TCY: Idaho Vandals

[larrymcg421]

I've been in the mood for TCY lately and thought I'd do a dynasty. There's nothing fancy planned. This will mostly be an old school, simple TCY dynasty.

I picked Idaho because they have a very low starting prestige and a remote location for recruiting.

In order to create a tougher challenge and some fun high scoring football, I can only recruit defensive players ranked lower than #500.

[larrymcg421]

Larry McGillicuddy Coaching Record

Year Team Record Post Rank Perf Acad Recr TV Tick Don Score
2004 Idaho 2-9 No 118 36 72 96 31 0 32 41
2005 Idaho 6-5 No 69 71 75 97 74 3 71 64
2006 Idaho 6-5 No 64 72 80 97 63 11 4 53
2007 Idaho 7-4 No 51 74 80 91 29 11 72 62
2008 Idaho 8-4 Yes 41 76 79 96 84 15 49 65
2009 Idaho 9-3 Yes 25 82 75 30 44 20 65 60
2010 Idaho 9-3 Yes 21 82 73 45 70 29 70 66
2011 Idaho 11-1 Yes 10 90 75 49 86 37 74 73
2012 Idaho 10-2 Yes 13 80 72 17 77 43 46 62
2013 Idaho 12-0 Yes 4 94 73 53 53 44 83 73
2014 Idaho 12-0 Yes 1 97 74 49 96 72 91 83


Idaho Team MVP's

2004 - DE Stan Sigman - 35 tackles, 12 assists, 8.5 sacks, 11 TFL
2005 - WR Derek Abeykoon - 67 catches, 982 yards, 17 TD's
2006 - WR Kirk Holmberg - 64 catches, 1052 yards, 11 TD's
2007 - DE Conrad Arteaga - 41 tackles, 7 assists, 15 sacks, 21 TFL
2008 - ILB Will Newton - 115 tackles, 40 assists, 2 sacks, 19 TFL, 6 INT's, 2 TD's
2009 - RB Bob Phillips - 172 carries, 780 yards, 11 TD, 21 catches, 183 yards, 1 TD
2010 - RB Jay Young - 194 carries, 1154 yards, 11 TD, 23 catches, 226 yards, 1 TD
2011 - QB Pete Newsome - 215 for 344 (64.4%), 3231 yards, 32 TD, 11 INT
2012 - QB Pete Newsome - 245 for 406 (60.3%), 4376 yards, 48 TD, 18 INT
2013 - QB Scottie Strickland
2014 - RB Scott Barnes

Idaho Offensive Totals and Rankings

Total Rushes Ryds YPC P Att P Comp Pyds YPA 3rd% PPG TO Margin
2004 271 679 2.5 371 149 1876 5.05 25.6 12.7 32 -16
2005 302 962 3.18 379 237 3140 8.28 42.3 29.2 19 4
2006 298 620 2.08 392 219 3351 8.54 34.6 26.8 31 -9
2007 332 1128 3.39 387 235 3231 8.34 42.3 28.8 26 3
2008 364 778 2.13 464 261 3705 7.98 39.5 31 25 3
2009 382 1250 3.27 471 261 3448 7.32 39.7 32.7 28 -2
2010 382 1635 4.28 406 221 3452 8.5 41.2 33.5 26 -1
2011 426 1413 3.31 396 252 3846 9.71 45.2 38.3 19 9
2012 355 1083 3.05 442 268 4794 10.84 42.9 45.5 22 13
2013 407 1988 4.88 379 268 4376 11.54 57.4 51.8 19 8
2014 434 1820 4.19 366 252 4022 10.98 46.6 44.1 17 5

Rank Rushes Ryds YPC P Att P Comp Pyds YPA 3rd% PPG TO Margin
2004 119 117 114 37 84 87 110 109 117 113 120
2005 109 101 92 33 20 19 23 24 37 34 4
2006 112 122 124 30 29 10 19 75 47 115 104
2007 94 89 80 28 21 18 21 21 36 87 41
2008 82 117 122 6 6 6 34 26 13 83 43
2009 67 71 78 8 12 11 44 17 16 103 68
2010 71 37 8 18 22 6 12 16 11 90 65
2011 47 56 71 22 14 3 5 7 5 44 28
2012 80 89 88 8 6 1 1 15 1 67 10
2013 58 21 3 30 7 2 1 1 1 53 20
2014 36 21 12 37 15 5 1 6 1 37 35


Idaho Defensive Totals and Rankings

Defense Rushes Ryds YPC P Att P Comp Pyds YPA 3rd% PPG TO
2004 432 1745 4.03 354 231 3020 8.53 46 39.8 16
2005 401 1515 3.77 330 178 2270 6.87 34.2 24.6 23
2006 396 1054 2.66 333 170 2228 6.69 33.1 22.6 22
2007 378 1187 3.14 348 189 2714 7.79 38.9 24.3 29
2008 428 926 2.16 340 177 2545 7.48 32.7 20.8 28
2009 384 1105 2.87 375 189 2859 7.62 36.9 24.5 26
2010 421 801 1.9 408 206 2878 7.05 31.9 18 25
2011 358 973 2.71 370 162 2420 6.54 30.4 19.1 28
2012 366 721 1.96 407 205 2595 6.37 25.5 16.5 35
2013 384 892 2.32 366 172 2280 6.22 28.5 17.1 27
2014 347 792 2.28 376 162 2008 5.34 27.6 9.2 22

Drank Rushes Ryds YPC P Att P Comp Pyds YPA 3rd% PPG TO
2004 107 91 79 86 125 123 118 122 119 106
2005 61 67 66 56 61 46 62 48 63 50
2006 55 18 15 14 39 45 37 37 51 52
2007 38 22 24 85 78 104 94 86 52 14
2008 94 9 4 65 53 91 82 44 37 11
2009 45 28 25 100 77 113 97 81 62 35
2010 91 7 3 121 108 119 68 47 31 29
2011 19 15 19 106 27 76 37 32 32 20
2012 27 6 6 122 113 100 31 12 20 1
2013 32 10 10 96 35 45 18 15 12 18
2014 8 9 9 106 32 28 6 10 3 45


Other Rankings and Numbers

Note: First 5 here are rankings. The last 3 are hard numbers.

Perf Acad Recr TV Ticket Donor GPA Attend % Attend
2004 118 66 78 121 125 116 3.53 5200 32.7
2005 69 44 34 49 125 82 3.4 6600 41.6
2006 64 32 23 44 125 95 3.44 8900 56.1
2007 51 30 34 55 124 66 3.32 9300 58.2
2008 41 24 7 22 118 64 3.45 9700 61.1
2009 25 21 15 36 115 55 3.47 10300 64.3
2010 21 18 11 31 113 45 3.45 12300 77
2011 10 17 19 17 105 35 3.4 13400 84.1
2012 13 18 17 15 96 42 3.54 13900 87.3
2013 4 18 12 27 111 23 3.5 15300 96
2014 1 18 7 2 50 9 3.44 16000 100



QB Comparisons

Starting Quarterback Att Comp Comp% Yards Y/Att TD INT
2004 Rod Williamson 321 127 39.6 1686 5.25 11 22
2005 Rod Williamson 372 233 62.6 3092 8.31 33 12
2006 D.J. Fassero 370 200 54.1 3056 8.25 23 22
2007 D.J. Fassero 374 228 60.9 3150 8.42 23 16
2008 Reuben Stuvaints 408 235 57.5 3301 8.09 28 11
2009 Reuben Stuvaints 374 210 56.1 2803 7.49 22 15
2010 Pete Newsome 347 183 52.7 2830 8.15 20 18
2011 Pete Newsome 334 215 64.4 3231 9.67 32 11
2012 Pete Newsome 406 245 60.3 4376 10.77 48 18
2013 Scottie Strickland 246 162 65.8 2673 10.86 44 8
2014 Scottie Strickland 313 218 69.6 3543 11.31 47 9

[larrymcg421]

Here's a list of schools sorted by starting prestige. This shows the challenge we are facing, as only two schools outside of the Sol8 Conference have a lower prestige than we do. Also, you can see that I set up 8 Florida schools to participate in the Sol8.


Team Record Bowls Champ PStrk LWSt LLSt LPSt Prestige
Michigan 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 97
Oklahoma 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 97
Miami of Florida 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 97
Florida State 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 96
Ohio State 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 94
Georgia 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 93
Nebraska 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 92
Texas 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 92
Southern Cal 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 92
Florida 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 92
Tennessee 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 90
Louisiana State 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 90
Penn State 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 88
UCLA 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 88
Alabama 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 87
Notre Dame 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 87
Wisconsin 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 86
Virginia Tech 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 86
Clemson 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 85
Kansas State 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 85
Texas A&M 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 85
Oregon 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 85
Auburn 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 85
Washington 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 84
Iowa 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 83
Purdue 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 83
Maryland 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 82
Washington State 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 82
Michigan State 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 81
Colorado 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 81
Oregon State 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 81
South Carolina 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 81
Georgia Tech 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 80
North Carolina State 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 80
Virginia 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 79
Illinois 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 79
Boston College 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 79
Arkansas 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 79
Utah 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 79
Pittsburgh 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 78
Arizona State 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 78
Mississippi 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 78
Minnesota 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 77
Texas Tech 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 77
Syracuse 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 77
California 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 77
West Virginia 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 76
Stanford 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 76
Iowa State 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 75
Missouri 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 75
Oklahoma State 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 75
Colorado State 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 75
Louisville 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 75
Texas Christian 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 75
Boise State 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 75
Arizona 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 74
Brigham Young 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 74
Bowling Green 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 73
Marshall 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 73
Toledo 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 73

Wake Forest 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 72
Northwestern 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 72
Kentucky 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 72
Fresno State 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 72
Miami of Ohio 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 72
North Carolina 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 71
Air Force 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 71
Hawaii 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 71
Northern Illinois 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 71
Indiana 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 70
Vanderbilt 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 70
Mississippi State 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 70
Nevada-Las Vegas 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 70
Southern Mississippi 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 70
Tulane 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 69
New Mexico 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 68
San Diego State 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 68
East Carolina 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 68
Memphis 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 68
North Texas 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 68
Central Florida 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 68
South Florida 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 68
Baylor 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 67
Cincinnati 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 67
Duke 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 66
Kansas 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 66
Temple 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 66
Houston 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 66
Western Michigan 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 66
Middle Tennessee State 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 66
Connecticut 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 66
New Mexico State 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 65
Utah State 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 65
Rutgers 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 64
Wyoming 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 64
Louisiana Tech 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 64
Nevada 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 64
Rice 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 64
Tulsa 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 64
Ball State 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 64
Central Michigan 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 64
Troy 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 64
Alabama-Birmingham 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 63
San Jose State 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 63
Southern Methodist 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 63
Texas-El Paso 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 63
Akron 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 63
Kent State 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 63
Ohio 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 63
Eastern Michigan 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 63
Arkansas State 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 63
Navy 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 63
Florida Atlantic 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 63
Florida International 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 63
Army 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 62
Buffalo 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 62
**Idaho 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 62
Louisiana-Lafayette 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 61
Louisiana-Monroe 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 61
Jacksonville 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 60
Florida Tech 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 59
Florida Gulf Coast 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 58
North Florida 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 58
Bethune-Cookman 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 57
Stetson 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 57

[larrymcg421]

Let's take a look at starting staff. For now, I'll show my main staff and hometown scout.

https://i.imgur.com/HQ82DQM.png

Atrocious. Will be fired immediately next season.

https://i.imgur.com/ZD8m7YV.png

This dude is pretty good for now.

https://i.imgur.com/UFoH9XA.png

That lousy congeniality will be tough for recruiting. Would like better development for receivers and linemen.

https://i.imgur.com/2dh8cZs.png

This guy is pretty good, but defensive scouting is going to be super important, since I'm going to have to find quality players outside of the top 500.

[larrymcg421]

Also of note. The teams in the Sun Belt have changed a bit over the years. The conference in the most recent version of TCY includes:

New Mexico State
Louisiana Lafayette
Troy
Idaho
Louisiana-Monroe
Utah State
Arkansas State
Middle Tennessee State
North Texas

[larrymcg421]

Team Outlook

National Ranking: 118th
Sun Belt Ranking: 8th

Idaho Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Elig Current Estimate Future Estimate
Williamson, Rod 15 QB Jr 29 29
Podbevsek, Rodney 7 QB Sr 16 28
Tangeman, Courtney 11 QB* Jr* 10 32
Houseright, Bryant 12 QB* Fr 8 8
Dabrowa, Preston 14 QB* Fr 6 37


I run a single back, passing offense. Williamson is the clear starter here, but none of them are good.

Shurtz, Bucky 29 RB Sr 20 20
Klug, Marshall 26 RB Sr 16 18
Stickney, Jay 46 RB Fr 15 28
Siegel, Kirk 37 RB Jr* 11 14
Wallace, Bill 22 RB* Jr 14 14
Ellison, Vincent 30 FB Fr 21 27
Pilgrim, Max 47 FB So 20 33
Wallace, Mack 45 FB So* 12 16


None of these guys will be taking pressure off the QB.

Turner, Darrin 84 TE Jr* 18 18
Roemen, Earl 86 TE So 17 29
Cash, Conrad 83 TE So 10 10
Donaldson, Wally 89 TE Jr* 9 39
Solorio, Lee 1 WR So 28 31
Shapiro, Henry 9 WR Sr 24 24
McCrary, Tyrell 82 WR Sr 17 34
Stone, J.T. 81 WR Sr* 17 17
Bruce, Zach 8 WR Jr 17 30
Keith, Norbert 6 WR Fr 13 13
Parrish, Lance 80 WR So* 9 38


Yikes. I considered redshirting Solorio, but I don't want to completely tank the season.

Riner, Matt 54 C Sr 41 56
Parker, Jermaine 55 C So 20 20
Cambini, Brad 51 C So* 6 57
Austin, Monty 77 G So 15 29
Turnbull, Victor 78 G* So* 8 16
Carlisle, Benjamin 69 G* Fr 5 30
Dylla, Mike 79 G* Fr 2 23
Bishop, Kris 75 T Sr 18 31
Munoz, Bryan 71 T Jr* 14 49
Lenz, Bart 63 T So* 3 14
Magazine, Daniel 67 T* Fr 9 21


Pretty good Center. Nothing else to write home about.

Sanderson, Terrance 4 P Jr 46 46
Dole, Lincoln 5 P Sr 45 46
Healey, Karl 17 P* Jr 31 31
Gray, Darrin 18 K So 29 29
Kattus, Lawrence 16 K So 27 27

When two of your best players are punters... sigh. I redshirt Sanderson. The good thing for our kickers is I doubt we'll be in FG range much.

Sigman, Stan 70 DE Sr 21 41
Huffman, Corey 72 DE Sr* 13 13
Davison, Dean 93 DE So 13 13
Horne, Sean 74 DE So 10 31
MacKay, Charlie 95 DE* Fr 0 14
Washington, Norbert 90 DT Sr* 38 38
Nixon, Carlos 91 DT Sr* 37 44
Roosenraad, Kelly 73 DT So 27 28
Dunham, Carl 92 DT Sr* 25 25


Interior not so bad, at least for one year. Ends are miserable.

Reynolds, Phillip 53 ILB Sr 16 41
Page, Everett 42 ILB* Sr* 9 9
Moline, Ricardo 96 ILB* So 9 30
Deane, Sean 58 ILB* Fr 9 29
Hope, Martin 50 OLB Sr 19 19
Barlow, Myron 94 OLB Jr 18 60
Guzy, Marshall 56 OLB Jr 12 37
Anthony, Marvin 44 OLB So 5 36
Kruse, Steve 59 OLB* So* 2 25


Barlow has great potential, so I give him the shirt.

Eng, William 40 CB Sr* 37 58
Hodges, Amos 21 CB Sr 31 55

Bailey, Vernon 20 CB Sr 25 31
Baucus, Winston 33 CB Jr 20 21
Meadows, Marco 38 CB* Fr 2 7
Garner, Skip 41 S Sr 46 46
Small, Luke 34 S Sr 40 40
Emmons, Fernando 24 S Jr 40 40
Hutton, Jerald 48 S Jr 31 31
Cobb, Ricky 32 S* Jr 16 38


The strongest unit on my team, which is good because I run a very aggressive man defense strategy that focuses on taking away the run and trusting the DB's to make plays.

[larrymcg421]

Week 1

There is a weird quirk in TCY where in the first season of a career, no teams have scheduled games on week 1. It is not like that for any other season of the dynasty.

Anyways, I focus on recruiting and it looks like it's going to be a rough year on that front. I'm trying to reach for the #12 QB in the country.

[larrymcg421]

Week 2: Idaho (0-0) at Boise State (0-0) -9

We actually keep it close early on, as the defense holds well in some red zone situations. It's only a 3-0 deficit at the end of the 1st and 10-0 at the end of the 2nd. But our offense is stifled for 120 total yards and 0 points for an ugly blowout.

Box Score: Idaho at Boise State
Boise City, ID.

Week 2, 2004

Attendance: 19,800 (30,000).


Weather: 54 degrees, fair.

1Q: 09:28 BOIS - Hugh Gerhardt 25 field goal.
2Q: 13:58 BOIS - Jon Frost 10 run.
2Q: 13:58 BOIS - Hugh Gerhardt extra point.
3Q: 09:31 BOIS - Lawrence Rasmussen 10 pass from Adam Harrison.
3Q: 09:31 BOIS - Hugh Gerhardt extra point.
3Q: 04:14 BOIS - Hugh Gerhardt 38 field goal.
4Q: 11:38 BOIS - Hugh Gerhardt 30 field goal.
4Q: 08:23 BOIS - Earnest Marsh 10 run.
4Q: 08:23 BOIS - Hugh Gerhardt extra point.
4Q: 03:32 BOIS - Wayne Howe 18 pass from Adam Harrison.
4Q: 03:32 BOIS - Hugh Gerhardt extra point.

Game MVP: BOIS 4 Adam Harrison

Idaho 0 0 0 0 - 0
Boise State 3 7 10 17 - 37

Notable stats:

QB Williamson 13-29-86-0-0
S Garner 7 tackles, 1 Assist

Notes:

*My reward for not redshirting Solorio is that he's injured for 12 weeks.
*Alabama QB Leonard Lacey throws for 477 yards and 9 TD passes (!!) in a 73-30 win over Utah State.

[larrymcg421]

Week 3: Idaho (0-1) at Utah State (0-1) -7

Well this is a much better effort than last week. Williamson is pretty sharp and stakes us to a 14-0 lead. Utah State mounts a comeback and ties it at 17 late in the 4th. With 3:55 left, Williamson drives down the field, converting a crucial 3rd and 16 from his own 22, and sets up Gray for the game winning 18 yard FG as time expires.

Box Score: Idaho at Utah State
Logan, UT.

Week 3, 2004

Attendance: 22,300 (30,300).


Weather: 81 degrees, fair.

2Q: 13:07 IDAH - Zach Bruce 26 pass from Rod Williamson.
2Q: 13:07 IDAH - Darrin Gray extra point.
2Q: 10:09 IDAH - Jay Stickney 26 run.
2Q: 10:09 IDAH - Darrin Gray extra point.
2Q: 00:41 UTST - Barry Pearl 20 field goal.
3Q: 02:38 UTST - Dominic Austin 2 run.
3Q: 02:38 UTST - Barry Pearl extra point.
4Q: 11:52 IDAH - Darrin Gray 29 field goal.
4Q: 04:02 UTST - Ronnie Derricott 3 pass from Darryl Chelle.
4Q: 04:02 UTST - Barry Pearl extra point.
4Q: 00:00 IDAH - Darrin Gray 18 field goal.

Game MVP: IDAH 70 Stan Sigman

Idaho 0 14 0 6 - 20
Utah State 0 3 7 7 - 17

Notable Stats:

QB Williamson 15-24-202-1-1
RB Shurtz 8-92-0
WR Bruce 3-64-1
WR Shapiro 3-57-0
S Garrner 12 tackles, 2 assists
DE Stigman 6 tackles, 1.5 sacks
DT Nixon 4 tackles, 1.5 sacks

Notes:

*Amazing performance by Florida Tech ILB Max Dermody, who recorded 18 tackles, 7 assists, 1 sack, and 2 INT's.
*Need to adjust running by position numbers as it has my QB doing it far too often, with little success.

[larrymcg421]

Week 4: Idaho (1-1) at #47 Washington State (1-1)

Uh, yeah. Just going to move on to the next game.

Box Score: Idaho at Washington State
Pullman, WA.

Week 4, 2004

Attendance: 34,000 (37,600).


Weather: 44 degrees, rain.

1Q: 11:57 WAST - Daniel Keith 23 pass from Darrin Sampson.
1Q: 11:57 WAST - Carl Shields extra point.
1Q: 10:23 WAST - Courtney Horner 48 punt return.
1Q: 10:23 WAST - Carl Shields extra point.
1Q: 06:10 IDAH - Darrin Gray 36 field goal.
1Q: 03:04 WAST - Omar Loomans 7 run.
1Q: 03:04 WAST - Carl Shields extra point.
2Q: 14:54 WAST - James Graham 15 pass from Darrin Sampson.
2Q: 14:54 WAST - Carl Shields extra point.
2Q: 11:04 WAST - Floyd Covington 14 pass from Darrin Sampson.
2Q: 11:04 WAST - Carl Shields extra point.
2Q: 08:46 WAST - Jonathan Manning 39 pass from Darrin Sampson.
2Q: 08:46 WAST - Carl Shields extra point.
2Q: 04:41 WAST - James Graham 7 pass from Mitch Raymond.
2Q: 04:41 WAST - Carl Shields extra point.
3Q: 11:47 WAST - James Graham 12 pass from Daniel Wynn.
3Q: 11:47 WAST - Carl Shields extra point.
3Q: 07:01 WAST - Jim Bailey 7 pass from Daniel Wynn.
3Q: 07:01 WAST - Carl Shields extra point.
3Q: 04:10 WAST - Courtney Horner 18 pass from Daniel Wynn.
3Q: 04:10 WAST - Carl Shields extra point.
4Q: 09:39 WAST - Daniel Keith 8 pass from Daniel Wynn.
4Q: 09:39 WAST - Carl Shields extra point.
4Q: 06:25 WAST - Floyd Covington 1 pass from Daniel Wynn.
4Q: 06:25 WAST - Carl Shields extra point.
4Q: 05:28 WAST - Daniel Wynn 8 run.
4Q: 05:28 WAST - Carl Shields extra point.
4Q: 05:18 WAST - Ralph Conway 29 interception return.
4Q: 05:18 WAST - Carl Shields extra point failed.

Game MVP: WAST 82 James Graham

Idaho 3 0 0 0 - 3
Washington State 21 28 21 27 - 97

Notable stats:

We were outgained 719-93.

[larrymcg421]

Week 5: Idaho (1-2) at #44 Oregon (1-1)

Well, we held them under 90 this time.

Box Score: IDaho at Oregon
Eugene, OR.

Week 5, 2004

Attendance: 44,600 (54,000).


Weather: 46 degrees, rain.

1Q: 12:48 OREG - Jorge Benson 18 pass from Willie Sato.
1Q: 12:48 OREG - Hamster Nelson extra point.
2Q: 13:34 OREG - Oliver Weaver 21 pass from Willie Sato.
2Q: 13:34 OREG - Hamster Nelson extra point.
2Q: 08:23 OREG - Phil Poole 7 run.
2Q: 08:23 OREG - Hamster Nelson extra point.
2Q: 00:19 OREG - Hamster Nelson 22 field goal.
3Q: 12:50 OREG - Jorge Benson 24 pass from Willie Sato.
3Q: 12:50 OREG - Hamster Nelson extra point.
3Q: 11:57 OREG - Ray Bryant 51 interception return.
3Q: 11:57 OREG - Hamster Nelson extra point.
3Q: 02:11 OREG - Oliver Weaver 8 pass from Shawn Rogers.
3Q: 02:11 OREG - Hamster Nelson extra point.
4Q: 14:43 OREG - Jorge Benson 66 pass from Shawn Rogers.
4Q: 14:43 OREG - Hamster Nelson extra point.
4Q: 05:11 IDAH - Darrin Gray 36 field goal.

Game MVP: OREG 1 Jorge Benson

Idaho 0 0 0 3 - 3
Oregon 7 17 21 7 - 52

Notable stats:

QB Williamson 2-21-32-0-3

That's not a typo. He completed 2 of 21 pass attempts.

[larrymcg421]

Week 6: Bye

*We lost out on our QB, so I go scrambling for another guy. No other announcements.

[larrymcg421]

Week 7: Louisiana-Monroe (1-3) at Idaho (1-3)

Looked decent at first. Williamson leads a TD drive to tie it at 7 in the 1st quarter. Then he throws three consecutive pick sixes. Then they piled on and we could not stop them.

