1942 Idaho Vandals football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1942 Idaho Vandals football Pacific Coast Conference PCC 3–7 1–5 Francis Schmidt 2nd Neale Stadium 1945 The 1942 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1942 college football season. The Vandals were led by second-year head coach Francis Schmidt and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. Idaho was ranked at No. 147 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2 Twin City Sentinel Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 16, 1942 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123106326/litkenhous-rates-georgia-no-1-ohio/ Newspapers.com Home games were played on campus in Moscow at Neale Stadium, with one game in Boise at Public School Field, the last in southern Idaho for five years. Schmidt, age 56, was a longtime college football head coach, most recently in the Big Ten Conference at Ohio State University (1934–1940), where he was succeeded by a 32-year-old high school coach named Paul Brown. Shortly before the start of the 1943 season, the Idaho football program (with Washington State and Oregon State) went on hiatus due to World War II;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hLJeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wS8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=1485%2C5122152 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Idaho, Washington State, and O.S.C. withdraw from Northern Division football loop September 24, 1943 8https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tdhXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cPUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4967%2C4875930 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Ashlock Herb Hollingbery to stay "at present salary," but Schmidt's status not revealed September 24, 1943 9 two seasons were missed and Vandal football returned in 1945. The Vandals were 3–7 overall in 1942 and 1–5 in conference play. Prior to their second-ever night game, played at Gonzaga Stadium in Spokane against the Second Air Force on October 3, the Vandals practiced under the lights in Moscow with white and yellow footballs.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JKZfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TjIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3125%2C46252 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Vandals drill under lights October 1, 1942 8 They had won their first the previous year over Gonzaga,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-24pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GuQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6884%2C3250857 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington) Stark Charles R. Jr. Idaho outplays Gonzaga before 8000 fans and wins football game October 11, 1941 9https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gyNZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VPUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7156%2C2648396 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Ashlock Herb Schmidt's improving Idaho eleven defeats Gonzaga, 21-7 October 11, 1941 9 but lost to the military team, 14–0.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JqZfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TjIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3618%2C182631 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Pullman car may be Vandals' hotel, Spokane, today October 3, 1942 12https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=J6ZfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TjIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2627%2C268447 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press 2nd Air Force defeats Idaho Vandals, 14-0 October 4, 1942 12 In the Battle of the Palouse with neighbor Washington State, the Vandals suffered a fifteenth straight loss, falling 7–0 on a soggy field at Neale Stadium in Moscow on November 14.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UKZfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TjIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1292%2C3424448 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Officials' ruling on lateral saves Cougars from Vandal tie November 15, 1942 11https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m-JXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WfUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7058%2C3122650 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington W.S.C. - Air Force game on Saturday looms all important November 16, 1942 13 Idaho's most recent win in the series was a 17 years earlier in 1925 and the next was a dozen years away, in 1954. Two weeks earlier on Halloween, Idaho broke a rare three-game losing streak to Montana in the rivalry game for the Little Brown Stein with a 21-point shutout at Missoula.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QqZfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TjIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1383%2C2481846 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Vandals aerial attack defeats Montana, 21-0 November 1, 1942 13https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_cxYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iegDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5147%2C4904912 Eugene Register-Guard United Press Idaho puts Montana in conference cellar November 1, 1942 18 The Vandals turned the tables on the Griz, who had shut out Idaho the previous year in Moscow. When Montana was a member of the PCC (through 1949), the loser of the game was frequently last in the conference standings. The final game was in Los Angeles on December 5, a 40–13 loss to the UCLA Bruins, the conference champions who were Rose Bowl-bound.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZaZfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TjIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1378%2C4864422 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Vandals game in losing to UCLA, 40-13, and crowd of 25,000 finds contest one of the season's best December 6, 1942 13https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fLFhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aOgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6232%2C762015 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon United Press Bruins, Trojans win Coast tilts December 6, 1942 21 Schedule Pacific September 26 l y Oregon State Neale Stadium Moscow, ID 0–32 7,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P3xfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0S8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3143%2C5937707 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Thomas Jim Vandals lose to heavier OSC eleven, 32-0 September 27, 1942 11 October 3 l y y Second Air Force Gonzaga Stadium Spokane, WA 