While Idaho had been a driving force in the founding of the Big Sky Conference in 1963 , it was primarily to alleviate basketball scheduling and the Vandals remained an independent for football through 1964 under Andros . Only one conference foe was played during the first two Big Sky seasons , a 1963 game with Idaho State that was previously scheduled . Idaho was in the University Division , while the other Big Sky members were in the College Division ( which became Division II in 1973 ) . After Andros left , Idaho began conference play in 1965 under head coach Steve Musseau , Andros ' defensive coordinator
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