Box Score: Louisiana-Monroe at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 7, 2004

Attendance: 5,800 (16,000).


Weather: 65 degrees, rain.

1Q: 06:36 LAMN - Louis Crossman 3 run.
1Q: 06:36 LAMN - Cole Hutton extra point.
1Q: 00:47 IDAH - Henry Shapiro 3 pass from Rod Williamson.
1Q: 00:47 IDAH - Darrin Gray extra point.
2Q: 03:07 LAMN - Jessie Joyner 1 pass from Jake Beckam.
2Q: 03:07 LAMN - Cole Hutton extra point.
2Q: 01:58 LAMN - Jerry Irwin 44 interception return.
2Q: 01:58 LAMN - Cole Hutton extra point.
2Q: 01:41 LAMN - Darren Kelly 69 interception return.
2Q: 01:41 LAMN - Cole Hutton extra point.
3Q: 13:22 LAMN - Darren Kelly 99 interception return.
3Q: 13:22 LAMN - Cole Hutton extra point.
3Q: 11:34 LAMN - Wayne Fields 5 pass from Jake Beckam.
3Q: 11:34 LAMN - Cole Hutton extra point.
3Q: 04:55 LAMN - Walt Jones 32 pass from Toby Flynn.
3Q: 04:55 LAMN - Cole Hutton extra point.
4Q: 12:33 LAMN - Richie Hickman 3 run.
4Q: 12:33 LAMN - Cole Hutton extra point.

Game MVP: LAMN 33 Darren Kelly

Louisiana-Monroe 7 21 21 7 - 56
Idaho 7 0 0 0 - 7


QB Williamson 11-33-138-1-5
WR McCrary 3-62-0

*All recruits are now visiting. Hopefully we get some commits soon to give us hope for next season.

[BYU 14]

Hamster Nelson....Nice!

[Young Drachma]

Damn, that Wazzu game tho.

[vex]

Happy to see a new TCY dynasty, been awhile.

[larrymcg421]

Thanks for following, guys!

Week 8: Lousiana-Lafayette (1-5) at Idaho (1-4)

Probably more of a case that Louisiana-Lafayette sucks than us playing a decent game, but we finally get our 2nd win with a dominating performance. The run game was huge in this one.

Box Score: Louisiana-Lafayette at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 8, 2004

Attendance: 5,000 (16,000).


Weather: 54 degrees, rain.

1Q: 01:55 IDAH - Henry Shapiro 6 pass from Rod Williamson.
1Q: 01:55 IDAH - Darrin Gray extra point.
2Q: 13:46 IDAH - Zach Bruce 19 pass from Rod Williamson.
2Q: 13:46 IDAH - Darrin Gray extra point.
2Q: 09:27 IDAH - Darrin Gray 37 field goal.
3Q: 07:05 IDAH - Bucky Shurtz 1 run.
3Q: 07:05 IDAH - Darrin Gray extra point.
3Q: 01:10 IDAH - Jay Stickney 3 run.
3Q: 01:10 IDAH - Darrin Gray extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 70 Stan Sigman

Louisiana-Lafayette 0 0 0 0 - 0
Idaho 7 10 14 0 - 31

QB Williamson 16-34-171-2-2
RB Shurtz 13-112-1
RB Stickney 12-64-1
DE Stigman 3 tackles, 1 assist, 3.5 sacks
CB Bailey 4 tackles, 2 assists, 1 INT

*We get two commits:

WR Kirk Holmberg - #313 Overall, #30 WR
ILB Zach Kennedy - #800 Overall, #41 ILB

*Another big game from a Sol8 player, as Stetson's Bart Wills runs for 289 yards and 4 TD's.
*Ohio State, Georgia, Miami, Nebraska, Colorado, Texas A&M, Maryland, and Boston College are all still undefeated. Arizona and UNC are winless.

[larrymcg421]

Week 9: Idaho (2-4) at Middle Tennessee State (4-2)

The defense actually played well at the start of this one, but Williamson continues to have a terrible season. Despite completing some long passes, he threw 4 picks and completed only a third of his passes.

Box Score: Idaho at Middle Tennessee State
Murfreesboro, TN.

Week 9, 2004

Attendance: 17,900 (30,800).


Weather: 48 degrees, rain.

1Q: 09:29 MDTN - Donald Poole 42 field goal.
2Q: 13:53 MDTN - Anthony Dixon 43 run.
2Q: 13:53 MDTN - Donald Poole extra point.
2Q: 08:32 MDTN - Donald Poole 22 field goal.
2Q: 04:44 IDAH - Darrin Gray 42 field goal.
3Q: 12:06 IDAH - Zach Bruce 42 pass from Rod Williamson.
3Q: 12:06 IDAH - Darrin Gray extra point.
3Q: 08:02 MDTN - Jessie Rayburn 14 pass from Brett Duran.
3Q: 08:02 MDTN - Donald Poole extra point.
4Q: 14:54 MDTN - Donald Poole 43 field goal.
4Q: 11:50 MDTN - Claude Linquist 17 fumble return.
4Q: 11:50 MDTN - Donald Poole extra point.
4Q: 09:05 IDAH - Zach Bruce 12 pass from Rod Williamson.
4Q: 09:05 IDAH - Darrin Gray extra point.
4Q: 03:20 MDTN - Donald Poole 29 field goal.

Game MVP: MDTN 17 Brett Duran

Idaho 0 3 7 7 - 17
Middle Tennessee State 3 10 7 13 - 33

QB Williamson 13-39-260-2-4
WR Bruce 5-136-2
WR McCrary 2-74-0
RB Shurtz 9-50-0

*Four more commits this week:

S Larry Fisk - #56 S
C Tito Quinn - #43 C
RB Bob Phillips - #80 RB
DT Norm Timms - #12 in Idaho

*There are only 4 QB's worse than Rod Williamson this season. The worst is winless Arizona's Teddy Hartman, who sports a line of 35.3% comp, 3 TD, 17 INT.

[larrymcg421]

Week 10: Idaho (2-5) at Troy (2-5)

I tried to dial up more runs in the offensive strategy and we were only down 13-7 at the half, but Troy built a big lead in the 3rd quarter, the AI switched us to a pass heavy offense, and Williamson sucked once again.

Box Score: Idaho at Troy
Montgomery, AL.

Week 10, 2004

Attendance: 21,300 (30,000).


Weather: 64 degrees, rain.

1Q: 04:33 TROY - Byron Wells 6 pass from Emmanuel Holdhusen.
1Q: 04:33 TROY - Andre Stewart extra point.
1Q: 02:42 TROY - Grant Strickland 1 run.
1Q: 02:42 TROY - Andre Stewart extra point failed.
2Q: 04:15 IDAH - Jay Stickney 3 run.
2Q: 04:15 IDAH - Darrin Gray extra point.
3Q: 13:51 TROY - Mario Clements 66 pass from Emmanuel Holdhusen.
3Q: 13:51 TROY - Emmanuel Holdhusen pass to Mario Clements for conversion
3Q: 09:11 TROY - Mario Clements 17 pass from Emmanuel Holdhusen.
3Q: 09:11 TROY - Andre Stewart extra point.
3Q: 07:48 IDAH - Jay Stickney 38 pass from Rod Williamson.
3Q: 07:48 IDAH - Darrin Gray extra point.
3Q: 03:20 TROY - Mickey Shannon 12 pass from Emmanuel Holdhusen.
3Q: 03:20 TROY - Andre Stewart extra point.
4Q: 08:30 TROY - Byron Wells 12 run.
4Q: 08:30 TROY - Andre Stewart extra point.

Game MVP: TROY 7 Mario Clements

Idaho 0 7 7 0 - 14
Troy 13 0 22 7 - 42


QB Williamson 10-31-159-1-2
RB Stickney 8-30-1, 1-38-1
WR Shapiro 3-62-0
DT Nixon 9 tackles, 8 assists

*No new recruits this week.
*There are now only three QB's worse than Williamson, but no worries; Hartman had another terrible game.
*Maryland lost, but there are still six power conference teams undefeated. Georgia and Ohio State are currently the top 2.

[larrymcg421]

Week 11: Arkansas State (2-6) at Idaho (2-6)

Solorio comes back and we have one of our better games this season. It was tied at the half, but a fluke play where Arkansas State recovered their own fumble for a TD, followed up by a long TD pass gave them a two score lead. We fought back and had the ball with a chance to tie late in the 4th, but 4 straight incomplete passes ended our hopes.

Box Score: Arkansas State at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 11, 2004

Attendance: 4,900 (16,000).


Weather: 52 degrees, rain.

1Q: 07:26 ARST - Clarence Ingram 9 pass from Levon Merchberger.
1Q: 07:26 ARST - Ross Goodwin extra point.
1Q: 04:57 IDAH - Bucky Shurtz 41 run.
1Q: 04:57 IDAH - Darrin Gray extra point.
2Q: 05:41 ARST - Aaron O'Donnell 8 pass from Levon Merchberger.
2Q: 05:41 ARST - Ross Goodwin extra point.
2Q: 01:44 IDAH - Lee Solorio 13 pass from Rod Williamson.
2Q: 01:44 IDAH - Darrin Gray extra point.
3Q: 11:38 ARST - Clarence Ingram 49 fumble return.
3Q: 11:38 ARST - Ross Goodwin extra point.
4Q: 05:06 ARST - Russell Enman 48 pass from Levon Merchberger.
4Q: 05:06 ARST - Ross Goodwin extra point.
4Q: 03:52 IDAH - Tyrell McCrary 17 pass from Rod Williamson.
4Q: 03:52 IDAH - Darrin Gray extra point.

Game MVP: ARST 23 Russell Enman

Arkansas State 7 7 7 7 - 28
Idaho 7 7 0 7 - 21


QB Williamson 14-22-187-2-1
WR Solorio 4-101-1
RB Shurtz 12-74-1
ILB Reynolds 9 tackles, 3 assists, 1 sack

*3 New recruits this week:
WR Derek Abeykoon - #586 Overall, #54 WR
G Kevin Sheldon - #599 Overall, #58 G
OLB Warren Coleman - #13 in Idaho

*Lost out on my 2nd QB target. Moving on to the 3rd.
*Ohio State falls from the unbeatens with a 39-34 loss at Michigan State. The other 5 stay alive.
*Arizona and North Carolina are still winless at 0-9.

[larrymcg421]

Week 12: Idaho (2-7) at North Texas (4-5)

We quickly fall into a 28-0 hole as the defense simply cannot stop North Texas' run game (381 yards). The team shows a little fight by scoring 17 points in the last 6 minutes of the 1st half to make it a game again. However, North Texas scores on three consecutive drives in the 3rd quarter to put the game away.

Box Score: Idaho at North Texas
Denton, TX.

Week 12, 2004

Attendance: 25,600 (30,500).


Weather: 65 degrees, fair.

1Q: 09:16 NTEX - Walter Branch 4 run.
1Q: 09:16 NTEX - Broderick Ruddick extra point.
1Q: 03:29 NTEX - Walter Branch 2 run.
1Q: 03:29 NTEX - Broderick Ruddick extra point.
2Q: 10:12 NTEX - Zach Cooper 16 run.
2Q: 10:12 NTEX - Broderick Ruddick extra point.
2Q: 09:58 NTEX - Earnest LaRue 33 interception return.
2Q: 09:58 NTEX - Broderick Ruddick extra point.
2Q: 05:50 IDAH - Wally Donaldson 12 pass from Rod Williamson.
2Q: 05:50 IDAH - Darrin Gray extra point.
2Q: 03:57 IDAH - William Eng 25 interception return.
2Q: 03:57 IDAH - Darrin Gray extra point.
2Q: 01:00 IDAH - Darrin Gray 23 field goal.
3Q: 09:34 NTEX - Josh Greer 1 run.
3Q: 09:34 NTEX - Broderick Ruddick extra point.
3Q: 03:42 NTEX - Clarence Dillon 4 pass from Walter Perkins.
3Q: 03:42 NTEX - Broderick Ruddick extra point.
3Q: 01:02 NTEX - Broderick Ruddick 30 field goal.
4Q: 05:23 NTEX - Zach Cooper 2 run.
4Q: 05:23 NTEX - Broderick Ruddick extra point.
4Q: 01:20 IDAH - Wally Donaldson 20 pass from Rod Williamson.
4Q: 01:20 IDAH - Darrin Gray extra point.

Game MVP: NTEX 28 Walter Branch

Idaho 0 17 0 7 - 24
North Texas 14 14 17 7 - 52

QB Williamson 15-40-221-2-1
WR Bruce 4-96-0
TE Donaldson 4-55-2
CB Eng 3 tackles, 1 assist, 1 INT, 1 TD

*One new recruit

CB Wendell Nutter - #90 CB

*#1 Georgia, #2, Nebraska, #3 Colorado, and #4 Miami are all still unbeaten.
*Arizona and North Carolina lose again and are now 0-10.
*We are currently ranked 113th of 125 teams.
*Solorio got hurt again and is done for the season.

[larrymcg421]

Week 13: Idaho (2-8) at #39 Hawaii (6-3)

I expected worse against a good Hawaii team, but the defense actually held their own. Despite giving up two 1st quarter TD's, they kept it a two score game until midway through the 3rd. If the offense could've done anything, we might've had a chance. However, Williamson has another awful game and the AI doesn't run enough.

Box Score: Idaho at Hawaii
Honolulu, HI.

Week 13, 2004

Attendance: 24,600 (50,000).


Weather: 63 degrees, rain.

1Q: 06:31 HAWI - Lenny Meadows 28 pass from Ray Covington.
1Q: 06:31 HAWI - Bubba Murray extra point.
1Q: 01:35 HAWI - Dennis Carter 2 pass from Ray Covington.
1Q: 01:35 HAWI - Bubba Murray extra point.
3Q: 06:29 HAWI - Bubba Murray 44 field goal.
4Q: 10:00 HAWI - Calvin Bacon 29 pass from Ray Covington.
4Q: 10:00 HAWI - Bubba Murray extra point.

Game MVP: HAWI 18 Ray Covington

Idaho 0 0 0 0 - 0
Hawaii 14 0 3 7 - 24

QB Williamson 14-34-200-0-2
RB Shurtz 10-79-0, 2-23-0
WR Bruce 3-70-0
WR Shapiro 3-68-0
Davison 7 tackles, 2 assists, 1.5 sacks

*That wraps up our season at 2-9.
*No new recruits, but no denials either.
*All 4 unbeatens and the 2 winless stay that way.

[larrymcg421]

Week 14: Bye

*New Recruits:

DE Patrick Cumming - #67 DE in IL
QB DJ Fassero - #80 QB Overall, #1 QB in Idaho
TE Colin Johnson - #66 TE
T Jermaine Small - #2 T in CT

*#2 Nebraska beat #3 Colorado 31-21.
*#1 Georgia and #4 Miami were on a bye.

[larrymcg421]

Week 15: Bye

*Recruits:
OLB Roman Newman - #94 OLB in PA
FB Bubba Emmons - #87 FB (Academic Recruit)


*#1 Georgia beats LSU 24-17 in the SEC Championship
*#8 Texas beats #2 Nebraska 38-28 in the Big 12 Championship to knock them out of the title game.
*#3 Miami beats Virginia Tech 52-0 to earn their spot in the title game.

[larrymcg421]

Final Season Stats:

2004 Summary for Idaho

Record: 2-9
Rank: 118

Idaho Team Rank
Rushes 271 119
Rushing Yards 679 117
Yards Per Carry 2.50 114
Pass Attempts 371 37 (T)
Completions 149 84 (T)
Passing Yards 1876 87
Yards Per Attempt 5.05 110 (T)
3rd Down Conversions 25.6 109 (T)
Points Per Game 12.7 117
Turnovers 32 113 (T)
Turnover Margin -16 120 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 432 107 (T)
Rushing Yards 1745 91
Yards Per Carry 4.03 79
Pass Attempts 354 86 (T)
Completions 231 125
Passing Yards 3020 123
Yards Per Attempt 8.53 118
3rd Down Conversions 46.0 122
Points Per Game 39.8 119
Turnovers 16 106 (T)

Primary Formation: Single-Back Formation

Week Team Versus Oppnt
2 0 at BOIS (18) 37
3 20 at UTST (89) 17
4 3 at WAST (32) 97
5 3 at OREG (39) 52
7 7 LAMN (108) 56
8 31 LALF (122) 0
9 17 at MDTN (43) 33
10 14 at TROY (54) 42
11 21 ARST (104) 28
12 24 at NTEX (57) 52
13 0 at HAWI (38) 24

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
15 Williamson QB 321 127 1686 5.25 11 22
7 Podbevsek QB 46 19 158 3.43 0 3
Team --- 371 149 1876 5.05 11 26

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Stff YdLst
15 Williamson QB 81 -187 -2.30 0 55 280
29 Shurtz RB 78 478 6.12 2 22 34
46 Stickney RB 65 342 5.26 3 17 16
Team --- 271 679 2.50 5 117 402

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
8 Bruce WR 79 31 547 17.6 171 4
82 McCrary WR 53 18 257 14.2 35 1
9 Shapiro WR 53 24 312 13.0 61 2
81 Stone WR 47 16 132 8.2 23 0
80 Parrish WR 40 9 77 8.5 18 0
84 Turner TE 22 11 97 8.8 27 0

The College Years

89 Donaldson TE 17 11 126 11.4 65 2
46 Stickney RB 14 6 50 8.3 57 1
6 Keith WR 12 3 27 9.0 7 0
1 Solorio WR 12 8 130 16.2 30 1
Team --- 371 149 1876 12.5 565 11

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack TFL Ints Defn
41 Garner S 65 20 0.0 5 0 4
21 Hodges CB 58 24 0.0 2 1 3
53 Reynolds ILB 48 21 1.0 12 1 1
90 Washington DT 46 17 3.0 4 0 0
96 Moline ILB 41 26 0.0 5 0 2
70 Sigman DE 35 12 8.5 11 0 0
40 Eng CB 35 9 0.0 1 1 7
50 Hope OLB 33 10 0.0 2 0 2
56 Guzy OLB 33 15 0.0 2 0 3
91 Nixon DT 28 16 3.0 5 0 0
34 Small S 27 6 0.0 0 0 2
20 Bailey CB 24 7 0.0 1 3 1
93 Davison DE 22 6 2.5 4 0 1
42 Page ILB 17 6 0.0 0 0 0
33 Baucus CB 16 4 0.0 0 0 1
58 Deane ILB 15 2 0.0 2 0 0
72 Huffman DE 12 2 3.0 5 0 0
44 Anthony OLB 12 4 0.0 1 0 1
Team --- 696 227 25.0 68 6 31

[larrymcg421]

Final recruit list. I knew it would be a tough year, but we did land a couple good WR's to hopefully get the passing offense going. We should be in better position next year as out academic ranking improves.

Recruiting List, Ranking View

Player Pos HT WT ST NRank ByPos StRank ByPos
Holmberg, Kirk WR 6-2 184 CT 313 30 4 1
Abeykoon, Derek WR 6-1 170 CA 586 54 81 12
Sheldon, Kevin G 6-3 265 NY 599 58 42 10
Kennedy, Zach ILB 6-4 210 OR 800 41 7 2
**Fisk, Larry S 5-11 166 WA --- 56 23 3
**Quinn, Tito C 6-2 253 MI --- 43 33 3
Phillips, Bob RB 5-9 169 WA --- 80 27 1
**Cumming, Patrick DE 6-1 211 IL --- --- 67 9
**Fassero, D.J. QB 6-2 185 ID --- 80 9 1
**Johnson, Colin TE 6-4 214 IL --- 66 70 8
**Nutter, Wendell CB 5-8 162 TN --- 90 23 2
$$Small, Jermaine T 6-2 248 CT --- --- 13 2
$$Timms, Norm DT 6-3 251 ID --- --- 12 3
$$Coleman, Warren OLB 6-3 220 ID --- --- 13 1
##Newman, Roman OLB 6-1 210 PA --- --- 94 11
##Emmons, Bubba FB 6-1 215 WA --- 87 44 3

[larrymcg421]

Heisman Trophy: QB Broderick Kassem (271-449-4276-45-21) - An absurd choice over Miami's Keith Kemp, who had 49 TD's and 5 INT's.


Game Matchup
Rose Bowl Georgia (13-0) 26, Miami of Florida (11-1) 21
Orange Bowl Nebraska (12-1) 35, Ohio State (10-2) 24
Sugar Bowl Colorado (11-1) 28, California (10-2) 24
Fiesta Bowl Texas (11-2) 30, Utah (9-3) 10
Citrus Bowl Michigan (10-2) 24, Florida State (9-3) 3
Alamo Bowl Southern Cal (11-1) 41, Texas A&M (9-3) 14
Cotton Bowl Oklahoma (9-3) 45, Maryland (9-3) 3
Peach Bowl Louisiana State (10-3) 24, West Virginia (10-2) 0
Outback Bowl Michigan State (10-2) 34, Colorado State (8-4) 7
Gator Bowl UCLA (9-3) 26, Virginia Tech (8-4) 15
Holiday Bowl Auburn (9-3) 31, Iowa (9-3) 24
Sun Bowl Clemson (8-4) 36, Louisville (8-4) 14
Music City Bowl Wisconsin (9-3) 27, Kansas State (6-6) 24
Liberty Bowl Notre Dame (8-4) 59, New Mexico (6-6) 7
Independence Bowl Mississippi (9-3) 50, Fresno State (7-5) 3
Las Vegas Bowl Penn State (7-5) 17, Boise State (10-2) 13
Texas Bowl South Carolina (8-4) 24, Oregon State (8-4) 21
Cactus Bowl Texas Tech (7-5) 34, Bowling Green (11-2) 19
Hula Bowl Florida (8-4) 40, Washington State (8-4) 14
Armed Forces Bowl Boston College (11-1) 41, Southern Mississippi (7-5) 0
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Alabama (8-4) 42, Syracuse (6-6) 35
Military Bowl Tennessee (8-4) 52, Arkansas (6-6) 10
Marino Bowl Troy (7-5) 51, Florida Atlantic (6-6) 31

[larrymcg421]

https://i.imgur.com/EcG75ud.png

[Greyfriars Bobby]

Another TCY dynasty! Good stuff. Keep up the good work!

I hope you're enjoying yours as much as I am.

[larrymcg421]

Another TCY dynasty! Good stuff. Keep up the good work!

I hope you're enjoying yours as much as I am.

Thanks!

[larrymcg421]

Moving on to 2005, we start off with a staff retirement. My local (NW) has decided to step down. Here is his replacement...

https://i.imgur.com/yDQTX0x.png

I also hire a new Syndicate Coordinator...

https://i.imgur.com/CT0vQyc.png


I didn't find any good options for a new OC or DC, so I stick with those guys for another year.

[larrymcg421]

Idaho 2005

National Ranking: 118th
Sun Belt Ranking: 7th

Starters in bold

Idaho Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Elig Current Estimate Future Estimate
Williamson, Rod 15 QB Sr 33 42
Fassero, D.J. 5 QB Fr 10 39
Dabrowa, Preston 14 QB* So* 7 28
Tangeman, Courtney 11 QB* Sr* 7 8
Houseright, Bryant 12 QB* So* 2 15


Fassero isn't ready to start, and probably will never be, so we're in store for another season of Williamson.

Stickney, Jay 46 RB So 23 51
Phillips, Bob 26 RB Fr 22 70
Siegel, Kirk 37 RB Sr* 18 29
Wallace, Bill 22 RB* Sr 12 27
Pilgrim, Max 47 FB Jr 29 29
Ellison, Vincent 30 FB So 15 59
Emmons, Bubba 31 FB* Fr 22 25

Phillips gets the shirt so he can develop. Stickney had some decent moments last season.

Roemen, Earl 86 TE Jr 21 21
Johnson, Colin 99 TE Fr 17 50
Cash, Conrad 83 TE Jr 14 28
Donaldson, Wally 89 TE Sr* 14 14
Turner, Darrin 84 TE Sr* 14 14
Solorio, Lee 1 WR Jr 39 43
Holmberg, Kirk 88 WR Fr 29 59
Abeykoon, Derek 7 WR Fr 26 68
Parrish, Lance 80 WR Jr* 18 18
Stone, J.T. 81 WR Sr 15 20
Bruce, Zach 8 WR Sr 14 35
Keith, Norbert 6 WR So 6 27


Holmberg, Abeykoon, and Johnson will start as true Freshman. Hoping Solorio can stay healthy this season to lead the group.


