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1948 Idaho Vandals football team

The 1948 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1948 college football season. The Vandals were led by second-year head coach Dixie Howell and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference.

1948 Idaho Vandals football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record3–6 (1–5 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumNeale Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 California ^ + 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Oregon + 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
USC 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Washington State 4 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Stanford 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Oregon State 2 – 3 – 2 5 – 4 – 3
Washington 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
UCLA 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Idaho 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Montana 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from AP Poll

Idaho was ranked at No. 90 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[1]

Home games were played on campus at Neale Stadium in Moscow, with one game in Boise at Public School Field.[2]

Idaho was 3–6 overall and won one of their six PCC games; future schedules had fewer conference matchups. A night game was played in late September in Salt Lake City, a loss to Utah.[3][4]

The Vandals' losing streak in the Battle of the Palouse with neighbor Washington State reached twenty games, with a 14–19 loss in Pullman on October 30.[5][6] Idaho tied the Cougars two years later, but the winless streak continued until 1954.[7]

In the rivalry game with Montana in Moscow a week earlier, Idaho won 39–0 to regain the Little Brown Stein.[8][9] Montana won it back two years later with a one-point upset,[10] then the Vandals won eight straight, through 1959.

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 182:00 pmat Oregon State
L 12–27  8,500[11][12]
September 257:00 pmat Utah*
L 6–2118,099[3][4]
October 22:00 pmat UCLA
L 12–2821,024[13]
October 92:00 pmOregon 
L 8–1512,000[14][15]
October 232:00 pmMontana
W 39–07,500[8][9]
October 302:00 pmat Washington State
L 14–1917,000[5][6]
November 61:00 pmvs. Montana State*
W 28–125,500[2][16]
November 132:00 pmPortland*
  • Neale Stadium
  • Moscow, ID
W 28–04,500[17]
November 202:00 pmat Washington
L 7–3420,000[18]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • All times are in Pacific time

Coaching staff edit

  • Ben Enis, line
  • Gene Harlow, guards
  • Perron Shoemaker, ends
  • Steve Belko, freshmen

All-conference edit

No Vandals were named to the All-Coast team; honorable mention were tackles Carl Kiilsgaard and Will Overgaard, guard Wilbur Ruleman, and back John Brogan.[19][20]

NFL Draft edit

Two juniors from the 1948 Vandals were selected in the 1950 NFL Draft:[21]

Player Position Round   Pick   Franchise
Carl Kiilsgaard T 5th 61 Chicago Cardinals
Jerry Diehl HB 28th 360  Pittsburgh Steelers 

Three sophomores were selected in the 1951 NFL draft:[22]

Player Position Round   Pick   Franchise
Bill Fray T 16th 191 New York Yanks
King Block FB 21st 250 Detroit Lions
Jim Chadband HB 28th 335    New York Yanks   

References edit

  1. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Sell-out seen in Boise tilt". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 6, 1948. p. 10.
  3. ^ a b "Utah's passing attack defeats Idaho Vandals 21-6". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 26, 1948. p. 16.
  4. ^ a b Miller, Hack (September 26, 1948). "Redskin sweet revenge, Utah 21, Idaho 6". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. C-1.
  5. ^ a b Faris, Don (October 31, 1948). "Cougars post 19-14 win over 'jinxed' Vandal gridders". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 8.
  6. ^ a b May, Danny (October 31, 1948). "Cougars maintain jinx over Idaho with 19-14 win at Pullman". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  7. ^ Boni, Bill (October 24, 1954). "Idaho thumps WSC, 10-0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  8. ^ a b Faris, Don (October 24, 1948). "Vandals wallop hapless Montana 39-0 for first win". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 8.
  9. ^ a b "Vandals walk over weak Montana, 39-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. October 24, 1948. p. 16.
  10. ^ "Montana edges Idaho 28-27". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 1, 1950. p. 8.
  11. ^ "OSC Beaver reserves trump stumbling Vandals 27-12". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 19, 1948. p. 8.
  12. ^ "Beavers whip Idaho, 27-12". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. September 19, 1948. p. 13.
  13. ^ "Vandals score twice but lose". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 3, 1948. p. 8.
  14. ^ "Oregon edges Idaho 15-8 in close homecoming tussle". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 10, 1948. p. 9.
  15. ^ Lichtman, Art (October 10, 1948). "A bad Oregon day, despite 15-8 win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1.
  16. ^ "Idaho Vandals overpower surprising Montana State College, 28-12". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 7, 1948. p. 1, sports.
  17. ^ "Idaho romps over Portland, 28-0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 14, 1948. p. 1, sports.
  18. ^ Ashlock, Herb (November 22, 1948). "Four games remain; Husky passing downs Idaho". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 14.
  19. ^ "California dominates All-Coast". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. November 29, 1948. p. 11.
  20. ^ "Oregon, Cal dominate All-Coast". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 30, 1948. p. 16.
  21. ^ "1950 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  22. ^ "1951 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on December 10, 2010. Retrieved November 8, 2017.

External links edit

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