| 1912 Idaho football | |
| Conference | Independent |
|---|---|
| 1912 record | 2–2 |
| Head coach | John "Pink" Griffith (8th season) |
Seasons | |
Template:1912 college football records The 1912 Idaho football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1912 college football season. Idaho was led by eighth-year head coach John "Pink" Griffith and played as an independent; they joined the Pacific Coast Conference ten years later in 1922.[1][2]
In the season opener in neighboring Pullman, Idaho posted the first of two straight wins over Washington State in the Battle of the Palouse, 13–0.[3][4] Rival Montana was not played this season.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 18 | at Washington State | W 13–0 | |
| October 26 | at Washington | L 0–24 | |
| November 2 | Oregon | Moscow, ID [7][8][9] | L 0–3 |
| November 28 | at Whitman | Walla Walla, WA [10] | W 13–6 |
- One game was played on Friday (at Washington State in Pullman)
and one on Thursday (at Whitman in Walla Walla on Thanksgiving)
References[]
- ↑ "Conference to handle east-west games in future; Idaho admitted". Spokesman-Review ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 1, sports. December 11, 1921. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cwpWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=veEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6138%2C8722435.
- ↑ "Kelley quits as coach of Idaho". Spokesman-Review ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 14. June 9, 1922. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lPBVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=suEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4203%2C5373555.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Idaho crumbles W.S.C. team and wins well-played football game". Spokesman-Review ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 17. October 19, 1912. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GfBVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=teADAAAAIBAJ&pg=7142%2C1656816.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Idaho wins from Pullman lineup". Spokane Daily Chronicle ((Washington)): p. 14. October 19, 1912. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hcBXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HvQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6429%2C4762639.
- ↑ "Idaho not in it with Washington". Spokesman-Review ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 1, part 3. October 27, 1912. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IPBVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=teADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6106%2C2932998.
- ↑ "Idaho humbled by Dobie's bunch". Spokane Daily Chronicle ((Oregon)): p. 20. October 28, 1912. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jMBXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HvQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4493%2C5668430.
- ↑ "Idaho to play Oregon "U" today". Spokesman-Review ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 15. November 2, 1912. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JvBVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=teADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6451%2C3926267.
- ↑ Colver, J. Newton (November 3, 1912). "Oregon narrowly gains victory in pigskin battle with Idaho". Spokesman-Review ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 1, part 3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=J_BVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=teADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4239%2C4111253.
- ↑ Wolfflen, Fred A. (November 4, 1912). "Cornell hero of Moscow game". Eugene Daily Guard ((Oregon)): p. 1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WlcUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=a_ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6581%2C332570.
- ↑ "Idaho outplays Whitman and wins". Spokesman-Review. twice-a-week edition) ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 8. December 3, 1912. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Iq9XAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ofMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5999%2C2588088.
External links[]
- Gem of the Mountains: 1914 University of Idaho yearbook (spring 1913) – 1912 football season
- Go Mighty Vandals – 1912 football season
- Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1912 editions