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1997 Idaho Vandals football
Conference Big West Conference
Record5–6 (2–3 Big West)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator George Yarno [1] (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Nick Holt [2] (4th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Kibbie Dome
Seasons
←  1996
1998 →
1997 Big West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Utah State +   4 – 1     6 – 6  
Nevada +   4 – 1     5 – 6  
Boise State   3 – 2     5 – 6  
Idaho   2 – 3     5 – 6  
North Texas   2 – 3     4 – 7  
New Mexico State   0 – 5     2 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1997 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The  Vandals, led by third-year head coach Chris Tormey, were members of the Big West Conference and played their home games at the Kibbie Dome, an indoor facility on campus in Moscow, Idaho. Idaho was 5–6 overall and 2–3 in conference play.

Idaho's 21-game winning streak at home in the Kibbie Dome came to and end with a blowout loss to bowl-bound Utah State; [3] the Vandals also lost at home to rival Boise State in the season finale, only the second loss to BSU in the last sixteen meetings.

For the first time since 1981, Idaho finished with a losing record. Before the fifteen-year run ( 1982– 96), the previous school record for consecutive winning seasons was only three (1903–05), followed by four other times at two ( 1910– 11, 1920– 21, 1923– 24, 1937– 38).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 301:00 pmat Air Force*
L 10–1441,331 [4]
September 63:00 pm Portland State*
W 46–012,128
September 133:00 pmat Idaho State*
W 43–07,000
September 204:00 pmat UCF*
L 10–4141,827
October 43:00 pm North Texas
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
W 30–1710,270
October 113:00 pmNo. 19 ( D-II) UC Davis*dagger
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
W 44–1414,137
October 181:00 pmat Nevada
L 23–4222,960
October 255:00 pm Utah State
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
L 17–6311,103
November 11:05 pmat No. 11 Eastern Washington*
L 21–247,756
November 1512:30 pmat New Mexico State
W 35–18
November 225:05 pm Boise State
L 23–30 OT14,501

References

  1. ^ Sahlberg, Bert (August 24, 1997). "Brennan is back in the saddle". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  2. ^ Sahlberg, Bert (August 30, 1997). "No Baskin & Robbins for Vandals today". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  3. ^ Sahlberg, Bert (October 26, 1997). "Indoor calamity". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  4. ^ Page, Steve (August 31, 1997). "Tough loss leaves Idaho hurting". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.

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