1968 Idaho Vandals football team

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1968 Idaho Vandals football team

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1968 Idaho Vandals football
Big Sky co-champion
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	5–5 (3–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Y C McNease (1st season)
MVP	Jerry Hendren^[1]
Captains	Kenny Dotson Rob Young
Home stadium	Neale Stadium
Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

1968 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Idaho +	3	–	1	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Montana State +	3	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Weber State +	3	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Idaho State	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Montana	0	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

The 1968 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. The Vandals were led by first-year head coach Y C McNease and played in the Big Sky Conference. Home games were played on campus at Neale Stadium in Moscow, with one home game in Boise at old Bronco Stadium at Boise Junior College.

This was the last season for Neale Stadium, which opened 31 years earlier in 1937. It hosted only two games in 1968, and the final one was a win over Weber State on November 2. Due to soil erosion, the wooden grandstands were deemed unsafe the following summer and home games were moved to Rogers Field in Pullman for two seasons.

After fullback Ray McDonald won the NCAA rushing title in 1966, the Vandals were involuntarily dropped by the NCAA to the college division in 1967.^[2] After two seasons, Idaho returned to the university division in 1969.^[3]

Hired in early January, McNease was previously an assistant coach at Michigan under Bump Elliott.^[4] For the second straight season, Idaho allowed 77 points at the Astrodome in Houston.^[5]

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	7:00 pm	vs. Montana State	Memorial Stadium Great Falls, MT	L 14–17	7,500–8,500	^[6]^[7]^[8]
September 21	1:30 pm	at Washington State*	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA (Battle of the Palouse)	L 7–14	23,612	^[9]
September 28	1:00 pm	at Idaho State	Spud Bowl Pocatello, ID	W 35–15		^[10]
October 5	12:30 pm	vs. Pacific (CA)*	old Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 31–14	8,500	^[11]
October 12	1:30 pm	Montana	Neale Stadium Moscow, ID (Little Brown Stein)	W 56–45	10,793	^[12]
October 19	1:30 pm	at Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 8–23	17,250	^[13]^[14]^[15]
October 26	1:30 pm	at Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 7–37	49,538	^[16]
November 2	12:30 pm	Weber State	Neale Stadium Moscow, ID	W 50–42	10,005	^[17]
November 9	8:00 pm	at San Jose State*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 35–17	10,500	^[18]
November 16	5:30 pm	at No. 14 Houston*	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	L 3–77	30,412	^[5]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Roster

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1968 Idaho Vandals football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`10`	Jim Wickboldt	Jr
QB	`11`	Steve Olson	So
QB	`14`	Mitch Lansdell	So
RB, P	`12`	Ron Davis	So
RB	`35`	Dale Yount	So
WR	`38`	Russ Peterson
RB, PK	`42`	Rob Young (C)	Sr
RB	`43`	Jim Pearsall	Sr
RB	`44`	Jeff Guillory	Jr
WR	`45`	Jim Wilund	So
C	`51`	Gary Atkinson
RG	`61`	Dick Chatfield
LG	`62`	Tom Nelson	Jr
OL	`67`	John Durham	So
OL	`68`	Jim Wimer	So
OL	`70`	David Bennett
OL	`71`	Jim Thiemens
OL	`74`	Bruce Langmade	So
LT	`77`	Bob Haney	Jr
OL	`78`	Larry Kelly
RT	`79`	Gary Grove
TE	`82`	Mike Dempsey	Jr
WR	`84`	Jerry Hendren	Jr
TE, P	`88`	Dwight Bennett
TE	`89`	Gordon DeWaard	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S	`16`	Wayne Marquess	Jr
DB	`20`	Doug Clark	Jr
DB	`21`	Dick Nelson
S	`24`	Bob Juba	Jr
CB	`26`	Art Chubb
CB	`27`	Kenny Dotson (C)	Sr
LB	`31`	Mike Wiscombe	So
LB	`36`	Fred Gabourie
DB	`40`	Craig Wiegman
LB	`50`	Roosevelt Owens	Jr
LB	`55`	Joe Tasby	Jr
DL	`60`	Tom Carson	Jr
DL	`63`	Pat Flynn	So
DL	`66`	Ed Clauson	Jr
DL	`69`	Brock Jackley	So
DL	`73`	Joe Allen
DL	`75`	Ken Salesky
LB	`80`	John Knowles	Jr
LB	`86`	Ed Schmidt

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK	`42`	Rob Young	Sr

Head coach

Y C McNease (1st year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Harvey Griffin (OB, AHC)
Benson Holland (DB)
Don Robbins (DL)
Gary Sloan (Rec)
Ed Troxel (OL)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Source:^[19]^[20]

All-conference

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Wide receiver Jerry Hendren and linebacker Joe Tasby were unanimous selections to the all-conference team, and were joined by running back Rob Young.^[21]

NFL Draft

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Two juniors from the 1968 Vandals were selected in the 1970 NFL draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Jerry Hendren	WR	4th	89	Denver Broncos
Bob Haney	T	15th	383	Detroit Lions

References

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^ "Jerry Hendren, Young named top Vandals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). December 19, 1968. p. 17.
^ "Ostyn says Pacific cost major status". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 9, 1967. p. 15.
^ "NCAA ups 4 colleges". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 2, 1969. p. 22.
^ "Vandal post goes to Michigan aide". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). January 11, 1968. p. 21.
^ ^a ^b "Cougars play same record at Astrodome for Vandals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 17, 1968. p. 10.
^ Wilson, Mike (September 15, 1968). "Bobcats down Vandals 17-14". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 14.
^ Brown, Bruce (September 16, 1968). "WSU next for Idaho". Spokane Daily Chronicle. {Washington). p. 19.
^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
^ Wilson, Mike (September 22, 1968). "Jerry Henderson passes Cougars by Vandals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 10.
^ "Olson comes off bench to engineer Idaho's first win". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 29, 1968. p. 14.
^ Wilson, Mike (October 6, 1968). "Vandals topple Pacific 31-14". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 12.
^ Wilson, Mike (October 13, 1968). "Vandals out offense Montana Grizzlies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 11.
^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 20, 1968). "'Hasty' Ducks recoil, thrash Vandals again". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
^ Payne, Bob (October 20, 1968). "Vandals 'get it going' too late". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 3, sports.
^ "Welch, Ducks too much for Vandals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. October 20, 1968. p. 13.
^ "Stolen Idaho passes win for Huskies". The Sacramento Bee. October 27, 1968. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Wilson, Mike (November 3, 1968). "Vandals outlast Weber State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 15.
^ "Second half rally gives Idaho victory". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 10, 1968. p. 12.
^ "Grizzlies vs. Vandals: probable lineups". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 12, 1968. p. 10.
^ "McNease names Vandal starters". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). September 13, 1968. p. 20.
^ "Montana State leads Big Sky team picks". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 28, 1968. p. 18.

External links

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Gem of the Mountains: 1969 University of Idaho yearbook – 1968 football season
Go Mighty Vandals – 1968 football season
Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1968 editions
Game program: Idaho vs. Washington State at Spokane – September 21, 1968

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