Notable players
Junior running back Glen White was the Vandals' leading rusher in 1979,[3] the best season by a UI running back in the 1970s. He missed the opener at Fresno,[4] but gained 889 yards and averaged 5.0 yards per carry in the final ten games;[1] in the game at Idaho State, he rushed for 163 yards on 19 carries.[4][5] A military brat, White graduated from Kaiserslautern American High School in West Germany in 1977. All-Europe for two seasons,[6][7] he had not been recruited by college football programs; a high school coach was a former Vandal and alerted UI head coach Ed Troxel.[3]
While in off-season training in February 1980, White felt weakness and underwent medical testing in Moscow and Seattle.[8] Diagnosed with aplastic anemia, he battled it for several months until his death from complications on August 9 at an Oklahoma City hospital, near his parents' home at Fort Sill.[9][10][11] White, age 22, was posthumously designated an honorary team captain for all eleven games in 1980,[12] and his Vandal teammates wore his number 32 on the left side of their helmets in tribute.[13][14]
Future NFL linebacker Sam Merriman of Tucson, Arizona,[15][16] was a standout on defense in 1979 as a true freshman.[1]
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
Sep 08 |
7:30 p.m. |
at Fresno State (Div. I-A)* |
Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, California [17][18] |
L 10–30 |
11,418 |
Sep 15 |
7:00 p.m. |
at Northern Arizona |
NAU Skydome • Flagstaff, Arizona [19] |
L 18–29 |
13,056 |
Sep 22 |
7:30 p.m. |
Pacific (Div. I-A)* |
Kibbie Dome • Moscow, Idaho [20] |
W 17–13 |
|
Sep 29 |
7:30 p.m. |
Puget Sound (Div. II)* |
Kibbie Dome • Moscow, Idaho [21][22] |
W 34–10 |
|
Oct 06 |
7:00 p.m. |
at Idaho State |
ISU Minidome • Pocatello, Idaho [5] |
W 28–23 |
8,175 |
Oct 13 |
7:30 p.m. |
Boise State |
Kibbie Dome • Moscow, Idaho [23] (Rivalry) |
L 17–41 |
15,500 |
Oct 20 |
1:30 p.m. |
Montana |
Kibbie Dome • Moscow, Idaho [24] (Little Brown Stein) |
W 20–17 |
14,200 |
Oct 27 |
12:30 p.m. |
at No. 9 Montana State |
Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, Montana [25] |
L 20–28 |
7,127 |
Nov 03 |
1:30 p.m. |
Nevada-Reno |
Kibbie Dome • Moscow, Idaho [26][27] |
L 26–38 |
5,500 |
Nov 10 |
12:30 p.m. |
at Weber State |
Wildcat Stadium • Ogden, Utah [28][29] |
L 7–12 |
2,323 |
Nov 17 |
1:30 p.m. |
No. 8 South Dakota State (Div. II)* |
Kibbie Dome • Moscow, Idaho [30][31] |
L 13–27 |
6,000 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP poll (Div. I-AA), top ten only. All times are in Pacific time. |
Roster
1979 Idaho Vandals football team roster |
Players |
Coaches |
Offense
Pos. | # | Name | Class |
QB |
10 |
Jay Goodenbour |
Jr |
QB |
|
Rob Petrillo |
So |
RB |
3 |
Russell Davis |
So |
RB, WR |
12 |
Rocky Tuttle (C) |
Sr |
RB |
30 |
Tim Lappano |
Sr |
RB |
32 |
Glen White |
Jr |
RB |
33 |
Terry Idler |
So |
RB |
40 |
Randy Davenport |
Jr |
TE |
|
Al Swenson |
Fr |
TE |
|
Dan Meyer |
Sr |
WR, TE |
88 |
Mike Hagadone |
Sr |
WR |
7 |
Jack Klein |
So |
WR |
|
John Palumbo |
Jr |
LT |
74 |
Bruce Fery |
So |
LT |
|
Royal Hart |
Jr |
LG |
|
Dave Monico |
Jr |
C |
69 |
Larry Coombs |
Sr |
RG |
|
John Girnt |
Jr |
RT |
70 |
Kyle Riddell |
Sr |
|
Defense
Pos. | # | Name | Class |
DE |
43 |
Larry Barker |
Jr |
DT |
78 |
Steve Parker |
Sr |
NG |
|
Steve Nelson |
So |
NG |
75 |
Monty Elder |
Jr |
DT |
71 |
Mark McNeal (C) |
Sr |
DE |
|
Jay Hayes |
So |
LB |
50 |
Mike Hasfurther |
Sr |
LB |
|
Marty Marshall |
Sr |
LB |
51 |
Chris Eads |
Sr |
LB |
52 |
Sam Merriman |
Fr |
LB |
83 |
Phil Vance |
Sr |
LB |
90 |
Lloyd Williamson |
Fr |
CB |
34 |
Mike Keough |
Jr |
FS |
22 |
Ray McCanna |
Jr |
SS |
25 |
Kelly Miller |
So |
SS |
|
Marc Watts |
SS |
|
Rick Brown |
Jr |
CB |
|
Carlton McBride |
Jr |
CB |
20 |
Ron Jessie |
Sr |
|
Special teams
Pos. | # | Name | Class |
P |
2 |
Dion Jergo |
So |
P |
|
Chris Brockman |
Jr |
PK |
|
Mike Browne |
Sr |
PK |
6 |
Pete O'Brien |
So |
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Bill Tripp (OC)
- Tim Hundley (DC)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
|
- Source:[17][26][28][30][32][33][34][35]
NFL Draft
One Vandal senior was selected in the 1980 NFL Draft,[36][37] which lasted twelve rounds (333 selections).
