1917 Idaho football team

1917 Idaho football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–3
Head coach	Wilfred C. Bleamaster (2nd season)
Captain	Tom Jackson
Home stadium	MacLean Field
Seasons ←  1916 1919  →

1917 Western college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Saint Mary's			–					8	–	1	–	1
Hawaii			–					4	–	0	–	1
USC			–					4	–	2	–	1
New Mexico A&M			–					4	–	2	–	0
Arizona			–					3	–	2	–	0
Idaho			–					2	–	3	–	0
New Mexico			–					1	–	2	–	0
University Farm			–					1	–	2	–	0
Nevada			–					1	–	3	–	0
Montana			–					1	–	4	–	0

The 1917 Idaho football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1917 college football season. Idaho was led by second-year head coach Wilfred C. Bleamaster and played as an independent; they joined the Pacific Coast Conference five years later in 1922. ^{[1] [2]} Idaho had two home games in Moscow on campus at MacLean Field, with none in Boise.

Idaho dropped a fourth consecutive shutout to Washington State in the Battle of the Palouse, falling 0–19at home. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]} Six years later, the Vandals won the first of three consecutive, their only three-peat in the rivalry series.

Idaho opened with three losses, then won twice for a 2–3 record; they did not play Gonzaga this season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 20	vs. Oregon Agricultural	Pendleton, OR	L 6–26	[7] [8]
October 27	at Oregon	Kincaid Field Eugene, OR	L 0–14	[9] [10]
November 3	Washington State	MacLean Field Moscow, ID (Battle of the Palouse)	L 0–19	[3] [4] [5] [6]
November 10	Whitman	MacLean Field Moscow, ID	W 16–0	[11] [12] [13] [14]
November 29	at Montana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (Little Brown Stein)	W 14–3	[15] [16] [17] [18] [19]
Homecoming

• The Little Brown Stein trophy for the Montana game debuted 21 years later in 1938
• One game was played on Thursday (against Montana in Missoula on Thanksgiving)

1918

The following year in 1918, Idaho's football team was non-varsity, composed of Student Army Training Corps (SATC) players. ^[20] After the Armistice ending World War I, they played a limited schedule and defeated Washington State's SATC team 7–6 in Moscow in December. ^{[20] [21] [22]}

Idaho's first two games were against Gonzaga; the opener in Moscow on November 16 was a 13–7 Idaho win, ^[23] and they tied the next week in Spokane at seven points each. ^[24] Idaho played another in Spokane on November 30, a 0–68 loss to a team of U.S. Marines from Mare Island Naval Shipyard in California. ^{[25] [26]}

References

1. "Conference to handle east-west games in future; Idaho admitted". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 11, 1921. p. 1, sports.
2. "Kelley quits as coach of Idaho". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). June 9, 1922. p. 14.
3. "Idaho expects upset of dope; Pullman looks for hard battle". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 2, 1917. p. 19.
4. "Idaho meets W.S.C. team today". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 3, 1917. p. 14.
5. "Line up against Pullman team today". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). (photo). November 3, 1917. p. 11.
6. "W.S.C. bowls over Idaho, 19 to 0, by fierce hammering of backs". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 4, 1917. p. 1, part 3.
7. Varnell, George M. (October 19, 1917). "Big gridiron offensive starts swing tomorrow". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 25.
8. "Superior weight wins for O.A.C." Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 21, 1917. p. 1, part 3.
9. "Coach at Idaho sees no victory; neither defeat". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 26, 1917. p. 19.
10. "University team shuts out Idaho". Eugene Daily Guard. (Oregon). October 29, 1917. p. 4.
11. "Bitter fight coming to Idaho". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 9, 1917. p. 19.
12. "Idaho meets Whitman today". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 10, 1917. p. 16.
13. "Idaho "U" eleven beats Whitman". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 11, 1917. p. 1, part 3.
14. "Old Man Dope is jolted all over the Northwest". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 12, 1917. p. 16.
15. "Idaho team off for Missoula". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 29, 1917. p. 14.
16. "Varsity leaves for Missoula determined to land Grizzly pelt". University Argonaut. (Moscow, Idaho). November 27, 1917. p. 1.
17. "Idaho wins from Montana". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 30, 1917. p. 5.
18. "Idaho defeats Montana, 14 to 3". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 30, 1917. p. 20.
19. "Varsity closes season with win over Bruins". University Argonaut. (Moscow, Idaho). December 4, 1917. p. 1.
20. "Football: 1918 season". Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook. (1920 junior class, volume 17). Spring 1919. p. 117.
21. "Moscow plans for W.S.C. game". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 7, 1918. p. 1, part two.
22. "Idaho wins first game from WSC in five years". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 8, 1918. p. 1, part two.
23. "Idaho "U: defeats Gonzaga, 13 to 7". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 17, 1918. p. 1, part 3.
24. "Gridiron season opened with Gonzaga and Idaho in 7-7 tie". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 24, 1918. p. 1, part 3.
25. "Idaho has chance to win Coast football championship today". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 30, 1918. p. 13.
26. "Devil Dog Marines romp to easy victory over Idaho - score 68-0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 1, 1918. p. 1, part 2.

External links

• Gem of the Mountains: 1919 University of Idaho yearbook (spring 1918) – 1917 football season
• Go Mighty Vandals – 1917 football season
• Official game program: Washington State at Idaho – November 3, 1917
• Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1917 editions