1972 Idaho Vandals football team

1972 Idaho Vandals football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	4–7 (2–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Don Robbins (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Bobby Thompson (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Ray Fulton [1][2] (3rd season)
Base defense	5–2[1]
Captains	Rand Marquess (LB) Kent Muhlbeier (C)
Home stadium	new Idaho Stadium

1972 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Montana State $	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Idaho State	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Boise State	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Montana	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Idaho	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Weber State	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Northern Arizona	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1972 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The Vandals were led by third-year head coach Don Robbins and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They played their home games at new Idaho Stadium, an unlit outdoor facility on campus in Moscow, Idaho.

Season

With quarterbacks Rick Seefried, Dave Comstock, and Ross Goddard running the offense,^[3][4] the Vandals were defending Big Sky champions. They were 4–7 overall and 2–3 in the Big Sky in 1972.

In the Battle of the Palouse, Idaho suffered a fifth straight loss to neighbor Washington State of the Pac-8, falling 35–14 at the new Martin Stadium in Pullman on October 7.^[5]

In their second game with new rival Boise State, the Vandals won 22–21 in the rain at Bronco Stadium on November 25 to even up the series;^[6] Idaho did not schedule Northern Arizona until 1975 and played only five games in conference.

University division

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).

After the season in November, the Big Sky denied Idaho's request for additional football scholarships (75 vs. 62) for 1973.^[7]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	1:30 pm	Ohio*	Idaho Stadium Moscow, ID	W 17–14	15,000	[8]
September 23	6:30 pm	at Weber State	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	L 10–26	16,164	[9][10]
September 30	12:30 pm	at Montana State	Van Winkle Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 3–17	6,000	[11]
October 7	1:30 pm	at Washington State*	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA (rivalry)	L 14–35	18,500	[5]
October 14	1:30 pm	Northern Illinois*	Idaho Stadium Moscow, ID	W 31–13	7,000	[12]
October 21	1:00 pm	at Idaho State	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID (rivalry)	L 7–35	12,000	[13]
October 28	1:30 pm	Pacific (CA)*	Idaho Stadium Moscow, ID	L 7–22	11,500	[14]
November 4	12:30 pm	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 7–51	8,575	[15]
November 11	12:30 pm	Montana	Idaho Stadium Moscow, ID (rivalry)	W 31–17	6,800	[16]
November 18	10:30 am	at Western Michigan*	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 16–27	16,100	[17]
November 25	12:30 pm	at Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (rivalry)	W 22–21	14,516	[6]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Pacific time

Roster

1972 Idaho Vandals football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FL 10 Curt Hamm QB 12 Ross Goddard So QB 14 Dave Comstock Fr QB 18 Rick Seefried Jr FL, P 20 Kirk Dennis So FL 21 Collie Mack So RB 23 Jerry Hall Sr FL 30 Jerry Williams Jr RB 34 Mike Autrey RB 35 Bernie Rembert Sr RB 36 Rich Brown So RB 38 Dick Baranco RB 45 Randy Ammerman C 50 Ken Muhlbeier (C) Sr C 55 Steven Roe G 56 Mark Busch Sr C 59 Daryl Hanauer Sr G 63 Jerry Anderson G 67 Craig Pritchard Jr OT 69 Dave Hershey OT 70 Jerry Sinclair Jr OT 72 Larry Bosma Sr OT 73 Pat Fee Jr G 74 Dave Crnich Sr G 76 Bob Van Duyne Jr OT 77 Larry Warren Sr SE 80 Jay Curcio Sr TE 82 Darrell Burchfield Sr SE 83 Kevin Ault Sr TE 85 Bill Kashetta Jr SE 89 Nick Nead	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 10 Syd Lofton Fr S 11 Bucky Bruns Jr S, P 16 Steve Hunter Sr CB 22 Darrell Streeter S 24 Ross Nelson So S 25 Randy Hall Jr DB 26 Curt Parsons Fr S 27 Bruce Scharnhorst S 31 Jim Welch Jr DB 33 Rod Maynard Sr CB 37 Stan Carter DB 40 Larry Hultz DB 42 Kelly Courage Sr DB 43 Chris Mooney DL, OL 51 Mike Kramer Fr LB 52 Kevin Robison Jr LB 53 Rand Marquess (C) Sr LB 54 Fred Morscheck LB 58 Ralph Sletager Sr DT 60 Ben Evenson LB 61 Chuck Blanck Jr NG 62 Ron Moser NG 65 Darrell Dodson NG 66 Jim Riordon DT 68 Lloyd Grimsrud Jr DT 71 Mike Newell Sr DT 75 Brian Jacobson DT 78 Lorne Sherbina Jr DT 79 Kevin Wolske Jr DE 81 Ron Lockett DE 84 Alofa Tauvage Jr DE 86 Tom Doud Jr DE 87 Alan Vance Jr DE 88 Joe Feehan	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 7 Steve Tanner So	Head coach Don Robbins (3rd year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Bob Thompson (OC) Ray Fulton (DC) George Dyer Don Matthews (OL) Tom Roth Ed Troxel Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Source:^{[18][19][20][21][22][23][24]}

