1917 Idaho football team

The 1917 Idaho football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1917 college football season. Idaho was led by second-year head coach Wilfred C. Bleamaster and played as an independent; they joined the Pacific Coast Conference five years later in 1922. Idaho had two home games in Moscow on campus at MacLean Field, with none in Boise.

1917 Idaho football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–3
Head coach
  • Wilfred C. Bleamaster (2nd season)
CaptainTom Jackson
Home stadiumMacLean Field
1917 Western college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Saint Mary's    8 1 1
Hawaii    4 0 1
USC    4 2 1
New Mexico A&M    4 2 0
Arizona    3 2 0
Idaho    2 3 0
New Mexico    1 2 0
University Farm    1 2 0
Nevada    1 3 0
Montana    1 4 0

Idaho dropped a fourth consecutive shutout to Washington State in the Battle of the Palouse, falling 0–19 at home. Six years later, the Vandals won the first of three consecutive, their only three-peat in the rivalry series.

Idaho opened with three losses, then won twice for a 2–3 record; they did not play Gonzaga this season.

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