1997 Idaho Vandals football team

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

1997 Idaho Vandals football
Conference Big West Conference
1997 record 5–6 (2–3 Big West)
Head coach Chris Tormey (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator George Yarno [1]
(3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Nick Holt [2] (4th season)
Home stadium Kibbie Dome
(Capacity: 16,000)
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     4 –7  
Idaho  2 –3     5 –6  
North Texas  2 –3     4 –7  
New Mexico State  0 –5     2 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance
August 30 1:00 pm at Air Force* Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO [4] L  10–14   41,331
September 6 3:00 pm Portland State (Div. I-AA)* Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID W 46–0   12,128
September 13 3:00 pm at Idaho State (Div. I-AA)* Holt Arena • Pocatello, ID W 43–0     7,000
September 20 4:00 pm at Central Florida* Florida Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL L  10–41   41,827
October 4 3:00 pm North Texas Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID W 30–17   10,270
October 11 3:00 pm No. 19 UC Davis (Div. II)*dagger Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID W 44–14   14,137
October 18 1:00 pm at Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV L  23–42   22,960
October 25 5:00 pm Utah State Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID L  17–63   11,103
November 1 1:05 pm at No. 11 Eastern Washington (Div. I-AA)* Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA L  21–24     7,756
November 15 12:30 pm at New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM W 35–18    
November 22 5:05 pm Boise State Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID (Rivalry) L  23–30 OT  14,501
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. All times are in Pacific time.

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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