1964 Idaho Vandals football team

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1964 Idaho Vandals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Steve Musseau (3rd season)
Captains
  • Rich Naccarato
  • Dick Litzinger
  • Dick Strohmeyer
Home stadium Neale Stadium
Seasons
←  1963
1965  →
1964 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Notre Dame  – 9 –1 –0
Florida State  – 9 –1 –1
Colgate  – 7 –2 –0
Georgia Tech  – 7 –3 –0
Syracuse  – 7 –4 –0
Villanova  – 6 –2 –0
Boston College  – 6 –3 –0
Southern Miss  – 6 –3 –0
New Mexico State  – 6 –4 –0
Penn State  – 6 –4 –0
Memphis State  – 5 –4 –0
Utah State  – 5 –4 –1
Holy Cross  – 5 –5 –0
Buffalo  – 4 –4 –1
Colorado State  – 5 –6 –0
Air Force  – 4 –5 –1
Miami (FL)  – 4 –5 –1
Xavier  – 4 –5 –1
Army  – 4 –6 –0
Idaho  – 4 –6 –0
West Texas State  – 4 –6 –0
San Jose State  – 4 –6 –0
Pittsburgh  – 3 –5 –2
Navy  – 3 –6 –1
Dayton  – 3 –7 –0
Detroit  – 3 –7 –0
Boston University  – 2 –7 –0
Houston  – 2 –6 –1
Texas Western  – 0 –8 –2
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. The Vandals were led by third-year head coach Dee Andros and were an independent in the NCAA's University Division. Home games were played on campus at Neale Stadium in Moscow, with one home game in Boise at old Bronco Stadium at Boise Junior College.

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Led on the field by quarterback Mike Monahan and sophomore fullback Ray McDonald, the Vandals won 28–13 in the Battle of the Palouse with neighbor Washington State, the first win in a decade, [1] and the last in Idaho. The Cougars were led by first-year head coach Bert Clark, a former teammate of Andros at Oklahoma. The Vandals split the final four games to finish at 4–6.

Although Idaho was a charter member of the new Big Sky Conference, it did not participate in football until 1965, and was an independent from 1959 through 1964. They did not play any Big Sky teams in 1964 and all ten opponents were in the University Division; only two games were played on campus in Moscow, the latter was the win over neighboring WSU on October 24.

Although the Vandals finished with a losing record, they played the four Arizona and Oregon schools close, allowing less than fifteen points to each. After the season in early February, Andros left for Oregon State, [2] [3] where he coached for eleven seasons and then became athletic director. Defensive coach Steve Musseau succeeded him as head coach at Idaho. [4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 197:00 pmat San Jose State
W 3–017,000 [5]
September 2611:30 amat Iowa
L 24–3443,300 [6]
October 37:15 pmat Utah
L 0–2219,499 [7]
October 101:30 pm Oregon Dagger-14-plain.png
L 8–1411,000 [8]
October 171:30 pmat Oregon State
L 7–1013,527 [9] [10]
October 241:30 pm Washington State
W 28–1318,600 [1]
October 318:00 pmat Pacific
W 40–0  7,500 [11]
November 71:30 pmat Arizona
L 7–1421,500 [12]
November 1412:30 pm Utah State
W 27–2210,500 [13]
November 217:00 pmat Arizona State
L 0–1422,613 [14]

