▁head ▁football ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁Id aho ▁V and als , ▁leaving ▁his ▁post ▁as ▁running ▁back s ▁coach ▁at ▁Tul ane ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans . ▁He ▁would ▁stay ▁in ▁Moscow ▁through ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁season . ▁Following ▁a ▁ ▁record ▁in ▁his ▁third ▁season ▁on ▁the ▁Pal ouse ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁Bank ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁short ▁list ▁of ▁many ▁to ▁succeed ▁Harry ▁K ip ke ▁as ▁head ▁coach ▁at ▁Michigan , ▁his ▁al ma ▁mater . ▁ ▁Bank ▁denied ▁interest ▁in ▁replacing ▁K ip ke , ▁a ▁team mate ▁at ▁Michigan , ▁and ▁told ▁the ▁press , ▁" I ▁am ▁perfectly ▁satisfied ▁at ▁Id aho . ▁ ▁I ▁have ▁not ▁been ▁contact ed ▁by ▁the ▁Michigan ▁athlet ic ▁board ▁and ▁would ▁think ▁twice ▁before ▁leaving ▁Id aho ." ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁Id aho ' s ▁state ▁board ▁of ▁education ▁announced ▁that ▁Bank ▁had ▁signed ▁a ▁three - year ▁contract ▁renew al ▁and ▁would ▁remain ▁as ▁the ▁university ' s ▁football ▁coach ▁and ▁director ▁of ▁physical ▁education . ▁His ▁best ▁season ▁came ▁that ▁season , ▁when ▁the ▁V and als ▁finished ▁with ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ ▁with ▁vict ories ▁over ▁Oregon ▁State , ▁Ut ah , ▁and ▁Ut ah ▁State , ▁and ▁a ▁tie ▁with ▁Washington . ▁The ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁seasons ▁were ▁Id aho ' s ▁only ▁winning ▁seasons ▁in ▁football ▁between ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁and