1972 Idaho Vandals football team

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1972 Idaho Vandals football
Conference Big Sky Conference
Record4–7 (2–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Bobby Thompson (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorRay Fulton [1] [2] (3rd season)
Base defense 5–2 [1]
Captains
  • Rand Marquess
  • Kent Muhlbeier
Home stadium Idaho Stadium
Seasons
  1971
1973  
1972 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Montana State $ 5 1 08 3 0
Idaho State 4 1 07 3 0
Boise State 3 3 07 4 0
Montana 3 3 03 8 0
Idaho 2 3 04 7 0
Weber State 2 4 05 5 0
Northern Arizona 0 4 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1972 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The Vandals were led by third-year head coach Don Robbins and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They played their home games at new Idaho Stadium, an unlit outdoor facility on campus in Moscow, Idaho.

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Season

With quarterbacks Rick Seefried, Dave Comstock, and Ross Goddard running the offense, [3] [4] the Vandals were defending Big Sky champions. They were 4–7 overall and 2–3 in the Big Sky in 1972.

In the Battle of the Palouse, Idaho suffered a fifth straight loss to neighbor Washington State of the Pac-8, falling 35–14 at the new Martin Stadium in Pullman on October 7. [5]

In their second game with new rival Boise State, the Vandals won 22–21 in the rain at Bronco Stadium on November 25 to even up the series; [6] Idaho did not schedule Northern Arizona until 1975 and played only five games in conference.

University division

Through 1977, the Big Sky was a college division (renamed Division II in 1973) conference for football, except for university division (Division I) member Idaho, which moved down to the new Division I-AA in 1978. Idaho maintained its upper division status in the NCAA by playing university division non-conference opponents (and was ineligible for the college division postseason).

After the season in November, the Big Sky denied Idaho's request for additional football scholarships (75 vs. 62) for 1973. [7]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 161:30 pm Ohio *W 17–1415,000 [8]
September 236:30 pmat Weber State L 10–2616,164 [9] [10]
September 3012:30 pmat Montana State L 3–176,000 [11]
October 71:30 pmat Washington State *L 14–3518,500 [5]
October 141:30 pm Northern Illinois *
  • Idaho Stadium
  • Moscow, ID
W 31–137,000 [12]
October 211:00 pmat Idaho State L 7–3512,000 [13]
October 281:30 pm Pacific (CA) *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Idaho Stadium
  • Moscow, ID
L 7–2211,500 [14]
November 412:30 pmat Utah State *L 7–518,575 [15]
November 1112:30 pm Montana
W 31–176,800 [16]
November 1810:30 amat Western Michigan *L 16–2716,100 [17]
November 2512:30 pmat Boise State W 22–2114,516 [6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Pacific time

Roster

1972 Idaho Vandals football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
FL 10Curt Hamm
QB 12Ross GoddardSo
QB 14Dave ComstockFr
QB 18Rick SeefriedJr
FL, P 20Kirk DennisSo
FL 21Collie MackSo
RB 23Jerry HallSr
FL 30Jerry WilliamsJr
RB 34Mike Autrey
RB 35Bernie RembertSr
RB 36Rich BrownSo
RB 38Dick Baranco
RB 45Randy Ammerman
C 50Ken Muhlbeier (C)Sr
C 55Steven Roe
G 56Mark BuschSr
C 59Daryl HanauerSr
G 63Jerry Anderson
G 67Craig PritchardJr
OT 69Dave Hershey
OT 70Jerry SinclairJr
OT 72Larry BosmaSr
OT 73Pat FeeJr
G 74Dave CrnichSr
G 76 Bob Van Duyne Jr
OT 77Larry WarrenSr
SE 80Jay CurcioSr
TE 82Darrell BurchfieldSr
SE 83Kevin AultSr
TE 85Bill KashettaJr
SE 89Nick Nead
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 10Syd LoftonFr
S 11Bucky BrunsJr
S, P 16Steve HunterSr
CB 22Darrell Streeter
S 24Ross NelsonSo
S 25 Randy Hall Jr
DB 26Curt ParsonsFr
S 27Bruce Scharnhorst
S 31Jim WelchJr
DB 33Rod MaynardSr
CB 37Stan Carter
DB 40Larry Hultz
DB 42Kelly CourageSr
DB 43Chris Mooney
DL, OL 51 Mike Kramer Fr
LB 52Kevin RobisonJr
LB 53Rand Marquess (C)Sr
LB 54Fred Morscheck
LB 58Ralph SletagerSr
DT 60Ben Evenson
LB 61Chuck BlanckJr
NG 62Ron Moser
NG 65Darrell Dodson
NG 66Jim Riordon
DT 68Lloyd GrimsrudJr
DT 71Mike NewellSr
DT 75Brian Jacobson
DT 78Lorne SherbinaJr
DT 79Kevin WolskeJr
DE 81Ron Lockett
DE 84Alofa TauvageJr
DE 86Tom DoudJr
DE 87Alan VanceJr
DE 88Joe Feehan
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
PK 7Steve TannerSo
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Source: [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24]