Roster

1964 Idaho Vandals football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 10John ForuriaSo
QB, P 16Joe RodriguezSo
QB 18Mike MonahanSr
WB 22Joe McCollumSo
HB 27Bill ScottJr
FB 32 Ray McDonald So
FB 34Mickey RiceSr
FB 36Dale MeyerSr
FB 38Charley JenkinsJr
HB 40Tom MorrisSr
HB 42Rich Naccarato (C)Sr
HB 44Butch SlaughterSo
C 50Bob SkuseSo
C 51 Steve Buratto Jr
G 63Jack BryantJr
RG 65Dave TriplettJr
LG 66 Ron Porter So
LG 67Bob RubySr
OL 70Gary FitzpatrickSo
LT 75 Dick Arndt So
RT 79Joe DobsonJr
OL 82Bill BuftonSo
WR 86Vern LeydeSr
WR 88Joe ChapmanJr
TE 89John WhitneyJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB, QB 11Jerry AhlinSo
CB, QB 20Larry Strohmeyer (C)Sr
S 24Mike WhilesSr
DB 43John SheltSo
DB 46Byron StricklandSo
LB 52Al BusbySo
LB 55Dick Litzinger (C)Sr
DT 60John DanielSo
LB, PK 61 Jerry Campbell Jr
LB 63 LaVerle Pratt Jr
DT 71Stan BurattoSr
MG 72John BoisenJr
DL 74Vic MannSo
DE 76Ray MillerSo
DE 80Max LeetzowSr
DB 83Bob BassettJr
DB, PK 85Tim LavensSo
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 16Joe RodriguezSo
P 34Mickey RiceSr
PK 61 Jerry Campbell Jr
PK 85Tim LavensSo
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt
Source: [15] [16] [17]

NFL Draft

One senior was selected in the 1965 NFL draft, which lasted twenty rounds (280 selections).

PlayerPositionRoundOverallFranchise
Max Leetzow DE 14th 191 Minnesota Vikings

Four juniors were selected in the 1966 NFL draft, which lasted twenty rounds (305 selections).

PlayerPositionRoundOverallFranchise
Dick Arndt DT 5th 77 Los Angeles Rams
Ray Miller DE 7th 108  Green Bay Packers  
LaVerle Pratt LB 14th 210 St. Louis Cardinals
Joe Dobson T 15th 218 Pittsburgh Steelers

Four sophomores were selected in the 1967 NFL/AFL Draft, the first common draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (445 selections).

PlayerPositionRoundOverallFranchise
Ray McDonald RB 1st 13 Washington Redskins
Ron Porter LB 5th 126 Baltimore Colts
John Foruria QB 8th 192 Pittsburgh Steelers
Tim Lavens TE 9th 212 New Orleans Saints

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References

  1. 1 2 Missildine, Harry (October 25, 1964). "'Thunder Ray' leads Idaho's charge". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1-sports.
  2. ↑ Johnson, Bob (February 1, 1965). "Dee Andros named Oregon State grid coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 15.
  3. ↑ "Andros begins new job as OSU coach". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). AP, UPI reports. February 2, 1965. p. 2B.
  4. ↑ Hartley, Tom (September 19, 1965). "Most famous papa in the Palouse". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 3, Inland Empire.
  5. ↑ Payne, Bob (September 21, 1964). "Idaho defeated Spartans without usual electronics". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 9.
  6. ↑ "Iowa trims stubborn Idaho, 34-24". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. September 27, 1964. p. 11.
  7. ↑ "Utah tops Idaho in second half". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. October 4, 1964. p. 10.
  8. ↑ Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 11, 1964). "Oregon wins a squeaker, OSU a shocker". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  9. ↑ Leutzinger, Dick (October 18, 1964). "Espalin's run the difference". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 2B.
  10. ↑ "OSU tips Vandals on punt return tally". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. October 19, 1964. p. 11.
  11. ↑ "Idaho coasts to 40-0 victory over outclassed Pacific". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. November 1, 1964. p. 14.
  12. ↑ "Arizona scores in final minute to nip Idaho 14-7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. November 8, 1964. p. 9.
  13. ↑ "Scott's interception save Idaho win over Utah State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. November 15, 1964. p. 8.
  14. ↑ "Arizona State trims Idaho Vandals 14-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. November 22, 1964. p. 8.
  15. ↑ "Ducks vs. Vandals: rosters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 10, 1964. p. 8.
  16. ↑ "WSU versus Idaho". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 23, 1964. p. 16.
  17. ↑ Missildine, Harry (October 24, 1964). "Speed, force collide in annual Palouse battle". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 9.
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