Shortly after spring drills in May 1970, head coach Y C McNease was fired and assistant coach Robbins was promoted.[1][2][3] With quarterbacks Steve Olson and Tom Ponciano running the offense,[4][5] the Vandals were 4–7 overall and 2–2 in the Big Sky.[6] Winless after six games, they won four straight before dropping the finale. Entering the homecoming game on October 24, Idaho had a ten-game losing streak.[7][8][9][10]
In the Battle of the Palouse, the Vandals suffered a fourth straight loss to neighbor Washington State of the Pac-8, falling 44–16 at Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane on September 19. After a scoreless first quarter, Idaho led by ten at halftime, but was then outscored 38–0.[11][12] It broke a ten-game losing streak for the Cougars,[13] and was their only win of the season.[14] The game with WSU was not played in 1969 or 1971.[15]
The Vandals' former venue on campus, Neale Stadium, had been declared structurally unsafe due to soil erosion in the summer of 1969,[16] and its south grandstand burned that November in a suspected arson.[17] Idaho played home games at Rogers Field in Pullman in 1969 and 1970. In April 1970, Rogers Field also burned in a suspected arson,[18][19] which destroyed most of the primary grandstand on the south sideline, including the press box.[20] WSU played its home games in 1970 and 1971 in Spokane at Joe Albi Stadium. Requiring less seating capacity, Idaho continued at Rogers in 1970, with reserved seating switched to the north side and students in the unburned lower section of the south grandstand.[21] The new Idaho Stadium opened in October 1971.
University divisionedit
Through 1977, the Big Sky was a college division (renamed Division II in 1973) conference for football, except for university division (Division I) member Idaho, which moved down to the new Division I-AA in 1978. Idaho maintained its upper division status in the NCAA by playing university division non-conference opponents (and was ineligible for the college division postseason).
Four Vandals were selected to the all-Big Sky team: wide receiver Terry Moreland, halfback Fred Riley, defensive end Tim Reese, and linebacker Ron Linehan, a repeat pick. No second teamwas selected.[36]
NFL Draftedit
No Vandals were selected in the 1971 NFL Draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).
Three juniors were selected in the 1972 NFL Draft, also seventeen rounds.
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The 1970 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season The Vandals were led by first year head coach Don Robbins and were members of the Big Sky Conference then in the college division of the NCAA Without a usable stadium on their Moscow campus for a second year they played their home games at Rogers Field at Washington State University in Pullman Washington 1970 Idaho Vandals footballConferenceBig Sky ConferenceRecord4 7 2 2 Big Sky Head coachDon Robbins 1st season Offensive coordinatorBobby Thompson 2nd season Defensive coordinatorRay Fulton 1st season Base defense5 2CaptainsSteve Olson QB Ron Davis TE Tim Reese DE Home stadiumRogers Field Pullman Washington Seasons 19691971 1970 Big Sky Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TMontana 5 0 0 10 1 0Boise State 2 1 0 8 3 0Idaho State 3 2 0 5 5 0Weber State 3 3 0 5 5 1Idaho 2 2 0 4 7 0Montana State 1 5 0 2 8 0Northern Arizona 0 3 0 2 8 0 Conference champion Contents 1 Season 2 University division 3 Schedule 4 Roster 5 All conference 6 NFL Draft 7 References 8 External linksSeason editShortly after spring drills in May 1970 head coach Y C McNease was fired and assistant coach Robbins was promoted 1 2 3 With quarterbacks Steve Olson and Tom Ponciano running the offense 4 5 the Vandals were 4 7 overall and 2 2 in the Big Sky 6 Winless after six games they won four straight before dropping the finale Entering the homecoming game on October 24 Idaho had a ten game losing streak 7 8 9 10 In the Battle of the Palouse the Vandals suffered a fourth straight loss to neighbor Washington State of the Pac 8 falling 44 16 at Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane on September 19 After a scoreless first quarter Idaho led by ten at halftime but was then outscored 38 0 11 12 It broke a ten game losing streak for the Cougars 13 and was their only win of the season 14 The game with WSU was not played in 1969 or 1971 15 The Big Sky added two teams this season but the Vandals played neither