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1924 Idaho Vandals football team

The 1924 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1924 college football season,[1] and were led by third-year head coach Robert L. Mathews. It was Idaho's third year in the Pacific Coast Conference and they were 5–2–1 overall; their 4–2 record in conference led the PCC in wins.

1924 Idaho Vandals football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record5–2–1 (4–2 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMacLean Field
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Stanford $ 3 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
No. 2 California 2 – 0 – 2 8 – 0 – 2
Washington 3 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 1
No. 7 USC 2 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Idaho 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
Oregon 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 3
Oregon Agricultural 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Washington State 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 5 – 2
Montana 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

Home games were played on campus in Moscow at MacLean Field, with one in Boise at Public School Field.[2] Conference champion Stanford was played at Multnomah Field in Portland, Oregon.

Idaho defeated neighbor Washington State again in the Battle of the Palouse,[3][4] the second of three consecutive wins over the Cougars in the rivalry.

The four PCC wins were the most ever for Idaho; their next best total was two, achieved six times, last in 1938.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4at Gonzaga*
T 0–06,000[5][6]
October 11at Montana
W 41–13[7]
October 17Washington State 
W 19–310,000[3][4]
October 25vs. Stanford
L 0–3[8]
October 31at Oregon Agricultural
W 22–012,000[9][10]
November 8Oregon
  • MacLean Field
  • Moscow, ID
W 13–0[11][12]
November 22at USC
L 0–1345,000[13][14]
November 27Nevada*
W 23–0[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1924 Idaho Vandals Football schedule | Fanbase". fanbase.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Idaho Vandals at Boise today". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 27, 1924. p. 16.
  3. ^ a b "Football fans of Northwest turn gaze to Idaho-W.S.C. annual game at Moscow today". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. October 17, 1924. p. 16.
  4. ^ a b "Crowd of 10,000 sees Idaho win". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. October 18, 1924. p. 1.
  5. ^ "Idaho and Gonzaga all set for football game tomorrow". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. October 3, 1924. p. 25.
  6. ^ "Gonzaga and Idaho battle in fierce game to scoreless tie before 6000 football rooters". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. October 5, 1924. p. 1, sports.
  7. ^ "Idaho wallops much lauded Montana bruins, 41-13". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. October 5, 1924. p. 1, sports.
  8. ^ "Idaho and W.S.C. face hard tests". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. October 23, 1924. p. 15.
  9. ^ "Idaho steps all over Aggies and wins by 22 to 0". Eugene Guard. Oregon. November 1, 1924. p. 8.
  10. ^ "Idaho defeats Oregon Aggies 22-0 in mud before crowd of 12,000 at stadium opening". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 1, 1924. p. 16.
  11. ^ "Oregon-Idaho game will be on wet field". Eugene Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. November 8, 1924. p. 6.
  12. ^ Smith, Floyd (November 9, 1924). "Idaho breaks 23-year jinx and wins from Oregon, 13 to 0, by flashy aerial attacks". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
  13. ^ "Stanford muss may boost Idaho". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 22, 1924. p. 16.
  14. ^ "Idaho Vandals suffer telling defeat of the season, 13-0, at hands of Southern California". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 23, 1924. p. 1, sports.
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