Idaho vs. Oregon State
Idaho and Oregon State have 41 meetings on file, the first in 1916; Oregon State leads the series 34–7 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Oregon State 9–1, and Oregon State has won the last 4. Share
2028 at Oregon State; 2032 at Oregon State. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Idaho wins
- 7
- Oregon State wins
- 34
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1916
- Longest streak
- 13 Oregon State
- Current streak
- 4 Oregon State
- Last 10 meetings
- Oregon State 9–1
- Most recent
- 2021
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 3–3 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 2–2 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 0–8 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 1–9 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 0–6 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 0–1 |
- Average margin
- 19.4 points; 10 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Idaho
- 3–11 Idaho’s record at home
- At Oregon State
- 22–4 Oregon State’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–1 Idaho first
- Shutouts
- 18
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Idaho’s biggest win1924: Idaho 22, Oregon State 0by 22 points
- Oregon State’s biggest win1959: Oregon State 66, Idaho 18by 48 points
- Upset1938: Idaho 13, Oregon State 0Idaho had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1916: Oregon State 26, Idaho 0Oregon State had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1927: Idaho 12, Oregon State 7Idaho had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Idaho | Series | Oregon State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935–1940 | Ted Bank | 1–3 | Lon Stiner |
| 1951–1953 | Raymond Curfman | 1–2 | Kip Taylor |
| 1955–1961 | Skip Stahley | 0–7 | Tommy Prothro |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Idaho’s side (Bank 1–3 against Stiner). 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

1916 · White Bluffs spokesman, White Bluffs, Wash., Oct 13, 1916

1917 · East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, Oregon, Oct 22, 1917

1923 · The Seattle star, Seattle, Wash., Nov 12, 1923

1927 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Nov 20, 1927

1929 · Seward daily gateway, Alaska, Oct 28, 1929
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
Every game is listed as played on the field.