1957 Idaho Vandals football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1957
| team = Idaho Vandals
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Pacific Coast Conference
| short_conf = PCC
| record = 4–4–1
| conf_record = 0–3
| head_coach = Skip Stahley
| hc_year = 4th
| captain =
| stadium = Neale Stadium
}}
{{1957 Pacific Coast Conference football standings}}
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,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_QFYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9PYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4897%2C5037176 |newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |title=Idaho versus Oregon: rosters |date=September 20, 1957 |page=13}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5TFWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XOcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6871%2C2072142 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington)|title=Vandals vs. Bulldogs: rosters |date=October 26, 1957 |page=11 }}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2vNXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9vYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7196%2C96832 |newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |title=Stage is set for annual WSC-Idaho grid clash |date=November 15, 1957 |page=13}} {{nowrap|Idaho compiled}} a {{nowrap|4–4–1}} overall record and were {{nowrap|0–3}} in the PCC.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-TcRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zuYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6644%2C124313 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |last=Boni |first=Bill |title=Newman stars in Cougar win over Idaho |date=November 17, 1957 |page=1, sports}}
The Vandals suffered a third straight loss in the Battle of the Palouse with neighbor Washington State, falling {{nowrap|21–13}} at Rogers Field in Pullman on November 16. The loss prevented the first winning season for Idaho football since 1938.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FKtfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pzIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1041%2C1947906 |newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho)|agency=Associated Press |title=Cougars, Idaho clash today in annual Palouse battle |date=November 16, 1957 |page=8 }} In the rivalry game with Montana, the Vandals ran their winning streak over the Grizzlies to six and retained the Little Brown Stein.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B6tfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pzIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1186%2C220827|newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho)|agency=Associated Press |title=Vandals swarm over Montana for 31-13 victory|date=November 3, 1957 |page=8}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Pacific
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Oregon
| site_stadium = Neale Stadium
| site_cityst = Moscow, ID
| score = 6–9
| attend = 10,000
| source = {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PPVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=feIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6308%2C3616759|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |last=Strite |first=Dick |title=Morris boots field goal; Ducks tip Idaho 9-6 |date=September 22, 1957 |page=1B }}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7y9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HecDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6266%2C1196190 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |last=Boni |first=Bill |title=Oregon field goal nips valieant Vandals, 9-6 |date=September 22, 1957 |page=1, sports }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Arizona State
| site_stadium = Goodwin Stadium
| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
| score = 7–19
| attend =
| source = {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LapfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jzIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=991%2C3349559 |newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho)|agency=Associated Press |title=Speedy Sun Devils beat Idaho 19-7 |date=September 29, 1957 |page=9}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9i9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HecDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2549%2C3556152 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington)|title=Vandals gambled, lost – not unhappy |date=September 30, 1957 |page=10}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Utah
| site_stadium = old Bronco Stadium
| site_cityst = Boise, ID
| score = 21–6
| attend = 9,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Oregon State
| site_stadium = Parker Stadium
| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR
| score = 0–20
| attend = 14,600
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| time = 8:00 pm
| w/l = t
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Pacific (CA)
| site_stadium = Pacific Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Stockton, CA
| score = 7–7
| attend = 17,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Fresno State
| site_stadium = Neale Stadium
| site_cityst = Moscow, ID
| score = 20–6
| attend = 5,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Montana
| site_stadium = Neale Stadium
| site_cityst = Moscow, ID
| gamename = Little Brown Stein
| score = 31–13
| attend = 4,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| time = 12:30 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Utah State
| site_stadium = old Romney Stadium
| site_cityst = Logan, UT
| score = 35–7
| attend =
| source = {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DqtfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pzIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=938%2C1111399 |newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho)|agency=Associated Press |title=Idaho swamps Utah State 35-7 |date=November 10, 1957 |page=7 }}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zkMwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NUgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7005%2C2192032 |newspaper=Deseret News |location=(Salt Lake City, Utah) |last=Chipman |first=Dee |title=Ags 'eaten up' by Vandals |date=November 11, 1957 |page=6B }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Washington State
| site_stadium = Rogers Field
| site_cityst = Pullman, WA
| gamename = Battle of the Palouse
| score = 13–21
| attend = 13,400
}}
}}
Notable players
The 1957 Vandal team had several players who went on to extended careers in professional football. {{nowrap|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 Packers sweep. Kramer made the NFL's all-decade team for the 1960s and was the last member of the NFL's 50th anniversary team to be inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame, at age 82 in 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/blog/green-bay-packers/post/_/id/43543/why-packers-guard-jerry-kramer-made-the-pro-football-hall-of-fame|title = Why Jerry Kramer made the Pro Football Hall of Fame|date = 3 February 2018}}
Wayne Walker of Boise played fifteen seasons with the Detroit Lions as an outside linebacker and was named All-Pro three times. Both 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.)
