1912 Idaho football team

The 1912 Idaho football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1912 college football season. Idaho was led by eighth-year head coach John "Pink" Griffith and played as an independent; they joined the Pacific Coast Conference ten years later in 1922.[1][2]

1912 Idaho football
ConferenceIndependent
1912 record2–2
Head coach
1912 Western college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Washington   –    6 –0 –0
New Mexico A&M   –    5 –1 –0
Utah Agricultural   –    4 –2 –1
Arizona   –    2 –1 –0
Montana   –    4 –3 –0
Idaho   –    2 –2 –0
Oregon Agricultural   –    3 –4 –0
Washington State   –    2 –3 –0
Oregon   –    2 –5 –0
New Mexico   –    0 –4 –0

In the season opener in neighboring Pullman, Idaho posted the first of two straight wins over Washington State in the Battle of the Palouse, 13–0.[3][4] Rival Montana was not played this season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
October 18at Washington State
W 13–0
October 26at Washington
L 0–24
November 2OregonMoscow, ID [7][8][9]L 0–3
November 28at WhitmanWalla Walla, WA [10]W 13–6
  • One game was played on Friday (at Washington State in Pullman)
    and one on Thursday (at Whitman in Walla Walla on Thanksgiving)

References
  1. "Conference to handle east-west games in future; Idaho admitted". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 11, 1921. p. 1, sports.
  2. "Kelley quits as coach of Idaho". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). June 9, 1922. p. 14.
  3. "Idaho crumbles W.S.C. team and wins well-played football game". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 19, 1912. p. 17.
  4. "Idaho wins from Pullman lineup". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 19, 1912. p. 14.
  5. "Idaho not in it with Washington". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 27, 1912. p. 1, part 3.
  6. "Idaho humbled by Dobie's bunch". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Oregon). October 28, 1912. p. 20.
  7. "Idaho to play Oregon "U" today". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 2, 1912. p. 15.
  8. Colver, J. Newton (November 3, 1912). "Oregon narrowly gains victory in pigskin battle with Idaho". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, part 3.
  9. Wolfflen, Fred A. (November 4, 1912). "Cornell hero of Moscow game". Eugene Daily Guard. (Oregon). p. 1.
  10. "Idaho outplays Whitman and wins". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). twice-a-week edition). December 3, 1912. p. 8.
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