University of Idaho - Gem of the Mountains Yearbook (Moscow, ID)

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THE AGGRAVATED EXPRESSION on Frank VANDAL CHEERLEADERS quietly watch Delta Moreno's face tells the entire story of the Van- Gamma's first place skit at the bonfire rally in dais’ heartbreaking 23-14 loss to Nevada-Reno. the arboretum Homecomi ng 21

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SWAYING with the music. Rose Bialy and Craig) SHOULDER TO SHOULDER, 14,000 Vandal Haskin share an emotional dance after the fans crammed into the Kibbie Dome to watch homecoming game. Idaho and Nevada-Reno clash on the field. and residents from miles around gathered along Moscow's recently revitalized Main Street for the traditional homecoming parade Steadily all of the 80 entries creeped past the spectators. Later that afternoon, 14,000 rowdy Van- dal fans crammed into the Kibbie Dome to cheer on the silver and gold. The 3-5 Vandals struggled through the en- tire game. Once again Idaho blew scoring oppor- tunities offensively and failed to make the biq play defensively. The Vandals came away a 23-14 loser to the University of Nevada-Reno. The most glaring Idaho failure came in the first quarter. On its second possession of the game, Idaho drove from its 48 to the Reno one yard line where it had a first-and-goal. A JAUGERNAUT band member provides the Rocause of a UNR offsides penalty on the music at the Homecoming Dance sponsored by first play, Idaho had five cracks at movin the LDS Student Association , g the ball the yard for the touchdown but couldn’t do it. The Vandals tried to run it up the middle all of the five times and were stopped with little or no gain on every continued 20 Homecoming

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THE QUEEN'S FLOAT was shared by 1981 Homecoming Queen Jenny Pottenger and her two attendants Laura Duren and Ann Aschen- brenner. Their beauty and elegance was admired by the many students and parents along the parade route. attempt. On the fourth-and-goal play, Hobart fumbled the snap from the center and had to fall on the ball and Reno completed its in- credible goal line stand. A Vandal comeback attempt early in the second half failed to materialize as the Van- dals dropped to 0-4 in the Big Sky Con- ference race. “The only friends we have are the guys right here,” a disappointed quarterback Ken Hobart said afterwards in a somber Vandal locker room, “The quys on the team.” Hobart was wrong however. Although the Homecoming spirit was A LEAK-PROOF replica of the ASUI-Kibbie dashed by the results of the game, the Dome, constructed by Targhee Hall and Steel dofeat was quickly forgotten at the many House, claimed second prize in float judging. dances and parties on campus that evening. Then, visitors and alumni began trickling back out of Moscow, and the campus began settling down. Leaves and debris covered the once almost-clean campus, as another homecoming was over. Homecoming may not have been spec- tacular, but it was ours. The game was lost, but the Idaho spirit prevailed. 0 22 Homecoming