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1926 Idaho

3–⁠4–⁠1 (1–⁠4 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Charles F. Erb.

Schedule and results

Idaho in 1926, game by game: tied vs. Montana State 0–0; won vs. Montana 27–12; lost at Washington 0–26; won vs. Albertson 30–0; lost at Oregon State 0–3; lost vs. Washington State 0–6; lost at USC 6–28; won vs. Creighton 12–0+30−26Tied 0–0 vs. Montana State0Montana StateWon 27–12 vs. Montana+15MontanaLost 0–26 at Washington-26WashingtonWon 30–0 vs. Albertson+30AlbertsonLost 0–3 at Oregon State-3Oregon StateLost 0–6 vs. Washington State-6Washington StateLost 6–28 at USC-22USCWon 12–0 vs. Creighton+12Creighton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2vsMontana StateT 0–⁠054%
Oct 9vsMontanaW 27–⁠1259%
Oct 16atWashingtonL 0–⁠2620%
Oct 23vsAlbertsonW 30–⁠087%
Oct 30atOregon StateL 0–⁠323%
Nov 6vsWashington StateL 0–⁠651%
Nov 20atUSCL 6–⁠2816%
Nov 27vsCreightonW 12–⁠077%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Creighton 12–⁠0; tied for 6th in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Photographs from 1926

  • 1926 Football game, University of Idaho vs. Washington State College [01]
    1926 Football game, University of Idaho vs. Washington State College [01]Photo: University of Idaho, Public Domain Mark 1.0, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game
  • 1926 Football game, University of Idaho vs. Washington State College [02]
    1926 Football game, 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
  • Pep band at football game [02]
    Pep band at football game [02]Photo: University of Idaho, Public Domain Mark 1.0, via Digital Public Library of America
  • Rooting section at University of Idaho football game
    Rooting section at University of Idaho football gamePhoto: University of Idaho, Public Domain Mark 1.0, via Digital Public Library of America
  • Student cheering section at a football game [06]
    Student cheering section at a football game [06]Photo: University of Idaho, Public Domain Mark 1.0, via Digital Public Library of America
  • University of Idaho Football Game [04]
    University of Idaho Football Game [04]Photo: University of Idaho, Public Domain Mark 1.0, via Digital Public Library of America

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
3–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠4 tied for 6th in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
75–⁠75
Coach
Charles F. Erb
Elo
1431 −6 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.3 No. 50 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1926 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Stanford4–⁠010–⁠0–⁠1
USC5–⁠18–⁠2
Oregon State4–⁠17–⁠1
Washington State4–⁠16–⁠1
Washington3–⁠28–⁠2
Idaho1–⁠43–⁠4–⁠1
Oregon1–⁠42–⁠4–⁠1
Montana0–⁠43–⁠5
California0–⁠53–⁠6

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