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1946 Idaho Vandals football team

The 1946 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1946 college football season. The Vandals were led by second-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.

1946 Idaho Vandals football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record1–8 (0–5 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumNeale Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 UCLA $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Oregon State 6 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
USC 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Washington 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Stanford 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Oregon 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Montana 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Washington State 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
California 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Idaho 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Idaho was 1–8 overall and lost all five of their PCC games.

The Vandals' losing streak in the Battle of the Palouse with neighbor Washington State reached eighteen games, shut out 0–32 in Pullman on October 5.[1] Idaho tied the Cougars four years later, but the winless streak continued until 1954.[2]

In the rivalry game with Montana in Missoula, Idaho was blanked 0–19 to relinquish the Little Brown Stein;[3] it was the fourth of six straight shutouts in the series, with each side winning three.

Shortly after the final game on Thanksgiving, Brown resigned as head coach;[4] succeeded by Dixie Howell in February 1947.[5]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Stanford
L 0–4515,000[6]
October 52:00 pmat Washington State
L 0–3214,000[7]
October 12at Marquette*
L 6–4612,000[8]
October 192:00 pmSan Jose State*
L 14–266,000
October 262:00 pmOregon 
  • Neale Stadium
  • Moscow, ID
L 13–266,500[9]
November 21:00 pmat Montana
L 0–19[3]
November 9at Oregon State
L 0–344,000[10]
November 16Portland*
  • Neale Stadium
  • Moscow, ID
W 20–61,500–3,500[11][12]
November 28at Fresno State*
L 12–136,827
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • All times are in Pacific time

Coaching staff

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  • Walt Price, line
  • Ray Davis, backs
  • Steve Belko, junior varsity

All-conference

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No Vandals were named to the All-Coast team.[13][14][15]

References

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  1. ^ "Cougars batter Vandals in 32-0 victory". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 6, 1946. p. 5.
  2. ^ Boni, Bill (October 24, 1954). "Idaho thumps WSC, 10-0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  3. ^ a b "Montana shoves Vandals into loop cellar". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 3, 1946. p. 10.
  4. ^ "J.A. 'Babe' Brown resigns as head football coach at Idaho". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 30, 1946. p. 8.
  5. ^ "Howell signed by Idaho U." Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. February 27, 1947. p. 9.
  6. ^ Harry Borba (September 29, 1946). "Indians Overpower Bigger Vandals, 45-0". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 21, 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Bob Miller (October 6, 1946). "Raging Cougars Run Riot Over Vandals, 32 to 0, in Rugged Grid Battle: W.S.C. Scores in Every Period; Idaho Scraps Hard but Can't Stem Rivals' Rush". The Spokesman Review. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "'Quette Thumps Idaho by Passes: Easterners Complete 13 Aerials in 21 Tries". The Spokesman-Review. October 13, 1946. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Dick Strite (October 27, 1946). "Webfoots Garner Fourth Win, 26-13: Stubborn Idaho Falls Short Last Quarter". Eugene Register-Guard. pp. 1, 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Idaho Suffers 34-0 Lacing From Oregon State Beavers". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. International News Service. November 10, 1946. p. 15. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Vandals defeat Portland, 20-6, for first win". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 17, 1946. p. 10.
  12. ^ "Idaho U. Whips Portland U., 20 to 6". The Spokesman-Review. November 17, 1946. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "UCLA gets 4 on Coast team". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. November 27, 1946. p. 11.
  14. ^ "All-Coast". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 27, 1946. p. 8.
  15. ^ "Six teams top Pacific Coast all-star team". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 28, 1946. p. 8.
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