1964 Idaho Vandals football team

The 1964 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. The Vandals were led by third-year head coach Dee Andros and were an independent in the NCAA's 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.

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]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	7:00 pm	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 3–0	17,000	[5]
September 26	11:30 am	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 24–34	43,300	[6]
October 3	7:15 pm	at Utah	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 0–22	19,499	[7]
October 10	1:30 pm	Oregon	Neale Stadium Moscow, ID	L 8–14	11,000	[8]
October 17	1:30 pm	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 7–10	13,527	[9][10]
October 24	1:30 pm	Washington State	Neale Stadium Moscow, ID (Battle of the Palouse)	W 28–13	18,600	[1]
October 31	8:00 pm	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 40–0	7,500	[11]
November 7	1:30 pm	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 7–14	21,500	[12]
November 14	12:30 pm	Utah State	old Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 27–22	10,500	[13]
November 21	7:00 pm	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 0–14	22,613	[14]
Homecoming All times are in Pacific time

Source:^[15][16][17]

One senior was selected in the 1965 NFL draft, which lasted 20 rounds (280 selections).

• Selected in the fifth round of the AFL draft (35th overall), Leetzow played two seasons with the Denver Broncos.

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

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

• Gem of the Mountains: 1965 University of Idaho yearbook – 1964 football season
• Go Mighty Vandals – 1964 football season
• Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1964 editions