▁V and als ▁for ▁three ▁seasons ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Coast ▁Conference ▁and ▁compiled ▁a ▁ ▁record . ▁His ▁sal ary ▁in ▁his ▁final ▁year ▁at ▁Id aho ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁was ▁$ 7 , 9 2 0 . ▁Cur f man ▁and ▁the ▁V and als ▁made ▁head lines ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁season ▁as ▁Id aho ▁strugg led ▁in ▁conference ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁P CC . ▁Cur f man ▁res igned ▁as ▁Id aho ' s ▁head ▁coach ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁Sk ip ▁St ah ley , ▁former ▁head ▁football ▁coach ▁at ▁To led o , ▁returned ▁to ▁college ▁football ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁V and als . ▁at ▁an ▁annual ▁sal ary ▁of ▁$ 9 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁V and als ▁had ▁finished ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁season ▁at ▁ 1 – 8 ▁under ▁third - year ▁head ▁coach ▁B abe ▁Cur f man . ▁St ah ley ▁compiled ▁a ▁ ▁record ▁in ▁eight ▁seasons ▁in ▁Moscow . ▁While ▁on ▁the ▁Pal ouse , ▁he ▁co ached ▁future ▁NFL ▁not ables ▁Jerry ▁K ram er , ▁Wayne ▁Walker , ▁Jim ▁Pr est el , ▁and ▁A FL ▁all - star ▁Jim ▁N orton . ▁ ▁The ▁V and als ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Coast ▁Conference ▁for ▁St ah ley ' s ▁first ▁five ▁seasons , ▁then ▁played ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁when ▁the ▁conference ▁dis band