1926 Idaho Vandals football team
American college football season
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The 1926 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1926 college football season. The Vandals were led by first-year head coach Charles F. Erb and were in their fifth season in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). Home games were played on campus in Moscow at MacLean Field. Idaho compiled a 3â4â1 overall record and went 1â4 in conference games.
- Charles F. Erb (1st season)
| 1926 Idaho Vandals football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 3â4â1 (1â4 PCC) |
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| Home stadium | MacLean Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Stanford $ | 4 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 10 | â | 0 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 USC | 5 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 8 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon Agricultural | 4 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 4 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 3 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 8 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 1 | â | 4 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 1 | â | 4 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 0 | â | 4 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 5 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 0 | â | 5 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 6 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the Battle of the Palouse with neighbor Washington State, the Vandals' three-game winning streak in the series ended with a 6â0 homecoming loss in the mud on November 6.[1][2][3]
Following the departure of Matty Mathews in April for St. Louis, Erb was hired as the Vandals' head coach in May.[4] Earlier in the decade, he was an all-PCC quarterback at the University of California, leading the Wonder Teams of hall of fame head coach Andy Smith. The 23-year-old Erb was previously the head coach at the University of Nevada in Reno.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 2 | Montana State* | T 0â0 | [5][6] | ||
| October 9 | at Montana | W 27â12 | [7] | ||
| October 16 | at Washington | L 0â26 | 16,891 | [8] | |
| October 23 | College of Idaho* |
| W 30â0 | [9] | |
| October 30 | at Oregon Agricultural | L 0â3 | [10] | ||
| November 6 | Washington State |
| L 0â6 | 9,000 | [1][2][3] |
| November 20 | at USC |
| L 6â28 | 17,400 | [11] |
| November 25 | at Creighton* | W 12â0 | [12] | ||
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