The new rivalry with Boise State began in 1971 and Idaho did not schedule Northern Arizona until 1975 The Vandals former venue on campus Neale Stadium had been declared structurally unsafe due to soil erosion in the summer of 1969 16 and its south grandstand burned that November in a suspected arson 17 Idaho played home games at Rogers Field in Pullman in 1969 and 1970 In April 1970 Rogers Field also burned in a suspected arson 18 19 which destroyed most of the primary grandstand on the south sideline including the press box 20 WSU played its home games in 1970 and 1971 in Spokane at Joe Albi Stadium Requiring less seating capacity Idaho continued at Rogers in 1970 with reserved seating switched to the north side and students in the unburned lower section of the south grandstand 21 The new Idaho Stadium opened in October 1971 University division editThrough 1977 the Big Sky was a college division renamed Division II in 1973 conference for football except for university division Division I member Idaho which moved down to the new Division I AA in 1978 Idaho maintained its upper division status in the NCAA by playing university division non conference opponents and was ineligible for the college division postseason Schedule editDateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSourceSeptember 1212 30 pmat Air Force Falcon StadiumColorado Springs COL 7 4525 000 22 September 191 30 pmat Washington State Joe Albi StadiumSpokane WA Battle of the Palouse L 16 4427 200 11 12 September 261 30 pmPacific CA Rogers FieldPullman WAL 10 1710 000 23 October 37 00 pmat Idaho StateASISU MinidomePocatello IDL 14 3512 500 24 October 101 30 pmMontanaRogers FieldPullman WA Little Brown Stein L 26 444 600 25 October 171 30 pmat Oregon Autzen StadiumEugene ORL 13 4921 300 26 27 October 241 30 pmPortland State nbsp Rogers FieldPullman WAW 17 166 700 9 10 October 3112 00 pmat Montana StateGatton FieldBozeman MTW 37 244 500 28 November 712 30 pmWeber StateRogers FieldPullman WAW 27 174 500 29 30 November 1412 30 pmat Utah State Romney StadiumLogan UTW 42 1410 000 31 November 2111 30 amat Tulsa Skelly FieldTulsa OKL 17 308 500 32 33 34 Non conference game nbsp HomecomingAll times are in Pacific timeRoster edit1970 Idaho Vandals football team rosterPlayers CoachesOffense Pos Name ClassQB 10 Tom Ponciano JrQB 11 Steve Olson C SrQB 12 Bruce Cole nbsp SoQB 18 Pete Glindeman JrRB 20 Fred Riley JrWR 21 Jess VernierRB 22 Robert Williams JrRB 24 Jim InglesWR 25 Terry MorelandRB 31 Mike Wiscombe SrWR 37 Kelly CookeRB 40 Randy Peterson SoRB Steve BallWR TE 45 Jim Wilund JrC 50 Ken Muhlbeier SoLG 51 John Durhan SrOL 52 Larry Bosma SoOL 54 John DavisOL 59 Daryl Hanauer SoOL 68 Jim Wymer SrRT 70 Richard Beaver JrOL 72 Bob MyklebustRG 73 Faustin Riley JrOL 74 Dave Crnich SoOL 75 Rich Kushlan JrOL 76 Bill FlukeLT 77 Bruce Langmade SrOL 78 Andy Kupp JrOL 79 Joe KristoffTE P 80 Ron Davis C SrTE 82 Darrell Burchfield SoTE 86 Jerry DomzalskiWR 89 Jack Goddard Jr Defense Pos Name ClassS 12 John Hathaway JrS 26 Steve Holdren JrCB 27 Pat Sprute JrS 34 Bob Miller JrDB P 36 Kurt KarlssonLB 38 Jesse Craig SrCB 42 Kelly Courage SoCB 44 Kirby CookLB 53 Rand Marquess SoLB 55 Ron Roberts SrDL 56 Mark Busch SoDL 57 Steve VestLB 58 Ralph Sletager SoLB 61 Ron Linehan JrDL 62 Frank ShanerDT 65 Bill Cady JrNG 67 Steve Barker JrDT 69 Brock Jackley SrDT 71 Mike Newell SoDE 81 Tom Jarman JrDE 85 Rick SimmonsDL 87 Neil StevensDE 88 Tim Reese C SrDL Hank Boomer Special teams Pos Name ClassPK 7 Ricardo Castillo Jr Head coachDon Robbins 1st year Coordinators assistant coachesBob Thompson OC Ray Fulton DC Keith Lincoln Ed TroxelLegend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible nbsp Injured nbsp RedshirtSource 35 All conference editFour Vandals were selected to the all Big Sky team wide receiver Terry Moreland halfback Fred Riley defensive end Tim Reese and linebacker Ron Linehan a repeat pick No second team was selected 36 NFL Draft editNo Vandals were selected in the 1971 NFL Draft which lasted seventeen rounds 442 selections Three juniors were selected in the 1972 NFL Draft also seventeen rounds Player Position Round Overall FranchiseFred Riley WR 6th 146 Atlanta FalconsAndy Kupp G 10th 241 New Orleans SaintsRon Linehan LB 17th 428 Pittsburgh SteelersList of Idaho Vandals in the NFL DraftReferences edit McNease fired from Vandal football coaching job Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho May 16 1970 p 12 Whits Idaho Idaho pick