Gonzaga–Idaho football rivalry#Other sports

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| team2 = Idaho Vandals

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| sport = Football

| firstmeeting = October 15, 1910 {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-6JVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YccDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5318%2C4417392 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |title=Gonzaga scores on Idaho's team |date=October 16, 1910 |page=1, sporting }}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ebpXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CfQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4173%2C2005531|work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |title=Moscow rooters happy over score |date=October 17, 1910 |page=13}}
Idaho, 46–6

| mostrecent = October 10, 1941
Idaho, 21–7

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| series = Idaho leads, {{winning percentage|16|10|2|record=y}}

| largestvictory = Idaho, 54–3 (1913)

| longeststreak = Idaho, 5 (1910–1915)

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The Gonzaga–Idaho rivalry was the football game between Gonzaga University and the University of Idaho. {{nowrap|The respective}} campuses, in Spokane, Washington, and Moscow, Idaho, are approximately {{convert|90|mi|round=5|spell=in}} apart.

The football teams met 28 times from 1910 to 1941 and Idaho held a slight advantage {{nowrap|at {{winning percentage|16|10|2|record=y}}.}} For the last twenty meetings, from 1921 on, the rivalry was exactly even at {{winning percentage|9|9|2|record=y}}, and the final ten were split at five wins each. They did not meet in 1912, 1917, or 1926, and Idaho did not have a varsity team {{nowrap|in 1918.{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/uidahodigital/docs/gem1920/128|publisher=1920 Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook |title=1918 football season |date=Spring 1919 |page=116}}}} {{nowrap|Idaho joined}} the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) in 1922, while Gonzaga remained independent.

Gonzaga's dominating wins in 1939 and 1940, both shutouts, were led by halfback Tony Canadeo,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F5BfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vDAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3394%2C1013186 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |agency=Associated Press |title=Bulldogs take Vandals 19–0 |date=October 14, 1939 |page=8}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4uFXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Q_UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7172%2C3356191 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |title=Scoreless Idaho faces tough foe |date=October 14, 1940 |page=12}} a future member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. With Canadeo in the NFL, Idaho rebounded in 1941 to win 21–7 in Spokane in what was the final game in {{nowrap|the series.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=giNZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VPUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6973%2C2502923 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |title=W.S.C. fullback outlook better; Idaho, Gonzaga primed |date=October 10, 1941 |page=11}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-24pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GuQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6884%2C3250857 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |last=Stark |first=Charles R. Jr. |title=Idaho outplays Gonzaga before 8000 fans and wins football game |date=October 11, 1941 |page=9}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gyNZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VPUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7156%2C2648396 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington)|last=Ashlock |first=Herb |title=Schmidt's improving Idaho eleven defeats Gonzaga, 21–7|page=9}}}}

During World War II, Gonzaga did not field a team after 1941,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-9ZXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UfUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6961%2C1575169 |newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle |title=Gonzaga cancels its intercollegiate football program |date=April 7, 1942 |page=11}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_NZXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UfUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6718%2C1890466 |newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle |title=Unofficial word says Hunton will be dismissed at Gonzaga |date=April 8, 1942 |page=17}} while Idaho played in 1942 and went on hiatus in {{nowrap|September 1943.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hLJeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wS8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=1485%2C5122152 |newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune|location=(Idaho)|agency=Associated Press|title=Idaho, Washington State, and O.S.C. withdraw from Northern Division football loop|date=September 24, 1943|page=8}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tdhXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cPUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4967%2C4875930 |newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington)|last=Ashlock |first=Herb |title=Hollingbery to stay "at present salary," but Schmidt's status not revealed |date=September 24, 1943 |page=9}}}} After the war, Idaho resumed football for the 1945 season, but Gonzaga opted not to, as its program had been in financial difficulty before {{nowrap|the war.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=T2khAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jYQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4307%2C2458856 |work=Ellensburg Daily Record |location=(Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Gonzaga might drop football |date=October 23, 1939 |page=6}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=K-BXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OPUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7059%2C5271584 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |last=Ashlock |first=Herb |title=Financial problem may force Gonzaga University to drop collegiate football program |date=October 23, 1939 |page=11 }}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eVkpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6uMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4523%2C2791344 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington)|title=Gonzaga looks for supporters |date=October 24, 1939 |page=14}}}}

