ALL-TIME COACHES
Chris Tormey led the Vandals to their first bowl victory when Idaho defeated Southern Mississippi in the 1998 Humanitarian Bowl, and Robb Akey guided the Vandals to their second with a victory over Bowling Green State in the 2009 Humanitarian Bowl. NAME
RECORD
YEARS
SEASONS
PCT.
Keith Gilbertson John L. Smith Dennis Erickson Chris Tormey Thomas Kelley F.D. Herbold J.G. Griffith Robert Matthews J.R. Middleton Don Robbins Steve Musseau John S. Grogan Charles F. Erb Leo B. Calland Ralph Hutchinson Dee Andros
28-9-0 53-21-0 36-23-0 33-23-0 8-5-1 4-2-1 28-22-2 16-14-2 6-3-3 20-24-0 13-17-0 3-4-0 10-10-4 20-30-0 2-3-0 11-16-1
1986-88 1989-94 1982-85, 2006 1995-99 1920-21 1900-01 1902-06, 1910-14 1922-25 1907-08 1970-73 1965-67 1909 1926-28 1929-34 1919 1962-64
3 6 5 5 2 2 10 4 2 4 3 1 3 6 1 3
.757 .716 .610 .589 .571 .571 .538 .500 .500 .455 .433 .429 .417 .400 .400 .393
NAME
RECORD
YEARS
SEASONS
PCT.
W.C. Bleasmaster Dixie Howell Francis Schmidt Ed Troxel Y.C. McNease Jerry Davitch Robb Akey Ted Bank Skip Stahley Babe Curfman Tom Cable Nick Holt C.M. Rademacher J.A. Brown G.E. Higgins Morse
5-8-0 13-20-1 7-12-0 16-25-3 7-13-0 15-29-0 17-33 18-32-4 22-51-2 7-19-1 11-35-0 5-18-0 1-4-1 2-15-0 0-5-0 0-4-0
1916-17 1947-50 1941-42 1974-77 1968-69 1978-81 20071935-40 1954-61 1951-53 2000-03 2004-05 1915 1945-46 1894-95, 1897-98 1899
2 4 2 4 2 4 4 6 8 3 4 2 1 2 4 1
.385 .371 .368 .364 .350 .341 .340 .333 .293 .259 .239 .217 .167 .117 .000 .000
Keith Gilbertson has the highest winning percentage all-time at Idaho, while John L. Smith accumulated the most victories as a Vandal coach.
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