1923 Idaho Vandals football team

The 1923 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1923 college football season, and were led by second-year head coach Robert "Matty" Mathews. It was Idaho's second year in the Pacific Coast Conference and they were 5–2–1 overall and 2–2–1 in conference.

1923 Idaho Vandals football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1923 record5–2–1 (2–2–1 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMacLean Field
1923 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
California $ 5 –0 –0  9 –0 –1
Washington^ 4 –1 –0  10 –1 –1
Idaho 2 –2 –1  5 –2 –1
Stanford 2 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
USC 2 –2 –0  6 –2 –0
Washington State 1 –3 –1  2 –4 –1
Oregon Agricultural 1 –3 –1  4 –5 –2
Oregon 0 –4 –1  3 –4 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ Selected as Rose Bowl representative

Home games were played on campus in Moscow at MacLean Field, with one in Boise at Public School Field.[1]

Idaho opened the season with two convincing non-conference victories,[2] then shut out neighbor Washington State 14–0 in the Battle of the Palouse across the border at Rogers Field in Pullman, breaking an eight-game losing streak in the series.[3][4] It was the first of three consecutive wins over the Cougars in the rivalry. The Vandals did not break the winless streak against Oregon, but battled to a scoreless tie at Hayward Field in Eugene.[5] Idaho remained undefeated after six games, all shutouts,[6] but lost the final two on the road in California.[7][8]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
October 6College of Idaho*
W 83–0
October 12Montana*
W 40–0
October 19at Washington State
W 14–0
October 27at Oregon
T 0–0
November 3Gonzaga*
  • MacLean Field
  • Moscow, ID [11]
W 13–0
November 10Oregon Agricultural
W 7–0
November 17at Stanford
L 7–17
November 24at USC
L 0–9
  • *Non-conference game
  • The Little Brown Stein trophy for the Montana game debuted fifteen years later in 1938
  • Two games were played on Friday (Montana in Moscow and Washington State in Pullman)

References
  1. "Idaho and Oregon tangle at Boise". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 10, 1923. p. 9.
  2. "Idaho begins strong play". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 7, 1923. p. 9.
  3. "Idaho conquers". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 20, 1923. p. 10.
  4. "Idaho eleven bumps Cougars". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 20, 1923. p. 10.
  5. "To a standstill". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 28, 1923. p. 5.
  6. "Idaho goal line still uncrossed". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 12, 1923. p. 14.
  7. "Stanford hands defeat to Idaho". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 19, 1923. p. 16.
  8. "Idaho loses hard battle to U.S.C." Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 25, 1923.
  9. "Idaho should trim Montana". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 11, 1923. p. 19.
  10. "Idaho Vandals in Eugene to battle Oregon U." Eugene Daily Guard. (Oregon). October 26, 1923. p. 1.
  11. Crosby, Larry (November 3, 1923). "Vandals break up Gonzaga passes". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 11.
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