new grid bosses Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington May 16 1970 p 13 Robbins picked to coach Idaho Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho May 17 1970 p 12 Washington State Idaho football special rosters Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington September 19 1970 p 1 special Soph quarterback presses Idaho vets Spokesman Review Spokane Washington September 18 1970 p 26 Recruiting needs seen for Vandals Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington November 23 1970 p 41 Vandals hoping to avoid record 11th straight loss Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho October 24 1970 p 8 Idaho eyes 1st victory Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington September 19 1970 p 13 a b Payne Bob October 25 1970 Vandals win first and they earned it Spokesman Review Spokane Washington p 1 sports a b Bacharach Sam A October 25 1970 Idaho ends 10 game loss skein with win over Portland State Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho p 15 a b Missildine Harry September 20 1970 Cougars roar back swamp Vandals Spokesman Review Spokane Washington p 1 sports a b Brown Bruce September 21 1970 Next foes are tough Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington p 17 WSU Cougars Idaho Vandals set for Battle of the Palouse Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho September 19 1970 p 8 Missildine Harry November 22 1970 Sonny Six dazzles Cougars Spokesman Review Spokane Washington p 1 sports Missildine Harry September 19 1970 Battle of Palouse matches explosive offenses at Albi Spokesman Review Spokane Washington p 14 Idaho stadium unsafe for use Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington August 6 1969 p 41 Late night fire destroys portion of Neale Stadium on Idaho campus Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho November 24 1969 p 16 Fast blaze ruins Pullman stadium Spokesman Review Spokane Washington April 6 1970 p 1 WSU fire may be arson Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington April 6 1970 p 1 Fire in Rogers Field stands Washington State University Libraries April 5 1970 Retrieved September 30 2016 Rogers Field seating set for Vandals Spokesman Review Spokane Washington September 25 1970 p 23 Payne Bob September 13 1970 Air Force blitzes Vandals Spokesman Review Spokane Washington p 1 sports Payne Bob September 27 1970 Pacific beats Idaho late Spokesman Review Spokane Washington p 1 sports Bacharach Sam A October 4 1970 ISU Bengals whip Vandals 35 14 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho p 12 Bacharach Sam A October 11 1970 Vandals fall 44 26 to tough Montana Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho p 12 cawood Neil October 18 1970 Ducks bomb Vandals as UO records tumble Eugene Register Guard Oregon p 1B Payne Bob October 18 1970 Oregon s offense surely too much Spokesman Review Spokane Washington p 1 sports Payne Bob November 1 1970 Vandals have pleasant day with Montana State victory Spokesman Review Spokane Washington p 1 sports Everson Joe November 8 1970 Vandals post third in a row Spokesman Review Spokane Washington p 4 sports Wakely Dan November 9 1970 2nd half effort wins for Idaho Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington p 13 Payne Bob November 15 1970 Fast start helps Idaho rip Aggies Spokesman Review Spokane Washington p 1 sports Connors Bill November 22 1980 TU Disciplines Vandals 30 17 Tulsa World Tulsa Oklahoma p S1 Retrieved January 19 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp Connors Bill November 22 1980 McGill Goes 97 to Clinch 5th Victory continued Tulsa World Tulsa Oklahoma p S11 Retrieved January 19 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp Payne Bob November 22 1970 Ill wind Tulsa too much Spokesman Review Spokane Washington p 1 sports Bengals vs Vandals probable lineups Spokesman Review Spokane Washington September 19 1970 p 14 Four Vandals selected as Sky stars Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington November 27 1970 p 13 External links editGem of the Mountains 1970 71 University of Idaho yearbook 1970 football season Go Mighty Vandals 1970 football season Official game program Idaho vs Washington State at Spokane September 19 1970 Idaho Argonaut student newspaper 1970 editions Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1970 Idaho Vandals football team amp oldid 1170784557, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
