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1922 Idaho

3–⁠5 (0–⁠4 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Robert L. Mathews.

Schedule and results

Idaho in 1922, game by game: won at Whitman 3–0; lost at Washington 0–2; lost vs. Washington State 9–18; lost at Oregon 0–3; won vs. Utah 16–0; lost at USC 0–14; lost at Gonzaga 7–14; won vs. Montana 39–0+39−14Won 3–0 at Whitman+3WhitmanLost 0–2 at Washington-2WashingtonLost 9–18 vs. Washington State-9Washington StateLost 0–3 at Oregon-3OregonWon 16–0 vs. Utah+16UtahLost 0–14 at USC-14USCLost 7–14 at Gonzaga-7GonzagaWon 39–0 vs. Montana+39Montana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 7atWhitmanW 3–⁠072%
Oct 14atWashingtonL 0–⁠240%
Oct 20vsWashington StateL 9–⁠1846%
Oct 28atOregonL 0–⁠337%
Nov 11vsUtahW 16–⁠037%
Nov 18atUSCL 0–⁠1448%
Nov 25atGonzagaL 7–⁠1456%
Dec 2vsMontanaW 39–⁠067%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Montana 39–⁠0; 8th in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Photographs from 1922

  • University of Idaho vs. Washington State College [03]
    University of Idaho vs. Washington State College [03]Photo: University of Idaho, Public Domain Mark 1.0, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game
  • University of Idaho vs. Washington State College [06]
    University of Idaho vs. Washington State College [06]Photo: University of Idaho, Public Domain Mark 1.0, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game
  • University of Idaho vs. Washington State College [02]
    University of Idaho vs. Washington State College [02]Photo: University of Idaho, Public Domain Mark 1.0, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game
  • University of Idaho vs. Washington State College [04]
    University of Idaho vs. Washington State College [04]Photo: University of Idaho, Public Domain Mark 1.0, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game
  • University of Idaho vs. Washington State College [07]
    University of Idaho vs. Washington State College [07]Photo: University of Idaho, Public Domain Mark 1.0, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game
  • University of Idaho vs. Washington State College [05]
    University of Idaho vs. Washington State College [05]Photo: University of Idaho, Public Domain Mark 1.0, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game

Photographs from libraries and archives found through the Digital Public Library of America, each under the rights statement its holder gives (no copyright in the United States, public domain or Creative Commons) and credited to it. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

Record
3–⁠5
Conference
0–⁠4 8th in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
74–⁠51
Coach
Robert L. Mathews
Elo
1428 −22 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.6 No. 50 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1922 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
California4–⁠09–⁠0
Oregon3–⁠0–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Washington4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
USC3–⁠110–⁠1
Stanford1–⁠34–⁠5
Oregon State1–⁠33–⁠4
Washington State1–⁠52–⁠5
Idaho0–⁠43–⁠5

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.