1965 Idaho Vandals football team

Coordinates: 46°43′34″N 117°01′05″W / 46.726°N 117.018°W / 46.726; -117.018

1965 Idaho Vandals football
Big Sky co-champion
Conference Big Sky Conference
1965 record 5–5 (3–1 Big Sky)
Head coach Steve Musseau (1st season)
Home stadium Neale Stadium
1965 Big Sky football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Weber State + 3 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
Idaho + 3 –1 –0  5 –5 –0
Montana 2 –2 –0  4 –6 –0
Idaho State 1 –3 –0  3 –5 –1
Montana State 1 –3 –0  3 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • No Big Sky teams advanced to postseason

The 1965 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1965 college football season. The Vandals were led by first-year head coach Steve Musseau and played in the Big Sky Conference for the first time; they played the previous six seasons as an independent in the NCAA 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.

Season

Led on the field by quarterback John Foruria and fullback Ray McDonald, both juniors, the Vandals were 5–5 overall and 3–1 in conference play. Idaho won the Battle of the Palouse with neighbor Washington State for the second straight year, this time by a score of 17–13 at Rogers Field in Pullman.[1][2] It was the first time Idaho logged consecutive wins over the Cougars in forty years. The Vandals lost close games to the other three Northwest teams of the AAWU (Pac-8).

The other two quarterbacks were Jerry Ahlin and Joe Rodriguez, who both started games in 1965.[3][4]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 18 1:30 pm at Washington* Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA [5][6] L  9–14   54,500
September 25 1:30 pm San Jose State* Neale Stadium • Moscow, Idaho [7] W 17–7   10,500
October 2 1:30 pm at Washington State* Rogers Field • Pullman, Washington [1][2] (Battle of the Palouse) W 17–13   22,600
October 9 12:30 pm at Utah State* old Romney Stadium • Logan, Utah [8] L 19–30   13,732
October 16 12:30 pm vs. Oregon State* old Bronco Stadium • Boise, Idaho [9] L 14–16   13,000
October 23 12:30 pm at Montana Dornblaser Field • Missoula, Montana [10] (Little Brown Stein) W 35–7     7,100
October 30 1:30 pm at Oregon* Hayward Field • Eugene, Oregon [3][11] L 14–17   15,500
November 6 12:30 pm at Weber State Wildcat Stadium • Ogden, Utah [12] L  7–14     8,029
November 13 1:30 pm Idaho Statedagger Neale Stadium • Moscow, Idaho [4] W 15–7   12,250
November 20 1:30 pm Montana State Neale Stadium • Moscow, Idaho [13][14] W 54–0     3,500
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. All times are in Pacific Time.

NFL Draft

Four Vandal seniors were selected in the 1966 NFL Draft, which lasted twenty rounds (305 selections).

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Dick ArndtT5th77Los Angeles Rams
Ray MillerDE7th108Green Bay Packers
LaVerl PrattLB14th210St. Louis Cardinals
Joe Dobson     T15th218Pittsburgh Steelers

Four Vandal juniors of the 1965 team were selected in the 1967 NFL/AFL Draft, the first common draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (445 selections).

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Ray McDonaldRB1st13Washington Redskins
Ron PorterLB5th126Baltimore Colts
John ForuriaQB8th192Pittsburgh Steelers
Tim LavensTE9th212New Orleans Saints

References

  1. 1 2 Missildine, Harry (October 3, 1965). "Charging Vandals defeat WSU 17-13". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
  2. 1 2 "Idaho Vandals crush Cougars' hopes". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. October 3, 1965. p. 2B.
  3. 1 2 "Oregon duo beats Idaho". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. October 31, 1965. p. 1, sports.
  4. 1 2 "Idaho survives mistakes to defeat Idaho State 15-7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 14, 1965. p. 14.
  5. ↑ Payne, Bob (September 19, 1965). "Tod Hullin pulls out UW bacon". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
  6. ↑ "Favored Huskies squeak past battling Vandals 14-9". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. September 19, 1965. p. 12.
  7. ↑ "Idaho Vandals post 17-7 triumph over San Jose". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. September 26, 1965. p. 17.
  8. ↑ Payne, Bob (October 10, 1965). "Idaho beaten by Utah State". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
  9. ↑ "Field goal difference in OSU win". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. October 17, 1965. p. 2B.
  10. ↑ Payne, Bob (October 24, 1965). "'Mighty Ray' sparks rout". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
  11. ↑ Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 31, 1965). "Oregon finally on winning trail". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  12. ↑ "Underdog Weber upsets injury-hit Idaho Vandals 14-7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. November 7, 1965. p. 12.
  13. ↑ "Idaho stuns Montana State with surprising 54-0 win". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 21, 1965. p. 1, sports.
  14. ↑ "McDonald tops 1,000 yards as Vandals rout Bobcats". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. November 21, 1965. p. 14.
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