1965 Idaho Vandals football team explained

Year:1965
Team:Idaho Vandals
Sport:football
Conference:Big Sky Conference
Short Conf:Big Sky
Record:5–5
Conf Record:3–1
Head Coach:Steve Musseau
Hc Year:1st
Captain:Steve Buratto
Captain2:Joe Dobson
Stadium:Neale Stadium
Champion:Big Sky co-champion

The 1965 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. 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.

Musseau was previously the defensive coach and was promoted after the February departure of Dee Andros for Oregon State.[1] [2] [3]

Led on the field by quarterback John Foruria and fullback Ray McDonald, both juniors, the Vandals were overall and 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 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.[4] [5]

Roster

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All-conference

Seven Vandals were selected to the all-conference team: fullback Ray McDonald, guard Dave Triplett, center Steve Buratto, defensive end Tom Stephens, defensive tackle Dick Arndt, linebacker Jerry Campbell, and defensive back

On the second team were tackle Joe Dobson, guard Steve Ulrich, running back Tim Lavens, defensive end Ray Miller, middle guard John Boisen, linebacker LaVerle Pratt, and defensive back Jerry Ahlin. Honorable mention were defensive tackle John Daniel, defensive back Byron Strickland, tight end John Whitney, wide receivers Joe Chapman and Rich Toney, and tackle Gary Fitzpatrick.

NFL Draft

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

Dick Arndt77 Los Angeles Rams
Ray Miller108 Green Bay Packers
LaVerle Pratt210 St. Louis Cardinals
Joe Dobson218 Pittsburgh Steelers


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

Ray McDonald13 Washington Redskins
Ron Porter126 Baltimore Colts
John Foruria192 Pittsburgh Steelers
Tim Lavens212 New Orleans Saints

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Notes and References

  1. News: Dee Andros named Oregon State grid coach . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . Johnson . Bob . February 1, 1965 . 15.
  2. News: Andros begins new job as OSU coach. Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). AP, UPI reports. February 2, 1965. 2B.
  3. News: Most famous papa in the Palouse. Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Hartley. Tom. September 19, 1965. 3, Inland Empire.
  4. News: Oregon duo beats Idaho . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . October 31, 1965 . 1, sports.
  5. News: Idaho survives mistakes to defeat Idaho State 15-7 . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Associated Press . November 14, 1965 . 14.
  6. News: WSU versus Idaho: rosters . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . October 1, 1965 . 15.
  7. News: Vandals vs. Cougars . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . October 2, 1965 . 9.