All-conference

The Vandal co-captains, center Ken Muhlbeier and linebacker Rand Marquess, were selected to the Big Sky all-conference team. Three Idaho players were named to the second team: running back Bernie Rembert, tight end Darrell Burchfeld, and defensive end Alofa Tauvage.^[25][26]

NFL draft

One Vandal senior was selected in the 1973 NFL draft, which lasted 17 rounds (442 selections).

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Ken Muhlbeier	C	16th	400	Denver Broncos

Two juniors were selected in the following year's draft in 1974, which lasted 17 rounds (442 selections).

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Bob Van Duyne	G	10th	240	Baltimore Colts
Randy Hall	DB	13th	317	Baltimore Colts

References

1. Payne, Bob (April 29, 1973). "Robbins relaxed, excited at Vandal prospects". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 4, sports.
2. "Fulton joins Weber staff". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. February 14, 1973. p. E1.
3. "Seefried out for season; Vandal hopes diminished". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). September 5, 1972. p. 11.
4. Pumphrey, Lew (September 8, 1972). "Freshman quarterback anxious after moving to second spot". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 13.
5. Missildine, Harry (October 8, 1972). "Paine paces Cougars' win". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
6. Emerson, Paul (November 26, 1972). "Comstock's run leads Idaho past Boise State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 21.
7. "Conference nixes Vandals' request". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. November 22, 1972. p. 12.
8. Manders, Jim (September 17, 1972). "Vandals upset Ohio 17-14 on late field goal". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 17.
9. Manders, Jim (September 24, 1972). "Weber State tops Idaho 26-10". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 17.
10. Blodgett, Gary R. (September 25, 1972). "Weber defense stars". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. B9.
11. Payne, Bob (October 1, 1972). "Vandal title hopes lost: MSU gets 17-3 win". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
12. Payne, Bob (October 15, 1972). "Rembert's late runs lift Idaho". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
13. "Lee-led Idaho State batters Idaho 35–7". The Times-News. October 22, 1972. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Pacific loss tough one, says Idaho head coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 30, 1972. p. 21.
15. Barrows, Bob (November 5, 1972). "Adams pounds Idaho secondary to give Utah State 51-7 victory". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 19.
16. Manders, Jim (November 12, 1972). "Idaho comes alive, rips Montana 31-17". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 17.
17. Barrows, Bob (November 19, 1972). "Vandals lose to Broncos 27-16". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 15.
18. "First string lineups". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). September 16, 1972. p. 11.
19. "Huskies vs. Vandals: probable starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 14, 1972. p. 12.
20. "Idaho needs win (rosters)". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 10, 1972. p. 15.
21. Manders, Jim (November 11, 1972). "Vandals end home campaign". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 15.
22. Payne, Bob (November 22, 1972). "They 'deserved better season'". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 15.
23. Emerson, Paul (November 25, 1972). "Idaho ends disappointing season in game with arch rival Broncos". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 13.
24. "Idaho ends grid year at Boise". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 25, 1972. p. 12.
25. "MSU places five players on Sky team". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 7, 1972. p. 27.
26. "2 Vandals picked". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). December 7, 1972. p. 44.

External links

• Gem of the Mountains: 1973 University of Idaho yearbook – 1972 football season
• Go Mighty Vandals – 1972 – Idaho and the PCAA
• Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1972 editions