Sophomore Jim Norton of Fullerton, California, was a safety and punter for nine seasons with the Houston Oilers; he was the all-time interceptions leader in the American Football League and his #43 was the first retired by the franchise.
Jim Prestel of Indianapolis was a defensive tackle for eight seasons in the NFL, primarily with the expansion Minnesota Vikings. A junior in 1957, he missed most of the season due to his mother's terminal illness.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=huVXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_PYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5034%2C2515334 |newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |title=Injuries bench 5 key players on Idaho squad |date=October 10, 1957 |page=34}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RKpfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jzIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3372%2C6400600 |newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |title=Flu bug hits Vandal coach |date=October 22, 1957 |page=8}} 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.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2QxFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gucDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1595,391899 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |title=Vandals tab Prestal |date=September 2, 1959 |page=13}} 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.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e2NWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-PEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4252,4909560 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |title=If not all-coast, Jim's all-heart |date=November 30, 1959 |page=12}}
Roster
{{American football roster/Header
| year = 1957
| team = Idaho Vandals
| teamcolors = f
| offensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=64|class=Sr|first=Jerry|last=Kramer|pos=G, DT|link=y|note=C}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=53|class=Sr|first=Wayne|last=Walker|pos=C, LB|link=y|dab=Wayne Walker (linebacker)}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=46|class=So|first=Jim|last=Norton|pos=HB, S|dab=Jim Norton (safety)|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=79|class=Jr|first=Jim|last=Prestel|pos=T, DT|rs=y|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=82|class=Sr|first=Larry|last=Aldrich|pos=E}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=80|class=Jr|first=Wade|last=Patterson|pos=E}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=14|class=Sr|first=Howard|last=Willis|pos=QB|note=C}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=18|class=Sr|first=Gary|last=Kenworthy|pos=QB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=16|class=So|first=Gary|last=Farnworth|pos=QB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=24|class=Sr|first=Lloyd|last=Fenton|pos=HB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=43|class=Jr|first=Bob|last=Dehlinger|pos=HB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=37|class=Jr|first=Ken|last=Hall|pos=FB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=72|class=Sr|first=Tony|last=Anderson|pos=T}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=65|class=Jr|first=Dale|last=Hill|pos=G}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=85|class=Jr|first=J.D.|last=Lawson|pos=E}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=74|class=Jr|first=Pete|last=Johnson|pos=T}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=60|class=Sr|first=Jerry|last=Smythe|pos=G}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=71|class=So|first=Steve|last=Symms|pos=T|link=y}}
| special_teams_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=64|class=Sr|first=Jerry|last=Kramer|pos=K}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=53|class=Sr|first=Wayne|last=Walker|pos=LS}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=46|class=So|first=Jim|last=Norton|pos=P}}
}}
{{American football roster/Footer
| head_coach = * Skip Stahley (4th year)
| asst_coach =
- Ed Knecht (backs)
- J. V. Johnson (ends)
- Don Swartz (line)
- Wayne D. Anderson (freshmen)
| accessdate=
}}