References
- 1 2 3 "Peaks and valleys". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 22, 1979. p. 1B.
- ↑ Killen, John (October 13, 1979). "Idaho: possibility looms for a winning season". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
- 1 2 Killen, John (November 14, 1979). "Prodigal son: Glen White came back to Idaho and everybody's happy he did". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
- 1 2 Stewart, Chuck (October 12, 1979). "White leads Vandals against Boise State". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 25.
- 1 2 Emerson, Paul (October 6, 1979). "Vandals stop ISU for 3rd straight win". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1D.
- ↑ "All-Europe". High School Football Europe. 1975. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ↑ "All-Europe". High School Football Europe. 1976. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ↑ "Idaho back stricken". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). February 21, 1980. p. 23.
- ↑ "UI running back dies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). August 10, 1980. p. 2B.
- ↑ "UI grid star dies of anemia". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 11, 1980. p. 17.
- ↑ "White's memory lives on". Argonaut. (Moscow, Idaho). (University of Idaho). August 26, 1980. p. 23.
- ↑ "Vandals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). September 18, 1980. p. 4C.
- ↑ "White memory spurs Vandals to big victory". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 18, 1980. p. 30.
- ↑ "'96 Vandals will sport new look". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). April 28, 1996. p. 6B.
- ↑ "Sam Merriman". NFL.com. (historical players). Retrieved September 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Sam Merriman". Database Football. Archived from the original on October 10, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
- 1 2 Killen, John (September 8, 1979). "Vandals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1C.
- ↑ Killen, John (September 9, 1979). "Vandals: Fresno St. delivers 30-10 loss". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1D.
- ↑ Killen, John (September 16, 1979). "Lumberjacks fell Vandals in wild one, 29-18". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1D.
- ↑ Killen, John (September 23, 1979). "Idaho nips Pacific". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1D.
- ↑ Killen, John (September 30, 1979). "Vandals drown Puget Sound". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1D.
- ↑ Stewart, Chuck (October 1, 1979). "Vandals erupt late to 'win for Lappano'". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 17.
- ↑ Killen, John (October 14, 1979). "End of a Vandal winning streak". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1D.
- ↑ Emerson, Paul (October 21, 1979). "Winners by a foot". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 5D.
- ↑ Emerson, Paul (October 28, 1979). "Bad day at Bozeman". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 2D.
- 1 2 Killen, John (November 3, 1979). "Vandals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
- ↑ Emerson, Paul (November 4, 1979). "High rollers". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 8D.
- 1 2 "Vandals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 10, 1979. p. 3C.
- ↑ "Cornered cats can kill". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 11, 1979. p. 4D.
- 1 2 Killen, John (November 17, 1979). "In the Dome". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
- ↑ Barrows, Bob (November 18, 1979). "Hard-hitting Jackrabbits". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 4D.
- ↑ Killen, John (September 4, 1979). "Pulls no punches". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
- ↑ Stewart, Chuck (September 5, 1979). "Vandal boss stresses 'love'". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 15.
- ↑ "Probable starters". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). September 8, 1979. p. 4C.
- ↑ "Probable starters". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). September 22, 1979. p. 3C.
- ↑ "NFL Draft: Two Palouse players go in early rounds". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). April 30, 1980. p. 1B.
- ↑ "Patera: We got the best". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 30, 1980. p. C2.
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