▁ ▁Illinois ▁assistant ▁coach ▁De e ▁And ros ▁became ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁V and als ▁at ▁age ▁ 3 7 ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁and ▁his ▁starting ▁annual ▁sal ary ▁was ▁just ▁under ▁$ 1 2 , 5 0 0 . ▁And ros ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Mar ines ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁saw ▁action ▁at ▁I wo ▁J ima ; ▁he ▁later ▁played ▁on ▁the ▁line ▁at ▁Oklahoma ▁under ▁Bud ▁Wil kin son . ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁team ▁was ▁ 2 – 6 – 1 , ▁but ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁led ▁Id aho ▁to ▁its ▁first ▁winning ▁season ▁( 5 – 4 ) ▁in ▁a ▁quarter ▁century . ▁The ▁t enth ▁and ▁final ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁season , ▁a ▁road ▁game ▁at ▁Arizona ▁State ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 3 ▁was ▁can ce led , ▁following ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁President ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy . ▁The ▁V and als ▁won ▁their ▁op ener ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁but ▁then ▁lost ▁four ▁straight , ▁the ▁latter ▁two ▁were ▁close ▁ones ▁to ▁Oregon ▁and ▁Oregon ▁State . ▁The ▁ 1 0 – 7 ▁loss ▁to ▁the ▁Rose ▁Bowl - bound ▁Be a vers ▁in ▁Cor v all is ▁came ▁by ▁a ▁late ▁third ▁quarter ▁OS U ▁punt ▁return . ▁The ▁V and als ▁reb ounded ▁and ▁the ▁next ▁week ▁won ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Pal ouse ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁a ▁de