1965 Idaho Vandals football team

1965 Idaho Vandals football
Big Sky co-champion
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	5–5 (3–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Steve Musseau (1st season)
Captains	Steve Buratto Joe Dobson
Home stadium	Neale Stadium

1965 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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

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

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 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.^[4][5] 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.^[6][7]

Schedule

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

Roster

1965 Idaho Vandals football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 10 John Foruria Jr RB 14 Mike Woolrich So QB, P 16 Joe Rodriguez Jr QB 18 Paul Gentle So RB 21 Pat Daily Sr WB 22 Joe McCollum Jr FB 32 Ray McDonald Jr FB 38 Charley Jenkins Sr HB 40 Tim Lavens Jr OL 43 Karl Kleinkopf So HB 44 Butch Slaughter Jr C 50 Mike Walsh C 51 Steve Buratto (C) Sr C 55 Bob Skuse Jr G 62 Jack Bryant Sr RG 65 Dave Triplett Sr LG 67 Steve Ulrich So LT 70 Gary Fitzpatrick Jr OL 72 Brian Evans So RT 79 Joe Dobson (C) Sr WR 81 Rich Toney So OL 82 Bill Bufton Jr E 86 Larry Santschi So WR 88 Joe Chapman Sr TE 89 John Whitney Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE, QB 11 Jerry Ahlin Jr S 20 Pat Davidson So DB 24 Byron Strickland So DB 27 Bill Scott Sr DB 34 John Shelt So DB, PK 36 Darrell Danielson So DB 42 John Ahlin DB 45 Doug Bishop DT 52 Al Busby Jr LB, PK 61 Jerry Campbell Sr LB 63 LaVerle Pratt Jr LB 66 Ron Porter Jr DT 60 John Daniel Jr MG 72 John Boisen Sr DL 74 Vic Mann So DT 75 Dick Arndt Jr DE, KR 80 Ray Miller Jr DB 83 Bob Bassett Sr DE 84 Jim Thiemans So DE 85 Tom Stephens Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 16 Joe Rodriguez Jr PK 36 Darrell Danielson So PK 61 Jerry Campbell Sr KR 80 Ray Miller Jr	Head coach Steve Musseau (1st year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Walt Anderson (OL) Al Daniels (OB) Jack Jacobsen (DB) John G. Smith (DL) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Source:^[18][19]

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 Bill Scott.^[20][21]

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.^[20][21]

McDonald was a second-team AP All-American.^[22][23]

NFL draft

Four Vandals were selected in the 1966 NFL draft, which lasted 20 rounds (305 selections).

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Dick Arndt	T	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

• The first three were futures picks and played in the 1966 season for Idaho.

Four Vandal juniors were selected in the 1967 NFL/AFL draft, the first common draft, which lasted 17 rounds (445 selections).

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
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

References

1. Johnson, Bob (February 1, 1965). "Dee Andros named Oregon State grid coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 15.
2. "Andros begins new job as OSU coach". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). AP, UPI reports. February 2, 1965. p. 2B.
3. Hartley, Tom (September 19, 1965). "Most famous papa in the Palouse". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 3, Inland Empire.
4. Missildine, Harry (October 3, 1965). "Charging Vandals defeat WSU 17-13". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
5. "Idaho Vandals crush Cougars' hopes". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. October 3, 1965. p. 2B.
6. "Oregon duo beats Idaho". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 31, 1965. p. 1, sports.
7. "Idaho survives mistakes to defeat Idaho State 15-7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 14, 1965. p. 14.
8. Payne, Bob (September 19, 1965). "Tod Hullin pulls out UW bacon". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
9. "Favored Huskies squeak past battling Vandals 14-9". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). September 19, 1965. p. 12.
10. "Idaho Vandals post 17-7 triumph over San Jose". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 26, 1965. p. 17.
11. Payne, Bob (October 10, 1965). "Idaho beaten by Utah State". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
12. "Field goal difference in OSU win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 17, 1965. p. 2B.
13. Payne, Bob (October 24, 1965). "'Mighty Ray' sparks rout". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
14. Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 31, 1965). "Oregon finally on winning trail". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
15. "Underdog Weber upsets injury-hit Idaho Vandals 14-7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 7, 1965. p. 12.
16. "Idaho stuns Montana State with surprising 54-0 win". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 21, 1965. p. 1, sports.
17. "McDonald tops 1,000 yards as Vandals rout Bobcats". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 21, 1965. p. 14.
18. "WSU versus Idaho: rosters". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 1, 1965. p. 15.
19. "Vandals vs. Cougars". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 2, 1965. p. 9.
20. "7 Vandals selected on All-Big Sky grid teams". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. November 26, 1966. p. 11.
21. "Otton, Buratto voted all-league". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 27, 1965. p. 2.
22. "McDonald gets berth on second unit All-America". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 2, 1965. p. 18.
23. "McDonald honored by AP". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). December 2, 1965. p. 27.

External links

• Gem of the Mountains: 1966 University of Idaho yearbook – 1965 football season
• Go Mighty Vandals – 1965 football season
• Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1965 editions