0–14 7,000 http://www.gnfafootball.org/2ndairsuperbombers.htm Greater Northwest Football Association Second Air Force "Superbombers" (1942) November 20, 2016 October 9, 1942 w y y Eastern Washington Cheney, WA 28–7 2,500 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=03BWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UOQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6708%2C2689123 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Stark Charles R. Jr. Idaho defeats Eastern Washington in game which shows everything October 10, 1942 10 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LKZfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TjIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2932%2C685847 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Vandals click with Manson to trounce Cheney October 10, 1942 8 October 17 l y Stanford Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA 7–54 5,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NKZfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TjIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3187%2C1485567 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Cards trounce Vandals, 54-7 October 18, 1942 9 October 24 l y Oregon Hayward Field Eugene, OR 0–28 4,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O6ZfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TjIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5382%2C1984869 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Oregon defeats Vandals, 28-0 October 25, 1942 11https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-MxYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iegDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5860%2C4247020 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Strite Dick Oregon swamps Idaho Vandals 28-0 for first win November 25, 1942 1 October 31 w y Montana Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT Little Brown Stein 21–0 2,000 November 14 l Washington State Neale Stadium Moscow, ID Battle of the Palouse 0–7 5,000 November 21 w y Portland Public School Field Boise, ID 20–14 6,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=V6ZfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TjIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1266%2C3957141 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Vandals defeat Pilots, 20-14, in late rally November 22, 1942 11 November 26, 1942 l y y Utah Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT 7–13 12,500 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ECFWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QeQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6685%2C3038097 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Utah is victor over Idaho team November 27, 1942 10 December 5 l y UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 13–40 25,000 Coaching staff James A. Brown, line Guy Wicks, freshmen All-conference No Vandals were named to the All-Coast team.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=r9ZXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U_UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3964%2C2071604 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press Kennedy merits All-Coast spot December 10, 1942 14https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aaZfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TjIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2970%2C5175427 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Newland Rus Only two Northwest players on Coast conference all-star team December 10, 1942 10 NFL draft Three Vandal seniors were selected in the 1943 NFL draft, which lasted 32 rounds (300 selections). Player Position Round Overall Franchise Veto Berllus End 20th 186 New York Giants Irv Konopka Tackle 26th 241 Detroit Lions Pete Hecomovich Back 30th 284 Chicago Cardinals After the season Like many colleges, the football program at Idaho was stopped during the war due to manpower shortages, made official in late September 1943. Schmidt continued to reside in Moscow, but his health began to fail in the spring of 1944. He spent his last three weeks at St. Luke's Hospital in Spokane, Washington, where he died on September 19 at age 58.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tdhOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vf8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3292%2C2280874 Toled.o Blade Ohio INS Francis Schmidt dies in Spokane September 20, 1944 16 May 1, 2012https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iXdfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mi8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=2356%2C5176831 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Coach Schmidt dead, Spokane September 20, 1944 7 May 1, 2012https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tnFWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eeQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5523%2C1470390 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Coach Schmidt of Idaho dies September 20, 1944 10 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bd1YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bvUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5310%2C3824434 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Schmidt dies photo September 20, 1944 13https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bd1YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bvUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5256%2C3822927 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Death claims Francis Schmidt, ex-coach at the U. of Idaho September 20, 1944 13https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tnFWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eeQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5519%2C1691953 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Texas recalls Francis Schmidt Associated Press September 21, 1944 10 http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/nov/06/schmidt-adds-spice-to-uis-tale/ Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Schmidt adds spice to UI's tale Blanchette John November 6, 2009 UI alumnus and assistant coach James "Babe" Brown, the acting athletic director and head basketball coach, became the interim head football coach for 1945 and the head coach in 1946.https://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 References External links Gem of the Mountains: 1943 University of Idaho yearbook – 1942 football season Go Mighty Vandals – 1942 football season Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1942 editions College Football Data Warehouse https://web.archive.org/web/20160106043906/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/i/idaho/1940-1944_yearly_results.php 2016-01-06 – Idaho Vandals (1940–44) Idaho Category:Idaho Vandals football seasons Idaho Vandals football