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| 1948 Idaho Vandals football | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
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| 1948 record | 3–6 (1–5 PCC) |
| Head coach | Dixie Howell (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Neale Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #9 Oregon † | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #4 California | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1948 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1948 college football season. The Vandals were led by second-year head coach Dixie Howell and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. Home games were played on campus at Neale Stadium in Moscow, with one game in Boise at Public School Field.[1]
Idaho was 3–6 overall and won one of their six PCC games; future schedules had fewer conference matchups.
The Vandals' losing streak in the Battle of the Palouse with neighbor Washington State reached twenty games, with a 14–19 loss in Pullman on October 30.[2][3] Idaho tied the Cougars two years later, but the winless streak continued until 1954.[4]
In the rivalry game with Montana in Moscow a week earlier, Idaho won 39–0 to regain the Little Brown Stein.[5][6] Montana won it back two years later with a one-point upset,[7] then the Vandals won eight straight, through 1959.
Schedule[]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 18 | 2:00 pm | at Oregon State | L 12–27 | 8,500 | |
| September 25 | 7:00 pm | at Utah* | L 6–21 | 18,099 | |
| October 2 | 2:00 pm | at UCLA | L 12–28 | 21,024 | |
| October 9 | 2:00 pm | Oregon | L 8–15 | 12,000 | |
| October 23 | 2:00 pm | Montana |
| W 39–0 | 7,500 |
| October 30 | 2:00 pm | at Washington State | L 14–19 | 17,000 | |
| November 6 | 1:00 pm | vs. Montana State* | W 28–12 | 5,500 | |
| November 13 | 2:00 pm | Portland* |
| W 28–0 | 4,500 |
| November 20 | 2:00 pm | at Washington | L 7–34 | 20,000 | |
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All-conference[]
No Vandals were named to the All-Coast team; honorable mention were tackles Carl Kiilsgaard and Will Overgaard, guard Wilbur Ruleman, and back John Brogan.[18][19]
NFL Draft[]
Two juniors from the 1948 Vandals were selected in the 1950 NFL Draft:[20]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Carl Kiilsgaard | T | 5th | 61 | Chicago Cardinals |
| Jerry Diehl | HB | 28th | 360 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Three sophomores were selected in the 1951 NFL Draft:[21]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Bill Fray | T | 16th | 191 | New York Yanks |
| King Block | FB | 21st | 250 | Detroit Lions |
| Jim Chadband | HB | 28th | 335 | New York Yanks |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sell-out seen in Boise tilt". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 10. November 6, 1948. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5VopAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c-UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3878%2C2004447.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Faris, Don (October 31, 1948). "Cougars post 19-14 win over 'jinxed' Vandal gridders". Lewiston Morning Tribune ((Idaho)): p. 8. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gLheAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hTAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1608%2C5079446.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 May, Danny (October 31, 1948). "Cougars maintain jinx over Idaho with 19-14 win at Pullman". Spokesman-Review ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 1, sports. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aWopAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SuYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=986%2C4301393.
- ↑ Boni, Bill (October 24, 1954). "Idaho thumps WSC, 10-0". Spokesman-Review ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 1, sports. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aWopAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SuYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=986%2C4301393.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Faris, Don (October 24, 1948). "Vandals wallop hapless Montana 39-0 for first win". Lewiston Morning Tribune ((Idaho)): p. 8. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ebheAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hTAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1630%2C4450016.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Vandals walk over weak Montana, 39-0". Eugene Register-Guard. United Press ((Oregon)): p. 16. October 24, 1948. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y-tXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i-gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5337%2C2290768.
- ↑ "Montana edges Idaho 28-27". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press ((Idaho)): p. 8. October 1, 1950. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jK1eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Gi8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=1450%2C2571574.
- ↑ "OSC Beaver reserves trump stumbling Vandals 27-12". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press ((Idaho)): p. 8. September 19, 1948. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VrheAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hTAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1799%2C1546653.
- ↑ "Beavers whip Idaho, 27-12". Eugene Register-Guard. United Press ((Oregon)): p. 13. September 19, 1948. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1xdZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XOkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6463%2C4802181.
- ↑ "Utah's passing attack defeats Idaho Vandals 21-6". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press ((Idaho)): p. 16. September 26, 1948. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XbheAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hTAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1771%2C2142471.
- ↑ Miller, Hack (September 26, 1948). "redskin sweet revenge, Utah 21, Idaho 6". p. C-1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a8szAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6E0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6816%2C5489044.
- ↑ "Vandals score twice but lose". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press ((Idaho)): p. 8. October 3, 1948. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZLheAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hTAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1683%2C2692462.
- ↑ "Oregon edges Idaho 15-8 in close homecoming tussle". Lewiston Morning Tribune ((Idaho)): p. 9. October 10, 1948. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a7heAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hTAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1418%2C3279555.
- ↑ Lichtman, Art (October 10, 1948). "A bad Oregon day, despite 15-8 win". Eugene Register-Guard ((Oregon)): p. 1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v-tXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i-gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2212%2C531923.
- ↑ "Idaho Vandals overpower surprising Montana State College, 28-12". Sokesman-Review ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 1, sports. November 7, 1948. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5lopAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c-UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6340%2C2506198.
- ↑ "Idaho romps over Portland, 28-0". Spokesman-Review ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 1, sports. November 14, 1948. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7VopAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c-UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4301%2C5222147.
- ↑ Ashlock, Herb (November 22, 1948). "Four games remain; Husky passing downs Idaho". Spokane Daily Chronicle ((Washington)): p. 14. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4vJXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XPYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4174%2C2578001.
- ↑ "California dominates All-Coast". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press ((Washington)): p. 11. November 29, 1948. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6PJXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XPYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7333%2C5065397.
- ↑ "Oregon, Cal dominate All-Coast". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 16. November 30, 1948. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oXlWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=euUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4868%2C5726242.
- ↑ "1950 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1950.htm. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
- ↑ "1951 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1951.htm. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
External links[]
- Gem of the Mountains: 1949 University of Idaho yearbook – 1948 football season
- Go Mighty Vandals – 1948 football season
- Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1948 editions