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    William Dalrymple (historian)

    The Idaho football teams (later known as the Idaho Vandals) represented the University of Idaho in American football during the program's second decade from 1900 to 1909. From 1900 to 1907 Idaho competed as an independent and then as a member of the Northwest Conference for 1908 and 1909. Highlights include the following:

    • In 1900, Idaho had its first undefeated season and finsihed with a record of 2–0–1.
    • In 1905, Idaho had its first undefeated and untied season and finsihed with a record of 5–0.

    1900

    1900 Idaho football
    ConferenceIndependent
    Record2–0–1
    Head coach
    Seasons
    ← 1899
    1901 →
    1900 Far West college football independents records
    Conf. Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Washington Agricultural   –   4 – 0 – 1
    Idaho   –   2 – 0 – 1
    Arizona   –   3 – 1 – 0
    Stanford   –   7 – 2 – 1
    Utah   –   2 – 1 – 0
    California   –   4 – 2 – 1
    Nevada State   –   4 – 2 – 1
    Oregon   –   3 – 3 – 1
    New Mexico A&M   –   3 – 3 – 1
    San Jose State   –   3 – 3 – 1
    Arizona Normal   –   1 – 1 – 0
    USC   –   1 – 1 – 1
    Wyoming   –   3 – 3 – 0
    Washington   –   1 – 2 – 2
    Montana   –   0 – 1 – 0
    Utah Agricultural   –   0 – 2 – 0

    The 1900 Idaho football team represented the University of Idaho during the 1900 college football season. Under first-year head coach Fred Herbold, Idaho finished with a record of 2–0–1.

    Schedule

    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    October 19Lewiston NormalMoscow, IDW 17–0[1]
    October 27vs. Washington
    		W 12–61,000[2][3]
    November 17Lewiston Athletic ClubMoscow, IDT 0–0[4]

    External link

    1901

    1901 Idaho football
    ConferenceIndependent
    Record3–2–1
    Head coach
    Seasons
    ← 1900
    1902 →
    1901 Far West college football independents records
    Conf. Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Wyoming   –   1 – 0 – 0
    California   –   9 – 0 – 1
    Arizona   –   4 – 1 – 0
    Washington Agricultural   –   4 – 1 – 0
    Utah   –   3 – 1 – 0
    Montana Agricultural   –   2 – 1 – 0
    New Mexico A&M   –   2 – 1 – 0
    Utah Agricultural   –   3 – 2 – 0
    Stanford   –   3 – 2 – 2
    Idaho   –   3 – 2 – 1
    Washington   –   3 – 3 – 0
    Nevada State   –   3 – 3 – 0
    Oregon   –   3 – 4 – 1
    Montana   –   2 – 3 – 0
    Oregon Agricultural   –   1 – 2 – 0
    New Mexico   –   0 – 3 – 1
    USC   –   0 – 2 – 0

    The 1901 Idaho football team represented the University of Idaho during the 1901 college football season. Under second-year head coach Fred Herbold, Idaho finished with a record of 3–2–1.

    Schedule

    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    October 19Lewiston NormalMoscow, IDW 11–6[6]
    October 25Washington AgriculturalMoscow, ID (rivalry)W 5–0[7]
    November 6OregonMoscow, IDT 0–0[8][9]
    November 20WhitmanMoscow, IDL 0–10[10]
    November 28at Washington
    		L 0–102,000[11]
    December 13at Lewiston NormalLewiston, IDW 22–0[12]

    External link

    1902

    1902 Idaho football
    ConferenceNorthwest Intercollegiate Athletic Association
    Record1–3–1 (0–3–0 NIAA)
    Head coach
    Seasons
    ← 1901
    1903 →
    1902 Northwest Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
    Conf. Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Washington $ 4 – 0 – 0 5 – 1 – 0
    Oregon 1 – 0 – 1 3 – 1 – 3
    Washington State 2 – 1 – 0 2 – 3 – 0
    Oregon Agricultural 0 – 1 – 1 4 – 1 – 1
    Whitman 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
    Idaho 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 3 – 1
    • $ – Conference champion

    The 1902 Idaho football team represented the University of Idaho during the 1902 college football season. Under first-year head coach John G. Griffith, Idaho finished with a record of 1–3–1.