Parker, Jermaine 55 C Jr* 34 34
Cambini, Brad 51 C Jr* 14 44
Quinn, Tito 54 C Fr 14 44
Sheldon, Kevin 64 G Fr 19 56
Austin, Monty 77 G Jr 10 25
Carlisle, Benjamin 69 G* So 11 33
Dylla, Mike 79 G* So 9 39
Turnbull, Victor 78 G* Jr* 0 29
Munoz, Bryan 71 T Sr* 25 53
Lenz, Bart 63 T Jr* 8 27
Small, Jermaine 65 T Fr 7 62
Howard, Gary 61 T* Fr 4 12
Magazine, Daniel 67 T* So 3 41


Quinn and Small get the shirt, but Sheldon will have to start right away because my Guards are atrocious.

Sanderson, Terrance 4 P Sr* 50 61
Healey, Karl 17 P* Sr* 29 33
Kattus, Lawrence 16 K Jr* 30 42
Gray, Darrin 18 K Jr 22 30

Not worried about this group yet. Too many other holes to fill.

Horne, Sean 74 DE Jr 22 38
Huffman, Corey 72 DE Sr 20 20
Davison, Dean 93 DE Jr 11 11
Cumming, Patrick 76 DE Fr 10 44
MacKay, Charlie 95 DE* So 8 23
Washington, Norbert 90 DT Sr 49 65
Nixon, Carlos 91 DT Sr 41 51
Roosenraad, Kelly 73 DT Jr 35 56
Dunham, Carl 92 DT Sr 29 29
Timms, Norm 98 DT Fr 15 53


Cumming and Timm get shirts because we actually have some depth here.

Kennedy, Zach 41 ILB Fr 7 66
Page, Everett 42 ILB* Sr 17 22
Moline, Ricardo 96 ILB* Jr 15 33
Deane, Sean 58 ILB* So 7 7
Barlow, Myron 94 OLB Sr* 28 40
Coleman, Warren 57 OLB Fr 20 51
Newman, Roman 53 OLB Fr 20 50
Guzy, Marshall 56 OLB Sr 18 18
Anthony, Marvin 44 OLB Jr 13 13
Kruse, Steve 59 OLB* Jr* 6 6


Kennedy could probably use another season to develop, but I'm gonna give him a chance to show what he can do. Coleman will also start as a true frosh, but his partner Newman will sit the year out.

Eng, William 40 CB Sr 38 38
Nutter, Wendell 45 CB Fr 19 44
Baucus, Winston 33 CB Sr 16 16
Meadows, Marco 38 CB* So 6 6
Emmons, Fernando 24 S Sr* 42 47
Hutton, Jerald 48 S Sr 31 36
Fisk, Larry 27 S Fr 21 89
Cobb, Ricky 32 S* Sr 18 23
Wiggs, Donnell 35 S* Fr 2 6



Well, Larry Fisk has amazing potential and he's gonna get a chance to show it right away. Nutter will also get a chance, but that's more due to horrible options.

[larrymcg421]

Week 1: Kent State (0-0) at Idaho (0-0)


Well, this was a fun one. Williamson is sharp for a change and stakes us to an early 13-0 lead. We hold that lead throughout the first half. Kent State is able to move the ball on the ground and takes the lead back early in the 3rd quarter. However, it is our running game that really shines as Stickney and Seifel combine for 203 yards and we finally pull away late in the 4th quarter.

Box Score: Kent State at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 1, 2005

Attendance: 5,800 (16,000).


Weather: 58 degrees, rain.

1Q: 10:44 IDAH - Derek Abeykoon 15 pass from Rod Williamson.
1Q: 10:44 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
1Q: 07:30 IDAH - Jay Stickney 19 run.
1Q: 07:30 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point failed.
1Q: 02:10 KENT - Buddy Pannell 12 pass from Pat Blake.
1Q: 02:10 KENT - David Hodgkinson extra point.
2Q: 12:31 KENT - David Hodgkinson 27 field goal.
2Q: 08:27 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus 30 field goal.
2Q: 04:22 IDAH - Jay Stickney 13 run.
2Q: 04:22 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
2Q: 01:04 KENT - Ernie Whiteside 18 pass from Pat Blake.
2Q: 01:04 KENT - David Hodgkinson extra point.
3Q: 10:16 KENT - Brock Reeves 20 pass from Pat Blake.
3Q: 10:16 KENT - David Hodgkinson extra point.
3Q: 08:10 IDAH - Lee Solorio 11 pass from Rod Williamson.
3Q: 08:10 IDAH - Kirk Siegel run for conversion.
3Q: 01:21 KENT - Wayne Nichols 9 run.
3Q: 01:21 KENT - David Hodgkinson extra point.
4Q: 13:34 IDAH - Kirk Holmberg 9 pass from Rod Williamson.
4Q: 13:34 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
4Q: 05:37 KENT - David Hodgkinson 40 field goal.
4Q: 01:57 IDAH - Derek Abeykoon 6 pass from Rod Williamson.
4Q: 01:57 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
4Q: 00:49 IDAH - Larry Fisk 95 interception return.
4Q: 00:49 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 15 Rod Williamson

Kent State 7 10 14 3 - 34
Idaho 13 10 8 21 - 52

QB Williamson 18-25-221-4-0
RB Stickney 12-97-2
RB Siegel 6-109-0
WR Abeykoon 7-76-2
WR Holmberg 4-59-1
OLB Barlow 13 tackles
DT Washington 10 tackles, 1 assist
S Fisk 4 tackles, 1 assists, 1 INT, 1 TD

*Recruiting look much more positive this season with our increased academics.
*Abeykoon (Questionable) and Solorio (Probable) are both hurt.

[larrymcg421]

Week 2: Idaho (1-0) at Toledo (0-1)

We kept this one close throughout the first half, going into the break only down 10-7. However, our inability to run the ball and protect Williamson doomed us in the 2nd half as Toledo pulled away.

Box Score: Idaho at Toledo
Toledo, OH.

Week 2, 2005

Attendance: 24,900 (26,200).


Weather: 74 degrees, fair.

1Q: 03:24 TOLE - Pete Vandermause 33 field goal.
2Q: 05:08 TOLE - Brian Stuart 3 pass from Vinny Sinclair.
2Q: 05:08 TOLE - Pete Vandermause extra point.
2Q: 01:45 IDAH - Jay Stickney 8 run.
2Q: 01:45 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
3Q: 08:11 TOLE - Orlando Macri 1 run.
3Q: 08:11 TOLE - Pete Vandermause extra point.
4Q: 12:21 TOLE - Deron Schwartz 3 run.
4Q: 12:21 TOLE - Pete Vandermause extra point.
4Q: 03:49 TOLE - Cedric Jennings 4 pass from Vinny Sinclair.
4Q: 03:49 TOLE - Pete Vandermause extra point.
4Q: 01:54 IDAH - Earl Roemen 14 pass from Preston Dabrowa.
4Q: 01:54 IDAH - Preston Dabrowa run for conversion failed.

Game MVP: TOLE 79 Eddie Evans

Idaho 0 7 0 6 - 13
Toledo 3 7 7 14 - 31

QB Williamson 18-30-209-0-1
WR Holmberg 8-119-0
OLB Barlow 9 tackles, 2 assists
ILB Kennedy 7 tackles, 6 assists

[larrymcg421]

Week 3: Bye

The challenge for recruiting this season will be the very small budget for travel. I've cast a wider net this season and it's harder for me to talk to everyone I want.

[larrymcg421]

Week 4: Bye

Back to back byes helps get our WR corps healthy again.

[larrymcg421]

Week 5: Idaho (1-1) at North Texas (0-3)

We get off to our best start yet as Williamson throws three TD passes ot give us a 21-0 lead. Unfortunately, our defense is helpless against the North Texas run game and they manage to efficiently move the football up and down the field as we make several mistakes. North Texas scores 43 consecutive points. Williamson (in his best game ever) leads a couple of gutsy 4th quarter drives, but time runs out on our comeback.

Box Score: Idaho at North Texas
Denton, TX.

Week 5, 2005

Attendance: 27,100 (30,500).


Weather: 79 degrees, fair.

1Q: 12:35 IDAH - Derek Abeykoon 39 pass from Rod Williamson.
1Q: 12:35 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
1Q: 05:14 IDAH - Derek Abeykoon 10 pass from Rod Williamson.
1Q: 05:14 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
2Q: 09:45 IDAH - Lee Solorio 17 pass from Rod Williamson.
2Q: 09:45 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
2Q: 07:46 NTEX - Ernest Van Koevering 7 pass from Nolan Gilmore.
2Q: 07:46 NTEX - Jeffrey Dukas extra point.
3Q: 08:30 NTEX - Jeffrey Dukas 25 field goal.
3Q: 06:42 NTEX - Safety: Kris Harris sacked quarterback in end zone.
3Q: 04:59 NTEX - Otis Morris 41 pass from Nolan Gilmore.
3Q: 04:59 NTEX - Jeffrey Dukas extra point.
3Q: 00:10 NTEX - Charles Carlson 5 run.
3Q: 00:10 NTEX - Jeffrey Dukas extra point.
4Q: 08:09 NTEX - Paul Krebs 1 run.
4Q: 08:09 NTEX - Jeffrey Dukas extra point.
4Q: 02:29 NTEX - Jeffrey Dukas 35 field goal.
4Q: 01:28 IDAH - Kirk Holmberg 30 pass from Rod Williamson.
4Q: 01:28 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
4Q: 01:07 NTEX - Earnest LaRue 73 interception return.
4Q: 01:07 NTEX - Jeffrey Dukas extra point.
4Q: 00:25 IDAH - Derek Abeykoon 39 pass from Rod Williamson.
4Q: 00:25 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 7 Derek Abeykoon

Idaho 14 7 0 14 - 35
North Texas 0 7 19 17 - 43

QB Williamson 23-38-456-5-3
WR Abeykoon 9-196-3
WR Holmberg 6-123-1
WR Solorio 4-60-1
ILB Kennedy 12 tackles, 3 assists
CB Nutter 8 tackles, 2 assists, 2 INT

*True freshmen are all playing great! Williamson is much better with decent WR's.
*UNC has got a good start (3-1) to the season, but Arizona is still winless in this career, losing 15 straight.
*Arizona's Teddy Hartman is one of the worst QB's I've ever seen. So far this season, he has completed 21 of 81 passes for 246 yards, 0 TD, and 7 INT.

[larrymcg421]

Week 6: Arkansas State (0-3) at Idaho (1-2)

Arkansas State is not a good team, but it's still impressive how thoroughly we dominated them in this one. This is definitely the best game we've played yet. Williamson had another terrific game.

Box Score: Arkansas State at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 6, 2005

Attendance: 5,300 (16,000).


Weather: 53 degrees, rain.

1Q: 03:56 IDAH - Colin Johnson 20 pass from Rod Williamson.
1Q: 03:56 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
1Q: 00:26 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus 26 field goal.
2Q: 10:46 IDAH - Earl Roemen 4 pass from Rod Williamson.
2Q: 10:46 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
2Q: 07:07 IDAH - Derek Abeykoon 11 pass from Rod Williamson.
2Q: 07:07 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
2Q: 02:11 ARST - Arnie Reed 59 field goal.
3Q: 09:31 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus 33 field goal.
3Q: 05:15 IDAH - Lee Solorio 13 pass from Rod Williamson.
3Q: 05:15 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
3Q: 02:36 ARST - Earnest Burton 16 pass from Kevin Lane.
3Q: 02:36 ARST - Arnie Reed extra point.
4Q: 13:15 ARST - Arnie Reed 51 field goal.
4Q: 06:08 IDAH - Derek Abeykoon 6 pass from Rod Williamson.
4Q: 06:08 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
4Q: 02:16 ARST - Walter Fawcett 11 pass from Doug Webb.
4Q: 02:16 ARST - Arnie Reed extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 15 Rod Williamson

Arkansas State 0 3 7 10 - 20
Idaho 10 14 10 7 - 41

QB Williamson 32-45-468-5-1
RB Stickney 12-58-0
RB Siegel 11-77-0
WR Holmberg 8-109-0
WR Abeykoon 7-68-2
WR Solorio 4-61-1
TE Johnson 5-77-1
Defense - 5 turnovers

*Still no commitments. A little late for that, so getting a bit nervous.

[larrymcg421]

Week 7: Bye

New recruit:

RB Dana Luther - #94 Overall, #9 RB

*Arizona loses 45-7 to fall to 0-6.
*Williamson is currently the 7th highest rated QB.

[larrymcg421]

Week 8: Louisiana-Monroe (0-5) at Idaho (2-2)

We dominate another winless team. I noticed Siegel was playing better than Stickman, so I made him the starter and he responded with a 122 yard performance. Williamson threw 5 TD passes again.

Box Score: Arkansas State at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 6, 2005

Attendance: 5,300 (16,000).


Weather: 53 degrees, rain.

1Q: 03:56 IDAH - Colin Johnson 20 pass from Rod Williamson.
1Q: 03:56 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
1Q: 00:26 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus 26 field goal.
2Q: 10:46 IDAH - Earl Roemen 4 pass from Rod Williamson.
2Q: 10:46 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
2Q: 07:07 IDAH - Derek Abeykoon 11 pass from Rod Williamson.
2Q: 07:07 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
2Q: 02:11 ARST - Arnie Reed 59 field goal.
3Q: 09:31 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus 33 field goal.
3Q: 05:15 IDAH - Lee Solorio 13 pass from Rod Williamson.
3Q: 05:15 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
3Q: 02:36 ARST - Earnest Burton 16 pass from Kevin Lane.
3Q: 02:36 ARST - Arnie Reed extra point.
4Q: 13:15 ARST - Arnie Reed 51 field goal.
4Q: 06:08 IDAH - Derek Abeykoon 6 pass from Rod Williamson.
4Q: 06:08 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
4Q: 02:16 ARST - Walter Fawcett 11 pass from Doug Webb.
4Q: 02:16 ARST - Arnie Reed extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 15 Rod Williamson

Arkansas State 0 3 7 10 - 20
Idaho 10 14 10 7 - 41

QB Williamson 24-35-331-5-0
RB Siegel 14-122-1
RB Stickney 6-66-0
WR Solorio 8-130-2
WR Abeykoon 6-54-2
WR Holmberg 5-73-0
CB Eng 7 tackles, 1 INT
DT Horne 4 tackles, 2 assists, 4.5 sacks

Three new recruits:

ILB Will Newton #615 Overall, #32 ILB
OLB Dennis Fisk #624 Overall, #39 OLB
CB Calvin Person #71 CB

*Arizona finally breaks their winless streak with a 17-14 win over Oregon State.

[larrymcg421]

Week 9: Idaho (3-2) at Middle Tennessee (2-4)

We put the ball on the ground 5 times in this one. Luckily only one of those was recovered by Middle Tenn, but it did disrupt our offensive momentum. We entered the 4th quarter with a 4 pt deficit, but Williamson stepped up and led the winning TD drive. Then the defense stepped up and shut down Middle Tenn the rest of the 4th to seal the victory.

Box Score: Idaho at Middle Tennessee State
Murfreesboro, TN.

Week 9, 2005

Attendance: 18,100 (30,800).


Weather: 48 degrees, stormy.

1Q: 07:31 MDTN - Warren Shaw 7 pass from Chad Humphrey.
1Q: 07:31 MDTN - Mark Gatlin extra point.
1Q: 03:34 IDAH - Kirk Holmberg 10 pass from Rod Williamson.
1Q: 03:34 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
2Q: 13:03 IDAH - Derek Abeykoon 8 pass from Rod Williamson.
2Q: 13:03 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
2Q: 06:14 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus 30 field goal.
3Q: 08:54 MDTN - Dan Stevens 11 run.
3Q: 08:54 MDTN - Mark Gatlin extra point.
3Q: 02:56 MDTN - Clay Lee 1 run.
3Q: 02:56 MDTN - Mark Gatlin extra point.
4Q: 13:50 IDAH - Derek Abeykoon 21 pass from Rod Williamson.
4Q: 13:50 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 7 Derek Abeykoon

Idaho 7 10 0 7 - 24
Middle Tennessee State 7 0 14 0 - 21

QB Williamson 20-33-253-3-2
WR Abeykoon 11-153-2

Three new recruits:

G Chester Morrison #386 Overall, #37 G
S Stephen Houlihan #770 Overall, #41 S
C Kyle Wilson #965 Overall, #62 C

*Having trouble getting a WR recruit in this class.
*FSU, USC, Michigan State, and Notre Dame are still undefeated.

[larrymcg421]

Week 10: Louisiana-Lafayette (3-4) at Idaho (4-2)

The team continues rolling. While the running game was unable to get going, Williamson has another solid outing and the defense harassed Louisiana-Lafayette into 3 INT's and 4-16 3rd down conversion.

Box Score: Louisiana-Lafayette at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 10, 2005

Attendance: 6,900 (16,000).


Weather: 50 degrees, rain.

2Q: 05:21 IDAH - Derek Abeykoon 2 pass from Rod Williamson.
2Q: 05:21 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
3Q: 07:20 IDAH - Derek Abeykoon 10 pass from Rod Williamson.
3Q: 07:20 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
3Q: 03:41 IDAH - Derek Abeykoon 15 pass from Rod Williamson.
3Q: 03:41 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
3Q: 02:29 IDAH - Fernando Emmons 22 interception return.
3Q: 02:29 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
4Q: 12:54 IDAH - Lance Parrish 8 pass from Rod Williamson.
4Q: 12:54 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 15 Rod Williamson

Louisiana-Lafayette 0 0 0 0 - 0
Idaho 0 7 21 7 - 35

QB Williamson 27-38-297-4-1
WR Solorio 6-53-0
WR Holmberg 5-77-0
WR Abeykoon 4-47-3
TE Johnson 3-43-0
S Emmons 3 Tackles, 2 INT, 1 TD

2 new recruits:

CB Deon Goetti #699 Overall, #44 CB
DE Conrad Arteaga #795 Overall, #71 DE

*Recruiting has gone fairly well, especially on the defensive side, but we have been unable to recruit any QBs or WRs. That's going to make next season's recruiting pretty desperate.

[larrymcg421]

Week 11: Idaho (5-2) at New Mexico State (2-6)

Williamson TD passes put us out to another quick lead. New Mexico State's running game gives us fits, but cannot keep them in the game. Two late TD's in the 2nd quarter give us a 35-10 halftime lead and that would be all the scoring.

Box Score: Idaho at New Mexico State
Las Cruces, NM.

Week 11, 2005

Attendance: 17,300 (30,300).


Weather: 68 degrees, fair.

1Q: 07:25 IDAH - Lance Parrish 8 pass from Rod Williamson.
1Q: 07:25 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
1Q: 01:05 IDAH - Derek Abeykoon 9 pass from Rod Williamson.
1Q: 01:05 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
2Q: 11:52 NMST - Robert Pote 32 field goal.
2Q: 10:02 IDAH - Derek Abeykoon 74 pass from Rod Williamson.
2Q: 10:02 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
2Q: 08:47 NMST - Harris Buchanan 3 run.
2Q: 08:47 NMST - Robert Pote extra point.
2Q: 04:15 IDAH - Lee Solorio 23 pass from Rod Williamson.
2Q: 04:15 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
2Q: 00:03 IDAH - Jay Stickney 13 run.
2Q: 00:03 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 15 Rod Williamson

Idaho 14 21 0 0 - 35
New Mexico State 0 10 0 0 - 10

QB Williamson 28-38-376-4-1
RB Stickney 24-90-1
WR Solorio 10-139-1
WR Abeykoon 7-127-2

*New recruits:

T Kendall McClenney #121 Overall, #19 T
WR Leon Branch #93 WR

*We are now ranked #49!
*FSU, USC, and Michigan State are still undefeated and ranked in that order.

[larrymcg421]

Week 12: #49 Idaho (6-2) at Utah State (5-3)

Our good run had to end sometime. We were never really in this one as Utah State took advantage of 6 turnovers by our offense to build a 34-0 halftime lead. The defense didn't play too bad, as they only allowed 257 total yards, but Utah State had an average field position of the 50 yard line.


Box Score: Idaho at Utah State
Logan, UT.

Week 12, 2005

Attendance: 25,600 (30,300).


Weather: 43 degrees, rain.

1Q: 07:18 UTST - Corwin Lyons 19 pass from Darryl Chelle.
1Q: 07:18 UTST - Sammy Porter extra point.
1Q: 06:27 UTST - Wally Kamego 28 interception return.
1Q: 06:27 UTST - Sammy Porter extra point.
2Q: 13:25 UTST - Sammy Porter 23 field goal.
2Q: 06:48 UTST - Rickey Reilly 10 run.
2Q: 06:48 UTST - Sammy Porter extra point.
2Q: 03:16 UTST - Sammy Porter 33 field goal.
2Q: 01:50 UTST - Bobby Maloney 16 pass from Darryl Chelle.
2Q: 01:50 UTST - Sammy Porter extra point.
4Q: 10:12 IDAH - Lance Parrish 8 pass from Rod Williamson.
4Q: 10:12 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
4Q: 01:55 IDAH - Vincent Ellison 54 run.
4Q: 01:55 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
4Q: 01:41 UTST - Monty Snyder 85 interception return.
4Q: 01:41 UTST - Sammy Porter extra point.

Game MVP: UTST 13 Darryl Chelle

Idaho 0 0 0 14 - 14
Utah State 14 20 0 7 - 41

QB Williamson 12-21-173-1-2
WR Holmberg 6-116-0

*FSU, USC, and Michigan State all win to stay unbeaten.
*Bowling Green and Boise State (who we will face) are also unbeaten, but ranked much lower.

*New recruits:

QB Roy Pientka #84 QB
DT Renaldo Newhart #91 DT

[larrymcg421]

Week 13: Troy (5-4) at Idaho (6-3)

We took a 14-0 lead early in the 2nd quarter, but didn't score again the rest of the game. The Troy pass defense made things difficult for Williamson and our receivers. Troy took advantage by controlling the clock for over 36 minutes as they scored 24 unanswered points.

Box Score: Troy at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 13, 2005

Attendance: 7,100 (16,000).


Weather: 34 degrees, snow.

2Q: 14:07 IDAH - Vincent Ellison 2 run.
2Q: 14:07 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
2Q: 10:33 IDAH - Kirk Holmberg 2 pass from Rod Williamson.
2Q: 10:33 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
2Q: 01:33 TROY - Byron Wells 25 pass from Justin Langenberg.
2Q: 01:33 TROY - Andre Stewart extra point.
2Q: 00:00 TROY - Andre Stewart 36 field goal.
3Q: 02:49 TROY - Christian Petrick 5 run.
3Q: 02:49 TROY - Andre Stewart extra point.
4Q: 04:19 TROY - Deon Lovett 1 run.
4Q: 04:19 TROY - Andre Stewart extra point.

Game MVP: TROY 69 Orlando Wilcox

Troy 0 10 7 7 - 24
Idaho 0 14 0 0 - 14

QB Williamson 18-39-189-1-1
WR Holmberg 7-90-1
WR Abeykoon 6-52-0
DE Washington 10 tackles, 4 assists

*#13 Notre Dame beat #2 USC 45-35.
*Penn State beat #3 Michigan State 30-20
*Currently, USC holds on to the #2 spot for the title game.

[larrymcg421]

Week 14: #10 Boise State (10-0) at Idaho (6-4)

We were definitely outmatched against Boise, but we did put up a pretty good fight. Williamson threw a 67 yard TD pass to Abeykoon in the 3rd quarter to close the gap to 17-14. However, Boise took care of business in the 4th quarter and pulled away.

Box Score: Boise State at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 14, 2005

Attendance: 9,600 (16,000).


Weather: 54 degrees, rain.

1Q: 05:59 BOIS - Jose Hickl 20 field goal.
1Q: 04:03 BOIS - Bo Ledet 86 punt return.
1Q: 04:03 BOIS - Jose Hickl extra point.
1Q: 00:01 BOIS - Donnell Alston 1 pass from Shane Pearson.
1Q: 00:01 BOIS - Jose Hickl extra point.
2Q: 00:26 IDAH - Kirk Siegel 3 run.
2Q: 00:26 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
3Q: 09:56 IDAH - Derek Abeykoon 67 pass from Rod Williamson.
3Q: 09:56 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
4Q: 14:53 BOIS - Scott Linquist 8 pass from Shane Pearson.
4Q: 14:53 BOIS - Jose Hickl extra point.
4Q: 10:25 BOIS - Darrell Ellis 12 pass from Shane Pearson.
4Q: 10:25 BOIS - Les Rendon extra point.
4Q: 01:53 BOIS - Darrell Ellis 3 pass from Shane Pearson.
4Q: 01:53 BOIS - Les Rendon extra point.

