1932 Idaho Vandals football team

1932 Idaho Vandals football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	3–5 (1–4 PCC)
Head coach	Leo Calland (4th season)
Home stadium	MacLean Field
Seasons ←  1931 1933  →

1932 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 USC $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Washington State	5	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
UCLA	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Washington	3	–	2	–	2			6	–	2	–	2
Oregon	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
California	2	–	2	–	1			7	–	3	–	2
Stanford	1	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Oregon State	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Idaho	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Montana	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1932 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1932 college football season. The Vandals were led by fourth-year head coach Leo Calland, and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. Two home games were played on campus in Moscow at MacLean Field, with one in Boise at Public School Field. ^[1]

Idaho compiled a 3–5 overall record and lost all but one of its five games in the PCC. The Vandals were led on the field by undersized junior quarterback Wee Willie Smith, then known as "Little Giant" Willis Smith of Boise. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Two years later in 1934, he was a backup in the NFL with the New York Giants in their championship season.

Idaho played a night game in Los Angeles against UCLA on Friday, September 30; rain caused light attendance and a low score. ^[4] It was part of a Palouse–Los Angeles doubleheader in the Memorial Coliseum that weekend; USC hosted Washington State on Saturday afternoon. ^[5] The stadium was the prime venue of the Summer Olympics less than two months earlier.

In the Battle of the Palouse with neighbor Washington State, the Vandals suffered a fifth straight loss, falling 0–12 at Rogers Field in Pullman on November 5. ^{[6] [7]} Idaho's most recent win in the series was seven years earlier in 1925 and the next was 22 years away in 1954. For fans from Spokane, a special Northern Pacific train transported fans to Pullman; the round trip fare was two dollars. ^[8]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Whitman *	MacLean Field Moscow, ID	W 49–0		[9] [10]
September 30	at UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–6	3,000	[4] [11]
October 8	at Gonzaga *	Gonzaga Stadium Spokane, WA (rivalry)	L 7–20	9,000	[12] [13]
October 15	at Montana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (rivalry)	W 19–6		[2]
October 22	Oregon	MacLean Field Moscow, ID	L 0–32	8,000	[14] [15]
November 5	at Washington State	Rogers Field Pullman, WA (Battle of the Palouse)	L 0–12	8,000	[6] [7] [16]
November 12	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 6–21	8,000	[17] [18] [19]
November 24	vs. Utah State *	Public School Field Boise, ID	W 33–0	4,000	[1] [3]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

All-conference

No Vandals were named to the All-Coast teams (Associated Press); junior quarterback Willis Smith was an NEA second team selection. ^{[20] [21]}

References

1. "Vandals trounce Utah Aggies 33-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 25, 1932. p. 3.
2. "Vandals defeat Grizzlies 19-6". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 16, 1932. p. 7.
3. "Vandals maul Utah gridders". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 25, 1932. p. 11.
4. "Vandals defeated by UCLAs 6 to 0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 1, 1932. p. 7.
5. "Vandals and Cougars to invade California". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). September 26, 1932. p. 11.
6. "Cougars defeat Vandals 12 to 0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 6, 1932. p. 11.
7. "Vandals mighty close in defeat". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 7, 1932. p. 11.
8. "Hollingbery charges lie, student daub paint, guards patrol Pullman field". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 4, 1932. p. 13.
9. "Idaho-Whitman start is close". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. September 24, 1932. p. 1.
10. "Vandals walk over Whitman, 49 to 0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 25, 1932. p. 8.
11. Ralph Huston (October 1, 1932). "Bruins Beat Idaho; Keeble Scores Single Tally". Los Angeles Times. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Gonzaga Bulldogs vanquish Vandals". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 8, 1932. p. 1.
13. "Defeat Vandals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 8, 1932. p. 9.
14. "Oregon leads Idaho at half, 26-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 22, 1932. p. 1.
15. "Oregon romps over Vandals to win, 32-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 23, 1932. p. 1.
16. "Idaho Eleven Gives Cougar Team Trouble". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 6, 1932. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
17. William Leiser (November 13, 1932). "Bears Down Idaho, 21-6: U.C. Enjoys Breather Against Vandals at Berkeley". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
18. "Bears win 21-6". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 13, 1932. p. 7.
19. Rolfe, Phil (November 12, 1932). "Bears lead Idaho". Berkeley Daily Gazette. (California). p. 1.
20. Newland, Russell J. (November 30, 1932). "All Coast team". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. p. 7.
21. "Sanders chosen all-star twice". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 30, 1932. p. 13.

External links

• Gem of the Mountains: 1933 University of Idaho yearbook – 1932 football season
• Go Mighty Vandals – 1932 football season
• Official game program: Idaho at Washington State – November 5, 1932
• Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1932 editions