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1928 Idaho

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

Schedule and results

Idaho in 1928, game by game: lost at Montana State 13–15; tied vs. Gonzaga 6–6; won vs. Whitman 26–13; lost at Stanford 0–47; won vs. UCLA 20–6; lost vs. Washington State 0–26; won at Montana 21–7; lost at USC 7–28+14−47Lost 13–15 at Montana State-2Montana StateTied 6–6 vs. Gonzaga0GonzagaWon 26–13 vs. Whitman+13WhitmanLost 0–47 at Stanford-47StanfordWon 20–6 vs. UCLA+14UCLALost 0–26 vs. Washington State-26Washington StateWon 21–7 at Montana+14MontanaLost 7–28 at USC-21USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29atMontana StateL 13–⁠1548%
Oct 6vsGonzagaT 6–⁠677%
Oct 13vsWhitmanW 26–⁠1388%
Oct 20atStanfordL 0–⁠4739%
Oct 27vsUCLAW 20–⁠686%
Nov 3vsWashington StateL 0–⁠2646%
Nov 17atMontanaW 21–⁠746%
Nov 24atUSCL 7–⁠2816%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 28–⁠7; tied for 6th in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Photographs from 1928

  • Idaho vs. Montana State Football Game
    Idaho vs. Montana State Football GamePhoto: University of Idaho, Public Domain Mark 1.0, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game
  • Vandal football team
    Vandal football teamPhoto: 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
2–⁠3 tied for 6th in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
93–⁠148
Coach
Charles F. Erb
Elo
1457 −42 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.3 No. 52 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1928 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC4–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
California3–⁠0–⁠26–⁠2–⁠2
Stanford4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠3–⁠1
Oregon4–⁠29–⁠2
Washington State4–⁠37–⁠3
Oregon State2–⁠36–⁠3
Idaho2–⁠33–⁠4–⁠1
Washington2–⁠47–⁠4
UCLA0–⁠44–⁠4–⁠1
Montana0–⁠54–⁠5–⁠1

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