 2005. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Idaho takes 13-12 win from Dakota". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 22, 1936. p. 14.
  4. ^ "Revenge sweet as Idaho wins". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). September 27, 1936. p. 1, sports.
  5. ^ Simpson, Ned (October 18, 1936). "Oregon takes Vandals 13-0 in last push". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1.
  6. ^ "Nevada Wolves nose out Idaho". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 25, 1936. p. 10.
  7. ^ Stark, Charles R. Jr. (November 1, 1936). "Vandals spring major upset as they crash through to wild victory". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  8. ^ "Vandals smack Bulldog rivals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 1, 1936. p. 12.
  9. ^ "St. Mary's drubs Idaho 26-7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 8, 1936. p. 10.
  10. ^ "Grizzlies smash down Idaho, 16-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 15, 1936. p. 14.
  11. ^ Corbett, Mack (November 27, 1936). "Utah Aggies subdue Idaho Vandals 10-0 with superior offense". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 15.
  12. ^ "Utah State defeats Idaho for clear season". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 27, 1936. p. 13.
  13. ^ "Karamatic and Goddard among Northwest luminaries on Associated Press All-Coast team". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 3, 1936. p. 18.
  14. ^ "AP All-Coast grid team". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 3, 1936. p. 8.
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