1912 Idaho football team

American college football season

1912 Idaho football
ConferenceNorthwest Conference
Record2–2 (2–2 Northwest)
Head coach
  • John G. Griffith (8th season)
Seasons
← 1911
1913 →
1912 Northwest Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington $ 4 0 0 6 0 0
Idaho 2 2 0 2 2 0
Whitman 2 2 0 2 2 0
Oregon 2 3 0 3 4 0
Washington State 2 3 0 2 3 0
Oregon Agricultural 1 3 0 3 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion

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 G. Griffith.

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.[1][2] Rival Montana was not played this season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 18at Washington State
W 13–0[1][2]
October 26at Washington
L 0–24[3][4]
November 2OregonMoscow, IDL 0–3[5][6][7]
November 28at WhitmanWalla Walla, WAW 13–6[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Idaho crumbles W.S.C. team and wins well-played football game". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 19, 1912. p. 17.
  2. ^ a b "Idaho wins from Pullman lineup". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 19, 1912. p. 14.
  3. ^ "Idaho not in it with Washington". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 27, 1912. p. 1, part 3.
  4. ^ "Idaho humbled by Dobie's bunch". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Oregon). October 28, 1912. p. 20.
  5. ^ "Idaho to play Oregon "U" today". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 2, 1912. p. 15.
  6. ^ Colver, J. Newton (November 3, 1912). "Oregon narrowly gains victory in pigskin battle with Idaho". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, part 3.
  7. ^ Wolfflen, Fred A. (November 4, 1912). "Cornell hero of Moscow game". Eugene Daily Guard. (Oregon). p. 1.
  8. ^ "Idaho outplays Whitman and wins". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). twice-a-week edition). December 3, 1912. p. 8.

External links

  • Gem of the Mountains: 1914 University of Idaho yearbook (spring 1913) – 1912 football season
  • Official game program: Idaho at Washington State – October 18, 1912
  • Go Mighty Vandals – 1912 football season
  • Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1912 editions
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