1935 Idaho Vandals football team

The 1935 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1935 college football season. The Vandals were led by first-year head coach Ted Bank, 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.

1935 Idaho Vandals football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1935 record	2–7 (1–5 PCC)
Head coach	Ted Bank (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Percy Clapp Bob Tessier Al Paddock (freshmen)
Home stadium	MacLean Field

1935 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Stanford ^ +	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
California +	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
UCLA +	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Washington State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Oregon	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Washington	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Oregon State	2	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
USC	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
Idaho	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Montana	0	–	5	–	1			1	–	5	–	2
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative

Idaho compiled a 2–7 overall record and lost all but one of its six games in the PCC,[1] defeating cellar rival Montana.[2][3]

In the Battle of the Palouse with neighbor Washington State, the Vandals suffered an eighth straight loss, falling 0–6 at homecoming in Moscow on November 9.[4][5] Idaho's most recent win in the series was ten years earlier in 1925 and the next was nineteen years away in 1954.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 28	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 0–14	15,438
October 5	at Gonzaga*	Gonzaga Stadium Spokane, WA [6]	L 6–7	7,000
October 12	Whitman*	MacLean Field Moscow, ID [7]	L 0–7
October 19	at Oregon	Hayward Field Eugene, OR [8]	L 0–14	7,500
October 26	Montana	MacLean Field Moscow, ID [2] (Little Brown Stein)	W 14–7
November 9	Washington State	MacLean Field Moscow, ID [4][5] (Battle of the Palouse)	L 0–6	7,000
November 16	at Oregon State	Bell Field Corvallis, OR	L 0–13	3,500
November 23	vs. Nevada*	Public School Field Boise, ID [9]	W 26–6
November 30	at UCLA	Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA [1][10]	L 6–13	7,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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

All-conference

No Vandals were named to the All-Coast team; tackle Bob McCue was a third team selection,[11] and halfback Theron Ward was honorable mention.[12]

References

1. "Idaho's power surprises UCLA". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). December 2, 1935. p. 12.
2. "Idaho Vandals defeat Montana 14-7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 27, 1935. p. 9.
3. "Students and alumni of Idaho all seem more than satisfied with Bank's grid results". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). December 4, 1935. p. 18.
4. "Moscow population will triple for Idaho's annual homecoming game". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 8, 1935. p. 11.
5. "Vandals proud though beaten". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 11, 1935. p. 15.
6. "Gonzaga victor by single point". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 7, 1935. p. 14.
7. "Whitman stings Idaho team, 7-0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 13, 1935. p. 1, sports.
8. Phipps, Bill (October 20, 1935). "Oregon drives to 14-0 win over Vandals". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1.
9. "Idaho buries Nevada at Boise". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 24, 1935. p. 2, sports.
10. Zimmerman, Paul (December 1, 1935). "U.C.L.A. downs Idaho, 13 to 6". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 10.
11. "Associated Press All-Coast". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 4, 1935. p. 6.
12. "Associated Press All-Coast football team". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 4, 1935. p. 11.

External links

• Gem of the Mountains: 1936 University of Idaho yearbook – 1935 football season
• Go Mighty Vandals – 1935 football season
• Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1935 editions