Game MVP: BOIS 60 Roger Dodge

Boise State 17 0 0 21 - 38
Idaho 0 7 7 0 - 14

QB Williamson 13-30-219-1-0
RB Siegel 9-53-1
WR Abeykoon 8-183-1
DT Horne 6 Tackles, 2.5 Sacks

*A win by Georgia in the SEC championship moved them just ahead of USC for the title game spot. They will face undefeated USC.

*No respect for undefeated Boise State or Bowling Green, who end up with Minor Tier bowl games.

[larrymcg421]

Here is the year end wrap up. Definitely showed some improvement this season.


Season Awards

QB Rod Williamson: Sun Belt 2nd Team
WR Derek Abeykoon: National Top Offensive Freshman, National All-Freshman Team, Sun Belt Top Offensive Freshman, Sun Belt 1st Team
G Kevin Sheldon: National All-Freshman Team
DT Norbert Washington: Sun Belt 2nd Team
OLB Myron Barlow: Sun Belt 1st Team
CB Wendell Nutter: National All-Freshman Team, Sun Belt 2nd Team


2005 Summary for Idaho

Record: 6-5
Rank: 72

Idaho Team Rank
Rushes 302 109
Rushing Yards 962 101
Yards Per Carry 3.18 92
Pass Attempts 379 33
Completions 237 20 (T)
Passing Yards 3140 19
Yards Per Attempt 8.28 23
3rd Down Conversions 42.3 24
Points Per Game 29.2 37 (T)
Turnovers 19 34 (T)
Turnover Margin +4 38 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 401 61 (T)
Rushing Yards 1515 67
Yards Per Carry 3.77 66
Pass Attempts 330 56 (T)
Completions 178 61 (T)
Passing Yards 2270 46 (T)
Yards Per Attempt 6.87 62 (T)
3rd Down Conversions 34.2 48
Points Per Game 24.6 63
Turnovers 23 50 (T)

Primary Formation: Single-Back Formation

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 52 KENT (71) 34
2 13 at TOLE (55) 31
5 35 at NTEX (44) 43
6 41 ARST (102) 20
8 45 LAMN (125) 9
9 24 at MDTN (62) 21
10 35 LALF (97) 0
11 35 at NMST (95) 10
12 14 at UTST (47) 41
13 14 TROY (46) 24
14 14 BOIS (9) 38

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
15 Williamson QB 372 233 3092 8.31 33 12
Team --- 379 237 3140 8.28 34 13

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Stff YdLst
46 Stickney RB 115 531 4.61 4 25 31
37 Siegel RB 88 506 5.75 2 29 41
15 Williamson QB 65 -212 -3.26 0 51 237
Team --- 302 962 3.18 8 116 331

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
88 Holmberg WR 98 56 848 15.1 270 4
7 Abeykoon WR 90 67 982 14.6 482 17
1 Solorio WR 79 43 557 12.9 214 6
99 Johnson TE 33 20 254 12.7 117 1
86 Roemen TE 18 10 88 8.8 38 2
8 Bruce WR 16 8 141 17.6 33 1
46 Stickney RB 13 10 55 5.5 36 0

The College Years

80 Parrish WR 13 9 110 12.2 38 3
Team --- 379 237 3140 13.2 1287 34

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack TFL Ints Defn
41 Kennedy ILB 67 42 0.5 7 0 3
94 Barlow OLB 66 22 0.0 8 0 4
90 Washington DT 62 22 3.5 12 0 0
45 Nutter CB 49 18 0.0 3 6 4
24 Emmons S 41 7 0.0 4 3 8
40 Eng CB 40 9 0.0 2 3 2
96 Moline ILB 32 15 0.0 5 1 1
91 Nixon DT 25 9 4.5 7 0 0
56 Guzy OLB 25 12 0.0 1 2 2
27 Fisk S 25 10 0.0 3 2 5
42 Page ILB 24 7 0.0 3 0 2
73 Roosenraad DT 21 4 1.0 4 0 0
74 Horne DE 20 5 13.5 13 0 0
33 Baucus CB 20 0 0.0 1 0 3
38 Meadows CB 11 3 0.0 3 0 1
Team --- 632 201 33.0 85 17 37

[larrymcg421]

Not a bad class. A Couple big scores here and some good defensive players that fit into my below #500 house rule. The drawback is the weak QB/WR group coming in, especially with Williamson leaving.


The College Years

Recruiting List, Ranking View

Player Pos HT WT ST NRank ByPos StRank ByPos
Luther, Dana RB 5-11 195 VA 94 9 4 2
McClenney, Kendall T 6-7 292 ID 121 19 3 1
Morrison, Chester G 6-4 273 NJ 386 37 12 2
Newton, Will ILB 5-11 205 IL 615 32 28 4
Fisk, Dennis OLB 6-2 208 VA 624 39 14 2
Goettl, Deon CB 5-10 165 ID 699 44 8 1
Houlihan, Stephen S 6-1 175 NC 770 41 19 2
Arteaga, Conrad DE 6-1 207 NY 795 71 58 6
Wilson, Kyle C 6-1 247 WI 965 62 26 2
Person, Calvin CB 6-2 177 NY --- 71 68 4
**Pientka, Roy QB 6-2 194 MI --- 84 37 2
**Branch, Leon WR 6-2 176 MN --- 93 17 2
$$Newhart, Renaldo DT 6-6 259 WI --- 91 34 5
$$Lucas, Alex S 6-1 182 MN --- --- 30 4
##Agnew, Jerome P 5-11 183 TX --- 70 --- 3
##Del Greco, Luther FB 6-1 227 IL --- 97 --- 5

[larrymcg421]

UGA owns FSU in the title game.

Heisman Trophy: QB Lewis James, UCLA - 266-449 (59.2%), 35 TD, 17 INT

Bowl Games for 2005

Game Matchup
Rose Bowl Georgia (12-1) 34, Florida State (11-1) 3
Orange Bowl Southern Cal (11-1) 31, Michigan State (10-2) 21
Sugar Bowl Notre Dame (11-1) 56, Iowa (9-3) 37
Fiesta Bowl Oklahoma (11-2) 19, Utah (8-4) 14
Citrus Bowl Miami of Florida (10-2) 42, Wisconsin (9-3) 7
Alamo Bowl Nebraska (10-3) 41, UCLA (9-3) 20
Cotton Bowl Texas (10-2) 55, Maryland (9-3) 14
Peach Bowl Syracuse (10-2) 38, Alabama (10-3) 30
Outback Bowl Ohio State (10-2) 42, Colorado State (8-4) 7
Gator Bowl California (8-4) 21, Clemson (8-4) 13
Holiday Bowl Tennessee (9-3) 38, Penn State (8-4) 13
Sun Bowl Virginia Tech (9-3) 37, Louisville (9-3) 21
Music City Bowl Florida (8-4) 24, Texas A&M (8-4) 21
Liberty Bowl Brigham Young (8-4) 38, Navy (6-6) 13
Independence Bowl Louisiana State (9-3) 56, North Carolina State (6-6)
Las Vegas Bowl Arkansas (8-4) 44, Boise State (11-1) 14
Texas Bowl Oregon (8-4) 17, Air Force (7-5) 10
Cactus Bowl Colorado (8-4) 27, Bowling Green (12-1) 17
Hula Bowl Mississippi (9-3) 52, Washington (6-6) 15
Armed Forces Bowl West Virginia (7-5) 25, Southern Mississippi (8-4) 12
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Texas Christian (9-3) 45, Boston College (6-6) 17
Military Bowl Kansas State (8-4) 40, Memphis (8-4) 7
Marino Bowl Florida International (7-5) 17, Utah State (8-4) 13

[larrymcg421]

Graduating Seniors

QB Rod Williamson

Started every game for the first two years of this dynasty. Had a miserable Junior year where he threw 22 picks and completed less than 40% of his passes, but he rebounded as a Senior once he had some targets and threw 33 TD's with only 11 picks. Will be tough to replace next season as neither of my QB recruits looks to be very good.

2005 All-Sun Belt 2nd Team

DE Corey Huffman

Won't really miss him next year. Started 11 games and only tallied 9 tackles and 5 sacks.

DT Norbert Washington

Without a doubt one of the best players I was given to start this career. Washington was a solid run stopper. As a senior, he recorded 62 tackles, 22 assists, 3.5 sacks, and 12 TFL.

2005 All-Sun Belt 2nd Team

DT Carlos Nixon

Started every game the past two seasons. A decent presence who will be missed. He tallied 25 tackles, 4.5 sacks, and 7 TFL as a senior.

OLB Marshall Guzy

Two year starter, but never made a difference on the field. Wouldn't have been the starter if I didn't keep the shirt on my two OLB recruits. 25 tackles, 12 assists, 0 sacks, 1 TFL as a senior.

CB Everett Eng

Another two year starter. Did not have the best senior season, but he did record 3 INT's.

[larrymcg421]

My report card looks very good this season!

https://i.imgur.com/qAoOdoT.png

[CraigSca]

Not a bad class. A Couple big scores here and some good defensive players that fit into my below #500 house rule. The drawback is the weak QB/WR group coming in, especially with Williamson leaving.


The College Years

Recruiting List, Ranking View

Player Pos HT WT ST NRank ByPos StRank ByPos
Luther, Dana RB 5-11 195 VA 94 9 4 2


Yeah, I can see a top 100 kid from Virginia wanting spend the next 4 years in Idaho. :lol:

[larrymcg421]

Yeah, I can see a top 100 kid from Virginia wanting spend the next 4 years in Idaho. :lol:

Well, I'm very convincing! Also, I'll probably make him stay 5 years. In a pass first offense. :)

[larrymcg421]

It's time for a new OC. I like this guy's top line numbers, which are always more important to me than the development ratings. And even there, he can develop where my focus is: QB, WR, and OL.

https://i.imgur.com/EFit1Cj.png

[larrymcg421]

Idaho 2006 Overview

National Ranking: 90th
Sun Belt Ranking: 5th

Idaho Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Elig Current Estimate Future Estimate
Fassero, D.J. 5 QB So* 23 39
Pientka, Roy 13 QB Fr 8 39
Dabrowa, Preston 14 QB* Jr* 9 28
Tangeman, Courtney 11 QB* Sr 8 8
Houseright, Bryant 12 QB* Jr* 2 15

QB is a super priority for next season. Neither Fassero nor Pientka is the guy to take us to the next level.

Luther, Dana 22 RB Fr 32 73
Phillips, Bob 26 RB So* 27 70
Stickney, Jay 46 RB Jr 23 51
Siegel, Kirk 37 RB Sr 19 29
Gibson, Bart 36 RB* So 18 18
Pilgrim, Max 47 FB Sr 28 28
Ellison, Vincent 30 FB Jr 18 59
Emmons, Bubba 31 FB* So* 24 25
Del Greco, Luther 25 FB* Fr 3 3

I can afford to give Luther the shirt because Phillips is pretty good.

Johnson, Colin 99 TE So 28 50
Roemen, Earl 86 TE Sr 20 20
Donaldson, Wally 89 TE Sr 18 18
Cash, Conrad 83 TE Sr 15 28
Turner, Darrin 84 TE Sr 15 15
Solorio, Lee 1 WR Sr 41 43
Abeykoon, Derek 7 WR So 27
Holmberg, Kirk 88 WR So 27 59
Branch, Leon 3 WR Fr 18 77
Parrish, Lance 80 WR Sr* 18 18
Keith, Norbert 6 WR Jr 9 27

Need some more depth at WR, especially since I haven't been giving anyone the shirt.

Parker, Jermaine 55 C Sr* 36 36
Quinn, Tito 54 C So* 21 44
Cambini, Brad 51 C Sr* 19 44
Wilson, Kyle 56 C Fr 18 73
Sheldon, Kevin 64 G So 23 56
Austin, Monty 77 G Sr 9 25
Morrison, Chester 75 G Fr 8 67
Carlisle, Benjamin 69 G* Jr 12 33
Dylla, Mike 79 G* Jr 9 39
Turnbull, Victor 78 G* Sr* 5 29
Munoz, Bryan 71 T Sr 40 53
McClenney, Kendall 60 T Fr 26 90
Lenz, Bart 63 T Sr* 11 27
Small, Jermaine 65 T So* 10 62
Magazine, Daniel 67 T Jr 1 41
Howard, Gary 61 T* So 6 12

Lots of true Freshmen on the line again this year. I can only give Wilson the shirt. Morrison probably needs to sit for a year, but I have no one else worth playing.

Sanderson, Terrance 4 P Sr 49 61
Healey, Karl 17 P* Sr 29 33
Agnew, Jerome 10 P* Fr 10 20
Kattus, Lawrence 16 K Sr* 30 42
Gray, Darrin 18 K Sr* 27 30

Will have to get a Kicker and Punter in the next class.

Horne, Sean 74 DE Sr 21 38
Cumming, Patrick 76 DE So* 11 44
Davison, Dean 93 DE Sr 10 10
Arteaga, Conrad 91 DE Fr 9 85
MacKay, Charlie 95 DE* Jr 15 23
Roosenraad, Kelly 73 DT Sr 38 56
Newhart, Renaldo 97 DT Fr 14 57
Timms, Norm 98 DT So* 12 53

Can't afford to shirt anyone here either, especially at DT. Will look for two guys there in the next class.

Kennedy, Zach 41 ILB So 26 66
Newton, Will 90 ILB Fr 20 75
Moline, Ricardo 96 ILB* Sr 16 33
Deane, Sean 58 ILB* Jr 5 5
Barlow, Myron 94 OLB Sr 43 43
Newman, Roman 53 OLB So* 29 50
Coleman, Warren 57 OLB So* 21 51
Fisk, Dennis 50 OLB Fr 20 71
Anthony, Marvin 44 OLB Sr 14
Kruse, Steve 59 OLB* Sr* 8 8

The situation at LB is better, allowing me to shirt all of our Freshmen.

Nutter, Wendell 45 CB So 32 44
Goettl, Deon 43 CB Fr 22 51
Person, Calvin 32 CB Fr 21 50
Meadows, Marco 38 CB* Jr 6 6
Emmons, Fernando 24 S Sr 43 47
Fisk, Larry 27 S So 24 89
Houlihan, Stephen 21 S Fr 20 61
Lucas, Alex 28 S Fr 14 60
Wiggs, Donnell 35 S* So 2 6
Hanks, Scott 34 S* Fr 1 1

I give the shirt to Lucas, but keep Houlihan as the 3rd Safety, since the other backups can't find the field.

[larrymcg421]

Week 1: Connecticut (0-0) at Idaho (0-0)

Great start to the career of DJ Fassero. He throws three TD passes to stake us to a 31-3 lead. Then when UConn mounted a furious comeback to make it a 4 pt game, Fassero had one last TD drive in him to put it away. Special mention to our defense, which sacked UConn's QB 10 times.

Box Score: Connecticut at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 1, 2006

Attendance: 8,600 (16,000).


Weather: 41 degrees, rain.

1Q: 09:26 IDAH - Earl Roemen 20 pass from D.J. Fassero.
1Q: 09:26 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
2Q: 14:09 CONN - Rodney Hawn 38 field goal.
2Q: 12:49 IDAH - Kirk Holmberg 31 pass from D.J. Fassero.
2Q: 12:49 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
2Q: 03:30 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus 32 field goal.
3Q: 10:26 IDAH - Bob Phillips 7 run.
3Q: 10:26 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
3Q: 04:22 CONN - Harris Herbert 8 run.
3Q: 04:22 CONN - Rodney Hawn extra point.
3Q: 03:55 IDAH - Derek Abeykoon 63 pass from D.J. Fassero.
3Q: 03:55 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
3Q: 02:27 CONN - Tommie Jenkins 23 pass from Harris Herbert.
3Q: 02:27 CONN - Rodney Hawn extra point.
4Q: 13:47 CONN - Tommie Jenkins 28 pass from Harris Herbert.
4Q: 13:47 CONN - Rodney Hawn extra point.
4Q: 10:13 CONN - Rodney Hawn 41 field goal.
4Q: 08:49 IDAH - Kirk Holmberg 26 pass from D.J. Fassero.
4Q: 08:49 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 88 Kirk Holmberg

Connecticut 0 3 14 10 - 27
Idaho 7 10 14 7 - 38


QB Fassero 18-30-326-4-2
RB Phillips 17-89-1
WR Holmberg 7-127-2
WR Abeykoon 2-78-1
ILB Kennedy 9 tackles, 2 assists, 1 sack
DT Newhart 3 tackles, 2 assists, 2 sacks
DE Cumming 2 tackles, 4 assists, 2 sacks
DT Timms 2 tackles, 2 sacks

*Hilariously, we are now ranked #22. TCY's polls are always really wacky after the 1st week.
*Our Academic Rep has improved and the recruiting prospects look pretty good.

[larrymcg421]

Week 2: #14 Toledo (1-0) at #22 Idaho (1-0)

Fassero isn't quite as sharp in this one and we trailed for most of the game. Toledo's kicker had a great game, including a 56 yard FG as time expired at the half. Toledo took a 23-13 lead into the 4th quarter. There great special teams play from P Sanderson and S Emmons got us the ball at the Toledo 18 where we capitalize to make it 23-20. On the next drive, the defense picked off Toledo's QB. We capitalized on another short field to take the 27-23 lead. The defense shut Toledo down to give us a 2-0 start!

Box Score: Toledo at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 2, 2006

Attendance: 8,900 (16,000).


Weather: 77 degrees, rain.

1Q: 07:31 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus 32 field goal.
1Q: 03:00 TOLE - Tommy Jackman 4 run.
1Q: 03:00 TOLE - Darryl Borders extra point.
2Q: 14:53 TOLE - Darryl Borders 42 field goal.
2Q: 05:08 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus 27 field goal.
2Q: 00:00 TOLE - Darryl Borders 56 field goal.
3Q: 11:33 TOLE - Darryl Borders 27 field goal.
3Q: 07:50 IDAH - Leon Branch 15 pass from D.J. Fassero.
3Q: 07:50 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
3Q: 03:04 TOLE - Orlando Macri 5 pass from Vernon Longwell.
3Q: 03:04 TOLE - Darryl Borders extra point.
4Q: 11:10 IDAH - Jay Stickney 2 run.
4Q: 11:10 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
4Q: 05:09 IDAH - Bob Phillips 2 run.
4Q: 05:09 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 26 Bob Phillips

Toledo 7 6 10 0 - 23
Idaho 3 3 7 14 - 27


QB Fassero 18-31-214-1-2
RB Phillips 17-41-1, 5-64-0
WR Branch 3-71-1
S Emmons 2 tackles, 3 assists, 2 INT

[larrymcg421]

Week 3: Bye

*We fall to #42 in the rankings.

*Arizona continues to suck, even without their awful QB. They've lost their first two games this season and are now 1-23 since this dynasty started. Their Prestige is actually lower than ours at this point.

*Other teams that have performed terribly include UAB (2-22), Indiana (2-22), and Rutgers (3-21).

*The top performing teams are Georgia (26-2), USC (24-3), Texas (23-4), and Bowling Green (24-5).

[larrymcg421]

Week 4: #42 Idaho (2-0) at Troy (1-1)

Well, this is more of the type of game I expected from Fassero at the beginning of the season. It wasn't pretty. He threw 6 picks and our defense was helpless dealing with all the short fields.

Box Score: Idaho at Troy
Montgomery, AL.

Week 4, 2006

Attendance: 26,000 (30,000).


Weather: 70 degrees, fair.

1Q: 06:45 TROY - Anthony Bulluck 29 pass from Justin Langenberg.
1Q: 06:45 TROY - Andre Stewart extra point.
1Q: 01:20 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus 34 field goal.
2Q: 11:20 TROY - Andre Stewart 32 field goal.
2Q: 04:42 TROY - Andre Stewart 32 field goal.
3Q: 09:02 TROY - Greg Fletcher 7 pass from Justin Langenberg.
3Q: 09:02 TROY - Andre Stewart extra point.
3Q: 02:32 TROY - Byron Wells 6 pass from Justin Langenberg.
3Q: 02:32 TROY - Andre Stewart extra point.
4Q: 12:19 TROY - Byron Wells 1 run.
4Q: 12:19 TROY - Andre Stewart extra point.
4Q: 10:58 TROY - Andy MacWhirter 6 pass from Justin Langenberg.
4Q: 10:58 TROY - Andre Stewart extra point.

Game MVP: TROY 39 Byron Wells

Idaho 3 0 0 0 - 3
Troy 7 6 14 14 - 41

QB Fassero 15-37-193-0-6
WR Abeykoon 5-97-0
ILB Kennedy 14 tackles, 3 assists
DT Roosenraad 8 tackles, 3 assists

*This loss drops us to #51 in the rankings.

*Arizona lost to Virginia 48-10.

[larrymcg421]

Week 5: Bye

*New recruit:

P Harvey Devito #243 Overall, #4 P

*We lost out on our top WR recruit. My difficulty at recruiting those after that first great class has been frustrating.

*Arizona lost to Washington 70-6.

[larrymcg421]

Week 6: Arkansas State (0-3) at Idaho (2-1)

Well, Arkansas State sucks. That much is clear. They actually started off with a good drive until an interception in the red zone. On the very next play, Fassero found Abeykoon for a 90 yard TD. An Arkansas State 3 and out was followed by a 43 yard TD pass two plays later. There was no looking back. It got so ugly that Fassero was replaced before halftime.

Box Score: Arkansas State at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 6, 2006

Attendance: 8,100 (16,000).


Weather: 42 degrees, stormy.

1Q: 09:02 IDAH - Derek Abeykoon 90 pass from D.J. Fassero.
1Q: 09:02 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
1Q: 06:26 IDAH - Leon Branch 43 pass from D.J. Fassero.
1Q: 06:26 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
1Q: 00:06 IDAH - Kirk Holmberg 11 pass from D.J. Fassero.
1Q: 00:06 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
2Q: 11:13 IDAH - Kirk Holmberg 8 pass from D.J. Fassero.
2Q: 11:13 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
2Q: 10:39 IDAH - Wendell Nutter 43 interception return.
2Q: 10:39 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
2Q: 07:33 IDAH - Kirk Holmberg 6 pass from Preston Dabrowa.
2Q: 07:33 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
2Q: 02:25 IDAH - Derek Abeykoon 15 pass from Courtney Tangeman.
2Q: 02:25 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
3Q: 02:32 IDAH - Derek Abeykoon 51 pass from Courtney Tangeman.
3Q: 02:32 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
4Q: 07:59 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus 22 field goal.

Game MVP: IDAH 7 Derek Abeykoon

Arkansas State 0 0 0 0 - 0
Idaho 21 28 7 3 - 59


QB Fassero 7-10-179-4-0
QB Tangeman 13-16-201-2-0
QB Dabrowa 6-6-94-1-0
WR Holmberg 9-140-3
WR Abeykoon 5-170-3
WR Branch 5-89-1
S Emmons 3 tackles, 2 INT
CB Nutter 1 tackle, 1 INT, 1 TD
DE Horne 2 tackles, 2 sacks.

*We are now ranked 44th.

*Arizona lost to California 45-6

*No new recruits this week.

[larrymcg421]

Week 7: Idaho (3-1) at New Mexico State (1-3)

Fassero struggled again, but we were in this throughout. A huge 70 yard fumble return for a TD by true Freshman CB Goetti put us within 1, but the extra point was missed. New Mexico State added a TD and FG to seal the game.

Box Score: Idaho at New Mexico State
Las Cruces, NM.

Week 7, 2006

Attendance: 17,200 (30,300).


Weather: 65 degrees, rain.

1Q: 04:31 NMST - Robert Pote 43 field goal.
2Q: 01:58 NMST - Cole Davies 4 pass from Rickey Brandon.
2Q: 01:58 NMST - Robert Pote extra point.
2Q: 01:21 IDAH - Lance Parrish 15 pass from D.J. Fassero.
2Q: 01:21 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
3Q: 07:03 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus 34 field goal.
3Q: 00:44 NMST - B.J. Mancuso 8 pass from Rickey Brandon.
3Q: 00:44 NMST - Robert Pote extra point.
4Q: 14:30 IDAH - Deon Goettl 70 fumble return.
4Q: 14:30 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point failed.
4Q: 08:40 NMST - Tracy Hartwig 1 run.
4Q: 08:40 NMST - Robert Pote extra point.
4Q: 01:54 NMST - Robert Pote 38 field goal.

Game MVP: NMST 24 B.J. Mancuso

Idaho 0 7 3 6 - 16
New Mexico State 3 7 7 10 - 27

QB Fassero 12-27-220-1-2
WR Abeykoon 2-83-0
OLB Barlow 13 tackles, 4 assists
ILB Kennedy 11 tackles, 5 assists
DT Roosenraad 10 tackles, 4 assists

*Backup OLB Warren Coleman is out for 38 weeks with reconstructive knee surgery.

*No new recruits again. Almost everyone is visiting except my QB target. I start looking for a fallback option.

