The 1917 Idaho football team represented the University of Idaho in the

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. Idaho was led by second-year head coach

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and played as an independent; they joined the

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five years later Idaho had two home games in Moscow on campus at MacLean Field, with none in Boise. Idaho dropped a fourth consecutive shutout to Washington State in the Battle of the Palouse, falling Six years later, the Vandals won the first of three consecutive, their only three-peat in the rivalry series. Idaho opened with three losses, then won twice for a record; they did not play

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this season.

Schedule

1918

The following year in

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, Idaho's football team was non-varsity, composed of

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(SATC) After the Armistice ending World War I, they played a limited schedule and defeated Washington State's SATC team 7–6 in Moscow in December. Idaho's first two games were against

; the opener in Moscow on November 16 was a 13–7 Idaho win, and they tied the next week in Spokane at seven points each. Idaho played another in Spokane on November 30, a 0–68 loss to a team of U.S. Marines from

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References

External links

''Gem of the Mountains:'' 1919 University of Idaho yearbook (spring 1918)
– 1917 football season
Go Mighty Vandals
– 1917 football season
Official game program: Washington State at Idaho
– November 3, 1917

– student newspaper – 1917 editions Idaho Idaho Vandals football seasons Idaho football {{collegefootball-1917-season-stub