1957 Idaho Vandals football team

1957 Idaho Vandals football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–4–1 (0–3 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumNeale Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oregon State + 6 2 0 8 2 0
No. 17 Oregon ^ + 6 2 0 7 4 0
No. 19 UCLA 5 2 0 8 2 0
Washington State 5 3 0 6 4 0
Stanford 4 3 0 6 4 0
Washington 3 4 0 3 6 1
California 1 6 0 1 9 0
USC 1 6 0 1 9 0
Idaho 0 3 0 4 4 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
    Oregon State won the rivalry game over Oregon,
    but no-repeat rule was in effect
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1957 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1957 college football season. The Vandals were led by fourth-year head coach Skip Stahley and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. 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 quarterbacks Howard Willis and Gary Kenworthy,[1][2][3] Idaho compiled a 4–4–1 overall record and were 0–3 in the PCC.[4]

The Vandals suffered a third straight loss in the Battle of the Palouse with neighbor Washington State, falling 21–13 at Rogers Field in Pullman on November 16.[4] The loss prevented the first winning season for Idaho football since 1938.[5] In the rivalry game with Montana, the Vandals ran their winning streak over the Grizzlies to six and retained the Little Brown Stein.[6]

  1. ^ "Idaho versus Oregon: rosters". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). September 20, 1957. p. 13.
  2. ^ "Vandals vs. Bulldogs: rosters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 26, 1957. p. 11.
  3. ^ "Stage is set for annual WSC-Idaho grid clash". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 15, 1957. p. 13.
  4. ^ a b Boni, Bill (November 17, 1957). "Newman stars in Cougar win over Idaho". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  5. ^ "Cougars, Idaho clash today in annual Palouse battle". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 16, 1957. p. 8.
  6. ^ "Vandals swarm over Montana for 31-13 victory". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 3, 1957. p. 8.