*Arizona lost to USC 59-0.

*We are now ranked 59th.

[larrymcg421]

Week 8: Louisiana-Lafayette (2-2) at Idaho (3-2)

It's a Jekyll and Hyde act for Fassero as he rebounds with a 400 yard effort and we defeat Louisiana-Lafayette for the third straight year. They hung in there for quite a bit, but Fassero's steady performance helped us pull away in the 2nd half.

Box Score: Louisiana-Lafayette at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 8, 2006

Attendance: 8,900 (16,000).


Weather: 45 degrees, rain.

1Q: 03:34 IDAH - Jay Stickney 9 run.
1Q: 03:34 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
1Q: 03:25 LALF - C.J. McDonald 105 kickoff return.
1Q: 03:25 LALF - Harold Givens extra point.
1Q: 01:36 LALF - Harold Givens 40 field goal.
2Q: 13:50 IDAH - Bob Phillips 12 pass from D.J. Fassero.
2Q: 13:50 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
2Q: 07:24 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus 43 field goal.
2Q: 01:04 LALF - Harold Givens 20 field goal.
3Q: 10:39 LALF - Harold Givens 25 field goal.
3Q: 06:03 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus 33 field goal.
3Q: 01:38 IDAH - Derek Abeykoon 26 pass from D.J. Fassero.
3Q: 01:38 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
4Q: 13:06 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus 24 field goal.
4Q: 05:29 LALF - Harold Givens 27 field goal.
4Q: 01:10 IDAH - Bob Phillips 3 run.
4Q: 01:10 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 76 Patrick Cumming

Louisiana-Lafayette 10 3 3 3 - 19
Idaho 7 10 10 10 - 37

QB Fassero 26-45-421-2-1
RB Phillips 16-50-1, 3-31-1
WR Holmberg 8-120-1
WR Branch 6-94-0
WR Abeykoon 4-99-1
DE Cumming 4 tackles, 1 assist, 4.5 sacks
CB Goetti 6 tackles, 2 INT

*Senior WR Solorio is out for 14 weeks, effectively ending his career.
*Senior DE Sean Horne has Repetitive Concussion Syndrome and is out for 64 weeks.
*New recruits this week:

K Corey Copeland - #187 Overall, #5 K
DE Wesley Perkins - #552 Overall, #72 DE
G Henry Clancy - #558 Overall, #47 G
OLB Buddy Malone - #983 Overall, #67 OLB

[larrymcg421]

Week 9: North Texas (1-5) at Idaho (4-2)


Fassero finally put together two strong games in a row and North Texas has no hope of stopping our offense. We really pour it on after having to settle for two early FG's and end up with 566 total yards.

Box Score: North Texas at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 9, 2006

Attendance: 8,600 (16,000).


Weather: 47 degrees, rain.

1Q: 08:20 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus 19 field goal.
1Q: 01:42 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus 41 field goal.
2Q: 06:49 NTEX - Harris Childress 6 pass from Burt Adams.
2Q: 06:49 NTEX - J.J. Perez extra point.
2Q: 05:43 IDAH - Kirk Holmberg 45 pass from D.J. Fassero.
2Q: 05:43 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
2Q: 00:48 IDAH - Jay Stickney 2 run.
2Q: 00:48 IDAH - D.J. Fassero pass for conversion failed.
3Q: 11:20 IDAH - Bob Phillips 11 run.
3Q: 11:20 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
3Q: 04:15 NTEX - J.J. Perez 18 field goal.
4Q: 14:54 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus 20 field goal.
4Q: 13:16 NTEX - Harris Childress 25 pass from Burt Adams.
4Q: 13:16 NTEX - Burt Adams pass to Clarence Dillon for conversion
4Q: 11:34 IDAH - Derek Abeykoon 69 pass from D.J. Fassero.
4Q: 11:34 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
4Q: 10:20 NTEX - Shaun Adas 22 pass from Burt Adams.
4Q: 10:20 NTEX - Charles Carlson run for conversion failed.
4Q: 08:35 NTEX - Norman Hanson 46 punt return.
4Q: 08:35 NTEX - J.J. Perez extra point.
4Q: 05:51 IDAH - Lance Parrish 14 pass from D.J. Fassero.
4Q: 05:51 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 5 D.J. Fassero

North Texas 0 7 3 21 - 31
Idaho 6 13 7 17 - 43

QB Fassero 20-32-445-3-0
RB Phillips 16-58-1
WR Holmberg 7-197-1
WR Abeykoon 6-168-1
DE Arteaga 5 tackles, 2.5 sacks
DE Cumming 3 tackles, 2 assists, 1.5 sacks

*New recruits: (We finally get our QB!)

QB Reuben Stuvaints - #268 Overall, #25 QB
CB Phil Coleman - #565 Overall, #38 CB
S Stanley Walton - #603 Overall, #42 S
T Kenneth Wayman - #651 Overall, #57 T
DT Alvin Niebauer - #750 Overall, #41 DT

*Arizona lost 58-7 to UCLA.

[larrymcg421]

Week 10: Bye

New recruits:

T Steven Wolff - #379 Overall, #35 T
TE Harry Flemming - #780 Overall, #28 TE

*Recruiting has gone pretty much how I wanted it to, except my two WR targets are taking their time.

*Arizona lost 41-27 to Stanford.

*#1 Texas A&M, #2 Notre Dame, and #10 Virginia Tech are all still undefeated.

[larrymcg421]

Week 11: Utah State (4-4) at Idaho (5-2)

Well, we really blew this one. A Fassero TD pass gave us a 14-7 lead with 8 minutes left in the 4th. And we held that lead until 1:18 left in the game, when Utah State completed a 43 yard TD pass to tie it up. On the very next play from scrimmage, Fassero is intercepted. Two plays after that, Utah State scored on a 15 yard run to win it 21-14. Games like this are why I won't feel so bad when Fassero loses his starting job to Stuvaints next year.

Box Score: Utah State at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 11, 2006

Attendance: 9,800 (16,000).


Weather: 53 degrees, rain.

1Q: 10:23 UTST - Bo McMillian 7 run.
1Q: 10:23 UTST - Sammy Porter extra point.
2Q: 00:00 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus 28 field goal.
3Q: 03:13 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus 37 field goal.
4Q: 08:25 IDAH - Kirk Holmberg 18 pass from D.J. Fassero.
4Q: 08:25 IDAH - D.J. Fassero pass to Norbert Keith for conversion
4Q: 01:18 UTST - Hunter White 43 pass from Al Winters.
4Q: 01:18 UTST - Sammy Porter extra point.
4Q: 00:39 UTST - Tyrell Dunlap 15 run.
4Q: 00:39 UTST - Sammy Porter extra point.

Game MVP: UTST 58 Gary Boehler

Utah State 7 0 0 14 - 21
Idaho 0 3 3 8 - 14


QB Fassero 19-40-258-1-2
RB Phillips 16-89-0, 3-35-0
WR Holmberg 5-76-1
OLB Barlow 11 tackles, 5 assists
ILB Kennedy 10 tackles, 3 assists
DE Cumming 2 tackles, 1 assist, 1.5 sacks

*The injuries keep piling up. We lose our best WR, Derek Abeykoon, for the rest of the season.

*New recruits:

WR Danny Gaines - #379 Overall, #36 WR
C Randall McNaught - #556 Overall, #30 C
G Rico Carlson - #609 Overall, #53 G

*Arizona still on track for a winless season with a 34-10 loss against Washington State.

*Virginia Tech falls from the unbeaten ranks with a 31-30 loss against Miami.

[larrymcg421]

Week 12: Idaho (5-3) at Middle Tennessee State (7-1)

We almost blow another one. Despite us leading all game, Middle Tenn scored 10 pts in the final 8 minutes to force OT. Luckily, we came through in the clutch this time. Fassero threw a 25 yard TD pass on the 2nd play of OT. On the very next play, Emmons forced a fumble and Barlow recovered it to seal the victory.

Box Score: Idaho at Middle Tennessee State
Murfreesboro, TN.

Week 12, 2006

Attendance: 23,000 (30,800).


Weather: 62 degrees, stormy.

1Q: 00:34 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus 29 field goal.
2Q: 03:40 IDAH - Kirk Holmberg 6 pass from D.J. Fassero.
2Q: 03:40 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
2Q: 01:33 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus 18 field goal.
3Q: 06:58 MDTN - Cornelius Lesky 5 pass from Benjamin Gaytan.
3Q: 06:58 MDTN - Mark Gatlin extra point.
4Q: 14:16 MDTN - Mark Gatlin 20 field goal.
4Q: 10:37 IDAH - Kirk Holmberg 25 pass from D.J. Fassero.
4Q: 10:37 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
4Q: 08:05 MDTN - Dan Stevens 30 run.
4Q: 08:05 MDTN - Mark Gatlin extra point.
4Q: 01:44 MDTN - Mark Gatlin 55 field goal.
OT: 14:50 IDAH - Kirk Holmberg 25 pass from D.J. Fassero.
OT: 14:50 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 88 Kirk Holmberg

Idaho 3 10 0 7 7 - 27
Middle Tennessee State 0 0 7 13 0 - 20

QB Fassero 26-42-345-3-2
WR Holmberg 9-135-3
ILB Kennedy 9 tackles, 1 assist, 1 sack
S Emmons 5 tackles, 2 assists, 1 INT, 1 FF
DE Cumming 4 tackles, 3 sacks

*New recruit:

WR Rob Monroe - #538 Overall, #45 WR

*This wraps up a very successful recruiting year. I was able to snag 16 guys in the top 1000.

*Notre Dame and Texas A&M are still undefeated at the top, with Michigan and Miami as the top 1 loss teams trying to sneak in to the title game.

*Arizona lost to Oregon 34-20.

[larrymcg421]

Week 13: Idaho (6-3) at Louisiana-Monroe (3-7)

Fassero struggles without his top two receivers and we don't focus enough on the run game. It was still a one score game most of the way until Fassero threw an INT to kill a good drive in the 4th. Louisiana-Monroe capitalized to make it a two score game with 2:01 left.

Box Score: Idaho at Louisiana-Monroe
Monroe, LA.

Week 13, 2006

Attendance: 6,100 (30,400).


Weather: 63 degrees, fair.

1Q: 08:25 LAMN - Marlon Vail 45 pass from Glenn McDermid.
1Q: 08:25 LAMN - Rick Lyons extra point.
2Q: 10:03 IDAH - Kirk Holmberg 27 pass from D.J. Fassero.
2Q: 10:03 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
4Q: 11:19 LAMN - Norman Witt 1 pass from Glenn McDermid.
4Q: 11:19 LAMN - Rick Lyons extra point.
4Q: 02:01 LAMN - Rick Lyons 36 field goal.
4Q: 01:10 IDAH - Bob Phillips 16 pass from D.J. Fassero.
4Q: 01:10 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.

Game MVP: LAMN 53 Rufus Nield

Idaho 0 7 0 7 - 14
Louisiana-Monroe 7 0 0 10 - 17

QB Fassero 20-42-293-2-2
RB Phillips 10-65-0, 3-17-1
WR Holmberg 5-93-1
WR Branch 2-69-0
ILB Kennedy 12 tackles, 3 assists
DT Roosenraad 9 tackles, 3 assists, 0.5 sacks
S Emmons 6 tackles, 1 INT

*Arizona finishes their winless season with a 35-3 loss to Arizona State. They now have a 1-32 record over the past three seasons.

*#1 Texas A&M was on a bye.
*#2 Notre Dame stayed undefeated by beating UConn 59-17.
*#3 Michigan beat #11 Ohio State 55-14.
*#4 USC was on a bye.
*#5 Miami beat Duke 41-13.

[larrymcg421]

Week 14: #18 Boise State (8-2) at Idaho (6-4)

I emphasize the run a little bit more, but to no avail as Phillips is stuffed. Not that more passes would've done much because Fassero was picked off three times. However, the defense did an incredible job of keeping us in this game, holding Boise State's QB to 11 for 32, 117 yards, 0 TD, and 4 INT. But we made too many mistakes (4 turnovers) and could not convert on 3rd down (2-14).

Box Score: Boise State at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 14, 2006

Attendance: 10,000 (16,000).


Weather: 36 degrees, snow.

1Q: 08:57 BOIS - Van Hill 8 run.
1Q: 08:57 BOIS - Jose Hickl extra point.
2Q: 07:50 BOIS - Jose Hickl 21 field goal.
2Q: 00:14 BOIS - Bo Ledet 57 punt return.
2Q: 00:14 BOIS - Jose Hickl extra point.
3Q: 03:41 IDAH - Bob Phillips 13 pass from D.J. Fassero.
3Q: 03:41 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
3Q: 01:49 BOIS - Jose Hickl 38 field goal.
4Q: 06:03 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus 21 field goal.
4Q: 02:17 BOIS - Jose Hickl 30 field goal.
4Q: 01:08 IDAH - Lance Parrish 7 pass from D.J. Fassero.
4Q: 01:08 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 41 Zach Kennedy

Boise State 7 10 3 3 - 23
Idaho 0 0 7 10 - 17

QB Fassero 19-34-162-2-3
WR Branch 4-80-0
RB Phillips 23-26-0, 2-16-1
ILB Kennedy 16 tackles, 6 assists, 1 INT, 1 FF
CB Goetti 1 tackle, 2 INT
OLB Newman 3 tackles, 1 assist, 1 INT

*#1 Notre Dame beat #24 Boston College 56-21
*#2 Texas A&M beat #11 Texas 31-17
*#3 Michigan and #4 USC are done for the season and simply waiting to see if one of the top two lose next week.

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Week 15: Bye

*Our season is over. No bowl game for us this year.

*We didn't improve on last year's 6-5 record, but at least we didn't regress with the downgrade at QB.

*Notre Dame doesn't fool around and clinches their spot in the title game with an 84-9 beat down of Florida Tech.

*Texas A&M clinches their spot by beating Nebraska 35-27 in the Big 12 title game.

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Season Awards and Stats

Team MVP: WR Kirk Holmberg - 64 catches, 1052 yards, 11 TD's

QB DJ Fassero: Sun Belt 2nd Team
WR Kirk Holmberg: Sun Belt 1st Team
K Lawrence Kattus: Sun Belt 1st Team
DT Kelly Roosenraad: Sun Belt 1st Team
ILB Zach Kennedy: Sun Belt 1st Team
OLB Myron Barlow: Sun Belt 1st Team
CB Wendell Nutter: Sun Belt 2nd Team
S Fernando Emmons: Sun Belt 2nd Team


2006 Summary for Idaho

Record: 6-5
Rank: 61

Idaho Team Rank
Rushes 298 112 (T)
Rushing Yards 620 122
Yards Per Carry 2.08 124
Pass Attempts 392 30
Completions 219 29
Passing Yards 3351 10
Yards Per Attempt 8.54 19
3rd Down Conversions 34.6 75 (T)
Points Per Game 26.8 47 (T)
Turnovers 31 115 (T)
Turnover Margin -9 104 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 396 55 (T)
Rushing Yards 1054 18
Yards Per Carry 2.66 15 (T)
Pass Attempts 333 64 (T)
Completions 170 39 (T)
Passing Yards 2228 45
Yards Per Attempt 6.69 37
3rd Down Conversions 33.1 37 (T)
Points Per Game 22.6 51 (T)
Turnovers 22 52 (T)

Primary Formation: Single-Back Formation

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 38 CONN (91) 27
2 27 TOLE (25) 23
4 3 at TROY (37) 41
6 59 ARST (119) 0
7 16 at NMST (93) 27
8 37 LALF (107) 19
9 43 NTEX (80) 31
11 14 UTST (57) 21
12 27 at MDTN (35) 20
13 14 at LAMN (99) 17
14 17 BOIS (17) 23

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
5 Fassero QB 370 200 3056 8.25 23 22
Team --- 392 219 3351 8.54 26 22

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Stff YdLst
26 Phillips RB 146 504 3.45 4 43 67
46 Stickney RB 69 266 3.85 3 15 20
5 Fassero QB 69 -154 -2.23 0 51 283
Team --- 298 620 2.08 7 115 387

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
88 Holmberg WR 105 64 1052 16.4 495 11
3 Branch WR 55 28 479 17.1 164 2
7 Abeykoon WR 51 30 747 24.9 224 6
80 Parrish WR 40 21 230 10.9 91 3
26 Phillips RB 34 23 260 11.3 177 3
1 Solorio WR 31 11 158 14.3 57 0
99 Johnson TE 28 16 218 13.6 51 0

The College Years

6 Keith WR 18 9 135 15.0 24 0
86 Roemen TE 14 7 48 6.8 41 1
46 Stickney RB 13 9 16 1.7 14 0
Team --- 392 219 3351 15.3 1338 26

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack TFL Ints Defn
41 Kennedy ILB 104 30 3.0 18 2 6
94 Barlow OLB 62 17 0.0 6 0 4
73 Roosenraad DT 48 19 2.0 9 0 0
24 Emmons S 45 12 0.0 2 6 10
45 Nutter CB 40 13 0.0 5 1 8
53 Newman OLB 36 7 0.5 2 2 4
43 Goettl CB 36 12 0.0 1 4 6
97 Newhart DT 32 19 4.5 13 0 0
91 Arteaga DE 25 7 9.0 12 0 1
96 Moline ILB 21 9 1.0 2 0 1
76 Cumming DE 20 15 14.0 11 0 0
32 Person CB 15 6 1.0 1 1 5
27 Fisk S 13 6 0.0 0 2 2
Team --- 629 183 47.0 97 18 49

[larrymcg421]

TCY Today gives us the 41st ranked recruiting class. Hopefully this will add some much needed depth to the squad.

Recruiting List, Ranking View

Player Pos HT WT ST NRank ByPos StRank ByPos
Copeland, Corey K 5-9 152 WA 187 5 2 1
DeVito, Harvey P 6-3 198 ID 243 4 1 1
Stuvaints, Reuben QB 6-2 203 OK 268 25 3 1
Gaines, Danny WR 6-2 188 AR 319 28 2 1
Wolff, Steven T 6-6 292 NE 379 35 4 1
Monroe, Rob WR 6-1 172 MN 538 45 7 2
Perkins, Wesley DE 6-2 231 FL 552 72 32 7
**McNaught, Randal C 6-2 265 ID 556 30 2 1
Clancy, Henry G 6-3 274 TN 558 47 12 2
Coleman, Phil CB 5-9 169 MI 565 38 20 4
Walton, Stanley S 5-9 187 CA 603 42 76 8
**Carlson, Rico G 6-4 266 SD 609 53 2 1
**Wayman, Kenneth T 6-6 288 WY 651 57 2 1
Niebauer, Alvin DT 6-1 239 FL 750 41 40 2
**Flemming, Harry TE 6-4 238 NY 780 28 53 2
**Malone, Buddy OLB 6-0 199 LA 983 67 16 1

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Heisman Trophy: QB Dusty Ferguson, Miami (285-419-68.0%-44-15)


Bowl Games for 2006

Game Matchup
Rose Bowl Texas A&M (13-0) 39, Notre Dame (11-1) 14
Orange Bowl Miami of Florida (11-1) 20, Michigan (10-2) 14
Sugar Bowl Southern Cal (11-1) 41, Alabama (9-4) 34
Fiesta Bowl Georgia (10-2) 51, Brigham Young (7-5) 16
Citrus Bowl Ohio State (10-2) 29, Florida State (8-4) 26
Alamo Bowl UCLA (11-2) 41, Nebraska (10-3) 11
Cotton Bowl Clemson (9-3) 28, Oklahoma (9-3) 3
Peach Bowl Tennessee (11-2) 52, Pittsburgh (7-5) 18
Outback Bowl Minnesota (9-3) 34, New Mexico (9-3) 24
Gator Bowl Stanford (11-1) 24, Virginia Tech (9-3) 21
Holiday Bowl Iowa (8-4) 31, Florida (9-3) 14
Sun Bowl Maryland (7-5) 34, South Florida (10-2) 7
Music City Bowl Texas (10-2) 16, Wisconsin (6-6) 10
Liberty Bowl Utah (9-3) 17, Bowling Green (7-6) 13
Independence Bowl Auburn (8-4) 28, Virginia (6-6) 25
Las Vegas Bowl Penn State (7-5) 17, Fresno State (10-2) 6
Texas Bowl California (8-4) 35, Nevada-Las Vegas (6-6) 7
Cactus Bowl Colorado (8-4) 35, Central Florida (11-2) 25
Hula Bowl Washington (7-5) 21, Louisiana State (6-6) 17
Armed Forces Bowl Southern Mississippi (8-4), Boston College (8-4) 10
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl West Virginia (8-4) 24, Boise State (9-3) 21
Military Bowl Kansas State (8-4) 21, Marshall (8-4) 18
Marino Bowl Toledo (9-3) 36, Troy (8-4) 16

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Graduating Seniors

WR Lee Solorio

One of the better players I was given to start my career. I decided not to shirt him as a Sophomore, but he ended up spending most of the season sidelined with an injury. He started all 11 games as a junior and had a decent season with 43 catches, 557 yards, and 11 TD. Then his senior season was marred by another injury.

T Bryan Munoz

Three year starter. Not a great player, but was dependable.

P Terrence Sanderson

Was National All-Academic Punter in 2006. Had some good games here and there, but not very good at downing punts inside the 20.

DE Sean Horne

A 3 year starter who had a great junior year with 13.5 sacks. However, he caught the dreaded Repetitive Concussion Syndrome after 6 games as a Senior and his career was over.

DT Kelly Roosenraad

DT was one of my better positions to start off with, so Roosenraad sat on the bench for two seasons. But he produced a very good Senior season with consistently good run defense.

Awards: 2006 Sun Belt 1st Team

OLB Myron Barlow

Was one of the best players I had to start with and one of the few I redshirted in my initial season. Solid two year starter.

Awards: 2005 Sun Belt 1st Team, 2006 Sun Belt 1st Team

S Fernando Emmons

Two year starter. Had a great senior season with 45 tackles, 12 assists, and 6 INT's.

Awards: 2006 Sun Belt 2nd Team

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Bad news to start the year. My Offensive Coordinator stepped down after one season. So I have to get another one and he's not as good...

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Added a bunch of stats and rankings to the 2nd post in this thread, so we can track how we're improving throughout this dynasty.

[larrymcg421]

Here are your 2007 Idaho Vandals

Pre-season Rankings...

Overall: 81st
Sun Belt: 5th

Starters in bold

Idaho Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Elig Current Estimate Future Estimate
Fassero, D.J. 5 QB Jr* 36 39
Pientka, Roy 13 QB So* 20 39
Stuvaints, Reuben 8 QB Fr 24 62
Dabrowa, Preston 14 QB* Sr* 10 28
Houseright, Bryant 12 QB* Sr* 5 15

Very disappointed at how Stuvaints looks. His Avoid INT rating is terrible and he cannot throw the long ball. His Future Estimate still looks decent and maybe there's some scout error here. Still, I think there's enough pause to let Fassero take the reins for another season and let Stuvaints develop.



Stickney, Jay 46 RB Sr 26 50
Phillips, Bob 26 RB Jr* 37 70
Luther, Dana 22 RB So* 51 72
Gibson, Bart 36 RB* Jr 18 18
Ellison, Vincent 30 FB Sr 22 59
Pilgrim, Max 47 FB Sr 31 31
Emmons, Bubba 31 FB* Jr* 26 26
Del Greco, Luther 25 FB* So 5 5

Luther looks to be the real deal. I'll have to add more runs and screen passes into my gameplan this season.

Johnson, Colin 99 TE Jr 33 51
Flemming, Harry 94 TE Fr 17 51
Warren, Geoff 87 TE* Fr 3 17
Murphy, Jonathan 93 TE* Fr 2 6
Parrish, Lance 80 WR Sr 22 22
Keith, Norbert 6 WR Sr 10 27
Abeykoon, Derek 7 WR Jr 32 68
Holmberg, Kirk 88 WR Jr 43 60
Branch, Leon 3 WR So 23 77
Gaines, Danny 85 WR Fr 25 74
Monroe, Rob 4 WR Fr 25 79

No depth at TE means I need to keep the shirt off Flemming. Monroe will be the #3 WR as a true Freshman, while Gaines will get the shirt.

