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Idaho vs. Whitman

Idaho and Whitman first met in 1917 and have played 12 times; Idaho leads the series 10–⁠2. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Idaho 9–⁠1.

Idaho wins
10
Whitman wins
2
Ties
0
First meeting
1917
Longest streak
8 Idaho
Current streak
1 Idaho
Last 10 meetings
Idaho 9–⁠1
Most recent
1936

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1910s1–⁠0
1920s4–⁠1
1930s5–⁠1
Average margin
27 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Idaho
7–⁠2 Idaho’s record at home
At Whitman
0–⁠3 Whitman’s record at home
Shutouts
7

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Idaho’s biggest win1933: Idaho 60, Whitman 0by 60 points
  2. Whitman’s biggest win1921: Whitman 14, Idaho 3by 11 points
  3. Upset1921: Whitman 14, Idaho 3Whitman had a 13% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1935: Whitman 7, Idaho 0Whitman had a 14% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Idaho and Whitman, 1917 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

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 Lynden tribune. (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current's story of the 1917 game

    1917 · The Lynden tribune. (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, Washington, Nov 15, 1917

  • The The daily star-mirror's story of the 1922 game: FITZkE'S 6O-YARD DROP KICK Wins GAME FROM WHITMAN FOR IDAHO MEN COACH MATHEWS ELEVEN WINS FROM MISSIONARIES, 3 TO o. VADALS THREATEN GOAL LINE

    1922 · The daily star-mirror, Moscow, Idaho, Oct 7, 1922

  • The Evening star's story of the 1927 game: Yesterdays Foot Ball Results,

    1927 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 16, 1927

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story of the 1928 game: GRID GAMES ON SATURDAY

    1928 · The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, Oct 15, 1928

  • The Seward daily gateway's story of the 1930 game: IDAHO FoOTBlLLERs SWAMP WHITMAN

    1930 · Seward daily gateway, Oct 20, 1930

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 26, 1936Idaho 25, Whitman 6at Whitman
Oct 12, 1935Whitman 7, Idaho 0at Idaho
Oct 7, 1933Idaho 60, Whitman 0at Idaho
Sep 24, 1932Idaho 49, Whitman 0at Idaho
Sep 26, 1931Idaho 32, Whitman 7at Idaho
Oct 18, 1930Idaho 47, Whitman 0at Idaho
Oct 5, 1929Idaho 41, Whitman 7at Whitman
Oct 13, 1928Idaho 26, Whitman 13at Idaho
Oct 15, 1927Idaho 40, Whitman 0at Idaho
Oct 7, 1922Idaho 3, Whitman 0at Whitman
Nov 26, 1921Whitman 14, Idaho 3at Idaho
Nov 10, 1917Idaho 16, Whitman 0at Idaho

Every game is listed as played on the field.