1987 Idaho Vandals football team

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1987 Idaho Vandals football
Big Sky champion
Conference Big Sky Conference
1987 record 9–3 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach Keith Gilbertson
(2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Bill Diedrick (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Barry Lamb (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Kibbie Dome
1987 Big Sky football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#5 Idaho $^ 7 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
#10 Weber State ^ 7 –1 –0  10 –3 –0
Montana 5 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
Boise State 4 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Nevada 4 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Northern Arizona 4 –4 –0  7 –4 –0
Idaho State 3 –5 –0  3 –7 –1
Eastern Washington 2 –6 –0  4 –7 –0
Montana State 0 –8 –0  1 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Idaho earned automatic berth and
    Weber State earned at-large berth in I-AA playoffs.

The 1987 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Vandals, led by second-year head coach Keith Gilbertson, were members of the Big Sky Conference and played their home games at the Kibbie Dome, an indoor facility on campus in Moscow, Idaho.

The Vandals won their second conference title in three seasons, and made the I-AA playoffs for the third consecutive season. Led by redshirt sophomore quarterback John Friesz, Idaho finished the regular season at 9–2 and 7–1 in the Big Sky.

Notable games

Following a non-conference loss at home to Central Michigan and a road loss to intrastate rival Idaho State,[1] Idaho won its final six games of the regular season. The Vandals defeated Nevada-Reno for only the second time in the ten meetings since the Wolf Pack joined the Big Sky in 1979. The Vandals defeated rival Boise State for the sixth consecutive year, the sixth of twelve straight over the Broncos.

Division I-AA playoffs

For the third consecutive season, Idaho returned to the 16-team I-AA playoffs. The Vandals hosted conference foe Weber State, whom they had defeated in Utah four weeks earlier by three points. The Wildcats won the rematch 59–30, before a sparse crowd at the Kibbie Dome two days after Thanksgiving, ending the Vandals' season at 9–3.[2]

Notable players

The 1987 team included two future NFL players with lengthy pro careers: guard Mark Schlereth and redshirt sophomore John Friesz, a future collegiate hall of fame quarterback as a three-year starter (1987–89). On a basketball scholarship, defensive end Marvin Washington played only one season of football at Idaho (1988), was selected in the sixth round of the 1989 NFL Draft, and played eleven seasons in the NFL.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 5 7:00 pm Mankato State (Div. II)* No. 20 Kibbie Dome • Moscow, Idaho W 31–17     7,600
September 12 7:00 pm Central Michigan (Div. I-A)* No. 20 Kibbie Dome • Moscow, Idaho L  18–30     8,000
September 19 7:00 pm at No. 6 Portland State (Div. II)* Civic Stadium • Portland, Oregon W 17–10     8,535
September 26 7:00 pm at Northern Arizona Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, Arizona W 46–37     9,029
October 3 6:30 pm at Idaho State No. 15 ISU MiniDome • Pocatello, Idaho [1] (Rivalry) L  21–30   10,764
October 10 7:00 pm Montana Kibbie Dome • Moscow, Idaho (Little Brown Stein) W 31–25     9,500
October 17 1:00 pm No. 11 Nevadadagger Kibbie Dome • Moscow, Idaho W 38–28   15,100
October 24 7:00 pm Eastern Washington No. 14 Kibbie Dome • Moscow, Idaho W 31–24   11,500
October 31 12:00 pm at No. 7 Weber State No. 12 Wildcat Stadium • Ogden, Utah W 41–38   13,486
November 7 12:00 pm at Montana State No. 10 Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, Montana W 14–7     6,007
November 21 4:30 pm Boise State No. 5 Kibbie Dome • Moscow, Idaho (Rivalry) W 40–34   16,500
November 28 12:30 pm No. 10 Weber State* No. 5 Kibbie Dome • Moscow, Idaho [2] (Div. I-AA playoffs) L  30–59     4,900
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from NCAA (Div. I-AA). All times are in Pacific time.

Source:[3]

Roster

1987 Idaho Vandals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
FL 6 Eric Jorgensen Jr
SE John Jake
QB Steve Nolan Fr
QB 17 John Friesz So
RB Todd Hoiness Jr
RB Larry Leverett So
TE Craig Robinson Sr
TE Chris Slater Jr
T 70 Greg Hale Jr
G Todd Neu So
C Steve Unger So
G 60 Mark Schlereth Jr
T 63 Troy Wright So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 1 Richard Carey Jr
FS 8 Ernest Sanders Sr
CB 29 Virgil Paulson Sr
SS Dan McCanna Sr
LB Jerry Medved Jr
LB Jim Medved Jr
LB Mark Matthews Fr
LB 31 Kevin Johnson Sr
DE Pete Wilkins Sr
DT Craig Dowdy Sr
DT Michael Bailey Jr
DE Kord Smith Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Brian Decicio Jr
P John Pleas Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Bill Diedrick (OC)
  • Barry Lamb (DC)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt
Source:[4][5][6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 Tatko, Mike (October 4, 1987). "ISU's bad luck ends with Idaho". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  2. 1 2 "Weber State 59, Idaho 30". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. November 29, 1987. p. 3B.
  3. ↑ College Football Data Warehouse – Idaho 1985–89 – accessed August 14, 2010
  4. ↑ "UI: Medved twins have big shoes to fill in the middle". Idahonian. (Moscow). September 1, 1987. p. 1C.
  5. ↑ "UI: Vandals should be strong at defensive end". Idahonian. (Moscow). September 2, 1987. p. 6A.
  6. ↑ "UI: Secondary is a strength". Idahonian. (Moscow). September 3, 1987. p. 1C.
  7. ↑ "Starting line-ups". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 3, 1987. p. 4B.
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