Cambini, Brad 51 C Sr 30 43
Parker, Jermaine 55 C Sr 36 36
Quinn, Tito 54 C Jr* 25 44
Wilson, Kyle 56 C So* 23 72
McNaught, Randal 52 C Fr 12 54
Austin, Monty 77 G Sr 13 26
Sheldon, Kevin 64 G Jr 38 56
Morrison, Chester 75 G So 24 68
Clancy, Henry 66 G Fr 11 69
Carlson, Rico 73 G Fr 3 78
Carlisle, Benjamin 69 G* Sr 15 33
Dylla, Mike 79 G* Sr 10 39
Turnbull, Victor 78 G* Sr 13 30
Magazine, Daniel 67 T Sr* 10 40
Lenz, Bart 63 T Sr 13 28
Small, Jermaine 65 T Jr* 16 62
McClenney, Kendall 60 T So 21 89
Wolff, Steven 71 T Fr 16 54
Wayman, Kenneth 68 T Fr 11 63
Howard, Gary 61 T* Jr* 6 12

Dept at C, so McNaught gets the shirt. I had a good class of Guards and tackles, so I'm able to let Wayman and Carlson develop.

DeVito, Harvey 1 P Fr 46 57
Agnew, Jerome 10 P* So* 18 23
Gray, Darrin 18 K Sr 28 30
Kattus, Lawrence 16 K Sr 30 42
Copeland, Corey 19 K Fr 12 83

Copeland looks really good, but could use a year of development, so I'll let Kattus finish his career as the starter. This will also mean I won't need a new K/P in the same class next time around.


Cumming, Patrick 76 DE Jr* 17 44
Arteaga, Conrad 91 DE So 28 85
Perkins, Wesley 92 DE Fr 7 72
MacKay, Charlie 95 DE* Sr 13 23
Timms, Norm 98 DT Jr* 22 53
Newhart, Renaldo 97 DT So 13 57
Niebauer, Alvin 72 DT Fr 14 75
Scott, Mitch 96 DT* Fr 1 2
Bernstein, Artie 74 DT* Fr 8 8

And here's where my depth might kill me. Perkins will need to play right away as a backup. Timms was suspended for getting in a bar fight over the summer, so I only have two playable DT's.

Kennedy, Zach 41 ILB Jr 33 66
Newton, Will 90 ILB So* 46 75
Deane, Sean 58 ILB* Sr 7 7
Stargell, Gene 42 ILB* Fr 5 5
Coleman, Warren 57 OLB Jr* 21 51
Newman, Roman 53 OLB Jr* 38 50
Fisk, Dennis 50 OLB So* 24 71
Malone, Buddy 40 OLB Fr 28 46
Kruse, Steve 59 OLB* Sr 9 9

Kennedy had a fantastic year, but Newton is just way better. I really don't like the 3-4, so I may try playing Kennedy at OLB while he backs up Newton at ILB.

Nutter, Wendell 45 CB Jr 45 45
Person, Calvin 32 CB So 12 50
Goettl, Deon 43 CB So 34 51
Coleman, Phil 24 CB Fr 22 56
Meadows, Marco 38 CB* Sr 6 6
Fisk, Larry 27 S Jr 27 89
Lucas, Alex 28 S So* 16 60
Houlihan, Stephen 21 S So 21 61
Walton, Stanley 33 S Fr 31 54
Wiggs, Donnell 35 S* Jr 3 6
Hanks, Scott 34 S* So 2 2

Luckily, we have some depth here and can shirt both Freshmen. Walton is disappointing in that he has terrible Man to Man defense, which is a majority of the coverages I run.

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Week 1: Akron (0-0) at Idaho (0-0)

Some things worked and some things didn't with my new game plan. Luther is the real deal as he put up a 119 yard effort. However, the screen passes didn't work at all and Luther actually ended up with 7 catches for -12 yards. Definitely scratching that. We lead the entire game. Akron keeps it close, but the strong running from Luther and opportunistic defense (4 turnovers) prevents a comeback.

Box Score: Akron at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 1, 2007

Attendance: 8,200 (16,000).


Weather: 61 degrees, rain.

1Q: 09:55 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus 31 field goal.
2Q: 00:56 IDAH - Kirk Holmberg 11 pass from D.J. Fassero.
2Q: 00:56 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
3Q: 09:36 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus 20 field goal.
3Q: 06:10 AKRN - Bubba Gillespie 41 run.
3Q: 06:10 AKRN - T.J. Dykstra extra point.
3Q: 01:59 IDAH - Zach Kennedy 32 interception return.
3Q: 01:59 IDAH - D.J. Fassero pass for conversion failed.
4Q: 09:26 IDAH - Bob Phillips 57 run.
4Q: 09:26 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
4Q: 08:44 AKRN - Myron Johnston 61 pass from Leroy Loomans.
4Q: 08:44 AKRN - Leroy Loomans pass to Myron Johnston for conversion
4Q: 02:13 IDAH - Derek Abeykoon 13 pass from D.J. Fassero.
4Q: 02:13 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 91 Conrad Arteaga

Akron 0 0 7 8 - 15
Idaho 3 7 9 14 - 33

QB Fassero 24-35-213-2-1
RB Luther 22-119-0
RB Phillips 4-69-1
WR Abeykoon 4-61-1
WR Holmberg 3-61-1
ILB Newton 9 tackles, 3 assists, 1 sack
CB Nutter 7 tackles, 1 INT
DE Arteaga 4 tackles, 1 assist, 2.5 sacks
ILB Kennedy 4 tackles, 4 assists, 1 INT, 1 TD

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Week 2: Eastern Michigan (0-0) at #22 Idaho (1-0)

Welcome to the Dana Luther show! He completely dominates the Eastern Michigan defense for 205 yards. We still struggled early in this one because our red zone offense had to settle for FG's 4 times and the defense gave up some big runs. But we executed much better in the 2nd half and completely shut them down.

Box Score: Eastern Michigan at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 2, 2007

Attendance: 9,000 (16,000).


Weather: 61 degrees, rain.

1Q: 07:54 EMIC - Tracy Freeman 15 run.
1Q: 07:54 EMIC - Tito Hanson extra point.
1Q: 04:04 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus 41 field goal.
2Q: 11:25 EMIC - Mel Bosela 45 run.
2Q: 11:25 EMIC - Tito Hanson extra point.
2Q: 07:22 IDAH - Norbert Keith 2 pass from D.J. Fassero.
2Q: 07:22 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
2Q: 01:19 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus 20 field goal.
3Q: 09:01 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus 22 field goal.
3Q: 04:19 IDAH - Derek Abeykoon 2 run.
3Q: 04:19 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point failed.
4Q: 12:54 IDAH - Lance Parrish 32 pass from D.J. Fassero.
4Q: 12:54 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
4Q: 04:21 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus 39 field goal.
4Q: 03:21 IDAH - Leon Branch 13 pass from D.J. Fassero.
4Q: 03:21 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 22 Dana Luther

Eastern Michigan 7 7 0 0 - 14
Idaho 3 10 9 17 - 39

QB Fassero 26-41-294-3-1
RB Luther 22-205-0, 6-27-0
WR Holmberg 5-101-0
WR Branch 3-44-1
K Kattus 4-4 FG's

*Arizona continues their losing ways with a 34-7 loss against Nebraska.

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Week 3: Bye

*I'm amused at following Arizona's continued suckitude. Can they ever turn it around? This week they fall to Bowling Green 38-3.

*I focus recruiting on building depth for the defensive line and finding another QB.

[larrymcg421]

Week 4: Bye

*UNLV beats Arizona 45-17.

*Ohio State OLB Horace Thomason has an amazing 5.5 sack performance this week.

[larrymcg421]

Week 5: North Texas (0-3) at #33 Idaho (2-0)

Dana Luther does it again! He goes for 165 yards and Phillips adds 58 of his own as North Texas has no hope against our running offense. The defense is on fire as well with 11 sacks. North Texas threatens to get back in it with 17 consecutive points, but Luther seals it with a 4th quarter TD run.

Box Score: North Texas at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 5, 2007

Attendance: 8,800 (16,000).


Weather: 50 degrees, rain.

1Q: 09:42 IDAH - Dana Luther 4 run.
1Q: 09:42 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
1Q: 03:47 IDAH - Kirk Holmberg 13 pass from D.J. Fassero.
1Q: 03:47 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
2Q: 09:04 IDAH - Colin Johnson 7 pass from D.J. Fassero.
2Q: 09:04 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
2Q: 00:44 IDAH - Bob Phillips 26 run.
2Q: 00:44 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
3Q: 09:03 NTEX - Junior Heath 12 pass from Nolan Gilmore.
3Q: 09:03 NTEX - J.J. Perez extra point.
3Q: 05:48 NTEX - Charles Carlson 3 pass from Nolan Gilmore.
3Q: 05:48 NTEX - J.J. Perez extra point.
4Q: 14:27 NTEX - J.J. Perez 60 field goal.
4Q: 11:52 IDAH - Dana Luther 9 run.
4Q: 11:52 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
4Q: 01:02 IDAH - Danny Gaines 14 pass from Roy Pientka.
4Q: 01:02 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 91 Conrad Arteaga

North Texas 0 0 14 3 - 17
Idaho 14 14 0 14 - 42

QB Fassero 15-25-176-2-1
RB Luther 26-165-2, 3-38-0
RB Phillips 8-58-1
WR Gaines 7-81-1
DE Arteaga 6 tackles, 3.5 sacks
CB Nutter 6 tackles, 1 INT
DE Perkins 3 tackles, 2 assists, 2 sacks
DT Niebauer 3 tackles, 1.5 sacks

*Arizona loses to Oregon 41-14.

*Fresno State's Fred Donovan tallies 7 sacks this week.

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Week 6: #35 Idaho (3-0) at Arkansas State (0-3)

We really don't play good in this one at all against a terrible Arkansas State team. We fumble the opening kickoff and Arkansas State capitalizes to take an early 7-0 lead. We quickly take the lead back with two 1st quarter TD passes. However, we are not able to put them away. They score twice in the 4th quarter to cut the lead to 20-17 and manage to get the ball to our 41 yard line with 10 seconds left, but Arteaga's 4th sack of the day seals the win for us.

Box Score: Idaho at Arkansas State
Jonesboro, AR.

Week 6, 2007

Attendance: 7,100 (30,700).


Weather: 43 degrees, stormy.

1Q: 13:16 ARST - Bernie Whalen 4 pass from Rickey Clements.
1Q: 13:16 ARST - Arnie Reed extra point.
1Q: 07:58 IDAH - Derek Abeykoon 13 pass from D.J. Fassero.
1Q: 07:58 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
1Q: 02:01 IDAH - Leon Branch 14 pass from D.J. Fassero.
1Q: 02:01 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
2Q: 08:09 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus 28 field goal.
2Q: 00:21 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus 31 field goal.
4Q: 11:11 ARST - Arnie Reed 37 field goal.
4Q: 02:11 ARST - Marvin Rankinen 14 pass from Rickey Clements.
4Q: 02:11 ARST - Arnie Reed extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 91 Conrad Arteaga

Idaho 14 6 0 0 - 20
Arkansas State 7 0 0 10 - 17


QB Fassero 18-34-197-2-0
RB Luther 26-104-0, 1-7-0
WR Abeykoon 7-64-1
WR Gaines 5-64-0
DE Arteaga 7 tackles, 4 sacks
CB Goetti 5 tackles, 1 assist, 2 INT

*California beats Arizona 51-10

*Another amazing sack performance. BYU's Mitch Logan gets to the QB 8 times this week.

[larrymcg421]

Week 7: Bye

*Still no commits, which worries me this late.

*USC beats Arizona 42-0.

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Week 8: #23 Idaho (4-0) at Louisiana-Monroe (1-3)

Well we laid an egg in this one. Luther never gets going as we fall behind early due to numerous mistakes on both sides of the ball. It's 30-7 at the start of the 14th quarter. Fassero manages some big pass plays to close the game to 30-22 (I'm triggered by the fact that we kicked an XP on the 2nd TD). However, Fassero chokes in the clutch as he throws two INT's in Louisiana-Monroe territory in the last 2 minutes.

Box Score: Idaho at Louisiana-Monroe
Monroe, LA.

Week 8, 2007

Attendance: 9,000 (30,400).


Weather: 74 degrees, fair.

1Q: 09:38 LAMN - Norman Witt 5 pass from Glenn McDermid.
1Q: 09:38 LAMN - Rick Lyons extra point failed.
1Q: 01:52 IDAH - Dana Luther 4 run.
1Q: 01:52 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
2Q: 10:37 LAMN - Rick Lyons 19 field goal.
2Q: 07:58 LAMN - Fred Etten 13 pass from Glenn McDermid.
2Q: 07:58 LAMN - Rick Lyons extra point.
3Q: 08:22 LAMN - Mel Dawkins 23 pass from Glenn McDermid.
3Q: 08:22 LAMN - Rick Lyons extra point.
3Q: 00:00 LAMN - Glenn McDermid 1 run.
3Q: 00:00 LAMN - Rick Lyons extra point.
4Q: 13:53 IDAH - Leon Branch 81 pass from D.J. Fassero.
4Q: 13:53 IDAH - Dana Luther run for conversion.
4Q: 06:12 IDAH - Leon Branch 32 pass from D.J. Fassero.
4Q: 06:12 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
4Q: 00:16 LAMN - Chester Hill 92 interception return.
4Q: 00:16 LAMN - Rick Lyons extra point.

Game MVP: LAMN 9 Glenn McDermid

Idaho 7 0 0 15 - 22
Louisiana-Monroe 6 10 14 7 - 37

QB Fassero 16-33-422-2-3
WR Holmberg 5-154-0
WR Branch 2-113-1
WR Abeykoon 4-68-0
ILB Newton 13 tackles, 4 assists
CB Nutter 11 tackles, 2 assists
DE Cumming 4 tackles, 1 assist, 1.5 sacks
DE Arteaga 1 tackle, 1 assist, 1.5 sacks

*New recruits:

T Lewis Connell - #36 Overall, #2 T
WR Terrance Greene - #289 Overall, #19 WR
G Russell Garrison - #638 Overall, #50 G
DE Leon Degley - #755 Overall, #71 DE

*Oregon State beat Arizona 49-6.

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Week 9: Middle Tennessee State (3-3) at #39 Idaho (4-1)

Luther gets injured in this one and will be out for 6 weeks. Phillips picks up the slack and records his own 100 yard game. The defense comes up with two pick sixes (and 5 picks in total) and Fassero recovers from last week's choke for a fairly easy victory.

Box Score: Middle Tennessee State at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 9, 2007

Attendance: 9,600 (16,000).


Weather: 50 degrees, rain.

1Q: 10:23 IDAH - Dana Luther 4 run.
1Q: 10:23 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
2Q: 08:57 IDAH - Deon Goettl 87 interception return.
2Q: 08:57 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
2Q: 06:15 IDAH - Harry Flemming 68 pass from D.J. Fassero.
2Q: 06:15 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
2Q: 01:37 IDAH - Stephen Houlihan 56 interception return.
2Q: 01:37 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
3Q: 13:23 MDTN - Ken Murphy 1 pass from Benjamin Gaytan.
3Q: 13:23 MDTN - Mark Gatlin extra point.
3Q: 01:06 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus 39 field goal.
4Q: 00:47 MDTN - Kennedy Upshaw 16 pass from Richard Jalove.
4Q: 00:47 MDTN - Richard Jalove pass for conversion failed.

Game MVP: IDAH 5 D.J. Fassero

Middle Tennessee State 0 0 7 6 - 13
Idaho 7 21 3 0 - 31

QB Fassero 21-31-365-1-0
RB Phillips 19-100-0
RB Luther 7-45-1
WR Gaines 8-108-0
WR Abeykoon 5-74-0
TE Johnson 3-61-0
CB Nutter 7 tackles, 2 assists, 1 INT
CB Goetti 3 tackles, 1 assist, 1 INT, 1 TD
S Fisk 2 tackles, 4 assists, 2 INT
S Houlihan 2 tackles, 1 INT, 1 TD

*New recruits:

QB Andy Pierce - #297 Overall, #25 QB
CB Andrew Hanks - #553 QB, #42 CB
DT Nick Manning - #595 Overall, #33 DT
WR Steven Harding - #637 Overall, #52 WR
S Chad Isaacson - #771 Overall, #51 S

*Oregon State beat Arizona 62-3.

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Week 10: #31 Idaho (5-1) at Louisiana-Lafayette (3-4)

Phillips is stuffed all game long, but Fassero has his best game of the season and we pull away late.

Box Score: Idaho at Louisiana-Lafayette
Lafayette, LA.

Week 10, 2007

Attendance: 22,500 (31,000).


Weather: 54 degrees, stormy.

1Q: 12:50 LALF - Roger Wells 71 pass from Mike Bush.
1Q: 12:50 LALF - Harold Givens extra point.
1Q: 06:44 IDAH - Danny Gaines 9 pass from D.J. Fassero.
1Q: 06:44 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
2Q: 06:37 LALF - Shannon Hill 24 run.
2Q: 06:37 LALF - Harold Givens extra point.
2Q: 03:22 IDAH - Danny Gaines 14 pass from D.J. Fassero.
2Q: 03:22 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
3Q: 11:14 IDAH - Danny Gaines 27 pass from D.J. Fassero.
3Q: 11:14 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point failed.
3Q: 01:12 LALF - Roger Wells 16 pass from Mike Bush.
3Q: 01:12 LALF - Harold Givens extra point.
4Q: 05:25 LALF - Harold Givens 26 field goal.
4Q: 03:15 IDAH - Lance Parrish 5 pass from D.J. Fassero.
4Q: 03:15 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
4Q: 01:23 IDAH - Bob Phillips 1 run.
4Q: 01:23 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
4Q: 00:45 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus 36 field goal.
4Q: 00:00 IDAH - Stephen Houlihan 56 interception return.

Game MVP: IDAH 5 D.J. Fassero

Idaho 7 7 6 23 - 43
Louisiana-Lafayette 7 7 7 3 - 24

QB Fassero 29-39-398-4-0
WR Gaines 8-108-3
WR Branch 6-110-0
WR Holmberg 5-78-0
OLB Newman 4 tackles, 1 INT
DE Arteaga 2 tackles, 2 sacks
S Houlian 1 INT, 1 TD

*We lose WR Derek Abeykoon for the rest of the season.

*New recruit:

DE Will Brill - #740 Overall, #70 DE

*FSU (8-0), USC (7-1), LSU (8-0), and Texas A&M (9-0) are the top 4 currently.

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Week 11: New Mexico State (4-4) at #26 Idaho (6-1)

Sloppy mistakes from our offense and inability to get stops from our defense doomed us in this one. We still almost pulled out a close battle, but a Fassero 4th quarter INT killed our last comeback attempt.

Box Score: New Mexico State at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 11, 2007

Attendance: 10,300 (16,000).


Weather: 52 degrees, rain.

1Q: 08:00 NMST - Ty Wells 22 field goal.
1Q: 04:24 IDAH - Lance Parrish 9 pass from D.J. Fassero.
1Q: 04:24 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
1Q: 03:04 NMST - Norm Leaskey 62 run.
1Q: 03:04 NMST - Ty Wells extra point.
2Q: 12:45 IDAH - Bob Phillips 19 run.
2Q: 12:45 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
2Q: 03:11 NMST - B.J. Mancuso 5 pass from Rickey Brandon.
2Q: 03:11 NMST - Ty Wells extra point.
2Q: 00:08 IDAH - Bob Phillips 5 run.
2Q: 00:08 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
3Q: 11:19 NMST - Jim Barber 38 pass from Rickey Brandon.
3Q: 11:19 NMST - Ty Wells extra point.
3Q: 09:34 NMST - Ty Wells 33 field goal.
3Q: 05:24 IDAH - Leon Branch 2 pass from D.J. Fassero.
3Q: 05:24 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
3Q: 00:37 NMST - B.J. Mancuso 7 pass from Rickey Brandon.
3Q: 00:37 NMST - Norm Leaskey run for conversion failed.
4Q: 01:45 NMST - Mickey McClennan 6 run.
4Q: 01:45 NMST - Ty Wells extra point.

Game MVP: NMST 24 B.J. Mancuso

New Mexico State 10 7 16 7 - 40
Idaho 7 14 7 0 - 28

QB Fassero 27-40-413-2-3
WR Gaines 9-170-0
WR Branch 6-72-1
WR Holmberg 5-120-0
ILB Newton 17 tackles, 3 assists

*New recruits:

RB Drew Kemp - #747 Overall, #65 RB
OLB Jose Soper - #908 Overall, #64 OLB

*Arizona almost ended their losing streak, but lost a close one to Washington State, 37-36.

*LSU and Texas A&M are the only remaining unbeatens.

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#44 Utah State (5-3) at #35 Idaho (6-2)


Without Luther, our running game can't get going and Fassero struggles. This allows Utah State to build a 20-0 lead. Fassero gets hot int he 4th quarter and throws two TD passes to make it a one score game, but chokes in the clutch once again with an INT on the potential game winning drive.

Box Score: Utah State at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 12, 2007

Attendance: 10,000 (16,000).


Weather: 34 degrees, snow.

1Q: 00:33 UTST - Donald Lane 8 run.
1Q: 00:33 UTST - Sammy Porter extra point.
2Q: 07:42 UTST - Tyrell Dunlap 4 pass from Al Winters.
2Q: 07:42 UTST - Sammy Porter extra point.
2Q: 01:42 UTST - Sammy Porter 20 field goal.
2Q: 00:13 UTST - Sammy Porter 20 field goal.
4Q: 10:09 IDAH - Danny Gaines 22 pass from D.J. Fassero.
4Q: 10:09 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
4Q: 06:11 IDAH - Leon Branch 41 pass from D.J. Fassero.
4Q: 06:11 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.

Game MVP: UTST 62 Jermaine Bridges

Utah State 7 13 0 0 - 20
Idaho 0 0 0 14 - 14

QB Fassero 15-30-231-2-2
WR Branch 3-74-1
ILB Newton 13 tackles, 6 assists
ILB Kennedy 12 tackles, 3 assists
DE Arteaga 7 tackles, 2 assists, 1.5 sacks

*To make matters worse, we lose WR Kirk Holmberg for 4 weeks.

*New recruits:

ILB Deion Brutley - #642 Overall, #40 ILB
TE Mo Romine - #61 TE

*Stanford beat Arizona 31-14

*LSU and Texas A&M remain undefeated for the top two spots.

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Week 13: Idaho (6-3) at Troy (6-3)

Now this was a crazy game. We come out completely flat and Troy builds a 23-0 lead early in the 3rd quarter. We then score 35 consecutive points, including a 91 yard fumble return, to take a 35-23 lead. Troy mounts their own comeback, scoring a TD with 3 minutes left and forcing a three and out. With the ball at their own 27 and 2:01 left, our defense stops Troy on 4 straight plays to clinch the victory. This finally puts us at the 7 win mark.

Box Score: Idaho at Troy
Montgomery, AL.

Week 13, 2007

Attendance: 27,000 (30,000).


Weather: 49 degrees, stormy.

2Q: 06:14 TROY - Andre Stewart 22 field goal.
2Q: 01:43 TROY - Isaac Kato 5 pass from Nicky Mikell.
2Q: 01:43 TROY - Andre Stewart extra point.
2Q: 01:36 TROY - Matthew McAlpin 23 interception return.
2Q: 01:36 TROY - Andre Stewart extra point.
2Q: 00:00 TROY - Andre Stewart 45 field goal.
3Q: 10:52 TROY - Andre Stewart 21 field goal.
3Q: 10:26 IDAH - Lance Parrish 80 pass from D.J. Fassero.
3Q: 10:26 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
3Q: 03:42 IDAH - Leon Branch 91 fumble return.
3Q: 03:42 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
3Q: 01:08 IDAH - Leon Branch 21 pass from D.J. Fassero.
3Q: 01:08 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
3Q: 00:25 IDAH - Dana Luther 4 run.
3Q: 00:25 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
4Q: 09:32 IDAH - Dana Luther 14 run.
4Q: 09:32 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
4Q: 03:13 TROY - Isaac Kato 3 pass from Nicky Mikell.
4Q: 03:13 TROY - Andre Stewart extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 90 Will Newton

Idaho 0 0 28 7 - 35
Troy 0 20 3 7 - 30

QB Fassero 22-35-252-2-3
WR Branch 7-81-1
WR Parrish 1-80-1
ILB Newton 13 tackles, 4 assists, 1 INT
ILB Kennedy 10 tackles, 1 assist

*New recruit:

DT Cary McKenzie - #65 DT

*LSU and Texas A&M stay undefeated, but 1 loss Michigan jumps them in the rankings and is now #1.

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Week 14: Idaho (7-3) at #14 Boise State (8-2)


We still have some improvements to make before we can beat Boise State. They simply have more talent than us. The game is especially hopeless once Luther goes down in the 1st quarter. Our offense falls apart without him and can only manage some garbage time points.

Box Score: Idaho at Boise State
Boise City, ID.

Week 14, 2007

Attendance: 29,100 (30,000).


Weather: 36 degrees, fair.

