1956 Idaho Vandals football team

Coordinates: 46°43′34″N 117°01′05″W / 46.726°N 117.018°W / 46.726; -117.018

1956 Idaho Vandals football
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
1956 record 4–5 (0–4 PCC)
Head coach Skip Stahley (3rd year)
Home stadium Neale Stadium
1956 PCC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#10 Oregon State $ 6 – 1 – 1     7 – 3 – 1
#18 USC 5 – 2 – 0     8 – 2 – 0
UCLA 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 0
Washington 4 – 4 – 0     5 – 5 – 0
Oregon 3 – 3 – 2     4 – 4 – 2
Stanford 3 – 4 – 0     4 – 6 – 0
Washington State 2 – 5 – 1     3 – 6 – 1
California 2 – 5 – 0     3 – 7 – 0
Idaho 0 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1956 college football season. The Vandals were led by third-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.[1][2][3]

Season

Idaho compiled a 4–5 overall record but were 0–4 in the PCC. After four losses to open, the Vandals won three straight, then split the final two games.

After road losses to Washington and Oregon, the Vandals suffered a second straight loss in the Battle of the Palouse with neighbor Washington State, falling 33–19 at Neale Stadium on October 6.[4][5][6] Following the game, skirmishes between student factions provoked the Moscow city police to use tear gas to control the situation.[5][6] The following week, Idaho was depleted by injuries and came out on the short end of a 41-point homecoming shutout by Arizona State.[7][8]

The most recent winning season for Idaho football was 18 years earlier in 1938, and the Vandals were a win shy in 1956. The streak was broken seven years later in 1963.

Notable players

This Vandal team had several players who went on to extended careers in professional football.[1] Jerry Kramer of Sandpoint played eleven seasons at right guard with the Green Bay Packers and won five NFL titles (and the first two Super Bowls) under head coach Vince Lombardi. He was an All-Pro five times and was the lead blocker on the famous Packer Sweep. Kramer made the NFL's all-decade team for the 1960s and is the only member of the NFL's 50th anniversary team not in the Hall of Fame. Wayne Walker of Boise played fifteen seasons with the Detroit Lions as an outside linebacker and was named All-Pro three times. Both were juniors in 1956 and were selected in the fourth round of the 1958 NFL Draft; Kramer was 39th overall and Walker 45th, and both were periodic placekickers as pros. (As Vandals, Kramer was the kicker and Walker was the long snapper.)

Jim Prestel of Indianapolis was a defensive tackle for eight seasons in the NFL, primarily with the expansion Minnesota Vikings. A sophomore in 1956, he missed most of the following season due to his mother's terminal illness.[9][10] Selected in the sixth round of the 1959 NFL Draft, 70th overall, he was granted another year of eligibility and played for Idaho in 1959 and began his pro career with the Cleveland Browns in 1960. Prestel was also a standout player on the Vandal basketball team.[11] He played in his final game at Idaho in the Battle of the Palouse in late October with a broken foot, then was sidelined and missed the basketball season.[12]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 22 2:00 pm at Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA [13][14] L 21–53   25,185
September 29 1:30 pm at Oregon Hayward Field • Eugene, OR [15][16] L 14–21   13,000
October 6 2:00 pm Washington State Neale Stadium • Moscow, ID [4][5][6] (Battle of the Palouse) L 19–33   16,300
October 13 2:00 pm Arizona State*dagger Neale Stadium • Moscow, ID [7][8] L   0–41   6,500
October 27 1:00 pm at Utah* Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT [17][18] W 27–21   11,520
November 3 8:00 pm at Fresno State* Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA [19][20] W 24–12    
November 10 1:00 pm Utah State* old Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID [1][2][3] W 42–20    
November 17 1:30 pm Oregon State Neale Stadium • Moscow, ID [21][22] L 10–14   5,000
November 22 1:00 pm Montana* Dornblaser Field • Missoula, MT [23][24] (Little Brown Stein) W 14–0   3,000
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Stahley names traveling unit for Utag game". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 9, 1956. p. 13.
  2. 1 2 "Idaho scores in every period to dump Utah State 42-20". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 11, 1956. p. 10.
  3. 1 2 Boni, Bill (November 11, 1956). "Idaho blasts Utags in 42-20 crusher". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 2, sports.
  4. 1 2 "Idaho, WSC set for tilt". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 5, 1956. p. 13.
  5. 1 2 3 Boni, Bill (October 7, 1956). "Police by gas, WSC by 33-19". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  6. 1 2 3 "WSC gridders beat Vandals 33-19; students battle to draw". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 7, 1956. p. 11.
  7. 1 2 Boni, Bill (October 14, 1956). "Arizona Staters roll over Idaho, 41 to 0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  8. 1 2 "Sophomores run wild as Arizona State swamps Idaho 41–0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 14, 1956.
  9. ↑ "Injuries bench 5 key players on Idaho squad". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. October 10, 1957. p. 34.
  10. ↑ "Flu bug hits Vandal coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 22, 1957. p. 8.
  11. ↑ "Vandals tab Prestal". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). September 2, 1959. p. 13.
  12. ↑ "If not all-coast, Jim's all-heart". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington). November 30, 1959. p. 12.
  13. ↑ "Idaho girds for wet weather in opening battle with Huskies". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). September 21, 1956. p. 13.
  14. ↑ "Husky split-T swamps Idaho in 53-21 game". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 23, 1956. p. 1B.
  15. ↑ Strite, Dick (September 30, 1956). "Webfoots nab 21-14 victory over Vandals". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  16. ↑ "Idaho scares Oregon but loses, 21-14". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 30, 1956. p. 11.
  17. ↑ Boni, Bill (October 28, 1956). "Idaho romps, stomps back to overhaul Utahans, 27-21". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  18. ↑ "Vandals roar back in fourth quarter to dump Utah 27-21". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 28, 1956. p. 10.
  19. ↑ "Fresno State fears Vandal air attack". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 3, 1956. p. 8.
  20. ↑ "Last half Idaho surge dumps Fresno". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 4, 1956. p. 12.
  21. ↑ "Outplayed Beavers rally to nip dominating Vandals 14-10". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 18, 1956. p. 12.
  22. ↑ Strite, Dick (November 18, 1956). "Beavers win 14-10 chiller". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  23. ↑ Boni, Bill (November 23, 1956). "Vandals edge Grizzlies 14-0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 22.
  24. ↑ "Vandals dump Montana 14-0 to retain Little Brown Stein". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 23, 1956. p. 8.

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