1969 Idaho Vandals football team

Coordinates: 46°43′34″N 117°01′05″W / 46.726°N 117.018°W / 46.726; -117.018

1969 Idaho Vandals football
Conference Big Sky Conference
1969 record 2–8 (1–3 Big Sky)
Head coach Y C McNease (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Don Robbins
Home stadium Rogers Field
(Pullman, Washington)
1969 Big Sky football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Montana $^ 4 –0 –0  10 –1 –0
Weber State 3 –1 –0  6 –4 –0
Idaho State 2 –2 –0  5 –5 –0
Idaho 1 –3 –0  2 –8 –0
Montana State 0 –4 –0  1 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
  • Montana was undefeated in the regular season,
    but lost in Camellia Bowl.

The 1969 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1969 college football season. The Vandals were led by second-year head coach Y C McNease and played in the Big Sky Conference. After two seasons in the college division,[1] Idaho returned to the university division this year.[2]

Due to soil erosion, the wooden grandstands at 32-year-old Neale Stadium in Moscow were deemed unsafe in early August.[3] Without a usable stadium on campus, they played their home games at Rogers Field at Washington State University in nearby Pullman, Washington.

Despite playing their home games in Pullman, the Vandals did not play the WSU Cougars in the Battle of the Palouse. Outside of war years, it was the first break in the rivalry since 1900; Idaho did not field a team in 1918 (World War I) and neither did in 1943 & 1944 (World War II).

In their ninth meeting,[4] the Vandals incurred their first loss to Idaho State; it was the home opener in Pullman.[5] Without a game in Boise on the schedule, the Vandals did not play in the state of Idaho in 1969.

Idaho had four starting quarterbacks in 1969: Steve Olson was first-string, backed up by John Hathaway, both from Lewiston.[6] Hampered by back problems, Olson started the first four and Hathaway the next four, until a shoulder injury.[7] Mitch Lansdell started the ninth game but an ankle injury sidelined him late in the fourth quarter.[8][9] Fourth-string Pete Glindeman was slated to redshirt and had been lining up in practices as a defensive end. He relieved Lansdell and started the last game, a ten-point loss in which he threw seven interceptions.[10][11]

A day after the season ended, the south grandstand of idle Neale Stadium was burned in an apparent arson.[12][13] Less than five months later, a similar fire occurred at Rogers Field in April 1970.[14] Also a suspected arson,[15] it severely damaged the south grandstand and press box of the wooden venue.[16]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 20 5:30 pm at Northern Illinois* Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, Illinois[17] L 30–47    
September 27 1:30 pm Idaho State Rogers Field • Pullman, Washington [5] (Rivalry) L 42–47    
October 3 5:30 pm vs. Southern Miss* Ladd Memorial Stadium • Mobile, Alabama [18][19][20] W 31–21    7,132
October 11 12:30 pm at Montana Dornblaser Field • Missoula, Montana [21] (Little Brown Stein) L  9–34    9,500
October 18 2:00 pm at Pacific (CA)* Pacific Memorial Stadium • Stockton, California [22] L  0–28   16,142
October 25 1:30 pm Montana Statedagger Rogers Field • Pullman, Washington [23][24] W 31–21   10,452
November 1 1:30 pm at Oregon* Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon [25][26] L 14–58   20,500
November 8 12:30 pm at Weber State Wildcat Stadium • Ogden, Utah [7] L  7–28     9,395
November 15 12:30 pm at Colorado State* Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, Colorado [8][9] L 21–31   13,693
November 22 12:30 pm Utah State* Rogers Field • Pullman, Washington [10][11] L 21–31     5,600
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. All times are in Pacific Time.

NFL Draft

Two seniors from the 1969 Vandals were selected in the 1970 NFL Draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).

PlayerPositionRoundOverallFranchise
Jerry HendrenWR4th89Denver Broncos
Bob HaneyT15th383Detroit Lions

References

  1. ↑ "Ostyn says Pacific cost major status". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. August 9, 1967. p. 15.
  2. ↑ "NCAA ups 4 colleges". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 2, 1969. p. 22.
  3. ↑ "Idaho stadium unsafe for use". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. August 6, 1969. p. 41.
  4. ↑ Wilson, Mike (September 28, 1969). "Idaho will entertain Idaho State at Washington State U." Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 9.
  5. 1 2 Wilson, Mike (September 28, 1969). "Bengals end eight-game jinx, drop Vandals 47-42". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 15.
  6. ↑ Wilson, Mike (November 15, 1969). "Idaho Vandals seek third victory at Colorado State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 8.
  7. 1 2 "Weber State grabs lead, defeats Vandals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. November 9, 1969. p. 10.
  8. 1 2 Wilson, Mike (November 16, 1969). "Colorado State tops Idaho". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 13.
  9. 1 2 Payne, Bob (November 16, 1969). "Quick strikes beat Idaho". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
  10. 1 2 Wilson, Mike (November 23, 1969). "Utah State converts errors for 31-21 win over Vandals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 12.
  11. 1 2 Payne, Bob (November 23, 1969). "Utags capitalize on Glindeman's errors". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
  12. ↑ "Late night fire destroys portion of Neale Stadium on Idaho campus". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. November 24, 1969. p. 16.
  13. ↑ "Neale Stadium burns". Idaho Argonaut. Moscow. (University of Idaho). November 25, 1969. p. 1.
  14. ↑ "Fire rips grandstand during break". Daily Evergreen. Pullman, Washington. (Washington State University). April 15, 1970. p. 4.
  15. ↑ "Fire at Rogers Field thought to be arson". Idaho Argonaut. Moscow. (University of Idaho). April 7, 1970. p. 1.
  16. ↑ "Fast blaze ruins Pullman stadium". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. April 6, 1970. p. 1, sports.
  17. ↑ Wilson, Mike (September 21, 1969). "Vandals lose opener". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 12.
  18. ↑ Wilson, Mike (October 4, 1969). "Olson-to-Hendren, defense put Idaho past Southerners". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 10.
  19. ↑ Payne, Bob. "Happy Idaho wins 31-21". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 10.
  20. ↑ "Montana next for Idaho; Vandals score first win". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. October 4, 1969. p. 11.
  21. ↑ Wilson, Mike (October 12, 1969). "Montana defeats Idaho 34-9". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 13.
  22. ↑ "Big third quarter scoring spree puts Pacific past Vandals 28-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. October 19, 1969. p. 13.
  23. ↑ Wilson, Mike (October 26, 1969). "Mitch Lansdell sparks Idaho to win over Montana State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 13.
  24. ↑ Payne, Bob (October 26, 1969). "Idaho wins odd game with 'Cats". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
  25. ↑ Uhrhammer, Jerry (November 2, 1969). "Blanchard-Moore combo clicks, 58-14". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  26. ↑ "Oregon jumps to lead, breezes by Idaho". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 2, 1969. p. 8.
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