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1937 Idaho

4–⁠3–⁠1 (2–⁠2 Pacific Coast Conference).

Schedule and results

Idaho in 1937, game by game: won vs. Oregon State 7–6; lost at Washington State 0–13; won at Utah 9–7; tied vs. Utah State 0–0; lost at Saint Mary’s (CA) 0–6; lost at Washington 7–21; won vs. Gonzaga 6–0; won vs. Montana 6–0+7−14Won 7–6 vs. Oregon State+1Oregon StateLost 0–13 at Washington State-13Washington StateWon 9–7 at Utah+2UtahTied 0–0 vs. Utah State0Utah StateLost 0–6 at Saint Mary’s (CA)-6Saint Mary’s (C…Lost 7–21 at Washington-14WashingtonWon 6–0 vs. Gonzaga+6GonzagaWon 6–0 vs. Montana+6Montana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsOregon StateW 7–⁠648%
Oct 2atWashington StateL 0–⁠1328%
Oct 9atUtahW 9–⁠721%
Oct 16vsUtah StateT 0–⁠037%
Oct 23atSaint Mary’s (CA)L 0–⁠627%
Oct 30atWashingtonL 7–⁠2122%
Nov 6vsGonzagaW 6–⁠060%
Nov 13vsMontanaW 6–⁠037%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Montana 6–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Photographs from 1937

  • Vandal football team
    Vandal football teamPhoto: University of Idaho, Public Domain Mark 1.0, via Digital Public Library of America
  • Band playing on football field
    Band playing on football fieldPhoto: University of Idaho, Public Domain Mark 1.0, via Digital Public Library of America
  • Pep band at football game [05]
    Pep band at football game [05]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
4–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 4th in Pacific Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
35–⁠53
Coach
—
Elo
1444 +36 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−3.8 No. 86 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1937 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
California6–⁠0–⁠110–⁠0–⁠12
Stanford4–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Washington4–⁠2–⁠27–⁠2–⁠2
Washington State3–⁠3–⁠23–⁠3–⁠3
Idaho2–⁠24–⁠3–⁠1
Oregon State2–⁠3–⁠33–⁠3–⁠3
USC2–⁠3–⁠24–⁠4–⁠2
Oregon2–⁠54–⁠6
UCLA1–⁠5–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
Montana0–⁠17–⁠1

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