1968 Idaho Vandals football team

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1968 Idaho Vandals football
Big Sky co-champion
Conference Big Sky Conference
Record5–5 (3–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
MVP Jerry Hendren [1]
Captains
  • Kenny Dotson
  • Rob Young
Home stadium Neale Stadium
Seasons
←  1967
1969  →
1968 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Idaho + 3 –1 –05 –5 –0
Montana State + 3 –1 –06 –4 –0
Weber State + 3 –1 –07 –2 –0
Idaho State 1 –3 –04 –5 –0
Montana 0 –4 –02 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1968 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. The Vandals were led by first-year head coach Y C McNease and played in the Big Sky Conference. Home games were played on campus at Neale Stadium in Moscow, with one home game in Boise at old Bronco Stadium at Boise Junior College.

Contents

This was the last season for Neale Stadium, which opened 31 years earlier in 1937. It hosted only two games in 1968, and the final one was a win over Weber State on November 2. Due to soil erosion, the wooden grandstands were deemed unsafe the following summer and home games were moved to Rogers Field in Pullman for two seasons.

After fullback Ray McDonald won the NCAA rushing title in 1966, the Vandals were involuntarily dropped by the NCAA to the college division in 1967. [2] After two seasons, Idaho returned to the university division in 1969. [3]

Hired in early January, McNease was previously an assistant coach at Michigan under Bump Elliott. [4] For the second straight season, Idaho allowed 77 points at the Astrodome in Houston. [5]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 147:00 pmvs. Montana State
L 14–177,500–8,500 [6] [7] [8]
September 211:30 pmat Washington State *
L 7–1423,612 [9]
September 281:00 pmat Idaho State
W 35–15 [10]
October 512:30 pmvs. Pacific (CA) *
W 31–14  8,500 [11]
October 121:30 pm Montana Dagger-14-plain.png
W 56–4510,793 [12]
October 191:30 pmat Oregon *
L 8–2317,250 [13] [14] [15]
October 261:30 pmat Washington *
L 7–3749,538 [16]
November 212:30 pm Weber State
  • Neale Stadium
  • Moscow, ID
W 50–4210,005 [17]
November 98:00 pmat San Jose State *
W 35–1710,500 [18]
November 165:30 pmat No. 14 Houston *
L 3–7730,412 [5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Roster

1968 Idaho Vandals football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 10Jim WickboldtJr
QB 11Steve OlsonSo
QB 14Mitch LansdellSo
RB, P 12Ron DavisSo
RB 35Dale YountSo
WR 38Russ Peterson
RB, PK 42Rob Young (C)Sr
RB 43Jim PearsallSr
RB 44Jeff GuilloryJr
WR 45Jim WilundSo
C 51Gary Atkinson
RG 61Dick Chatfield
LG 62Tom NelsonJr
OL 67John DurhamSo
OL 68Jim WimerSo
OL 70David Bennett
OL 71Jim Thiemens
OL 74Bruce LangmadeSo
LT 77Bob HaneyJr
OL 78Larry Kelly
RT 79Gary Grove
TE 82Mike DempseyJr
WR 84 Jerry Hendren Jr
TE, P 88Dwight Bennett
TE 89Gordon DeWaardJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 16Wayne MarquessJr
DB 20Doug ClarkJr
DB 21Dick Nelson
S 24Bob JubaJr
CB 26Art Chubb
CB 27Kenny Dotson (C)Sr
LB 31Mike WiscombeSo
LB 36Fred Gabourie
DB 40Craig Wiegman
LB 50Roosevelt OwensJr
LB 55Joe TasbyJr
DL 60Tom CarsonJr
DL 63Pat FlynnSo
DL 66Ed ClausonJr
DL 69Brock JackleySo
DL 73Joe Allen
DL 75Ken Salesky
LB 80John KnowlesJr
LB 86Ed Schmidt
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
PK 42Rob YoungSr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt
Source: [19] [20]

All-conference

Wide receiver Jerry Hendren and linebacker Joe Tasby were unanimous selections to the all-conference team, and were joined by running back Rob Young. [21]

NFL Draft

Two juniors from the 1968 Vandals were selected in the 1970 NFL draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).

PlayerPositionRoundOverallFranchise
Jerry Hendren WR 4th 89 Denver Broncos
Bob Haney T 15th 383 Detroit Lions

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References

  1. ↑ "Jerry Hendren, Young named top Vandals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). December 19, 1968. p. 17.
  2. ↑ "Ostyn says Pacific cost major status". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 9, 1967. p. 15.
  3. ↑ "NCAA ups 4 colleges". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 2, 1969. p. 22.
  4. ↑ "Vandal post goes to Michigan aide". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). January 11, 1968. p. 21.
  5. 1 2 "Cougars play same record at Astrodome for Vandals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 17, 1968. p. 10.
  6. ↑ Wilson, Mike (September 15, 1968). "Bobcats down Vandals 17-14". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 14.
  7. ↑ Brown, Bruce (September 16, 1968). "WSU next for Idaho". Spokane Daily Chronicle. {Washington). p. 19.
  8. ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  9. ↑ Wilson, Mike (September 22, 1968). "Jerry Henderson passes Cougars by Vandals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 10.
  10. ↑ "Olson comes off bench to engineer Idaho's first win". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 29, 1968. p. 14.
  11. ↑ Wilson, Mike (October 6, 1968). "Vandals topple Pacific 31-14". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 12.
  12. ↑ Wilson, Mike (October 13, 1968). "Vandals out offense Montana Grizzlies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 11.
  13. ↑ Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 20, 1968). "'Hasty' Ducks recoil, thrash Vandals again". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  14. ↑ Payne, Bob (October 20, 1968). "Vandals 'get it going' too late". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 3, sports.
  15. ↑ "Welch, Ducks too much for Vandals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. October 20, 1968. p. 13.
  16. ↑ "Stolen Idaho passes win for Huskies". The Sacramento Bee. October 27, 1968. Retrieved September 14, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ Wilson, Mike (November 3, 1968). "Vandals outlast Weber State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 15.
  18. ↑ "Second half rally gives Idaho victory". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 10, 1968. p. 12.
  19. ↑ "Grizzlies vs. Vandals: probable lineups". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 12, 1968. p. 10.
  20. ↑ "McNease names Vandal starters". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). September 13, 1968. p. 20.
  21. ↑ "Montana State leads Big Sky team picks". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 28, 1968. p. 18.
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