California vs. Idaho
California and Idaho have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1931; California leads the series 5–0 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s California 5–0, and California has won the last 5. Share
- California wins
- 5
- Idaho wins
- 0
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1931
- Longest streak
- 5 California
- Current streak
- 5 California
- Last 10 meetings
- California 5–0
- Most recent
- 2023
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 17 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At California
- 5–0 California’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 2
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- California’s biggest win1934: California 45, Idaho 13by 32 points
Coach against coach
| Years | California | Series | Idaho |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931–1934 | William Ingram | 4–0 | Leo Calland |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from California’s side (Ingram 4–0 against Calland). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
From the newspapers

1931 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Nov 15, 1931

1932 · Imperial Valley press, Nov 14, 1932

1933 · The Daily Alaska empire, Nov 20, 1933

1934 · Imperial Valley press, California, Nov 19, 1934
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
Every game
| Sep 16, 2023 | California 31, Idaho 17 | at California | ||
| Nov 17, 1934 | California 45, Idaho 13 | at California | ||
| Nov 18, 1933 | California 6, Idaho 0 | at California | ||
| Nov 12, 1932 | California 21, Idaho 6 | at California | ||
| Nov 14, 1931 | California 18, Idaho 0 | at California |
Every game is listed as played on the field.