4 – 4 ▁record ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁season ▁in ▁Moscow ], ▁the ▁V and als ' ▁best ▁since ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁The ▁V and als ▁beat ▁Stan ford ▁on ▁the ▁road , ▁a ▁team ▁that ▁had ▁defeated ▁them ▁ 4 5 – 0 ▁the ▁previous ▁year ▁( but ▁went ▁win less ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ). ▁It ▁was ▁Id aho ' s ▁second - ever ▁football ▁victory ▁over ▁a ▁P CC ▁team ▁from ▁California , ▁following ▁a ▁victory ▁over ▁first - year ▁U CLA ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁The ▁V and als ▁also ▁knock ed ▁off ▁an ▁und efe ated ▁Ut ah ▁in ▁the ▁season ▁finale ▁in ▁Bo ise . ▁The ▁V and als ▁drew ▁a ▁Pal ouse ▁and ▁state ▁record ▁crowd ▁to ▁Ne ale ▁Stadium ▁for ▁their ▁annual ▁rival ry ▁game ▁with ▁Washington ▁State ▁in ▁October , ▁al beit ▁a ▁close ▁ 7 – 0 ▁loss ▁to ▁the ▁C oug ars . ▁These ▁prom ising ▁factors ▁earned ▁How ell ▁a ▁two - year ▁contract ▁extension ▁through ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁The ▁progress ▁did ▁not ▁continue , ▁as ▁the ▁V and als ▁opened ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁season ▁with ▁four ▁losses ▁and ▁went ▁ ▁overall ▁and ▁ ▁in ▁conference , ▁defe ating ▁only ▁Mont ana ▁for ▁the ▁Little ▁Brown ▁Stein . ▁Id aho ▁played ▁Washington ▁State ▁close ▁at ▁Rog ers ▁Field ▁in ▁P ull man ▁and ▁gave ▁Oregon ▁a ▁sc are ▁in ▁Moscow . ▁The ▁Web fo ots , ▁with ▁Norm