Idaho vs. Washington

Idaho and Washington have 29 meetings on file, the first in 1922; Washington leads the series 28–⁠0–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Washington 10–⁠0, and Washington has won the last 19.

Idaho wins
0
Washington wins
28
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1922
Longest streak
19 Washington
Current streak
19 Washington
Last 10 meetings
Washington 10–⁠0
Most recent
2016

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s0–⁠2
1930s0–⁠7–⁠1
1940s0–⁠3
1950s0–⁠4
1960s0–⁠4
1970s0–⁠1
2000s0–⁠6
2010s0–⁠1
Average margin
21.9 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Washington
28–⁠0–⁠1 Washington’s record at home
Shutouts
9

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Washington’s biggest win2001: Washington 53, Idaho 3by 50 points

Coach against coach

YearsIdahoSeriesWashington
1930–⁠1934Leo Calland0–⁠4James Phelan
1935–⁠1940Ted Bank0–⁠3–⁠1James Phelan
2000–⁠2002Tom Cable0–⁠3Rick Neuheisel

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Idaho’s side (Calland 0–⁠4 against Phelan). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Idaho and Washington, 1922 on13001500170019401960198020002020

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

  • The The daily star-mirror's story of the 1922 game: HUSKIES TASTE HOLLOW TRI- UMPH In 2 TO 0 GANIE-STATE PROUD OF VANDALS

    1922 · The daily star-mirror, Moscow, Idaho, Oct 16, 1922

  • The Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current's story of the 1930 game: WASHINGTON BEATS IDAHO

    1930 · Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, Texas, Oct 12, 1930

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story of the 1931 game: 'HUSKIES. TRIM IDAHO EASILY, WINNING 38- Washington Out a s S e S Vandals, Who Score on Blocked Punt

    1931 · The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, Oct 19, 1931

  • The Imperial Valley press's story of the 1936 game: Three Teams in Coast Play

    1936 · Imperial Valley press, Oct 5, 1936

  • The Evening star's story of the 1937 game: Stagg Lands Upset Tie.

    1937 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 31, 1937

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 10, 20168Washington 59, Idaho 14at Washington
Sep 12, 2009Washington 42, Idaho 23at Washington
Sep 17, 2005Washington 34, Idaho 6at Washington
Sep 20, 200319Washington 45, Idaho 14at Washington
Sep 28, 200213Washington 41, Idaho 27at Washington
Sep 22, 2001Washington 53, Idaho 3at Washington
Sep 2, 200014Washington 44, Idaho 20at Washington
Nov 10, 1973Washington 41, Idaho 14at Washington
Oct 26, 1968Washington 37, Idaho 7at Washington
Sep 17, 1966Washington 19, Idaho 7at Washington
Sep 18, 1965Washington 14, Idaho 9at Washington
Sep 24, 19603Washington 41, Idaho 12at Washington
Sep 26, 1959Washington 23, Idaho 0at Washington
Sep 22, 1956Washington 53, Idaho 21at Washington
Sep 17, 1955Washington 14, Idaho 7at Washington
Sep 20, 1952Washington 39, Idaho 14at Washington
Nov 20, 1948Washington 34, Idaho 7at Washington
Nov 17, 1945Washington 12, Idaho 0at Washington
Oct 5, 1940Washington 21, Idaho 0at Washington
Oct 1, 1938Washington 12, Idaho 12at Washington
Oct 30, 1937Washington 21, Idaho 7at Washington
Oct 3, 1936Washington 22, Idaho 0at Washington
Sep 28, 1935Washington 14, Idaho 0at Washington
Sep 29, 1934Washington 13, Idaho 0at Washington
Sep 30, 1933Washington 32, Idaho 6at Washington
Oct 17, 1931Washington 38, Idaho 7at Washington
Oct 11, 1930Washington 27, Idaho 0at Washington
Oct 16, 1926Washington 26, Idaho 0at Washington
Oct 14, 1922Washington 2, Idaho 0at Washington

Every game is listed as played on the field.