    Schedule

    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    October 4Lewiston NormalMoscow, IDT 0–0[14]
    October 13Pacific (OR)Moscow, IDW 23–0[15]
    October 24at Washington Agricultural
    		L 0–17[16]
    November 3WashingtonMoscow, IDL 0–10500[17]
    November 27at WhitmanWalla Walla, WAL 0–16[18]

    External link

    1903

    1903 Idaho football
    ConferenceIndependent
    Record4–2
    Head coach
    Seasons
    ← 1902
    1904 →
    1903 Far West college football independents records
    Conf. Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Stanford   –   8 – 0 – 3
    California   –   6 – 1 – 2
    Washington   –   6 – 1 – 0
    Oregon   –   4 – 2 – 1
    USC   –   4 – 2 – 0
    Albany College (OR)   –   4 – 3 – 0
    Utah Agricultural   –   3 – 0 – 0
    New Mexico A&M   –   2 – 0 – 1
    Arizona   –   2 – 0 – 0
    Tempe Normal   –   2 – 0 – 0
    Idaho   –   4 – 2 – 0
    Wyoming   –   3 – 2 – 0
    Washington Agricultural   –   3 – 3 – 2
    Utah   –   3 – 5 – 0
    Nevada State   –   2 – 4 – 2
    Oregon Agricultural   –   2 – 4 – 1
    Montana   –   2 – 5 – 0
    Academy of Idaho   –   0 – 1 – 1

    The 1903 Idaho football team represented the University of Idaho during the 1903 college football season. Under second-year head coach John G. Griffith, Idaho finished with a record of 4–2.

    Schedule

    DateOpponentSiteResultSource
    October 10Lewiston NormalMoscow, IDW 35–0[19]
    October 16Puget SoundMoscow, IDL 0–11[20]
    October 23Washington AgriculturalMoscow, ID (rivalry)W 32–0[21]
    November 13WhitmanMoscow, IDW 36–0[22]
    November 18MontanaMoscow, ID (rivalry)W 28–0[23]
    November 26at Washington
    		L 0–5[24]

    External link

    1904

    1904 Idaho football
    ConferenceIndependent
    Record2–1
    Head coach
    Seasons
    ← 1903
    1905 →
    1904 Far West college football independents records
    Conf. Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Utah   –   7 – 1 – 0
    Stanford   –   7 – 2 – 1
    California   –   6 – 1 – 1
    USC   –   6 – 1 – 0
    Idaho   –   2 – 1 – 0
    Oregon   –   5 – 3 – 0
    Tempe Normal   –   4 – 0 – 0
    Wyoming   –   4 – 1 – 1
    Washington   –   4 – 2 – 1
    Arizona   –   3 – 1 – 2
    Oregon Agricultural   –   4 – 2 – 0
    Montana   –   3 – 2 – 0
    Nevada State   –   3 – 3 – 0
    Washington Agricultural   –   2 – 2 – 0
    New Mexico A&M   –   1 – 2 – 1
    Utah Agricultural   –   4 – 8 – 0

    The 1904 Idaho football team represented the University of Idaho during the 1904 college football season. Under third-year head coach John G. Griffith, Idaho finished with a record of 2–1.

    Schedule

    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    October 21at Washington Agricultural
    		W 5–01,500[25]
    November 5at Washington
    		L 10–12[26]
    November 11at WhitmanWalla Walla, WAW 21–0[27]

    External link

    1905

    1905 Idaho football
    ConferenceIndependent
    Record5–0
    Head coach
    Seasons
    ← 1904
    1906 →
    1905 Far West college football independents records
    Conf. Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Stanford   –   8 – 0 – 0
    Idaho   –   5 – 0 – 0
    New Mexico A&M   –   3 – 0 – 0
    Colorado   –   8 – 1 – 0
    New Mexico   –   5 – 1 – 1
    Utah   –   6 – 2 – 0
    California   –   4 – 1 – 2
    Oregon Agricultural   –   6 – 3 – 0
    USC   –   6 – 3 – 1
    Arizona   –   4 – 2 – 0
    Oregon   –   4 – 2 – 2
    Washington   –   4 – 2 – 2
    Washington State   –   4 – 4 – 0
    Utah Agricultural   –   2 – 2 – 1
    Wyoming   –   3 – 4 – 0
    Montana   –   2 – 3 – 0
    Montana Agricultural   –   1 – 2 – 1
    Nevada State   –   0 – 3 – 1
    Tempe Normal   –   0 – 3 – 0

    The 1905 Idaho football team represented the University of Idaho during the 1905 college football season. Under fourth-year head coach John G. Griffith, Idaho finished with a record of 5–0.

