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1964 Idaho Vandals football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	4–6 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Dee Andros (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Steve Musseau (3rd season)
Captains	Rich Naccarato Dick Litzinger Dick Strohmeyer
Home stadium	Neale Stadium
Seasons ← 1963 1965 →

1964 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.			Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Montana State $	3	–	0	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Idaho State	2	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Montana	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Weber State	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Idaho *	0	–	0	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion * – Insufficient number of games for conference championship

The 1964 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. Led Dee Andros in his third and final season as head coach, the Vandals compiled an overall record of 4–6 and did not play any games against conference opponents.^[1][2] 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,^[3] 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, the Vandals did not participate fully in football until 1965. 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 15 points to each. After the season in early February, Andros left for Oregon State,^[4][5] where he coached for eleven seasons and then became athletic director. Defensive coach Steve Musseau succeeded him as head coach at Idaho.^[6]

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	[7]
September 26	11:30 am	at Iowa*	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 24–34	43,300	[8]
October 3	7:15 pm	at Utah*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 0–22	19,499	[9]
October 10	1:30 pm	Oregon*	Neale Stadium Moscow, ID	L 8–14	11,000	[10]
October 17	1:30 pm	at Oregon State*	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 7–10	13,527	[11][12]
October 24	1:30 pm	Washington State*	Neale Stadium Moscow, ID (Battle of the Palouse)	W 28–13	18,600	[3]
October 31	8:00 pm	at Pacific (CA)*	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 40–0	7,500	[13]
November 7	1:30 pm	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 7–14	21,500	[14]
November 14	12:30 pm	Utah State*	old Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 27–22	10,500	[15]
November 21	7:00 pm	at Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 0–14	22,613	[16]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Pacific time

1964 Idaho Vandals football team roster
Players	Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 10 John Foruria So QB, P 16 Joe Rodriguez So QB 18 Mike Monahan Sr WB 22 Joe McCollum So HB 27 Bill Scott Jr FB 32 Ray McDonald So FB 34 Mickey Rice Sr FB 36 Dale Meyer Sr FB 38 Charley Jenkins Jr HB 40 Tom Morris Sr HB 42 Rich Naccarato (C) Sr HB 44 Butch Slaughter So C 50 Bob Skuse So C 51 Steve Buratto Jr G 63 Jack Bryant Jr RG 65 Dave Triplett Jr LG 66 Ron Porter So LG 67 Bob Ruby Sr OL 70 Gary Fitzpatrick So LT 75 Dick Arndt So RT 79 Joe Dobson Jr OL 82 Bill Bufton So WR 86 Vern Leyde Sr WR 88 Joe Chapman Jr TE 89 John Whitney Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB, QB 11 Jerry Ahlin So CB, QB 20 Larry Strohmeyer (C) Sr S 24 Mike Whiles Sr DB 43 John Shelt So DB 46 Byron Strickland So LB 52 Al Busby So LB 55 Dick Litzinger (C) Sr DT 60 John Daniel So LB, PK 61 Jerry Campbell Jr LB 63 LaVerle Pratt Jr DT 71 Stan Buratto Sr MG 72 John Boisen Jr DL 74 Vic Mann So DE 76 Ray Miller So DE 80 Max Leetzow Sr DB 83 Bob Bassett Jr DB, PK 85 Tim Lavens So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 16 Joe Rodriguez So P 34 Mickey Rice Sr PK 61 Jerry Campbell Jr PK 85 Tim Lavens So	Head coach Dee Andros (3rd year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Steve Musseau (defense) Dick Monroe (line) John Easterbrook (backs) Bud Riley (freshmen) Don Matthews (GA) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Source:^[17][18][19]

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

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Max Leetzow	DE	14th	191	Minnesota Vikings

• 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).

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Dick Arndt	DT	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

Four sophomores 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

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