cade , ▁defe ating ▁neighbor ▁Washington ▁State ▁ 2 8 – 1 3 . ▁The ▁C oug ars ▁were ▁led ▁by ▁first - year ▁head ▁coach ▁Bert ▁Clark , ▁a ▁former ▁So on er ▁team mate ▁of ▁And ros . ▁The ▁V and als ▁split ▁the ▁final ▁four ▁games ▁to ▁finish ▁at ▁ 4 – 6 . ▁While ▁Id aho ▁had ▁joined ▁Division ▁I - AA ▁and ▁the ▁Big ▁Sky ▁Conference ▁as ▁a ▁char ter ▁member ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁the ▁V and als ▁remained ▁an ▁independent ▁for ▁football ▁through ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁under ▁And ros . ▁Only ▁one ▁conference ▁fo e ▁was ▁played ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁Big ▁Sky ▁seasons , ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁game ▁with ▁Id aho ▁State ▁that ▁was ▁previously ▁scheduled . ▁And ros ▁spent ▁three ▁seasons ▁at ▁Id aho , ▁with ▁an ▁overall ▁record ▁of ▁ 1 1 – 1 6 – 1 . ▁ ▁Steve ▁Mus seau , ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁V and als ▁and ▁previously ▁at ▁Orange ▁Coast ▁College , ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁next ▁V and als ▁head ▁coach ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁Mus seau ' s ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁team , ▁with ▁full back ▁Ray ▁Mc Donald , ▁won ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Pal ouse ▁over ▁Washington ▁State ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁straight ▁year , ▁this ▁time ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁in ▁P ull man , ▁and ▁finished ▁at ▁ 5 – 5 . ▁Although ▁Id aho ▁was ▁a ▁char ter ▁member