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1976 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Montana State $^ 6 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
Idaho 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Northern Arizona 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Montana 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Boise State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Weber State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Idaho State 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II AP Poll

The 1976 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Vandals were led by third-year head coach Ed Troxel and were members of the Big Sky Conference, then in Division II. They played their home games at the Kibbie Dome, an indoor facility on campus in Moscow, Idaho.

Season

With quarterbacks Rocky Tuttle and Craig Juntunen running the veer offense,[2][3] the Vandals were 7–4 overall and 5–1 in the Big Sky in 1976.[4] The only conference loss was to Montana State in Bozeman;[5] the Bobcats went undefeated in the Big Sky and won the Division II national championship.[6]

The season opened with a road win over Boise State,[7][8] the three-time defending conference champions, in the debut of Jim Criner as head coach of the Broncos.[9] In the Battle of the Palouse, the Vandals suffered a ninth straight loss to neighbor Washington State of the Pac-8, falling 45–6 at Martin Stadium in Pullman on October 2. The Cougars were led by quarterback Jack Thompson and fullback Dan Doornink.[10]

Outside of the 1971 season (8–3), the Vandals' 7–4 record in 1976 was the best since 1938 (6–3–1).[4]

Center John Yarno was selected to the AP All-American team,[11] which included a prime-time appearance on Bob Hope's Christmas show on NBC on Monday, December 13.[12][13][14] The All-America team was headlined by Heisman Trophy winner Tony Dorsett of Pittsburgh.[15] Yarno was also selected to play in the East–West Shrine Game and the Senior Bowl.[16] His number 56 was retired the following year.[17][18]

Division I

Through 1977, the Big Sky was a Division II conference for football, except for Division I member Idaho, which moved down to I-AA in 1978. Idaho maintained its upper division status in the NCAA by playing Division I non-conference opponents (and was ineligible for the Division II postseason).

Schedule

Sep 116:30 pmat Boise State

W 16–9 20,549 Sep 187:30 pmat Pacific*

W 31–28 11,769 Sep 2511:30 amat Ohio*

L 0–35 13,710 Oct 021:30 pmat Washington State*

L 6–45 20,000 Oct 098:00 pmNew Mexico State*

W 33–6 10,166 Oct 168:00 pmWeber Statedagger

  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID

W 45–17 15,607 Oct 2312:30 pmat Montana State

L 14–29 5,400 Oct 307:00 pmat Idaho State

W 6–3 9,625 Nov 0612:00 pmat Colorado State*

L 14–31 17,535 Nov 138:00 pmMontana

W 28–19 9,396 Nov 208:00 pmNorthern Arizona

  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID

W 31–14 7,160

Template:CFB Schedule End

References

  1. ^ "Troxel claims defense key at Idaho". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. September 7, 1977. p. 42.
  2. ^ "Vandals vs. Cougars: probable starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 2, 1976. p. 13.
  3. ^ "Aggies vs. Vandals: probable starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 9, 1976. p. 13.
  4. ^ a b Payne, Bob (November 21, 1976). "Vandals clobber Northern Arizona". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1D.
  5. ^ a b Payne, Bob (October 24, 1976). "Dennehy inspires Bobcats". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
  6. ^ "Montana State wins title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 12, 1976. p. 4B.
  7. ^ Payne, Bob (September 12, 1976). "Vandals win opener". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
  8. ^ English, Sue (September 13, 1976). "Vandals tame Broncos". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 17.
  9. ^ "Idaho team underdog against Boise squad". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). September 10, 1976. p. 23.
  10. ^ Payne, Bob (October 3, 1976). "Thompson unloads on Idaho". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington).
  11. ^ Brown, Butch (July 29, 1977). "John Yarno learns enthusiastically". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 17.
  12. ^ "Yarno named All-American". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 2, 1976. p. 39.
  13. ^ "Contracts please Yarno". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). May 26, 1977. p. 44.
  14. ^ Payne, Bob (December 3, 1976). "John Yarno:'Hard to believe'". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 33.
  15. ^ "Dorsett heads AP's All-America team". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 3, 1976. p. 1B.
  16. ^ "Selection shocks Yarno". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). December 3, 1976. p. 1B.
  17. ^ "Hall of Famers arrive on campus". University of Idaho Athletics. September 6, 2007.
  18. ^ "John Yarno named first team All-American". Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook. 1977. p. 44. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  19. ^ "Leaky Vandals yield again; Hawaii rolls to 46-25 win". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). September 26, 1977. p. 15.

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