    Schedule

    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 30Lewiston High School (ID)Moscow, IDW 41–2[28]
    October 9Montana AgriculturalMoscow, IDW 50–0[29]
    October 30WashingtonMoscow, IDW 8–01,000[30][31]
    November 10Washington StateMoscow, ID (rivalry)W 5–05,000[32]
    November 18WhitmanMoscow, IDW 9–0[33]

    External link

    1906

    1906 Idaho football
    ConferenceIndependent
    Record2–4
    Head coach
    Seasons
    ← 1905
    1907 →
    1906 Western college football independents records
    Conf. Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Washington State   –   6 – 0 – 0
    New Mexico A&M   –   4 – 0 – 0
    Oregon   –   5 – 0 – 1
    Colorado Mines   –   3 – 0 – 2
    Utah   –   4 – 1 – 0
    New Mexico   –   3 – 1 – 0
    USC   –   2 – 0 – 2
    Utah Agricultural   –   3 – 1 – 0
    Oregon Agricultural   –   4 – 1 – 2
    Washington   –   4 – 1 – 4
    Wyoming   –   1 – 1 – 0
    Idaho   –   2 – 4 – 0
    Montana   –   2 – 4 – 0
    Tempe Normal   –   0 – 2 – 0

    The 1906 Idaho football team represented the University of Idaho during the 1906 college football season. Under fifth-year head coach John G. Griffith, Idaho finished with a record of 2–4.

    Schedule

    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    October 13Spokane Athletic ClubMoscow, IDW 10–5[34]
    October 20Coeur d'Alene High SchoolMoscow, IDW 23–0[35]
    October 26OregonMoscow, IDL 0–12[36][37]
    November 9at Washington State
    		L 0–10[38]
    November 17at WhitmanWalla Walla, WAL 5–6[39]
    November 29at Washington
    		L 9–163,500[40]

    External link

    1907

    1907 Idaho football
    ConferenceIndependent
    Record3–1–2
    Head coach
    Seasons
    ← 1906
    1908 →
    1907 Western college football independents records
    Conf. Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Oregon Agricultural   –   6 – 0 – 0
    New Mexico A&M   –   3 – 0 – 0
    New Mexico   –   1 – 0 – 0
    Washington State   –   7 – 1 – 0
    Colorado Mines   –   5 – 1 – 0
    Oregon   –   5 – 1 – 0
    USC   –   5 – 1 – 0
    Utah Agricultural   –   5 – 1 – 0
    Idaho   –   3 – 1 – 2
    Montana   –   4 – 1 – 1
    Utah   –   4 – 2 – 0
    Wyoming   –   2 – 1 – 0
    Gonzaga   –   0 – 0 – 1
    Washington   –   4 – 4 – 2

    The 1907 Idaho football team represented the University of Idaho during the 1907 college football season. Under first-year head coach John R. Middleton, Idaho finished with a record of 3–1–2.

    Schedule

    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    October 5Spokane High SchoolMoscow, IDT 0–0[41]
    October 19Spokane Athletic ClubMoscow, IDW 22–0[42]
    October 26vs. OregonPortland, ORL 5–21[43][44]
    November 8Washington StateMoscow, ID (rivalry)W 5–42,000[45]
    November 16WhitmanMoscow, IDW 11–02,000[46]
    November 28at Washington
    		T 0–03,000[47]

