1945 Idaho Vandals football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1945 Idaho Vandals football Pacific Coast Conference PCC 1–7 1–5 James A. Brown 1st Single-winghttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IepgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vi8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=2505%2C5995156 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Idaho-Washington State football game will erase question mark September 29, 1945 10 Neale Stadium 1942 The 1945 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1945 college football season. The Vandals were led by first-year head coach James A. Brown and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. Home games were played on campus at Neale Stadium in Moscow, with none held in Boise this season. Idaho was 1–7 overall and won one of their six PCC games. The football program returned after missing the previous two seasons, due to World War II manpower shortages. Composed mostly of freshmen,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IupgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vi8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=4379%2C6081467 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Washington State runs rough shod through Idaho-U to tune of 43-12 September 30, 1945 11 Idaho met two nearby teams twice, Washington State and the Farragut Naval Training Station,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Fb9eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NjEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1440%2C999300 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Farragut Sailors crush Idaho 18-7 for 3rd loss October 14, 1945 11https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Mb9eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NjEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1556%2C3046250 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Farragut Sailors defeat Idaho Vandals 14-6 November 11, 1945 9 their sole non-conference opponent. The Vandals did not venture outside of the Northwest; the longest road trip was to play Oregon in Eugene. The losing streak in the Battle of the Palouse with neighbor Washington State reached seventeen games, falling 12–43 in the opener at Moscow, and 0–21 in Pullman four weeks later.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=I79eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NjEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1407%2C2047410 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press WSC Cougars roll over Vandals 21-0 for second win of season September 28, 1945 11 Idaho tied the Cougars five years later, but the winless streak continued until 1954.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aWopAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SuYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=986%2C4301393 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Idaho thumps WSC, 10-0 Boni Bill October 24, 1954 1, sports In the rivalry game with Montana, Idaho won 46–0 in Moscow to retain the Little Brown Stein;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HL9eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NjEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1514%2C1516393 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Vandals trounce Montana Grizzlies 46-0 for first win of season October 21, 1945 9 it was the third of six straight shutouts in the series, with each side winning three. At Farragut on November 10, 8 in cm in of snow was removed from the field just prior to the game by German prisoners of war. Alumnus Brown ran the downsized UI athletic department during the war and coached the basketball team for four seasons (1942–46). Due to the death of Francis Schmidt in September 1944, Brown was the interim football coach in 1945; he was named head coach in March 1946, but resigned eight months later.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ReNXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=l_UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7318%2C7476707 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press Babe Brown resigns as varsity football coach at University of Idaho November 29, 1946 11https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eShmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eS8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=1320%2C4894529 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho J.A. 'Babe' Brown resigns as head football coach at Idaho Associated Press November 30, 1946 8 Schedule Pacific September 29 2:00 pm l Washington State Neale Stadium Moscow, ID Battle of the Palouse 12–43 9,500 October 6 2:00 pm l y Oregon Hayward Field Eugene, OR 7–33 6,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Dr9eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NjEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3064%2C458021 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Webfoots down Idaho 33-7 in passing game Associated Press October 7, 1945 9https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2bIRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oOgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4869%2C6333694 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Strite Dick Leicht leads Webfoots to 33-7 win over Idaho October 7, 1945 1 October 13 l y Farragut NTS Neale Stadium Moscow, ID 7–18 3,500 October 20 w y Montana Neale Stadium Moscow, ID Little Brown Stein 46–0 October 27 2:00 pm l y Washington State Rogers Field Pullman, WA 0–21 5,000 November 3 2:00 pm l y Oregon State Bell Field Corvallis, OR 0–34 5,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Kr9eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NjEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1516%2C2529195 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Oregon State overwhelms Vandals 34-0 Associated Press November 4, 1945 9https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CPFPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HQgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4595%2C1598491 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Beavers beat Vandals, 34-0 United Press November 4, 1945 20 November 10 l y y Farragut NTS Farragut, ID 6–14 November 17 l y Washington Husky Stadium Seattle, WA 0–12 6,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OL9eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NjEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4851%2C3561001 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Washington Huskies defeat Vandals Associated Press November 18, 1945 11 Coaching staff Ben Dobbs, assistant All-conference No Vandals were named to the All-Coast team; halfback Jim Hatch was honorable mention.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4NpXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kPUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7019%2C5709994 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington United Press Name Lipincott Giske to Coast all-star eleven November 29, 1945 14 References External links Gem of the Mountains: 1946 University of Idaho yearbook – 1945 football season Go Mighty Vandals – 1945 football season Official game program: Idaho at Washington State – October 27, 1945 WSU Libraries: Game video – Idaho at Washington State – October 27, 1945 Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1945 editions Idaho Category:Idaho Vandals football seasons Idaho Vandals football