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The 1971 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1971 college football season. The Vandals, led by second-year head coach Don Robbins, were members of the Big Sky Conference and played the final three of their five home games at the new Idaho Stadium, an outdoor facility on campus in Moscow, Idaho. The Vandals won their first outright conference title in 1971, which included an eight-game winning streak after opening with two losses. Idaho finished 8-3 in the regular season and 4-1 in the Big Sky. At the time, the season was the best in school history. ==Notable games== The Vandals opened the season with a stunning 14-42 upset loss at Boise State in the first meeting between the two teams, creating an instant rivalry game. This was actually an Idaho "home game" moved to Boise, because the new stadium in Moscow was not completed. Boise State had been a junior college program through 1967; they moved up to NAIA in 1968 as an independent, and joined the NCAA "college division" (Division II) and Big Sky in 1970. Idaho had played a home game every season in Boise in the old wooden Bronco Stadium through 1968; this ended when Boise State joined the Big Sky. The Colorado State game was played at Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane on September 25, as the new Idaho Stadium was not quite finished and there was no suitable stadium available on the Palouse.〔''(Lewiston Morning Tribune )'' - First two Vandal grid games shifted from Neale Stadium - 1971-07-10 - p.10〕〔''(Lewiston Morning Tribune )'' - Idaho officials told stadium will be ready - 1971-08-27 - p.17〕 After Idaho's wooden Neale Stadium was condemned before the 1969 season, the Vandals played their limited schedule of Palouse home games at the wooden Rogers Field at WSU in nearby Pullman in 1969 and 1970.〔''(Spokane Daily Chronicle )'' - Vandals coming home - 1971-01-25 - p.17〕 Rogers Field was razed in 1971 and in its footprint Martin Stadium was constructed; the new facility opened in September 1972. The Vandals shut out the CSU Rams 10-0 to begin their eight-game winning streak. The Rams' star running back was Lawrence McCutcheon, who later played with the Los Angeles Rams. The new Idaho Stadium opened with a 40-3 Vandal victory over Idaho State on October 9th. The outdoor concrete stadium in Moscow replaced Neale Stadium in the same footprint and had a natural grass surface. Artificial turf was installed in 1972,〔''(Spokane Daily Chronicle )'' - King football makes move - 1972-08-10 - p.24〕 and the facility was enclosed in 1975 to become the multi-purpose Kibbie Dome. After four consecutive road victories,〔''(Spokesman Review )'' - Those amazing, streaking Idaho Vandals: Did 'wild bunch' forget how to lose? - 1971-11-09 - p.19〕 the Vandals finished the 1971 season at home with a 40-2 victory over Montana State to wrap up the Big Sky title, and a disappointing 13-42 non-conference loss to Utah State in the finale. Boise State finished at 10-2 with a postseason win, but its two losses were in league play and finished second in the Big Sky at 4-2.〔''(Spokane Daily Chronicle )'' - Great Idaho year has rough finish - 1971-11-22 - p.29〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1971 Idaho Vandals football team」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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