Game results

:{{sports rivalry series table

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| team1 = Gonzaga

| team1style = {{NCAA color cell|Gonzaga Bulldogs}}

| team2 = Idaho

| team2style = {{NCAA color cell|Idaho Vandals}}

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:{{small|Source:}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fQg0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=A_UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4445%2C1615925 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |title=Gonzaga-Idaho football record is a long one |date=October 8, 1932 |page=1}}

The only one to serve as head coach for both programs was Matty Mathews,
who was 1–2–1 while with Idaho {{nowrap|(1922–1925)}}, and won during his only season with Gonzaga in 1929.
Idaho's 1918 team was non-varsity, composed of Student Army Training Corps (SATC) {{nowrap|players.{{cite web |url=https://issuu.com/uidahodigital/docs/gem1920/128 |publisher=Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook |title=Football: 1918 season |date=Spring 1919 |agency=(1920 junior class, volume 17) |page=117}}}}
After the Armistice ended World War I on November 11, they played a limited schedule; the first two games were against Gonzaga.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m-NVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iOADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6420%2C893203 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |title=Gonzaga University will play Idaho behind closed gates today |date=November 16, 1918 |page=13}}
The opener in Moscow on November 16 was a 13–7 Idaho win,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nONVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iOADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5139%2C1091123 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |title=Idaho "U: defeats Gonzaga, 13 to 7 |date=November 17, 1918 |page=1, part 3}} and the next week in Spokane was a 7–7 tie.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=o-NVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iOADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5645%2C2076765 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |title=Gridiron season opened with Gonzaga and Idaho in 7–7 tie |date=November 24, 1918 |page=1, part 3}}

Coaching records

From 1919 through 1941; Idaho {{winning percentage|11|9|2|record=y}}

=Gonzaga=

class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! Head Coach ! Team ! Games ! Seasons ! Wins ! Losses ! Ties ! Pct.
align=left\|William Higgins	Gonzaga	1	1919	0	1	0	{{Winning percentage\|0\|1\|0}}
align=left\|Gus Dorais	Gonzaga	5	1920–1924	1	3	1	{{Winning percentage\|1\|3\|1}}
align=left\|Clipper Smith	Gonzaga	4	1925–1928	\|2	0	1	{{Winning percentage\|2\|0\|1}}
align=left\|Matty Mathews	Gonzaga	1	1929	\|1	0	0	{{Winning percentage\|1\|0\|0}}
align=left\|Ray Flaherty	Gonzaga	1	1930	0	1	0	{{Winning percentage\|0\|1\|0}}
align=left\|Mike Pecarovich	Gonzaga	8	1931–1938	3	5	0	{{Winning percentage\|3\|5\|0}}
align=left\|Puggy Hunton	Gonzaga	3	1939–1941	2	1	0	{{Winning percentage\|2\|1\|0}}

=Idaho=

class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! Head Coach ! Team ! Games ! Seasons ! Wins ! Losses ! Ties ! Pct.
align=left\|Ralph Hutchinson	Idaho	1	1919	1	0	0	{{Winning percentage\|1\|0\|0}}
align=left\|Thomas Kelley	Idaho	2	1920–1921	2	0	0	{{Winning percentage\|2\|0\|0}}
align=left\|Matty Mathews	Idaho	4	1922–1925	\|1	2	1	{{Winning percentage\|1\|2\|1}}
align=left\|Charles Erb	Idaho	2	1926–1928	0	1	1	{{Winning percentage\|0\|1\|1}}
align=left\|Leo Calland	Idaho	6	1929–1934	3	3	0	{{Winning percentage\|3\|3\|0}}
align=left\|Ted Bank	Idaho	6	1935–1940	3	3	0	{{Winning percentage\|3\|3\|0}}
align=left\|Francis Schmidt	Idaho	1	1941–1942	1	0	0	{{Winning percentage\|1\|0\|0}}

Other sports

=Men's basketball=

Idaho holds the overall lead at {{winning percentage|70|64|record=y}},{{cite web |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/gonz/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2017-18/misc_non_event/1718MBBRecordBook.pdf |publisher=Gonzaga University Athletics |title=2017–18 Men's basketball, All-time series (Idaho) |agency=(record book) |date=2017 |page=92 |access-date=December 12, 2017 |archive-date=December 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213010635/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/gonz/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2017-18/misc_non_event/1718MBBRecordBook.pdf |url-status=dead }} but Gonzaga has won the last nine, most recently {{nowrap|80–46}} in November 2008 at home in the {{nowrap|McCarthey Center.}} {{nowrap|The score at}} halftime was {{nowrap|47–11}} and it was the third consecutive non-competitive game in {{nowrap|the series.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=0KZCP5UExFUC&dat=20081119&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |work=Moscow-Pullman Daily News |location=(Idaho-Washington) |agency=Associated Press |last=Geranios |first=Nicholas K. |title=No. 9 Gonzaga pounds Idaho |date=November 19, 2008 |page=1B}}}}

