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
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1930 record	4–7 (0–5 PCC)
Head coach	Leo Calland (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Otto Anderson Rich Fox Glenn Jacoby (freshmen)
Home stadium	MacLean Field

1930 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Washington State $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
USC	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
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

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 27	Montana State*	MacLean Field Moscow, ID [2]	L 6–7
October 4	vs. College of Idaho*	Public School Field Boise, ID [3]	W 30–6
October 11	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA [4]	L 0–27	12,332
October 18	Whitman*	MacLean Field Moscow, ID [5]	W 47–0
October 25	at Oregon	Hayward Field Eugene, OR [6]	L 6–20
November 1	at Gonzaga*	Gonzaga Stadium Spokane, WA [7] (Rivalry)	W 26–0	6,000
November 8	Washington State	MacLean Field Moscow, ID [1] (Battle of the Palouse)	L 7–33	7,000
November 22	at Montana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT [8] (Little Brown Stein)	L 6–12
November 29	at UCLA	Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA [9]	L 6–20	4,000
December 25	vs. Saint Louis (HI) alumni*	Honolulu, HI [10] (on Christmas)	W 20–14	3,000
January 1, 1931	at Hawaii*	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI [11][12] (on New Year's)	L 0–37	12,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming

• The Little Brown Stein trophy for the Montana game debuted seven years later in 1938

All-conference

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

1. "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.

External links

• Gem of the Mountains: 1931 University of Idaho yearbook – 1930 football season
• Go Mighty Vandals – 1930 football season
• Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1930 editions