1Q: 04:16 BOIS - Kent Russell 32 field goal.
2Q: 11:55 BOIS - Ed Boudreau 12 pass from Butch Downs.
2Q: 11:55 BOIS - Kent Russell extra point.
2Q: 09:02 BOIS - Joseph Alameda 50 pass from Butch Downs.
2Q: 09:02 BOIS - Kent Russell extra point.
2Q: 02:14 BOIS - Joseph Alameda 22 pass from Butch Downs.
2Q: 02:14 BOIS - Kent Russell extra point.
2Q: 00:25 BOIS - Kent Russell 27 field goal.
3Q: 09:36 BOIS - Joseph Alameda 9 pass from Butch Downs.
3Q: 09:36 BOIS - Kent Russell extra point.
4Q: 09:31 IDAH - Norbert Keith 21 pass from D.J. Fassero.
4Q: 09:31 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus extra point.
4Q: 02:00 IDAH - Lawrence Kattus 31 field goal.
4Q: 00:37 BOIS - Joseph Alameda 11 pass from Butch Downs.
4Q: 00:37 BOIS - Kent Russell extra point.

Game MVP: BOIS 88 Joseph Alameda

Idaho 0 0 0 10 - 10
Boise State 3 24 7 7 - 41

Team Statistics IDAH BOIS

First Downs 17 29

Total Rushes 28 36
Net Rushing Yards 32 105
Yards Per Carry 1.1 2.9
Rushing Yards 70 126
Tckld Loss/Yards 4-9 7-13
Sacked/Yards Lost 5-29 1-8

Pass Attempts 32 40
Completions 16 25
Passing Yards 200 396
Yards Per Attempt 6.2 9.9
Interceptions 2 2
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1

Total Plays 60 76
Total Yards 232 501
Yards Per Play 3.8 6.5

3rd Down Plays 5/11 9/14

Penalties 9 5
Penalty Yards 73 43

Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 39
Time Of Possession 27:08 32:52

QB Fassero 15-31-189-1-2
WR Keith 4-62-1
S Fisk 7 tackles, 4 assists, 1 INT
CB Goetti 5 tackles, 3 assists, 1 INT

*Luther will require Reconstructive Knee Surgery and be out for 44 weeks. Oooof!

*Arizona completes another winless season with a 37-0 defeat at the hands of rival Arizona State.

*The big question going into next week's games is if LSU and Texas A&M win their conference championship games, will they jump ahead of idle Michigan for a spot in the title game?

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Week 15: Bye

*Our season is over and we don't get invited to a bowl. We finally broke through to the 7 win mark.

*LSU beats Tennessee 40-10 in the SEC championship and jumps up to #1 in the rankings.

*Texas A&M beats Nebraska 21-13 in the Big 12 championship, but that's not enough to move them up to #2.

*Very controversial decision here as 1 loss Michigan makes the title game over undefeated Texas A&M. The decider was strength of schedule: Michigan (25th), Texas A&M (78th).

*FB Zach Woodard agrees to come to Idaho as a walk-on. We don't play FB's, so I recruit academic walk-ons to fill those spots in the depth chart.

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Season Awards and Stats

Team MVP: DE Conrad Arteaga - 41 tackles, 7 assists, 15 sacks, 21 TFL

National Freshman Team: DT Alvin Niebauer

Sun Belt 1st Team: CB Wendell Nutter

Sun Belt 2nd Team: QB DJ Fassero, G Kevin Sheldon, DE Conrad Arteaga, ILB Will Newton

2007 Summary for Idaho

Record: 7-4
Rank: 43

Idaho Team Rank
Rushes 332 94
Rushing Yards 1128 89
Yards Per Carry 3.39 80 (T)
Pass Attempts 387 28
Completions 235 21
Passing Yards 3231 18
Yards Per Attempt 8.34 21
3rd Down Conversions 42.3 21
Points Per Game 28.8 36
Turnovers 26 87 (T)
Turnover Margin +3 41 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 378 38 (T)
Rushing Yards 1187 22
Yards Per Carry 3.14 24 (T)
Pass Attempts 348 85 (T)
Completions 189 78 (T)
Passing Yards 2714 104
Yards Per Attempt 7.79 94
3rd Down Conversions 38.9 86
Points Per Game 24.3 52
Turnovers 29 14 (T)

Primary Formation: Single-Back Formation

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 33 AKRN (111) 15
2 39 EMIC (83) 14
5 42 NTEX (103) 17
6 20 at ARST (117) 17
8 22 at LAMN (99) 37
9 31 MDTN (71) 13
10 43 at LALF (98) 24
11 28 NMST (44) 40
12 14 UTST (54) 20
13 35 at TROY (51) 30
14 10 at BOIS (13) 41

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
5 Fassero QB 374 228 3150 8.42 23 16
Team --- 387 235 3231 8.34 24 17

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Stff YdLst
22 Luther RB 124 682 5.50 6 38 53
26 Phillips RB 121 493 4.07 5 35 70
5 Fassero QB 58 -125 -2.15 0 40 220
Team --- 332 1128 3.39 12 124 361

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
85 Gaines WR 98 58 763 13.1 286 5
3 Branch WR 58 38 646 17.0 262 7
88 Holmberg WR 55 30 626 20.8 272 2
7 Abeykoon WR 47 27 328 12.1 72 2
22 Luther RB 30 20 85 4.2 71 0
26 Phillips RB 28 20 161 8.0 120 0
99 Johnson TE 25 15 181 12.0 82 1

80 Parrish WR 16 8 222 27.7 58 4
6 Keith WR 14 6 75 12.5 51 2
Team --- 387 235 3231 13.7 1311 24

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack TFL Ints Defn
90 Newton ILB 108 30 4.0 17 1 8
27 Fisk S 60 16 0.0 8 3 7
41 Kennedy ILB 58 27 0.0 7 1 3
45 Nutter CB 58 13 0.0 3 3 15
50 Fisk OLB 42 15 2.0 3 1 2
91 Arteaga DE 41 7 15.0 21 0 0
43 Goettl CB 33 12 0.0 1 5 10
53 Newman OLB 25 10 0.0 1 2 3
76 Cumming DE 22 11 5.0 7 0 0
72 Niebauer DT 21 7 5.5 7 0 0
92 Perkins DE 16 7 3.0 2 0 0
97 Newhart DT 15 8 2.0 4 0 0
21 Houlihan S 14 2 0.0 0 2 1
32 Person CB 12 3 0.0 1 0 1
Team --- 627 178 41.0 87 18 52

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*We nab a stud Tackle, a very good QB/WR combo and some quality depth on defense. However, I did have to settle for a couple guys outside the top 1000 to round out the class.

Recruiting List, Ranking View

Player Pos HT WT ST NRank ByPos StRank ByPos
Connell, Lewis T 6-6 286 TN 36 8 2 2
Greene, Terrance WR 6-0 172 CO 289 19 2 2
**Pierce, Andy QB 6-2 197 IN 297 25 16 4
**Hanks, Andrew CB 6-0 177 IN 553 42 22 2
**Manning, Nick DT 6-3 283 CA 595 33 79 3
**Harding, Steven WR 5-11 185 ID 637 52 3 1
**Garrison, Russell G 6-3 277 WI 638 50 12 3
**Brutley, Deion ILB 6-1 212 OH 642 40 37 3
**Brill, Will DE 6-2 221 CA 740 70 95 10
**Kemp, Drew RB 5-7 170 CA 747 65 97 9
**Degley, Leon DE 6-1 226 HI 755 71 5 1
**Isaacson, Chad S 5-10 173 IL 771 51 31 2
**Soper, Jose OLB 5-11 203 CA 908 64 --- 8
**McKenzie, Cary DT 6-2 245 MI --- 65 34 5
**Romine, Mo TE 6-4 227 CA --- 61 --- 6
##Woodard, Zack FB 5-10 205 WA --- 100 68 2

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Michigan shut up any doubters about their worthiness by owning LSU 26-0 in the title game.


Heisman Trophy: QB Mel Sanders, Michigan - 219 for 355 (61.6%), 33 TD, 14 INT


Bowl Games for 2007

Game Matchup
Rose Bowl Michigan (11-1) 26, Louisiana State (12-1) 0
Orange Bowl Georgia (10-2) 20, Texas A&M (12-1) 13
Sugar Bowl Southern Cal (10-2) 17, Virginia Tech (10-2) 7
Fiesta Bowl California (10-2) 24, Nevada-Las Vegas (10-2) 21
Citrus Bowl Ohio State (9-3) 20, Maryland (10-2) 14
Alamo Bowl Nebraska (10-3) 43, Stanford (8-4) 17
Cotton Bowl Texas (10-2) 24, Florida State (9-3) 17
Peach Bowl Tennessee (11-2) 28, Syracuse (8-4) 23
Outback Bowl Iowa (9-3) 31, New Mexico (9-4) 28
Gator Bowl UCLA (8-4) 26, Clemson (7-5) 22
Holiday Bowl Florida (9-3) 33, Purdue (8-4) 10
Sun Bowl South Florida (8-4) 24, Virginia (6-6) 21
Music City Bowl Penn State (7-5) 33, Colorado (8-4) 30
Liberty Bowl Utah (8-4) 37, Notre Dame (7-5) 22
Independence Bowl Alabama (8-4) 48, Central Florida (9-4) 0
Las Vegas Bowl Fresno State (10-2) 33, Kansas State (7-5) 26
Texas Bowl Brigham Young (7-5) 31, Washington State (8-4) 28
Cactus Bowl Bowling Green (12-1) 38, Oklahoma (6-6) 0
Hula Bowl Arkansas (8-4) 45, Oregon State (7-5) 10
Armed Forces Bowl Pittsburgh (8-4) 30, Louisville (8-4) 13
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Boise State (10-2) 33, Western Michigan (8-4) 20
Military Bowl Texas Christian (8-4) 28, Navy (7-5) 18
Marino Bowl New Mexico State (8-4) 31, Stetson (6-6) 13

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Graduating Seniors

C Jermaine Parker

Three year starter who had a terrific senior season in only allowing 3 sacks.

K Lawrence Kattus

Decent over the last couple seasons, making 28 of 36 FG attempts.

RB Jay Stickney

Ran for 531 yards as a Sophomore, but fell down the depth chart as more talented recruits came in and only had 70 yards as a Senior.

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2008 Idaho Roster and Rankings

Definitely our best squad yet.

National Ranking: 65th
Sun Belt Ranking: 3rd

Starters in bold

Idaho Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Elig Current Estimate Future Estimate
Fassero, D.J. 5 QB Sr* 46 46
Stuvaints, Reuben 8 QB So* 38 62
Pientka, Roy 13 QB Jr* 22 39
Pierce, Andy 18 QB Fr 15 66
Dabrowa, Preston 14 QB* Sr 10 28

Tough decision to be made here. Fassero had a boost in his ratings (same scout). Stuvaints has more overall potential, but also a much worse Avoid INT rating. I was really hoping to move on from Fassero, but I think I'll have to let him start the season. Pierce is the QB of the future and will get the shirt.

Luther, Dana 22 RB Jr* 56 72
Phillips, Bob 26 RB Sr* 41 70
Kemp, Drew 37 RB Fr 28 76
Gibson, Bart 36 RB* Sr 19 19
Burroughs, Gus 23 RB* Fr 10 17
Ellison, Vincent 30 FB Sr 21 59
Emmons, Bubba 31 FB* Sr* 25 25
Woodard, Zack 39 FB* Fr 16 50
Del Greco, Luther 25 FB* Jr 7 7

Luther's injuury was so bad that he has 11 more weeks to heal, so Phillips will get the start at first. Kemp will be needed as a backup right away.

Johnson, Colin 99 TE Sr 40 51
Flemming, Harry 94 TE So 23 51
Romine, Mo 89 TE Fr 13 44
Murphy, Jonathan 93 TE* So 3 6
Warren, Geoff 87 TE* So 3 17
Holmberg, Kirk 88 WR Sr 53 60
Gaines, Danny 85 WR So 36 74
Abeykoon, Derek 7 WR Sr 34 68
Monroe, Rob 4 WR So* 33 79
Harding, Steven 9 WR Fr 32 59
Branch, Leon 3 WR Jr 28 77
Greene, Terrance 6 WR Fr 22 68
Flannery, Trevor 81 WR* So 6 24

Finally some depth at WR and I'm able to give the shirt to both Freshmen. My new TE recruit is terrible. I will look for a good one next recruiting class.


Quinn, Tito 54 C Sr* 29 44
Wilson, Kyle 56 C Jr* 27 72
McNaught, Randal 52 C So* 25 54
Sheldon, Kevin 64 G Sr 45 56
Morrison, Chester 75 G Jr 41 68
Clancy, Henry 66 G So 35 69
Carlson, Rico 73 G So* 17 78
Garrison, Russell 62 G Fr 8 57
Dylla, Mike 79 G* Sr 8 39
McClenney, Kendall 60 T Jr 46 89
Wayman, Kenneth 68 T So* 25 63
Wolff, Steven 71 T So 23 54
Small, Jermaine 65 T Sr* 21 62
Connell, Lewis 78 T Fr 19 74
Magazine, Daniel 67 T Sr 11 40
Howard, Gary 61 T* Sr* 6 12

We finally have some depth on the line and I'm able to redshirt all of my recruits.

DeVito, Harvey 1 P So 61 61
McDonnell, Tito 11 P* Fr 4 4
Copeland, Corey 19 K So* 43 83
Zimmerman, Orlando 16 K* Fr 6 6

Special Teams look to be good this year.


Arteaga, Conrad 91 DE Jr 55 85
Cumming, Patrick 76 DE Sr* 31 44
Brill, Will 95 DE Fr 18 74
Degley, Leon 77 DE Fr 14 52
Perkins, Wesley 92 DE So 11 72
Wagner, Thomas 70 DE* So 6 28
Niebauer, Alvin 72 DT So 29 75
Manning, Nick 69 DT Fr 26 49
Timms, Norm 98 DT Sr* 18 53
Newhart, Renaldo 97 DT Jr 17 57
McKenzie, Cary 55 DT Fr 12 48
Bernstein, Artie 74 DT* So 10 10
Scott, Mitch 96 DT* So 1 2

I still lack depth here, but since I was able to get two recruits at both DE and DT, I'm able to shirt one and play the other. Brill and McKenzie get the shirt.

Newton, Will 90 ILB Jr* 65 75
Kennedy, Zach 41 ILB Sr 37 66
Brutley, Deion 48 ILB Fr 9 69
Stargell, Gene 42 ILB* So 5 5
Newman, Roman 53 OLB Sr* 44 50
Fisk, Dennis 50 OLB Jr* 33 71
Malone, Buddy 40 OLB So 29 46
Coleman, Warren 57 OLB Sr* 23 51
Soper, Jose 47 OLB Fr 7 45

Very strong group here. Newton is a stud. Both freshmen get the shirt.

Goettl, Deon 43 CB Jr 54 54
Nutter, Wendell 45 CB Sr 49 49
Person, Calvin 32 CB Jr 25 50
Coleman, Phil 24 CB So* 22 56
Hanks, Andrew 29 CB Fr 13 68
Williamson, Jack 20 CB* Fr 6 14
Houlihan, Stephen 21 S Jr 35 61
Walton, Stanley 33 S So* 34 54
Isaacson, Chad 49 S Fr 28 54
Fisk, Larry 27 S Sr 27 89
Lucas, Alex 28 S Jr* 22 60
Wiggs, Donnell 35 S* Sr 3 6
Hanks, Scott 34 S* Jr 2 2


Person was suspended for getting into a bar fight over the summer. This will leave me with only 3 CB's. I still give Hanks the shirt and will pull it if injuries pile up. Isaacson also gets the shirt.

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Week 1: Navy (0-0) at Idaho (0-0)

Well the tough decision I had about QB was made easier this week. Fassero earned himself a demotion with a miserable game where he threw 5 INT's, including two pick sixes. This was a very winnable game and a terrible way to start the season.

Box Score: Navy at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 1, 2008

Attendance: 9,000 (16,000).


Weather: 71 degrees, rain.

1Q: 11:14 IDAH - Danny Gaines 1 pass from D.J. Fassero.
1Q: 11:14 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
1Q: 00:34 NAVY - Rod Burress 14 run.
1Q: 00:34 NAVY - Calvin Salpala extra point.
2Q: 11:46 IDAH - Danny Gaines 11 pass from D.J. Fassero.
2Q: 11:46 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 07:19 NAVY - Brent Weaver 10 pass from Orlando Scoggins.
2Q: 07:19 NAVY - Calvin Salpala extra point.
2Q: 05:33 NAVY - Myron Griffith 66 interception return.
2Q: 05:33 NAVY - Calvin Salpala extra point.
2Q: 03:38 NAVY - Al Giancursio 56 interception return.
2Q: 03:38 NAVY - Calvin Salpala extra point.
2Q: 00:01 NAVY - Calvin Salpala 31 field goal.
3Q: 07:50 IDAH - Bob Phillips 18 run.
3Q: 07:50 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 03:11 NAVY - Calvin Salpala 25 field goal.
4Q: 01:11 IDAH - Dennis Fisk 59 interception return.
4Q: 01:11 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.

Game MVP: NAVY 2 C.J. Sturdivant

Navy 7 24 3 0 - 34
Idaho 7 7 7 7 - 28



QB Fassero 20-41-244-2-5
RB Phillips 17-82-1, 6-55-0
WR Holmberg 4-75-0
ILB Newton 15 tackles, 5 assists
OLB Fisk 9 tackles, 3 assists, 1 INT, 1 TD
CB Nutter 3 tackles, 3 assists, 1 INT

*We lose backup ILB Zach Kennedy for 6 weeks.

*UNLV beats Arizona 47-0.

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Week 2: Idaho (0-1) at Akron (0-0)

Stuvaints gets the first start of his career and plays good, if not great. The real hero in this one was our defense, led by ILB Newton and DE Arteaga, which limited Akron to 238 total yards.

Box Score: Idaho at Akron
Akron, OH.

Week 2, 2008

Attendance: 23,900 (34,000).


Weather: 57 degrees, rain.

1Q: 08:56 IDAH - Bob Phillips 5 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
1Q: 08:56 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
1Q: 03:26 IDAH - Colin Johnson 18 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
1Q: 03:26 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 05:28 AKRN - Marshall Hall 7 pass from Marvin Sloan.
2Q: 05:28 AKRN - Vinny Thurgood extra point.
2Q: 00:14 IDAH - Drew Kemp 4 run.
2Q: 00:14 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 11:41 IDAH - Bob Phillips 7 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
4Q: 11:41 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 05:50 IDAH - Corey Copeland 27 field goal.

Game MVP: IDAH 91 Conrad Arteaga

Idaho 14 7 0 10 - 31
Akron 0 7 0 0 - 7


QB Stuvaints 19-35-273-3-2
RB Phillips 16-75-0, 2-12-2
WR Gaines 7-94-0
TE Johnson 3-62-1
ILB Newton 12 tackles, 1 assist
DE Arteaga 5 tackles, 1 assist, 3 sacks
DE Cumming 5 tackles, 2 sacks

*WR Derek Abeykoon's injury plagued career is over due to the Repetitive Concussion Syndrome, which lists him as out for 76 weeks.

*I take the shirt off WR Steven Harding so we have some depth.

*Nebraska beats Arizona 52-23

*Arizona's last three recruiting classes were ranked 94th, 116th, and 110th. There's not much hope they'll recover soon, but I'm having fun following how comically bad they've become.

[larrymcg421]

Week 3: Bye

*Shooting for my most ambitious recruiting class yet. Trying to land several offensive guys in the top 100.

[larrymcg421]

Week 4: Bye

*Luther is almost ready to come back. He is listed as Questionable, but still with a 7 week recovery time. I'll play it safe for now.

*Memphis beat Arizona 38-28.

[CraigSca]

Terrible first game, ugh. Gotta move on...

[larrymcg421]

Week 5: Louisiana-Monroe (2-1) at Idaho (1-1)

If only I had made the decision to start Stuvaints a week earlier, we might be undefeated. He has his breakout game here, throwing for 422 yards and breaking the game open with three 3rd quarter TD passes. After a shaky start, the defense had a solid game with Newton leading the way.

Box Score: Louisiana-Monroe at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 5, 2008

Attendance: 9,000 (16,000).


Weather: 65 degrees, rain.

1Q: 14:47 IDAH - Bob Phillips 7 run.
1Q: 14:47 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point failed.
1Q: 08:48 IDAH - Drew Kemp 1 run.
1Q: 08:48 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
1Q: 02:12 LAMN - Rick Lyons 38 field goal.
2Q: 09:30 LAMN - Shawn Pritchett 8 run.
2Q: 09:30 LAMN - Rick Lyons extra point.
2Q: 01:14 IDAH - Corey Copeland 27 field goal.
3Q: 14:10 IDAH - Rob Monroe 80 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
3Q: 14:10 IDAH - Bob Phillips run for conversion.
3Q: 10:10 IDAH - Bob Phillips 2 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
3Q: 10:10 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 03:43 IDAH - Danny Gaines 37 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
3Q: 03:43 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 03:21 LAMN - Fred Etten 80 pass from Kendrick Coleman.
3Q: 03:21 LAMN - Rick Lyons extra point.
4Q: 06:02 IDAH - Bob Phillips 8 run.
4Q: 06:02 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 05:47 IDAH - Danny Gaines 15 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
4Q: 05:47 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 8 Reuben Stuvaints

La-Monroe 3 7 7 0 - 17
Idaho 13 3 22 14 - 52


QB Stuvaints 27-41-432-4-0
RB Phillips 19-50-2, 4-28-1
WR Gaines 9-166-2
WR Monroe 5-128-1
ILB Newton 9 tackles, 2 assists, 1 sack, 2 INT
DE Arteaga 3 tackles, 2 sacks

*UCLA beat Arizona 44-0.

[larrymcg421]

Week 6: #45 Idaho (2-1) at Arkansas State (2-1)

Stuvaints struggles a bit here and our defense gives up some big plays that makes things interesting. However, we were able to shut them down when it mattered most. Arkansas State was 1 for 11 on 3rd downs and Arteaga sacked their QB 6 times.

Box Score: Idaho at Arkansas State
Jonesboro, AR.

Week 6, 2008

Attendance: 11,200 (30,700).


Weather: 75 degrees, fair.

1Q: 00:39 ARST - Arnie Reed 30 field goal.
2Q: 11:33 IDAH - Corey Copeland 42 field goal.
2Q: 08:59 ARST - Edward Kozempel 18 pass from Rickey Clements.
2Q: 08:59 ARST - Arnie Reed extra point.
2Q: 03:53 IDAH - Kirk Holmberg 5 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
2Q: 03:53 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 14:00 IDAH - Will Newton 46 interception return.
3Q: 14:00 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 03:19 ARST - Arnie Reed 20 field goal.
4Q: 13:13 IDAH - Kirk Holmberg 2 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
4Q: 13:13 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 11:12 ARST - Maurice McCurdy 59 pass from Rickey Clements.
4Q: 11:12 ARST - Bennie Osborne run for conversion failed.

Game MVP: IDAH 91 Conrad Arteaga

Idaho 0 10 7 7 - 24
Ark State 3 7 3 6 - 19

QB Stuvaints 16-31-221-2-2
WR Holmberg 7-81-2
ILB Newton 9 tackles, 1 assist, 1 INT, 1 TD
DE Arteaga 6 tackles, 1 assist, 6 sacks
DE Cumming 3 tackles, 3 sacks

*Arizona won! They beat Oregon 23-13. Tear down the goalposts!

*Our very own Conrad Arteaga was named Defensive Player of the Week for his performance.

[larrymcg421]

Week 7: North Texas (3-2) at #39 Idaho (3-1)

A completely dominating performance from our defense in which they allow only 1 first down in the first half. This helps stake us to a 17-0 lead and our offense only got better in the 2nd half, eventually tallying 559 total yards. Phillips continues to play well, allowing me to be cautious on Luther's return.

Box Score: North Texas at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 7, 2008

Attendance: 9,900 (16,000).


Weather: 67 degrees, rain.

1Q: 11:02 IDAH - Corey Copeland 37 field goal.
2Q: 12:56 IDAH - Bob Phillips 3 run.
2Q: 12:56 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 00:30 IDAH - Bob Phillips 23 run.
2Q: 00:30 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 13:25 IDAH - Rob Monroe 54 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
3Q: 13:25 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 12:40 IDAH - Bob Phillips 13 run.
4Q: 12:40 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 08:13 NTEX - Cornelius Whalen 17 pass from Nolan Gilmore.
4Q: 08:13 NTEX - Nolan Gilmore pass to Tyrus Izzo for conversion

Game MVP: IDAH 26 Bob Phillips

North Texas 0 0 0 8 - 8
Idaho 3 14 7 7 - 31

QB Stuvaints 29-49-410-1-1
RB Phillips 24-106-3, 4-33-0
WR Gaines 9-131-0
WR Holmberg 7-126-0
WR Monroe 6-111-1
DE Arteaga 5 tackles, 2.5 sacks

*New recruit:

G Chris Morton - #79 Overall, #7 G

*Arizona starts a streak! They beat Washington State 20-16 to clinch their best record in this entire dynasty.

