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1976 Idaho Vandals football team

1976 Idaho Vandals football
University of Idaho Vandals logo.svg
Conference Big Sky Conference
1976 record 7–4 (5–1 Big Sky)
Head coach Ed Troxel (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator John McMahon (1st year)
Offensive scheme Veer
Defensive coordinator Andy Christoff (3rd year)
Base defense 5–2
Home stadium Kibbie Dome
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Big Sky football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Montana State $^ 6 0 0     12 1 0
Idaho 5 1 0     7 4 0
Northern Arizona 4 2 0     8 3 0
Montana 3 3 0     4 6 0
Boise State 2 4 0     5 5 1
Weber State 1 5 0     2 9 0
Idaho State 0 6 0     0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
  • Montana State won Div. II championship.

Coordinates: 46°43′34″N 117°01′05″W / 46.726°N 117.018°W / 46.726; -117.018

The 1976 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Vandals were led by third-year head coach Ed Troxel and were members of the Big Sky Conference, then in Division II. They played their home games at the Kibbie Dome, an indoor facility on campus in Moscow, Idaho.

With quarterbacks Rocky Tuttle and Craig Juntunen running the veer offense, the Vandals were 7–4 overall and 5–1 in the Big Sky in 1976. The only conference loss was to Montana State in Bozeman; the Bobcats went undefeated in the Big Sky and won the Division II national championship.

The season opened with a road win over Boise State, the three-time defending conference champions, in the debut of Jim Criner as head coach of the Broncos. In the Battle of the Palouse, the Vandals suffered a ninth straight loss to neighbor Washington State of the Pac-8, falling 45–6 at Martin Stadium in Pullman on October 2. The Cougars were led by quarterback Jack Thompson and fullback Dan Doornink.


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