1941 Idaho

4–⁠5 (0–⁠4 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Francis Schmidt.

Schedule and results

Idaho in 1941, game by game: lost vs. Utah 7–26; lost at Oregon 7–21; won at Gonzaga 21–7; won at Utah State 16–0; won vs. Willamette 33–6; lost at Oregon State 0–33; lost at Washington State 0–26; lost vs. Montana 0–16; won vs. Montana State 39–0+39−33Lost 7–26 vs. Utah-19UtahLost 7–21 at Oregon-14OregonWon 21–7 at Gonzaga+14GonzagaWon 16–0 at Utah State+16Utah StateWon 33–6 vs. Willamette+27WillametteLost 0–33 at Oregon State-33Oregon StateLost 0–26 at Washington State-26Washington StateLost 0–16 vs. Montana-16MontanaWon 39–0 vs. Montana State+39Montana State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Montana State 39–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
0–⁠4 10th in Pacific Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
123–⁠135
Coach
Francis Schmidt
Elo
1369 +1 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.5 No. 97 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1941 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon State7–⁠28–⁠212
Washington State5–⁠36–⁠419
Washington5–⁠35–⁠4
Stanford4–⁠36–⁠3
Oregon4–⁠45–⁠5
UCLA3–⁠4–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
California3–⁠44–⁠5
USC2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
Montana1–⁠36–⁠3
Idaho0–⁠44–⁠5

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