Vandal halfback Theron Nelson (24) is tackled hard by WSC defenders despite the blocking efforts of Wade Patterson (80).
The Idaho Vandals finished the 19 58 football season with a respectable 4-win and 5-loss record. Although the Vandals lost all of the games with Pacific Coast Conference opponents, they won four of the five intersectional battles scheduled. Conference winner was University of California, followed by Washington State College. Idaho's three PCC losses put her in the cellar of the conference standings, but the Vandals finished the season with a better record than 4 of the 9 PCC members. As a team, the Vandals finished third in the PCC in passing offense and second in the PCC in rushing defense. Only two teams in the nation had fewer passes intercepted against them than Idaho. Vandal pitchers threw 175 aerials and only 7 fell into opponents hands. Idaho was the third least penalized team in rhe nation, losing only an average of 27.3 yards per game because of penalties.
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