ed . ▁Id aho ' s ▁only ▁conference ▁victory ▁under ▁St ah ley ▁came ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁season : ▁the ▁win less ▁V and als ▁( 0 – 5 ) ▁surprised ▁and ▁shut ▁out ▁rival ▁Washington ▁State ▁ 1 0 – 0 ▁in ▁P ull man ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Pal ouse ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁It ▁was ▁Id aho ' s ▁first ▁victory ▁in ▁football ▁over ▁the ▁C oug ars ▁in ▁ 2 9 ▁years , ▁and ▁the ▁subsequent ▁march ▁by ▁W SC ▁students ▁from ▁P ull man ▁to ▁Moscow ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁Life ▁magazine : ▁The ▁win ▁started ▁a ▁four - game ▁winning ▁stre ak , ▁Id aho ' s ▁longest ▁in ▁ 3 1 ▁years , ▁to ▁finish ▁at ▁ ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁season . ▁The ▁V and als , ▁who ▁became ▁an ▁independent ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁after ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Coast ▁Conference , ▁waited ▁a ▁full ▁de cade ▁before ▁they ▁beat ▁the ▁C oug ars ▁again , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁When ▁Id aho ▁athlet ic ▁director ▁Bob ▁Gib b ▁left ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁St ah ley ▁took ▁over ▁those ▁duties ▁in ▁July ▁for ▁four ▁years . ▁He ▁handled ▁both ▁jobs ▁for ▁a ▁year ▁and ▁a ▁half , ▁then ▁stepped ▁down ▁under ▁pressure ▁as ▁football ▁coach ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁but ▁remained ▁as ▁athlet ic ▁director ▁until ▁mid - 1 9 6 4 .