1927 Idaho Vandals football team
| 1927 Idaho Vandals football | |
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PCC co-champion | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| 1927 record | 4–1–3 (2–0–2 PCC) |
| Head coach | Charles Erb (2nd year) |
| Home stadium | MacLean Field |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford * + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho + | 2 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1927 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1927 college football season.[1] The Vandals were led by second-year head coach Charles Erb and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. Home games were played on campus in Moscow at MacLean Field.
Idaho compiled a 4–1–3 overall record and went undefeated in their four conference games at 2–0–2. They did not play the three California schools (Stanford, California, and USC) or Washington. (UCLA joined the conference the following year.)
In the Battle of the Palouse with neighbor Washington State, the Vandals tied 7–7 at Rogers Field in Pullman on Friday, November 11.[2][3] The Cougars broke the Vandals' three-game winning streak (1923–25) in the rivalry game the previous year.
The only loss was to Gonzaga in the finale; the Bulldogs won 13–0 at Gonzaga Stadium in Spokane on November 26.[4]
Conference co-champions
This season is claimed by Idaho as a co-championship with Stanford and USC,[5] and was supported at the time by the Pacific Coast Conference following its December 1927 meetings in Portland.[6][7][8] Stanford gained the Rose Bowl berth and defeated Pittsburgh 7–6 on Monday, January 2.[9][10][11] The three co-champions were granted possession of the Schwabacher Trophy for four months each.[7]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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| October 1 | Montana State* | MacLean Field • Moscow, ID [12][13] | W 19–12 | ||||||
| October 8 | at Oregon | Hayward Field • Eugene, OR [14] | T 0–0 | 7,000 | |||||
| October 15 | 2:00 pm | Whitman* | MacLean Field • Moscow, ID [15] | W 40–0 | |||||
| October 22 | 2:00 pm | Montana | MacLean Field • Moscow, ID [16] (Little Brown Stein) | W 42–6 | |||||
| November 5 | at Saint Mary's (CA)* | Kezar Stadium • San Francisco, CA [17] | T 3–3 | 5,000 | |||||
| November 11 | 2:00 pm | at Washington State | Rogers Field • Pullman, WA [2][3] (Battle of the Palouse) | T 7–7 | 15,000 | ||||
| November 19 | at Oregon State | Mutnomah Stadium • Portland, OR [18] | W 12–7 | 12,000 | |||||
| November 26 | 2:00 pm | at Gonzaga* | Gonzaga Stadium • Spokane, WA [4] | L 0–13 | |||||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. All times are in Pacific Time. | |||||||||
- The Little Brown Stein trophy for the Montana game debuted eleven years later in 1938
- The Battle of the Palouse at Washington State was played on Friday (Armistice Day holiday)
References
- ↑ "1927 Idaho Vandals Football schedule | Fanbase". fanbase.com. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
- 1 2 "Battle to 7–7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 12, 1927. p. 12.
- 1 2 "Meeker's dashes hold Idaho team". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 12, 1927. p. 12.
- 1 2 "Gonzaga bumps Vandal eleven". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 28, 1927. p. 16.
- ↑ http://www.govandals.com/sports/2016/7/13/conference-titles.aspx
- ↑ "Conference grid schedule stands". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). December 12, 1927. p. 18.
- 1 2 "Adopt schedule". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 11, 1927. p. 13.
- ↑ "Coast grid schedule given O.K. after long conference wrangle". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 11, 1927. p. 1, sports.
- ↑ "Cardinals down Panther eleven". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. January 3, 1928. p. 16.
- ↑ "Stanford triumphs over Panthers, 7-6". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. United News. January 3, 1928. p. 1.
- ↑ Hannum, Max (January 3, 1928). "Legality of Stanford's touchdown questioned". Pittsburgh Press. p. 26.
- ↑ "Get first game". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 2, 1927. p. 13.
- ↑ "Saturday games spill grid dope". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 3, 1927. p. 16.
- ↑ "Oregon-Idaho tie, 0 to 0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 8, 1927. p. 1.
- ↑ "Vandal gridsters wallop Whitman". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 17, 1927. p. 18.
- ↑ "Struggle looms in Coast loop". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 24, 1927. p. 16.
- ↑ "Saturday scores". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 7, 1927. p. 17.
- ↑ "Idaho conquers". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 20, 1927. p. 14.
External links
- Gem of the Mountains: 1928 University of Idaho yearbook – 1927 football season
- Go Mighty Vandals – 1927 football season
- Scout.com: Idaho – Idaho vs. USC – The 1920s Series (Part III) and Part IV
- College Football Data Warehouse – Idaho Vandals (1925–29)
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