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1960 Idaho Vandals football team


1960 Idaho Vandals football
Independent
1–9
Skip Stahley (7th season)
Neale Stadium

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.

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.

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 171:30 p.m.at OregonHayward FieldEugene, ORL 6–3313,200
September 242:00 p.m.at No. 3 WashingtonHusky StadiumSeattle, WAL 12–4135,996
October 11:00 p.m.at MontanaDornblaser FieldMissoula, MT (rivalry)L 14–1810,200
October 87:00 p.m.vs. Utah Stateold Bronco StadiumBoise, IDL 6–338,500
October 151:30 p.m.No. 17 Oregon StateNeale StadiumMoscow, IDL 8–2810,500
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}October 234:00 p.m.at HawaiiHonolulu StadiumHonolulu, HIW 14–612,000
October 298:00 p.m.at Pacific (CA)Pacific Memorial StadiumStockton, CAL 14–257,000
November 57:00 p.m.at ArizonaArizona StadiumTucson, AZL 3–3217,200
November 121:30 p.m.Washington StateNeale StadiumMoscow, ID (rivalry)L 7–188,500
November 188:00 p.m.at San Jose StateSpartan StadiumSan Jose, CAL 20–227,000
HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific timeSource:
  • Gary Kenworthy
  • Bill Knuckles
  • Bill Peterson
  • Joe Berry

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

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

Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
PlayerPositionRoundOverallFranchise
Reggie Carolan ^TE8th102Los Angeles Rams

^ Carolan was granted another year of eligibility and played for Idaho in 1961.

  • Gem of the Mountains: 1961 University of Idaho yearbook – 1960 football season
  • Go Mighty Vandals – 1960 football season
  • Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1960 editions
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