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1927 Idaho

4–⁠1–⁠3 (2–⁠0–⁠2 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Charles F. Erb.

Schedule and results

Idaho in 1927, game by game: won at Montana State 19–12; tied at Oregon 0–0; won vs. Whitman 40–0; won vs. Montana 42–6; tied vs. Saint Mary’s (CA) 3–3; tied at Washington State 7–7; won at Oregon State 12–7; lost at Gonzaga 0–13+40−13Won 19–12 at Montana State+7Montana StateTied 0–0 at Oregon0OregonWon 40–0 vs. Whitman+40WhitmanWon 42–6 vs. Montana+36MontanaTied 3–3 vs. Saint Mary’s (CA)0Saint Mary’s (C…Tied 7–7 at Washington State0Washington StateWon 12–7 at Oregon State+5Oregon StateLost 0–13 at Gonzaga-13Gonzaga
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1atMontana StateW 19–⁠1239%
Oct 8atOregonT 0–⁠046%
Oct 15vsWhitmanW 40–⁠086%
Oct 22vsMontanaW 42–⁠667%
Oct 29vsSaint Mary’s (CA)T 3–⁠382%
Nov 11atWashington StateT 7–⁠738%
Nov 19atOregon StateW 12–⁠733%
Nov 26atGonzagaL 0–⁠1365%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Gonzaga 13–⁠0; Pacific Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Pacific Coast Conference champions2–⁠0–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Stanford and USC

Record
4–⁠1–⁠3
Conference
2–⁠0–⁠2 3rd in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
123–⁠48
Coach
Charles F. Erb
Elo
1498 +44 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.8 No. 36 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1927 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC4–⁠0–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
Stanford4–⁠0–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Idaho2–⁠0–⁠24–⁠1–⁠3
Washington4–⁠29–⁠2
California2–⁠37–⁠3
Oregon State2–⁠33–⁠3–⁠1
Washington State1–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠2
Oregon0–⁠4–⁠12–⁠4–⁠1
Montana0–⁠43–⁠4–⁠1

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