{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cmcRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HecDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6991%2C677313 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |title=Vandals vs. Ducks: probable lineups |date=September 21, 1957|page=11}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5TFWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XOcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6871%2C2072142 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |title=Vandals vs. Bulldogs: probable lineups |date=October 26, 1957|page=11}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2vNXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9vYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3608%2C96257 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |title=Battle of the Palouse: rosters|date=November 15, 1957 |page=13}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DTFWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=teYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7015%2C5050667 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |last=Missildine |first=Harry |title=Idaho closes season against Utah Aggies|date=November 15, 1958 |page=10}}
All-Coast
{{main|1957 All-Pacific Coast football team}}
Because of their limited conference schedule, no Vandals were on the All-PCC first team (eleven spots), but two were selected for the second team; guard Jerry Kramer and center Wayne Walker. Honorable mention were quarterback Howard Willis, end Larry Aldrich, and fullback {{nowrap|Ken Hall.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ARMyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7eYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7133%2C2435427 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Newman and Ellingsen win places on All-Coast team |date=November 27, 1957 |page=16}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=H6tfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pzIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=980%2C3513328 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |agency=Associated Press |title=WSC passer, end named to PCC unit |date=November 27, 1957 |page=3}}}}
NFL draft
Five Vandals were selected in the 1958 NFL draft:{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1958.htm |work=Pro Football Reference |title=1958 NFL Draft |access-date=November 2, 2017 |archive-date=July 20, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090720135033/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1958.htm |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g95YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gPcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5882%2C6405159 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington)|agency=Associated Press |title=Five of seven on Idaho line chosen by pro grid clubs |date=January 29, 1958 |page=15}}
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| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| align="center" bgcolor="" | G | 4th | 39 | Green Bay Packers |
| align="center" bgcolor="" | C | 4th | 45 | Detroit Lions |
| align="center" bgcolor=""
| Larry Aldrich | E | 11th | 127 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| align="center" bgcolor=""
| Wade Patterson ^ | E | 16th | 183 | Chicago Cardinals |
| align="center" bgcolor=""
| Pete Johnson ^ | T | 18th | 216 | Cleveland Browns |
:^ Patterson and Johnson were granted another year of eligibility and played for Idaho in 1958.
One junior was selected in the 1959 NFL draft:{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1959.htm |work=Pro Football Reference |title=1959 NFL Draft |access-date=November 2, 2017 |archive-date=May 27, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527000715/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1984.htm |url-status=dead }}
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| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| align="center" bgcolor=""
| {{spaces|2}}Jim Prestel ^{{spaces|4}} | T | 6th | 70 | Cleveland Browns |
:^ Prestel was granted another year of eligibility and played for Idaho in 1959.
Two sophomores were selected in the 1960 NFL draft:{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1960.htm |work=Pro Football Reference |title=1960 NFL Draft |access-date=November 2, 2017}}
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| align="center" style="background:#B3A369;color:black;"
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| align="center" bgcolor=""
| {{spaces|4}}Jim Norton{{spaces|4}} | WR | 7th | 75 | {{spaces|6}}Detroit Lions{{spaces|6}} |
| align="center" bgcolor="" | T | 11th | 128 | Chicago Bears |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://issuu.com/uidahodigital/docs/gem1958/137 Gem of the Mountains: 1958 University of Idaho yearbook] – 1957 football season
- [https://gomightyvandals.wordpress.com/2011/06/16/1957-cracks-in-the-pacific-coast-conference/ Go Mighty Vandals] – 1957 football season
- [https://content.libraries.wsu.edu/digital/collection/wsu_fb/id/3028/rec/1 Official game program: Idaho at Washington State] – November 16, 1957
- [http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/argonaut/years/1957.html Idaho Argonaut] – student newspaper – 1957 editions
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