1957 Idaho Vandals football team

The 1957 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1957 NCAA University Division 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]

1957 Idaho Vandals football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1957 record4–4–1 (0–3 PCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ed Knecht (backs)
  • J.V. Johnson (ends)
  • Don Swartz (line)
  • Wayne Anderson (freshmen)
Home stadiumNeale Stadium
1957 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Oregon State + 6 –2 –0  8 –2 –0
Oregon ^ + 6 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
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 AP Poll

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]

Notable players

This Vandal team had several players who went on to extended careers in professional football.[2][3] 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.[7]

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.[8][9] 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.[10] 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.[11]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 211:30 pmOregon
L 6–910,000
September 287:00 pmat Arizona State*
L 7–19
October 51:00 pmUtah*
W 21–6  9,000
October 121:30 pmat Oregon State
L 0–2014,600
October 198:00 pmat Pacific*
T 7–717,000
October 261:30 pmFresno State*
  • Neale Stadium
  • Moscow, Idaho[19]
W 20–6  5,000
November 21:30 pmMontana*
W 31–13  4,000
November 912:30 pmat Utah State*
W 35–7
November 161:30 pmat Washington State
L 13–2113,400

Roster
1957 Idaho Vandals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G, DT 64 Jerry Kramer (C) Sr
C, LB 53 Wayne Walker Sr
HB, S 46 Jim Norton So
T, DT 79 Jim Prestel  Jr
E 82 Larry Aldrich Sr
E 80 Wade Patterson Jr
QB 14 Howard Willis (C) Sr
QB 18 Gary Kenworthy Sr
QB 16 Gary Farnworth So
HB 24 Lloyd Fenton Sr
HB 43 Bob Dehlinger Jr
FB 37 Ken Hall Jr
T 72 Tony Anderson Sr
G 65 Dale Hill Jr
E 85 J.D. Lawson Jr
T 74 Pete Johnson Jr
G 60 Jerry Smythe Sr
T 71 Steve Symms So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 64 Jerry Kramer Sr
LS 53 Wayne Walker Sr
P 46 Jim Norton So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Ed Knecht (Backs)
  • J.V. Johnson (Ends)
  • Don Swartz (Line)
  • Wayne Anderson (Freshmen)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt
Source:[22][23][24][25]

All-Coast
Main article: 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 Ken Hall.[26][27]

NFL Draft

Five Vandals were selected in the 1958 NFL Draft:[28][29]

PlayerPositionRound  Pick  Franchise
Jerry KramerG4th39Green Bay Packers
Wayne WalkerC4th45Detroit Lions
Larry AldrichE11th127Pittsburgh Steelers
Wade Patterson ^E16th183Chicago Cardinals
Pete Johnson ^T18th216Cleveland 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:[30]

PlayerPositionRound  Pick  Franchise
  Jim Prestel ^    T6th70 Cleveland Browns 
^ Prestel was granted another year of eligibility and played for Idaho in 1959.

Two sophomores were selected in the 1960 NFL Draft:[31]

PlayerPositionRound  Pick  Franchise
    Jim Norton    WR7th75      Detroit Lions      
Stan FanningT11th128Chicago Bears

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