1949 Idaho Vandals football team
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| 1949 Idaho Vandals football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| 1949 record | 3–5 (1–4 PCC) |
| Head coach | Dixie Howell (3rd year) |
| Home stadium | Neale Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #3 California $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1949 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1949 college football season. The Vandals were led by third-year head coach Dixie Howell and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. Home games were played on campus at Neale Stadium in Moscow, with one game in Boise, a final time at Public School Field.
Idaho was 3–5 overall and won one of their five PCC games.
The Vandals' losing streak in the Battle of the Palouse with neighbor Washington State reached 21 games, with a 13–35 homecoming loss in Moscow. Idaho tied the Cougars the next year, but the winless streak continued until five years later.[1]
In the rivalry game with Montana in Missoula the following week, Idaho won 47–19 to retain the Little Brown Stein in the Grizzlies' last year in the PCC. Montana returned the favor in Moscow the next year with a one-point upset, then the Vandals won eight straight, through 1959.
Babe Curfman was hired as the ends coach in February 1949;[2][3] he became head coach in April 1951.[4][5]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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| September 17 | 12:45 pm | Willamette* | Neale Stadium • Moscow, ID | W 79–0 | 5,000 | ||||
| September 24 | 2:00 pm | at Oregon | Hayward Field • Eugene, OR | L 0–41 | |||||
| October 1 | 12:00 pm | at Texas* | Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 7–56 | |||||
| October 15 | 2:00 pm | Washington State |
Neale Stadium • Moscow, ID (Battle of the Palouse) | L 13–35 | 21,500 | ||||
| October 22 | 1:00 pm | at Montana | Dornblaser Field • Missoula, MT (Little Brown Stein) | W 47–19 | 8,500 | ||||
| October 29 | 1:00 pm | vs. Portland* | Public School Field • Boise, ID | W 49–21 | |||||
| November 5 | 2:00 pm | Oregon State | Neale Stadium • Moscow, ID | L 25–35 | 9,000 | ||||
| November 12 | 2:00 pm | at Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | L 0–63 | 12,000 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. All times are in Pacific Time. |
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NFL Draft
Two seniors from the 1949 Vandals were selected in the 1950 NFL Draft:[6]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Carl Kiilsgaard | T | 5th | 61 | Chicago Cardinals |
| Jerry Diehl | HB | 28th | 360 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Three juniors were selected in the 1951 NFL Draft:[7]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Bill Fray | T | 16th | 191 | New York Yanks |
| King Block | FB | 21st | 250 | Detroit Lions |
| Jim Chadband | HB | 28th | 335 | New York Yanks |
One sophomore was selected in the 1952 NFL Draft:[8]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Glen Christian | HB | 9th | 105 | San Francisco 49ers |
References
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External links
- Gem of the Mountains: 1950 University of Idaho yearbook – 1949 football season
- Go Mighty Vandals – 1949 football season
- Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1949 editions
