Led by Robert L. Mathews in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Vandals compiled an overall record of 3–5.
[1] The team played home games on campus, at MacLean Field in Moscow, Idaho.
Idaho defeated neighbor Washington State for the third straight year in the Battle of the Palouse,[2] and the second consecutive win at Rogers Field in Pullman.
USC came north in late October and met Idaho in Moscow for the only time in history, and won 51–7 on a Friday afternoon.
A special train from Boise brought up football fans from southern Idaho to watch both games for a package fare of fifty dollars for the four-day jaunt.