Prior to both teams joining the new Big Sky Conference as charter members in 1963, Idaho had a large lead in the series at {{winning percentage|55|21|record=y}}. {{nowrap|As conference}} foes, they met two or three times per season and Gonzaga led at {{winning percentage|22|13|record=y}}, plus two wins in tournaments. After sixteen years in the Big Sky, Gonzaga left for the WCAC in the summer of 1979, but the rivalry continued as an annual game (and occasionally biannual). {{nowrap|In the next}} fifteen games through 1990, Idaho went {{nowrap|10–5,}} but Gonzaga has since dominated at {{winning percentage|14|2|record=y}}. The last seven games in the series have been played on the Gonzaga campus; the last in Idaho was in {{nowrap|early 2000.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=U49XAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LPIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6616%2C3408612|work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |last=Meehan |first=Jim |title=Ailing Zags work over Idaho |date=January 5, 2000 |page=C1}}}} The Vandals' most recent win was {{Time ago|1997|11|spellout=no}} in {{nowrap|January 1998}} {{nowrap|at home,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YbReAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BDAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4252%2C1369537 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |last=Baney |first=Matt |title=Idaho avenges earlier setback |date=January 6, 1998 |page=1B}}}} and they last won in Spokane in {{nowrap|December 1989.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=H2BWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UPADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5440%2C4111833 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |last=Blanchette |first=John |title=Idaho pressure puts the squeeze on Zags, 67–47 |date=December 6, 1989 |page=D1}}}}

After more than a decade, the teams were scheduled to meet in December 2020 in Spokane, but the game was canceled due to COVID-19 issues.

==Game results==

Since December 1979, Gonzaga leads {{winning percentage|19|12|record=y}}, all non-league

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:^ Two games were played at the Spokane Coliseum (Nov 1987, Nov 1988), both won by Idaho

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=Baseball=

In the eleven seasons of baseball in the Big Sky (1964–74), Idaho and Gonzaga each won four league titles. The Vandals were champions in 1964, 1966, 1967, and 1969, while Gonzaga won in 1965, 1971, 1973, and 1974.

Baseball was one of five sports that the Big Sky stopped sponsoring in 1974,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=i71eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ETEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3841%2C3623260 |newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho)|title=Idaho off probation, loop titles dwindle|date=May 5, 1974|page=13}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mb1eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ETEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6196%2C7355762 |newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho)|title=Baseball axed in Big Sky |date=May 29, 1974 |page=15}} so both moved to the new Nor-Pac in 1975,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=W6hYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sPgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1720%2C2447355 |newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington)|agency=Associated Press |title=Idaho, Gonzaga join new baseball circuit |date=June 24, 1974 |page=16}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KqdYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8fcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3572%2C900585 |newspaper=The Bulletin |location=(Bend, Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Portland State, Portland to play in baseball league |date=June 24, 1974 |page=12 }} and continued as conference foes until Idaho dropped its program in May 1980.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CFZOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Re4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5702,6845869& |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |title=Baseball's 'out' at Idaho |date=May 13, 1980 |page=19}} The last eleven seasons of the baseball rivalry (1970–80) saw the Bulldogs dominate at {{winning percentage|33|5|record=y}}.{{cite news |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/gonz/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2017-18/misc_non_event/2018_Baseball_Record_Book.pdf |publisher=Gonzaga University Athletics |title=2017–18 Baseball, All-time series (Idaho) |agency=(record book) |date=2017 |page=15 |access-date=December 12, 2017 |archive-date=December 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213084906/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/gonz/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2017-18/misc_non_event/2018_Baseball_Record_Book.pdf |url-status=dead }}

== See also ==

List of NCAA college football rivalry games

References

Category:College football rivalries in the United States

Category:Idaho Vandals football

Category:Gonzaga Bulldogs football

Category:Dissolved sports rivalries