    External link

    1908

    Main article: 1908 Idaho football team

    1909

    Main article: 1909 Idaho football team

    References

    1. ^ "Moscow team won game". The Spokesman-Review. October 20, 1900. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    2. ^ "Was won by Idaho". The Spokesman-Review. October 28, 1900. p. 5. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Google News Archive.
    3. ^ "Idaho wins from U. of W." The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. October 28, 1900. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ^ "Tie game between Lewiston and Moscow played in the rain". The Spokesman-Review. November 22, 1900. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. ^ "1900 Football Schedule". University of Idaho Athletics. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
    6. ^ "Idaho University won game". The Spokesman-Review. October 20, 1901. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    7. ^ "Idaho University won". The Morning Astorian. October 26, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    8. ^ "A tie game". Daily Eugene Guard. November 6, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Google News Archive.
    9. ^ "Neither eleven score". Daily Eugene Guard. November 7, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Google News Archive.
    10. ^ "Whitman defeats Idaho". The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. November 21, 1901. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    11. ^ "Idaho men lose game". The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. November 29, 1901. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    12. ^ "Will play football Dec. 13". The Spokesman-Review. December 8, 1901. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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    14. ^ "First football game is on". The Spokesman-Review. October 2, 1902. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    15. ^ "Idaho 23, Pacific 0; Men at moscow too much for the Oregonians". The Morning Oregonian. October 14, 1902. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    16. ^ "Pullman won game". Spokane Chronicle. October 25, 1902. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    17. ^ "Washington boys won from Idaho". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. November 4, 1902. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    18. ^ "Walla Walla defeats Idaho". The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. November 28, 1902. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    19. ^ "Idaho 'varsity wins; Smothers the eleven from the Lewiston Normal". The Spokesman-Review. October 11, 1903. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    20. ^ "Tacoma lads are winners; University of Puget Sound defeats University of Idaho". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. October 17, 1903. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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    22. ^ "Idaho defeats Whitman badly". The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. November 14, 1903. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    23. ^ "Montana defeated in one-sided game". The Anaconda Standard. November 19, 1903. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    24. ^ "Washington wins from Idaho, 5 to 0". The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. November 27, 1903. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    25. ^ "Idaho wins 5 to 0". The Pullman Herald. October 22, 1904. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    26. ^ "Win championship of two states". The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. November 6, 1904. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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    28. ^ "Idaho beats Lewiston, 42 to 2". The Spokesman-Review. October 1, 1905. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    29. ^ "Idaho wins easily". The Butte Inter Mountain. October 10, 1905. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    30. ^ "Many yards for Idaho". Spokane Daily Chronicle. October 31, 1905. p. 5. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Google News Archive.
    31. ^ "Idaho beats "U" in fierce contest". The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. October 31, 1905. p. 3. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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    33. ^ "Idaho vanquishes the Whitman team". The Oregon Daily Journal. November 19, 1905. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    34. ^ "Idaho downs S.A.A.C. 10 to 5". The Spokesman-Review. October 14, 1906. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    35. ^ "Idaho preparing for big football game". The Idaho Daily Statesman. October 24, 1906. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    36. ^ "Oregon 4, Idaho 0 in first half". Eugene Daily Guard. October 26, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Google News Archive.
    37. ^ "Oregon beats Idaho in great game". Spokane Daily Chronicle. October 27, 1906. p. 5. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Google News Archive.
    38. ^ "Idaho outpunted Pullman, but lost". The Spokane Chronicle. November 10, 1904. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    39. ^ "Idaho defeated by narrow margin". The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. November 18, 1906. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    40. ^ "Idaho men lose to Washington". The Morning Oregonian. November 30, 1906. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    41. ^ "High School ties Idaho, 0–0". The Spokesman-Review. October 6, 1907. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    42. ^ "Idaho 22, Spokane 0". The Sunday Oregonian. October 20, 1907. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    43. ^ "Big football games today". Spokane Daily Chronicle. October 26, 1907. p. 5. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Google News Archive.
    44. ^ "Oregon defeats Idaho". Eugene Daily Guard. Associated Press. November 29, 1907. p. 1. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Google News Archive.
    45. ^ "Washington State College put out of the running by University of Idaho". The Tacoma Daily News. November 9, 1907. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    46. ^ "Idaho defeats Whitman in a great game". The Spokesman-Review. November 17, 1907. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    47. ^ "Tie game at Seattle". The Spokane Chronicle. November 29, 1907. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Idaho_football_team

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