1969 Idaho

2–⁠8 (1–⁠3 Big Sky), coached by Y C McNease.

Schedule and results

Idaho in 1969, game by game: lost at Northern Illinois 30–47; lost at Idaho State 42–47; won vs. Southern Miss 31–21; lost at Montana 9–34; lost at Pacific 0–28; won vs. Montana State 31–21; lost at Oregon 14–58; lost at Weber State 7–28; lost at Colorado State 21–31; lost vs. Utah State 21–31+10−44Lost 30–47 at Northern Illinois-17Northern Illino…Lost 42–47 at Idaho State-5Idaho StateWon 31–21 vs. Southern Miss+10Southern MissLost 9–34 at Montana-25MontanaLost 0–28 at Pacific-28PacificWon 31–21 vs. Montana State+10Montana StateLost 14–58 at Oregon-44OregonLost 7–28 at Weber State-21Weber StateLost 21–31 at Colorado State-10Colorado StateLost 21–31 vs. Utah State-10Utah State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Utah State 31–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 109th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1969.

Led the nationJerry Hendren: receptions (95 catches), receiving yards (1,452 yds)

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠3 4th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
206–⁠346
Coach
Y C McNease
Elo
1126 −96 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.5 No. 111 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Bobby Thompson
Captains
Wayne Marquess and Tom Nelson

Drafted in 1970

The 1970 draft
Rd 4Jerry Hendren WRDenver Broncos

1969 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Idaho State1–⁠01–⁠0
Montana1–⁠01–⁠0
Weber State1–⁠01–⁠1
Idaho1–⁠32–⁠8
Montana State0–⁠10–⁠2

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