1972 Idaho Vandals football team

Coordinates: 46°43′34″N 117°01′05″W / 46.726°N 117.018°W / 46.726; -117.018

1972 Idaho Vandals football
Conference Big Sky Conference
1972 record 4–7 (2–3 Big Sky)
Head coach Don Robbins (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Bob Thompson
Defensive coordinator Ray Fulton [1][2] (2nd year)
Base defense 5–2 [1]
Home stadium new Idaho Stadium
1972 Big Sky football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Montana State $ 5 – 1 – 0     8 – 3 – 0
Idaho State 4 – 1 – 0     7 – 4 – 0
Boise State 3 – 3 – 0     7 – 4 – 0
Montana 3 – 3 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
Idaho 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Weber State 2 – 4 – 0     5 – 5 – 0
Northern Arizona 0 – 4 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • No Big Sky teams advanced to the postseason

The 1972 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1972 college football season. The Vandals were led by third-year head coach Don Robbins and were members of the Big Sky Conference, then in the college division of the NCAA. They played their home games at new Idaho Stadium, an unlit outdoor facility on campus in Moscow, Idaho.

Season

With quarterbacks Rick Seefried, Dave Comstock, and Ross Goddard running the offense, the Vandals were defending Big Sky champions. They were 4–7 overall and 2–3 in the Big Sky in 1972.

In the Battle of the Palouse, Idaho suffered a fifth straight loss to neighbor Washington State of the Pac-8, falling 35–14 at the new Martin Stadium in Pullman on October 7.[3]

In their second game with new rival Boise State, the Vandals won 22–21 in the rain at Bronco Stadium on November 25 to even up the series;[4] Idaho did not schedule Northern Arizona until 1975 and played only five games in conference.

University division

Through 1977, the Big Sky was a college division (renamed Division II in 1973) conference for football, except for university division (Division I) member Idaho, which moved down to the new Division I-AA in 1978. Idaho maintained its upper division status in the NCAA by playing university division non-conference opponents (and was ineligible for the college division postseason).

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 16 1:30 pm Ohio* new Idaho Stadium • Moscow, ID[5] W 17–14   15,000
September 23 6:30 pm at Weber State Wildcat Stadium • Ogden, UT[6] L 10–26    
September 30 12:30 pm at Montana State Van Winkle Stadium • Bozeman, MT[7] L 3–17   6,000
October 7 1:30 pm at Washington State* Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA[3] (Battle of the Palouse) L 14–35   18,500
October 14 1:30 pm Northern Illinois* new Idaho Stadium • Moscow, ID[8] W 31–13   7,000
October 21 1:00 pm at Idaho State ISU Minidome • Pocatello , ID L 7–35   12,000
October 28 1:30 pm Pacific (CA)*dagger new Idaho Stadium • Moscow, ID[9] L 7–22   11,500
November 4 12:30 pm at Utah State* Romney Stadium • Logan, UT[10] L  7–51   8,575
November 11 12:30 pm Montana new Idaho Stadium • Moscow, ID[11] (Little Brown Stein) W 31–17   6,800
November 18 10:30 am at Western Michigan* Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI[12] L 16–27   16,100
November 25 12:30 pm at Boise State Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID[4] (Rivalry) W 22–21   14,516
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

  1. 1 2 Payne, Bob (April 29, 1973). "Robbins relaxed, excited at Vandal prospects". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 4, sports.
  2. ↑ "Fulton joins Weber staff". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). February 14, 1973. p. E1.
  3. 1 2 Missildine, Harry (October 8, 1972). "Paine paces Cougars' win". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  4. 1 2 Emerson, Paul (November 26, 1972). "Comstock's run leads Idaho past Boise State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 21.
  5. ↑ Manders, Jim (September 17, 1972). "Vandals upset Ohio 17-14 on late field goal". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 17.
  6. ↑ Manders, Jim (September 24, 1972). "Weber State tops Idaho 26-10". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 17.
  7. ↑ Payne, Bob (October 1, 1972). "Vandal title hopes lost: MSU gets 17-3 win". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
  8. ↑ Payne, Bob (October 15, 1972). "Rembert's late runs lift Idaho". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  9. ↑ "Pacific loss tough one, says Idaho head coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 30, 1972. p. 21.
  10. ↑ Barrows, Bob (November 5, 1972). "Adams pounds Idaho secondary to give Utah State 51-7 victory". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 19.
  11. ↑ Manders, Jim (November 12, 1972). "Idaho comes alive, rips Montana 31-17". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 17.
  12. ↑ Barrows, Bob (November 19, 1972). "Vandals lose to Broncos 27-16". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 15.

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