1929 Idaho

4–⁠5 (1–⁠4 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Leo Calland.

Schedule and results

Idaho in 1929, game by game: won vs. Montana State 39–6; won at Whitman 41–7; won vs. Montana 19–0; lost at Oregon 7–34; lost at Oregon State 0–27; lost at Washington State 7–41; lost vs. Gonzaga 14–20; lost at USC 0–72; won at Idaho State 41–7+34−72Won 39–6 vs. Montana State+33Montana StateWon 41–7 at Whitman+34WhitmanWon 19–0 vs. Montana+19MontanaLost 7–34 at Oregon-27OregonLost 0–27 at Oregon State-27Oregon StateLost 7–41 at Washington State-34Washington StateLost 14–20 vs. Gonzaga-6GonzagaLost 0–72 at USC-72USCWon 41–7 at Idaho State+34Idaho State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Idaho State 41–⁠7; tied for 7th in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Photographs from 1929

  • 1929 Idaho football team photo
    1929 Idaho football team photoPhoto: 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
4–⁠5
Conference
1–⁠4 tied for 7th in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
168–⁠214
Coach
Leo Calland
Elo
1421 −50 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.7 No. 72 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1929 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC6–⁠110–⁠2
Stanford5–⁠19–⁠2
California4–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Oregon4–⁠17–⁠3
Washington State4–⁠210–⁠2
UCLA1–⁠34–⁠4
Oregon State1–⁠45–⁠4
Idaho1–⁠44–⁠5
Montana0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Washington0–⁠5–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1

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