1973 Idaho Vandals football team


The 1973 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Vandals were led by fourth-year head coach Don Robbins and were members of the Big Sky Conference, then in Division II. 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 Dennis Ballock running the veer offense, the Vandals were and in the Big Sky.
In the Battle of the Palouse, Idaho suffered a sixth straight loss to neighbor Washington State of the Pac-8, falling in Pullman
In their third game with new rival Boise State and first in Moscow, the Vandals fell at home on September 15; this was the only outdoor meeting in Moscow in the series. The Broncos went on to win the first of three consecutive conference championships. Idaho did not schedule Northern Arizona until 1975 and both played only five games in conference.
At the conclusion of the season, Robbins' contract was not He was succeeded by a Vandal assistant coach since 1967 and also the head coach of the

Division I

Through 1977, the Big Sky was a Division II conference for football, except for Division I member Idaho, which moved down to I-AA in 1978. Idaho maintained its upper division status in the NCAA by playing Division I non-conference opponents.

Schedule

Roster

All-conference

Four Vandals were selected to the Big Sky all-conference team: tight end Bill Kashetta, defensive tackle Lloyd Grimsrud, cornerback Randy Hall and safety Bucky Bruns. Three were named to the second team : running back Mark Fredback, wide receiver Tim Coles, and offensive tackle

NFL Draft

Two Vandal seniors were selected in the 1974 NFL Draft, which lasted seventeen rounds.
PlayerPositionRoundOverallFranchise
Bob Van DuyneG10th240Baltimore Colts
Randy HallDB13th317Baltimore Colts