| 1951Idaho Vandals football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 2–7 (0–3 PCC) |
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| Offensive scheme | Split-T[1] |
| Home stadium | Neale Stadium |
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| No. 7Stanford $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17UCLA | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12California | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18Washington State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1951 Idaho Vandals football team represented theUniversity of Idaho as a member of thePacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the1951 college football season. Led by first-year head coachRaymond A. Curfman, the Vandals were 2–7 (0–3 in PCC, last). Home games were played on campus atNeale Stadium inMoscow, with one game inBoise atold Bronco Stadium atBoise Junior College and another atMemorial Stadium inSpokane, Washington.
Idaho was led on the field by quarterbackWayne Anderson and halfbackGlen Christian;[2] they suffered a close loss in theBattle of the Palouse with heavily favored neighborWashington State,[3][4] falling 9–6 onhomecoming at Neale Stadium onNovember 10.[5][6] The previous edition was also competitive, with a7–7 tie in1950 inPullman,[7] but the winless streak against the Cougars was up to 25 games, a record of0–23–2 since taking three straight in from1923 to1925; Idaho finally wonthree years later in Pullman.[8]
In the rivalry game withMontana atMissoula four weeks earlier, Idaho began an eight-game winning streak over the Grizzlies with a 12–9 win to regain theLittle Brown Stein.[9][10]
Prior to the season in late March, university president Jesse Buchanan requested and received the resignations of head coachDixie Howell and two assistants, due to "lack of harmony" on the coachingstaff.[11][12] One of those assistants was Curfman, who was then asked by the administration to be the interim coach during the upcoming spring drills. He made a good impression and was re-hired as head coach inmid-April.[13][14]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | 12:30 pm | atWyoming* | L 0–28 | 12,401 | [15][16][17] | |
| September 29 | 1:00 pm | vs.San Francisco* | L 7–28 | 10,000 | [18][19][20] | |
| October 6 | 2:00 pm | vs.Oregon State | L 6–34 | 8,500 | [21] | |
| October 13 | 1:00 pm | atMontana* | W 12–9 | 9,000 | [9][10] | |
| October 20 | 2:00 pm | San Jose State* | W 40–7 | 6,500 | [22][23] | |
| November 3 | 1:30 pm | atOregon | L 13–14 | 8,100 | [24][25] | |
| November 10 | 1:30 pm | No. 17Washington State |
| L 6–9 | 14,000 | [5][6] |
| November 17 | 7:00 pm | atArizona* | L 6–13 | 16,000 | [26][27] | |
| November 22 | 12:00 pm | atUtah* | L 19–40 | 11,934 | [28][29][30] | |
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No Vandals were on the All-Coast team; tackle Don Ringe was named to the second team. Honorable mention were end Jerry Ogle and guard Steve Douglas.[32][33]
One senior from the 1951 Vandals was selected in the1952 NFL draft:[34]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Glen Christian | B | 9th | 105 | San Francisco 49ers |
One junior was selected in the1953 NFL draft:[35]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Don Ringe | T | 26th | 303 | Chicago Cardinals |
One sophomore was selected in the1954 NFL draft:[36]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Mel Bertrand | C | 29th | 349 | Detroit Lions |