1960 Idaho Vandals football team

The 1960 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1960 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Skip Stahley, the Vandals were an independent in the NCAA's University Division and had a 1–9 record. Two home games were played on campus at Neale Stadium in Moscow, with one in Boise at Bronco Stadium at Boise Junior College.

1960 Idaho Vandals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–9
Head coach
Home stadiumNeale Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Navy     9 2 0
Memphis State     8 2 0
Detroit     7 2 0
No. 19 Syracuse     7 2 0
No. 16 Penn State     7 3 0
Oregon     7 3 1
Army     6 3 1
Oregon State     6 3 1
Holy Cross     6 4 0
Houston     6 4 0
Miami (FL)     6 4 0
San Jose State     5 4 0
Pittsburgh     4 3 3
Xavier     5 5 0
Washington State     4 5 1
Air Force     4 6 0
Boston University     3 5 2
Pacific (CA)     4 6 0
Boston College     3 6 1
Florida State     3 6 1
Marquette     3 6 0
Colgate     2 7 0
Notre Dame     2 8 0
Villanova     2 8 0
Dayton     1 9 0
Idaho     1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The Vandals suffered a sixth straight loss in the Battle of the Palouse with neighbor Washington State, falling 7–18 at Neale Stadium in mid-November. In the rivalry game with Montana in Missoula, the Vandals lost the Little Brown Stein for the first time in a decade.

Since the disbanding of the Pacific Coast Conference in the spring of 1959, Idaho had just one win per season as an independent. Stahley took on the dual role of athletic director in July.[1][2]

Idaho played ten games, with five scheduled at night, and their only win came at Hawaii.[3] The game was scheduled for Friday night, but due to travel delays, it was played on Sunday afternoon.[4] The Vandals stayed on Oahu until Thursday, then flew to California for their next game, against Pacific in Stockton on Saturday night.[3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 171:30 p.m.at OregonL 6–3313,200
September 242:00 p.m.at No. 3 WashingtonL 12–4135,996[5]
October 11:00 p.m.at MontanaL 14–1810,200[6]
October 87:00 p.m.vs. Utah StateL 6–338,500
October 151:30 p.m.No. 17 Oregon State L 8–2810,500
October 234:00 p.m.at HawaiiW 14–612,000
October 298:00 p.m.at Pacific (CA)L 14–25
November 57:00 p.m.at ArizonaL 3–32
November 121:30 p.m.Washington State
L 7–188,500
November 188:00 p.m.at San Jose StateL 20–22

Coaching staff

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  • Gary Kenworthy
  • Bill Knuckles
  • Bill Peterson
  • Joe Berry

All-Coast

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No Vandals made the All-Coast team or the second team. Honorable mention were tight end Reggie Carolan and quarterback Sil Vial.[7][8]

NFL Draft

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One player, a fourth-year junior, from the 1960 Vandals was selected in the 1961 NFL draft:[9]

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Reggie Carolan ^ TE 8th 102 Los Angeles Rams
^ Carolan was granted another year of eligibility and played for Idaho in 1961.

References

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  1. ^ "Stahley new Idaho "A.D." in addition to grid post". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. March 22, 1960. p. 13.
  2. ^ "Stahley assumes dual role at Idaho as Gibb departs". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. July 2, 1960. p. 2.
  3. ^ a b "Vandals beat Hawaii, 14-6, end five-game loss streak". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. October 24, 1960. p. 12.
  4. ^ "Vandals play today". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. October 23, 1960. p. 2, sports.
  5. ^ "Foregone conclusion true -- Washington waxes Vandals". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. September 25, 1960. p. 2, sports.
  6. ^ "Montana overcomes Idaho". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 2, 1960. p. 1, sports.
  7. ^ "Campbell on first team". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. November 30, 1960. p. 21.
  8. ^ Stevenson, Jack (November 30, 1960). "Webfoots, Huskies gain three All-West Coast berths". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 2B.
  9. ^ "1961 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on November 9, 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
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