1914 Idaho football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1914 Idaho football Northwest Conference Northwest 2–3–1 1–3 John G. Griffith 10th MacLean Field The 1914 Idaho football team represented the University of Idaho as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1914 college football season. Led by John G. Griffith in his tenth and final season as head coach, Idaho compiled an overall record of 2–3–1 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing fifth in the Northwest Conference. The first three games of the season were at home in Moscow, with the opener at the fairgrounds,https://digital.lib.uidaho.edu/cdm/ref/collection/argonaut/id/1095?_ga=2.165951037.2013408535.1513382582-1239633303.1512953705 University Argonaut Moscow, Idaho (University of Idaho) Idaho defeats Gonzaga squad October 15, 1914 1 and two on campus at the new MacLean Field. In the season opener, Idaho defeated 1914 Gonzaga Blue and White Gonzaga, 5−3,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pOdaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PfQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2444%2C1376618 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Gonzaga beaten by Idaho's men October 10, 1914 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yeBVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hOADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6904%2C5812745 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Idaho "U" barely defeats Gonzaga October 11, 1914 4, part 3 and then played a scoreless tie with Montana in the mud in the MacLean Field debut.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=z-BVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hOADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6794%2C6688783 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Idaho holds big Montana eleven October 11, 1914 1, part 3 After two consecutive wins in the series, Idaho lost to Washington State in the Battle of the Palouse, falling 0–3 at Rogers Field in Pullman. The weather was ideal but the only score was a drop-kick field goal in the second quarter.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A6FQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=r-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6463%2C2920679 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Spokane boy's drop kick spells victory for W.S.C. over Idaho, 3-0 November 8, 1914 1, part 3 Nine years later, the Vandals won the first of three consecutive, their only three-peat in the rivalry series. Idaho tallied a mere twelve points in its six games. In the opener, they scored on a field goal and a safety on a punt return, then went scoreless in the next four games. The sole Idaho touchdown came in the final game on a forward pass for the game's only score.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y-daAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PfQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1246%2C6086243 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Idaho scores in first quarter November 26, 1914 6https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zOdaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PfQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2676%2C6267196 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Idaho defeats Whitman College November 27, 1914 20 It was Griffith's final year as head coach; he left for Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State) in Stillwater. Schedule October 10 w y 1914 Gonzaga Blue and White Gonzaga Fairgrounds field Moscow, ID rivalry 5–3 October 17 t y Montana MacLean Field Moscow, ID rivalry 0–0 October 24 l Oregon MacLean Field Moscow, ID 0–13 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yOIUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=r-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6425%2C1088081 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Oregon defeats Idaho "U", 13 to 0 October 25, 1914 1, part 3 November 7 l y Washington State Rogers Field Pullman, WA rivalry 0–3 November 14 l y Oregon Agricultural Multnomah Field Portland, OR 0–26 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CqFQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=r-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6940%2C3941402 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington O.A.C. smothers Idaho, 26-0 November 15, 1914 4, part 3 November 26, 1914 w y Whitman Walla Walla, WA 7–0 References External links Gem of the Mountains: 1916 University of Idaho yearbook (spring 1915) – 1914 football season Official game program: Idaho at Washington State – November 7, 1914 Go Mighty Vandals – 1914 football season Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1914 editions Idaho Category:Idaho Vandals football seasons Idaho football