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]
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]