All-conference

The Vandal co-captains, center Ken Muhlbeier and linebacker Rand Marquess, were selected to the Big Sky all-conference team. Three Idaho players were named to the second team: running back Bernie Rembert, tight end Darrell Burchfeld, and defensive end Alofa Tauvage. [25] [26]

NFL draft

One Vandal senior was selected in the 1973 NFL draft, which lasted 17 rounds (442 selections).

PlayerPositionRoundOverallFranchise
Ken Muhlbeier C 16th 400 Denver Broncos

Two juniors were selected in the following year's draft in 1974, which lasted 17 rounds (442 selections).

PlayerPositionRoundOverallFranchise
Bob Van Duyne G 10th 240 Baltimore Colts
Randy Hall DB 13th 317Baltimore Colts

References

  1. 1 2 Payne, Bob (April 29, 1973). "Robbins relaxed, excited at Vandal prospects". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 4, sports.
  2. "Fulton joins Weber staff". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. February 14, 1973. p. E1.
  3. "Seefried out for season; Vandal hopes diminished". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). September 5, 1972. p. 11.
  4. Pumphrey, Lew (September 8, 1972). "Freshman quarterback anxious after moving to second spot". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 13.
  5. 1 2 Missildine, Harry (October 8, 1972). "Paine paces Cougars' win". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
  6. 1 2 Emerson, Paul (November 26, 1972). "Comstock's run leads Idaho past Boise State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 21.
  7. "Conference nixes Vandals' request". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. November 22, 1972. p. 12.
  8. Manders, Jim (September 17, 1972). "Vandals upset Ohio 17-14 on late field goal". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 17.
  9. Manders, Jim (September 24, 1972). "Weber State tops Idaho 26-10". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 17.
  10. Blodgett, Gary R. (September 25, 1972). "Weber defense stars". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. B9.
  11. Payne, Bob (October 1, 1972). "Vandal title hopes lost: MSU gets 17-3 win". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  12. Payne, Bob (October 15, 1972). "Rembert's late runs lift Idaho". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  13. "Lee-led Idaho State batters Idaho 35–7". The Times-News. October 22, 1972. Retrieved December 14, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Pacific loss tough one, says Idaho head coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 30, 1972. p. 21.
  15. Barrows, Bob (November 5, 1972). "Adams pounds Idaho secondary to give Utah State 51-7 victory". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 19.
  16. Manders, Jim (November 12, 1972). "Idaho comes alive, rips Montana 31-17". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 17.
  17. Barrows, Bob (November 19, 1972). "Vandals lose to Broncos 27-16". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 15.
  18. "First string lineups". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). September 16, 1972. p. 11.
  19. "Huskies vs. Vandals: probable starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 14, 1972. p. 12.
  20. "Idaho needs win (rosters)". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 10, 1972. p. 15.
  21. Manders, Jim (November 11, 1972). "Vandals end home campaign". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 15.
  22. Payne, Bob (November 22, 1972). "They 'deserved better season'". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 15.
  23. Emerson, Paul (November 25, 1972). "Idaho ends disappointing season in game with arch rival Broncos". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 13.
  24. "Idaho ends grid year at Boise". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 25, 1972. p. 12.
  25. "MSU places five players on Sky team". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 7, 1972. p. 27.
  26. "2 Vandals picked". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). December 7, 1972. p. 44.