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1939 Idaho

2–⁠6 (0–⁠3 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Ted Bank.

Schedule and results

Idaho in 1939, game by game: won vs. Montana State 7–6; lost at Oregon State 6–7; lost at Gonzaga 0–19; lost vs. Utah 0–35; lost vs. Montana 0–13; won vs. Utah State 19–7; lost at Washington State 13–21; lost at Denver 0–23+12−35Won 7–6 vs. Montana State+1Montana StateLost 6–7 at Oregon State-1Oregon StateLost 0–19 at Gonzaga-19GonzagaLost 0–35 vs. Utah-35UtahLost 0–13 vs. Montana-13MontanaWon 19–7 vs. Utah State+12Utah StateLost 13–21 at Washington State-8Washington StateLost 0–23 at Denver-23Denver
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsMontana StateW 7–⁠687%
Oct 7atOregon StateL 6–⁠733%
Oct 13atGonzagaL 0–⁠1954%
Oct 21vsUtahL 0–⁠3532%
Oct 28vsMontanaL 0–⁠1371%
Nov 4vsUtah StateW 19–⁠749%
Nov 11atWashington StateL 13–⁠2140%
Nov 18atDenverL 0–⁠2322%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Denver 23–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
2–⁠6
Conference
0–⁠3 10th in Pacific Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
45–⁠131
Coach
Ted Bank
Elo
1370 −101 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.7 No. 115 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1939 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC5–⁠0–⁠28–⁠0–⁠23
Oregon State6–⁠1–⁠19–⁠1–⁠1
UCLA5–⁠0–⁠36–⁠0–⁠47
Washington4–⁠44–⁠5
Oregon3–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Washington State3–⁠54–⁠5
Montana1–⁠23–⁠6
California2–⁠53–⁠7
Stanford0–⁠6–⁠11–⁠7–⁠1
Idaho0–⁠32–⁠6

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