1995 Gem of the Mountains, Volume 93 - University of Idaho Yearbook

A Tradition Etched In Stone Although the Vandals lost their first round playoff game, the team posted nine wins for the third consecutive season 1994 marked the 100th year of Vandals to the semi-finals of the NCAA Idaho ended the season 9-3 and marks Idaho Football. The theme "A I-AA Playoffs last season. It was the the third consecutive season with at Tradition Etched in Stone" all started second time in history the Vandals had least nine wins. Smith left UI at the on a spring day in 1893. The game was gone. He had hoped to do the same beginning of January to take the head played in Moscow against Washington this year, but unfortunately that dream coaching position at Utah State was shattered by the loss to our rivals University.

Agricultural College, now Washington at Boise State and the playoff loss to State University. The Pullman team This year there was also the decision to move up to the Big West McNeese State. It had been a twelve was prepared to play English Rugby, Conference in 1996. With the move the year winning streak for the Vandals while our Vandals were prepared to Vandals can provide more scholarships over Boise State. Despite the losses, play American football. Of course the and other game was played under Walter Camp's American rules. Idaho won the game 10-0, and sent Washington State on the to famous "loser walk" back to spark a Pullman. renewed The loser interest in walk became Idaho foota tradition ball. between the two competitors which meant that the losing team would walk the Smile stretch back home.

This game was only the beginning for the. Idaho . . .

Where the tradition began - The University ofldaho football team of 1893-1894. Front {1conference we're in wmnmg trad1hon. . . r): Charley Thomas, unidentified, Guy Edwards, and Pete Cra1g. Middle {1-r): Charley M. we'll always play our more present sIn hi tory, head coach John Barbee, unidentified, George Nifong, and Walter Richardson. Back (1-r): A. Perl Baily, Dr. best." • ston; by Michelle Aragou L. Smith lead the C.W. McCurdy, Art Simon, and Charles Kirdey.

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