1930 Idaho Vandals football team

The 1930 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1930 college football season. The Vandals were led by second-year head coach Leo Calland, and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. Home games were played on campus in Moscow at MacLean Field, with one in Boise at Public School Field.

1930 Idaho Vandals football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–7 (0–5 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMacLean Field
Seasons
← 1929
1931 →
1930 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Washington State $ 6 0 0 9 1 0
No. 6 USC 5 1 0 8 2 0
No. 7 Stanford 4 1 0 9 1 1
Oregon 3 1 0 7 2 0
Washington 3 4 0 5 4 0
Oregon State 2 3 0 7 3 0
Montana 1 3 0 5 3 0
California 1 4 0 4 5 0
UCLA 1 4 0 3 5 0
Idaho 0 5 0 4 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

Idaho compiled a 4–7 overall record but lost all five games in the PCC. For the only time in Calland's six seasons as head coach, the Vandals lost to rival Montana.

In the Battle of the Palouse with neighbor Washington State, the Vandals suffered a fourth straight loss, falling 7–33 at homecoming in Moscow on November 8.[1] Idaho's most recent win in the series was five years earlier in 1925 and the next was 24 years away in 1954.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Montana State*L 6–7[2]
October 4vs. College of Idaho*W 30–6[3]
October 11at WashingtonL 0–2712,332  [4]
October 18Whitman*
  • MacLean Field
  • Moscow, ID
W 47–0[5]
October 25at OregonL 6–20[6]
November 1at Gonzaga*W 26–06,000[7]
November 8Washington State 
L 7–337,000[1]
November 22at MontanaL 6–12[8]
November 29at UCLAL 6–204,000[9]
December 25vs. Saint Louis College alumni*Honolulu, Territory of HawaiiW 20–143,000[10]
January 1, 1931at Hawaii*
L 0–3712,000[11][12]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

All-conference

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No Vandals were named to the All-Coast team;[13][14] on the All-Northwest team, fullback Fred Wilkie was a second team selection.[15][16]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Crimson Cougar smears Vandals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 9, 1930. p. 9.
  2. ^ "Varnish Vandals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 28, 1930. p. 9.
  3. ^ "Vandals skin Coyotes". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 5, 1930. p. 9.
  4. ^ "Vandals blanked". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 12, 1930. p. 11.
  5. ^ "Vandals annihilate Whitman". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 19, 1930. p. 11.
  6. ^ "Oregon Webfoots down Idaho with score of 20 to 6". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 27, 1930. p. 6.
  7. ^ "Idaho wins 26-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 2, 1930. p. 13.
  8. ^ "Grizzlies register win over Vandals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 23, 1930. p. 9.
  9. ^ "Vandals rulers in cellar place". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 30, 1930. p. 9.
  10. ^ "Vandals trounce Honolulu eleven in broiling sun". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). December 26, 1930. p. 7.
  11. ^ "Idaho beaten by Hawaii, 37 to 0". January 2, 1931. p. 10.
  12. ^ "Hawaii defeats Idaho, 37 to 0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1931. p. 13.
  13. ^ "Cougars get 3 on Coast team". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 5, 1930. p. 11.
  14. ^ "All-Coast team selection made". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 5, 1930. p. 26.
  15. ^ Gorrie, Frank (December 1, 1930). "Five Washington State football stars named on All-Northwest eleven". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. p. 16.
  16. ^ "Cougars gain five places on PNW star team of scribes and coaches". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 2, 1930. p. 9.
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