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

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22 gridmen win 4,lose 7 Picked by Big Sky coaches to repeat as conference champs the Vandals and coach Don Robbins suffered through a 4-7 season which ended with talk of Idaho leaving the Big Sky for a destination unknown The first tipoff to the coming miseries was a preseason knee injury which shelved quarterback Rick Seefried. one of the leaders of last year’s championship squad. Injuries to key players like safety Steve Hunter continued to mount, preventing any resemblance to the 1971 club The Vandals managed to win their opener over Ohio in the dedication of their new stadium but then three straight losses, including two conference tilts ended all hope. A win over Northern Illinois stopped the skid but a sputtering offense and porous defense led to another three game losing skein. Perhaps the low point of the season, a 51-7 thumping by Utah State and its passing whiz Tony Adams, came in the latest slide daho finally picked up its first Big Sky win against Montana and then after a loss to Western Michigan closed out its season with a flourish against Boise State. Quarterback Dave Comstock. sporadic throughout much of his freshman year. ran for a touchdown and a two-point conversion with time running out for a 22-21 win over the heavily favored Broncos

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CLOCKWISE FROM BELOW: Collie Mack prepares for action Idaho's new “carpeted” stadium. “Big John gets fans up for the game 23