[larrymcg421]

Terrible first game, ugh. Gotta move on...

Yeah. I'm mostly mad at my scout because I think he just simply missed the boat on both Fassero and Stuvaints.

[larrymcg421]

Week 8: #30 Idaho (4-1) at Louisiana-Lafayette (0-5)

It's a game that should be no contest for us and it certainly starts off that way. We jump to a quick 24-0 lead, but the defense falls asleep and allows two Lafayette TD's before the half. We jump out to another lead, but Lafayette keeps fighting back and actually get the ball with a chance to take the lead in the 4th quarter. Our defense finally holds up and Stuvaints' 5th TD pass seals the victory.

Box Score: Idaho at Louisiana-Lafayette
Lafayette, LA.

Week 8, 2008

Attendance: 20,700 (31,000).


Weather: 76 degrees, fair.

1Q: 09:31 IDAH - Colin Johnson 7 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
1Q: 09:31 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
1Q: 05:42 IDAH - Rob Monroe 9 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
1Q: 05:42 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 11:14 IDAH - Corey Copeland 27 field goal.
2Q: 06:24 IDAH - Kirk Holmberg 9 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
2Q: 06:24 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 05:51 LALF - Roger Wells 80 pass from Andre Jue.
2Q: 05:51 LALF - Harold Givens extra point.
2Q: 01:29 LALF - Roger Wells 3 pass from Andre Jue.
2Q: 01:29 LALF - Harold Givens extra point.
3Q: 10:44 IDAH - Dana Luther 18 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
3Q: 10:44 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 04:19 LALF - Courtney Reed 7 pass from Andre Jue.
3Q: 04:19 LALF - Harold Givens extra point.
4Q: 13:59 IDAH - Corey Copeland 40 field goal.
4Q: 11:48 LALF - Courtney Reed 9 pass from Andre Jue.
4Q: 11:48 LALF - Harold Givens extra point.
4Q: 07:44 IDAH - Danny Gaines 19 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
4Q: 07:44 IDAH - Reuben Stuvaints pass to Rob Monroe for conversion

Game MVP: IDAH 91 Conrad Arteaga

Idaho 14 10 7 11 - 42
Louisiana-Lafayette 0 14 7 7 - 28

QB Stuvaints 22-34-336-5-0
RB Phillips 17-71-0
RB Luther 8-56-0, 3-43-1
WR Monroe 7-125-1
WR Gaines 3-52-1
DE Arteaga 5 tackles, 4 sacks
S Fisk 2 tackles, 2 INT

*New recruit:

QB Pete Newsome - #46 Overall, #7 QB


*The good news is the great QB recruit. The bad news is we got several denials.

*Stanford beats Arizona 37-10 to end their 2 game winning streak.

*We are now ranked #24 in the nation, the highest we've ever been ranked this late.

[larrymcg421]

Week 9: #24 Idaho (5-1) at New Mexico State (2-4)

What a bizarre game. We're able to move the ball fine, but a combination of sloppy play, penalties, and poor defense doomed us all game long. It's only 10-7 at the half, but NMST goes on two long drives in the 3rd quarter to make it a 24-7 game. When our offense can't answer, they quickly strike int he 4th quarter to put the game away at 31-7. This is one we shouldn't have lost.

Box Score: Idaho at New Mexico State
Las Cruces, NM.

Week 9, 2008

Attendance: 21,400 (30,300).


Weather: 75 degrees, fair.

1Q: 13:41 NMST - Wesley Ballard 8 pass from Rickey Brandon.
1Q: 13:41 NMST - Ronald Fewell extra point.
1Q: 08:59 IDAH - Rob Monroe 6 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
1Q: 08:59 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 00:11 NMST - Ronald Fewell 25 field goal.
3Q: 09:27 NMST - Clay Ballou 4 run.
3Q: 09:27 NMST - Ronald Fewell extra point.
3Q: 01:40 NMST - B.J. Mancuso 6 pass from Rickey Brandon.
3Q: 01:40 NMST - Ronald Fewell extra point.
4Q: 12:22 NMST - Norm Leaskey 2 run.
4Q: 12:22 NMST - Ronald Fewell extra point.
4Q: 10:09 IDAH - Rob Monroe 14 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
4Q: 10:09 IDAH - Reuben Stuvaints pass to Dana Luther for conversion
4Q: 02:31 NMST - Norm Leaskey 14 run.
4Q: 02:31 NMST - Ronald Fewell extra point.
4Q: 01:21 IDAH - Rob Monroe 30 pass from D.J. Fassero.
4Q: 01:21 IDAH - D.J. Fassero pass to Rob Monroe for conversion

Game MVP: NMST 87 Wesley Ballard

Idaho 7 0 0 16 - 23
New Mexico State 7 3 14 14 - 38

QB Stuvaints 20-35-282-2-1
WR Holmberg 8-153-0
WR Monroe 6-114-3
WR Gaines 5-70-0
RB Phillips 4-50-0, 3-39-0
ILB Newton 16 tackles, 8 assists
DE Arteaga 1 tackles, 2 assists, 1.5 sacks

*New recruits:

T Hardy Schonmann - #152 Overall, #15 T
TE Leon McGregor - #224 Overall, #6 TE
CB Alan Foreman - #508 Overall, #49 CB
S Jay Grier - #556 Overall, #29 S
DE Johnnie Lyon - #687 Overall, #76 DE

*Oregon State beats Arizona 42-14.

*Top 4 are: #1 UCLA (8-0), #2 Michigan (8-0), #3 USC (6-1) #4 Bowling Green (7-0)

[larrymcg421]

Week 10: Bye

*New Recruits:

RB Jay Young - #24 Overall, #4 RB
OLB Darnell Gilman - #532 Overall, #23 OLB

*The top 4 all win to retain their spots.

*My top recruits all seem to be RB's. Hey TCY, I'm not running the wishbone no matter how much you want me to.

[larrymcg421]

Week 11: #33 Idaho (5-2) at Middle Tennessee State (3-4)

And we come out flat once again. The running game goes nowhere and the defense struggles once Arteaga leaves the game with an injury. We fall behind quickly and Stuvaints struggles in pass only mode.

Box Score: Idaho at Middle Tennessee State
Murfreesboro, TN.

Week 11, 2008

Attendance: 18,000 (30,800).


Weather: 65 degrees, stormy.

1Q: 12:20 MDTN - Reuben Thatcher 31 interception return.
1Q: 12:20 MDTN - Mark Gatlin extra point.
1Q: 05:56 IDAH - Bob Phillips 3 run.
1Q: 05:56 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
1Q: 01:35 MDTN - Rico Johnstone 4 run.
1Q: 01:35 MDTN - Mark Gatlin extra point.
2Q: 09:39 MDTN - Perry Clements 3 pass from Richard Jalove.
2Q: 09:39 MDTN - Mark Gatlin extra point.
2Q: 07:54 MDTN - Rex Marshall 4 pass from Richard Jalove.
2Q: 07:54 MDTN - Mark Gatlin extra point failed.
3Q: 08:59 IDAH - Rob Monroe 27 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
3Q: 08:59 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 04:13 MDTN - Kennedy Upshaw 28 pass from Richard Jalove.
3Q: 04:13 MDTN - Mark Gatlin extra point.
4Q: 14:41 IDAH - Kirk Holmberg 4 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
4Q: 14:41 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 07:49 MDTN - Mark Gatlin 33 field goal.
4Q: 07:41 IDAH - Jonathan Murphy 76 fumble return.
4Q: 07:41 IDAH - Reuben Stuvaints pass for conversion failed.
4Q: 01:34 MDTN - Britt Mortensen 27 pass from Richard Jalove.
4Q: 01:34 MDTN - Mark Gatlin extra point.

Game MVP: MDTN 13 Richard Jalove

Idaho 7 0 7 13 - 27
Middle Tennessee State 14 13 7 10 - 44

QB Stuvaints 20-41-287-2-2
WR Monroe 7-142-1
ILB Newton 9 tackles, 5 assists, 1 sack

*New recruits:

WR Korey Newsome - #62 Overall, #5 WR
C Paul Diefendorf - #669 Overall, #35 C
DT Scott Fields - #989 Overall, #66 DT

*Michigan loses to Penn State but remains in the #2 spot, ahead of Penn State who is #4 with the same record. Controversy!

*#3 USC beats Arizona 46-20.

[larrymcg421]

Week 12: Troy (5-4) at #44 Idaho (5-3)

This game was closer than it needed to be at the start, mainly due to poor 3rd down conversions (3-13), meaning we had to settle for several FG's. But the defense dominated, aside from falling asleep one one 76 yard pass play, and Stuvaints was sharp.

Box Score: Troy at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 12, 2008

Attendance: 9,800 (16,000).


Weather: 41 degrees, rain.

2Q: 14:15 IDAH - Corey Copeland 37 field goal.
2Q: 05:34 IDAH - Danny Gaines 1 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
2Q: 05:34 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 05:13 IDAH - Corey Copeland 39 field goal.
3Q: 00:20 IDAH - Corey Copeland 18 field goal.
4Q: 11:28 IDAH - Dana Luther 10 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
4Q: 11:28 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 10:45 TROY - Anthony Bulluck 76 pass from Nicky Mikell.
4Q: 10:45 TROY - Isaac Kato run for conversion.
4Q: 10:04 IDAH - Danny Gaines 60 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
4Q: 10:04 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 04:27 IDAH - Corey Copeland 29 field goal.

Game MVP: IDAH 8 Reuben Stuvaints

Troy 0 0 0 8 - 8
Idaho 0 10 6 17 - 33

QB Stuvaints 24-38-359-3-1
RB Luther 20-76-0, 3-39-1
WR Holmberg 8-114-0
WR Gaines 5-107-2
DE Cumming 6 tackles, 2 sacks
DE Perkins 5 tackles, 2 assists, 2 sacks

*New Recruit:

WR Bobby Gotchy - #98 Overall, #8 WR

*My ambition has paid off in recruiting this year. We've landed the #7 QB, # 5 WR, #8 WR, #4 RB, #7 G, and #6 TE.

*We still have an outside shot at the conference title, but will need Middle Tennessee State to lose one of their next two games.

*A USC loss helps Bowling Green jump up to #3. They still need either UCLA or Michigan to lose.

*Washington beats Arizona 35-14.

[larrymcg421]

Week 13: Utah State (5-4) at Idaho (6-3)

Our defense completely dominated Utah State, holding them to just 137 total yards. However, the OC had some curious playcalling and wouldn't switch to running even after we took the lead and Luther was playing well. Stuvaints avoided INT's, but struggled with his accuracy. This kept the game close until we pulled away with a 28 point 3rd quarter.

Box Score: Utah State at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 13, 2008

Attendance: 9,900 (16,000).


Weather: 32 degrees, snow.

1Q: 01:16 UTST - Broderick Riley 27 field goal.
2Q: 08:30 IDAH - Leon Branch 21 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
2Q: 08:30 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 11:10 IDAH - Dana Luther 10 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
3Q: 11:10 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 10:05 IDAH - Dana Luther 7 run.
3Q: 10:05 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 04:16 IDAH - Rob Monroe 4 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
3Q: 04:16 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 03:45 IDAH - Will Newton 25 interception return.
3Q: 03:45 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 05:49 IDAH - Corey Copeland 24 field goal.

Game MVP: IDAH 22 Dana Luther

Utah State 3 0 0 0 - 3
Idaho 0 7 28 3 - 38

QB Stuvaints 19-38-202-3-0
RB Luther 13-93-1, 3-22-1
WR Monroe 5-57-1
ILB Newton 5 tackles, 1 assist, 1 INT, 1 TD
DE Cumming 3 tackles, 2 assists, 2 sacks

*New Recruit:

DE Earnest Warren - #637 Overall, #71 DE

*Middle Tennessee State beat North Texas 28-6. It's all up to next week. If they beat Troy, they win the conference. If they lose, we win the conference.

*UCLA loses to USC but only falls to #2. Bowling Green still undefeated, but stuck at #3.

*Arizona State beat Arizona 28-12. Arizona closes out their best season at 2-9.

[larrymcg421]

Week 14: #35 Boise State (6-4) at #36 Idaho (7-3)

Go figure. I dial up more run plays, but Luther gets stuffed. Still, we have our best showing ever against Boise State. Boise takes a 21-14 lead by scoring right before the half. We immediately cut the lead to 4, but the defenses take over and neither offense can move the ball. Then late in the 4th quarter, we are able to drive to the Boise State 10 yard line with 3:26 left. However, Stuvaints is sacked and fumbles the ball to end our hopes.

Box Score: Boise State at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 14, 2008

Attendance: 11,100 (16,000).


Weather: 46 degrees, rain.

1Q: 09:15 BOIS - Emmanuel Taylor 4 pass from Kenny Mathews.
1Q: 09:15 BOIS - Gene Crangle extra point.
1Q: 00:01 IDAH - Rob Monroe 23 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
1Q: 00:01 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 13:33 BOIS - Adam Rutherford 9 pass from Kenny Mathews.
2Q: 13:33 BOIS - Gene Crangle extra point.
2Q: 11:18 IDAH - Kirk Holmberg 10 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
2Q: 11:18 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 00:31 BOIS - Van Hill 16 run.
2Q: 00:31 BOIS - Gene Crangle extra point.
3Q: 13:01 IDAH - Corey Copeland 39 field goal.

Game MVP: BOIS 71 J.R. Grooms

Boise State 7 14 0 0 - 21
Idaho 7 7 3 0 - 17


QB Stuvaints 21-33-269-2-1
WR Holmberg 8-140-1
ILB Newton 9 tackles, 3 assists, 2 INT
DE Arteaga 7 tackles, 2 assists, 2 sacks

*New Recruit:

DT Tyrell Tarver - #530 Overall, #38 DT

*Troy upsets Middle Tennesse State and we win the conference! This means we will go bowling for the first time!!!!

[larrymcg421]

Week 15: Bye

*Bowling Green wins the MAC championship game, but it isn't enough to put them ahead of Michigan or UCLA for the title game.

*We have been invited to the Marino Bowl to play Florida Atlantic.

[larrymcg421]

Week 16: #42 Idaho (7-4) vs. #20 Florida Atlantic

The Marino Bowl (Coral Gables, FL)

Our defense has an outstanding game (including DE Arteaga, who came up with 4.5 sacks) and helps us build an early 10-3 lead. Stuvaints gives us a two score game with a TD pass right before the half. However, our inability to run the ball made it hard to run out the clock. Florida Atlantic scores two 4th quarter TD's to send the game to overtime.

We have to settle for a FG on the 1st possession of overtime. Thankfully, the defense steps up and holds them to a FG of their own. On Florida Atlantic's second possession, they drive to our 4 yard line, but OLB Roman Newman comes up with a huge INT in the end zone. On our possession, we march into FG range, and Copeland hits his 4th FG of the game to win it for us!

Box Score: Idaho vs Florida Atlantic
Coral Gables, FL.

Marino Bowl, 2008

Attendance: 11,900 (43,200).


Weather: 59 degrees, stormy.

1Q: 09:25 IDAH - Dana Luther 15 run.
1Q: 09:25 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 13:38 FLAU - Mercury Strikwerda 38 field goal.
2Q: 07:34 IDAH - Corey Copeland 32 field goal.
2Q: 03:28 IDAH - Rob Monroe 4 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
2Q: 03:28 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 09:24 FLAU - Mercury Strikwerda 45 field goal.
3Q: 04:51 IDAH - Corey Copeland 30 field goal.
4Q: 13:22 FLAU - Luther Lanner 43 pass from Horace Kraft.
4Q: 13:22 FLAU - Mercury Strikwerda extra point.
4Q: 01:42 FLAU - Kenny Drake 3 pass from Horace Kraft.
4Q: 01:42 FLAU - Mercury Strikwerda extra point.
OT: 11:34 IDAH - Corey Copeland 23 field goal.
OT: 12:15 FLAU - Mercury Strikwerda 32 field goal.
OT: 13:39 IDAH - Corey Copeland 38 field goal.

Game MVP: IDAH 91 Conrad Arteaga

Idaho 7 10 3 0 6 - 26
Florida Atlantic 0 3 3 14 3 - 23

QB Stuvaints 18-33-230-1-1
RB Luther 19-37-0, 5-61-0
WR Monroe 5-72-1
K Copeland 4-4 FG's, 2-2 XP
DE Arteaga 6 tackles, 1 assist, 4.5 sacks
DT Niebauer 13 tackles, 1 assist, 1 sack
ILB Newton 11 tackles, 6 assists
ILB Kennedy 11 tackles, 4 assists

*What the last few weeks have made clear is that Stuvaints, while better than Fassero, is not the answer for the future. I will not feel bad if he heads to the bench next year.

*Arteaga and Newton were defensive beasts all season long. Here's hoping for some awards love.

*The running game fell apart in the last few weeks. Will have to figure that out for next season.

[larrymcg421]

2008 Idaho Vandals Awards and Stats

National Top Defensive Player: ILB Will Newton
National First Team: ILB Will Newton
Sun Belt MVP: QB Reuben Stuvaints
Sun Belt Top Offensive Player: QB Reuben Stuvaints
Sun Belt Top Defensive Player: ILB Will Newton
Sun Belt Top Offensive Freshman: WR Steven Harding
Sun Belt First Team: QB Reuben Stuvaints, WR Kirk Holmberg, DE Conrad Arteaga, ILB Will Newton, CB Wendell Nutter
Sun Belt Second Team: WR Rob Monroe, P Harvey DeVito, DT Alvin Niebauer



2008 Summary for Idaho

Record: 8-4
Rank: 37

Idaho Team Rank
Rushes 364 82
Rushing Yards 778 117
Yards Per Carry 2.13 122
Pass Attempts 464 6
Completions 261 6
Passing Yards 3705 6
Yards Per Attempt 7.98 34
3rd Down Conversions 39.5 26
Points Per Game 31.0 13
Turnovers 25 83 (T)
Turnover Margin +3 43 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 428 94 (T)
Rushing Yards 926 9
Yards Per Carry 2.16 4
Pass Attempts 340 65 (T)
Completions 177 53 (T)
Passing Yards 2545 91
Yards Per Attempt 7.48 82 (T)
3rd Down Conversions 32.7 44 (T)
Points Per Game 20.8 37
Turnovers 28 11 (T)

Primary Formation: Single-Back Formation

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 28 NAVY (105) 34
2 31 at AKRN (85) 7
5 52 LAMN (69) 17
6 24 at ARST (104) 19
7 31 NTEX (78) 8
8 42 at LALF (108) 28
9 23 at NMST (89) 38
11 27 at MDTN (57) 44
12 33 TROY (54) 8
13 38 UTST (55) 3
14 17 BOIS (23) 21
16 26 vs FLAU (26) 23

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
8 Stuvaints QB 408 235 3301 8.09 28 11
5 Fassero QB 56 26 404 7.21 3 6
Team --- 464 261 3705 7.98 31 17

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Stff YdLst
26 Phillips RB 146 549 3.76 7 44 58
22 Luther RB 97 340 3.50 2 39 73
8 Stuvaints QB 70 -212 -3.02 0 58 282
37 Kemp RB 36 104 2.88 2 14 12
Team --- 364 778 2.13 11 164 442

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
85 Gaines WR 114 56 833 14.8 345 7
88 Holmberg WR 99 60 888 14.8 301 5
4 Monroe WR 93 54 953 17.6 342 10
99 Johnson TE 39 26 322 12.3 134 2

The College Years

26 Phillips RB 35 22 182 8.2 98 3
22 Luther RB 27 18 185 10.2 93 3
3 Branch WR 25 12 181 15.0 57 1
9 Harding WR 12 4 42 10.5 6 0
Team --- 464 261 3705 14.1 1401 31

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack TFL Ints Defn
90 Newton ILB 115 40 2.0 19 6 6
45 Nutter CB 58 15 0.0 10 1 6
41 Kennedy ILB 49 20 0.0 9 1 3
50 Fisk OLB 49 20 0.0 5 1 2
72 Niebauer DT 47 18 4.5 11 0 0
91 Arteaga DE 44 8 26.5 30 0 0
27 Fisk S 38 9 0.0 4 3 7
43 Goettl CB 38 14 0.0 2 0 13
76 Cumming DE 33 10 14.0 18 0 0
53 Newman OLB 28 11 0.0 5 2 3
92 Perkins DE 17 6 3.5 4 0 0
24 Coleman CB 13 1 0.0 1 1 1
40 Malone OLB 12 8 0.0 0 1 1
Team --- 671 196 53.0 123 18 45

[larrymcg421]

2008 Season Standings, Sun Belt

School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA
**Idaho 8 4 0 .666 372 250 6 2 0 .750 270 165
Middle Tennessee State 6 5 0 .545 262 232 5 3 0 .625 210 147
Louisiana-Monroe 6 5 0 .545 283 318 4 4 0 .500 189 223
North Texas 5 6 0 .454 221 260 4 4 0 .500 176 189
Utah State 6 5 0 .545 223 237 4 4 0 .500 130 172
Troy 6 5 0 .545 253 197 4 4 0 .500 176 129
Louisiana-Lafayette 3 8 0 .272 226 311 3 5 0 .375 179 227
Arkansas State 4 7 0 .363 250 301 3 5 0 .375 191 234
New Mexico State 4 7 0 .363 286 351 3 5 0 .375 207 242

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Michigan wins back to back championships.

Heisman Trophy: QB Darrin Suchland - 297 for 481 (61.8%), 3722 yards, 28 TD, 14 INT

Bowl Games for 2008

Game Matchup
Rose Bowl Michigan (12-1) 31, UCLA (10-2) 14
Orange Bowl Penn State (11-1) 20, Texas (10-3) 17
Sugar Bowl Nevada-Las Vegas (11-1) 24, Southern Cal (9-3) 17
Fiesta Bowl Virginia Tech (10-2) 19, Vanderbilt (9-4) 14
Citrus Bowl Iowa (9-3) 31, Clemson (8-4) 6
Alamo Bowl Colorado (8-5) 21, Oregon State (8-4) 20
Cotton Bowl Florida State (9-3) 27, Texas A&M (8-4) 14
Peach Bowl Syracuse (11-1) 24, Louisiana State (8-5) 7
Outback Bowl Ohio State (8-4) 29, Utah (7-5) 14
Gator Bowl Maryland (8-4) 59, California (7-5) 14
Holiday Bowl Auburn (9-3) 27, Purdue (8-4) 21
Sun Bowl Alabama-Birmingham (10-2) 20, Duke (7-5) 17
Music City Bowl Illinois (7-5) 17, Nebraska (7-5) 13
Liberty Bowl Notre Dame (10-2) 49, San Diego State (7-5) 7
Independence Bowl Miami of Ohio (10-3) 48, Alabama (8-4) 45
Las Vegas Bowl Wisconsin (7-5) 34, Southern Methodist (8-4) 10
Texas Bowl Brigham Young (7-5) 48, Stanford (7-5) 22
Cactus Bowl Bowling Green (13-0) 21, Missouri (8-4) 6
Hula Bowl Stetson (10-2) 41, Washington (7-5) 34
Armed Forces Bowl Connecticut (8-4) 35, Army (8-4) 11
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Toledo (9-3) 35, West Virginia (6-6) 21
Military Bowl Western Michigan (8-4) 35, Oklahoma (7-5) 14
Marino Bowl Idaho (8-4) 26, Florida Atlantic (9-3) 23

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By far my best recruiting class so far. 5 Top 100 guys on offense. Solid depth on defense.

Recruiting List, Ranking View

Player Pos HT WT ST NRank ByPos StRank ByPos
**Young, Jay RB 5-9 194 WA 24 4 1 1
**Newsome, Pete QB 6-2 190 WA 46 7 2 1
**Newsome, Korey WR 6-0 174 MD 62 5 1 1
**Morton, Chris G 6-3 273 FL 79 7 5 1
**Gotchy, Bobby WR 5-11 175 OH 98 8 12 1
**Schonmann, Hardy T 6-9 299 KY 152 15 6 1
**McGregor, Leon TE 6-4 237 MI 224 6 9 1
**Foreman, Alan CB 5-9 153 ME 508 49 5 1
**Tarver, Tyrell DT 6-1 241 CA 530 38 50 4
**Gilman, Darnell OLB 6-0 203 WA 532 23 10 1
$$Grier, Jay S 6-2 197 ID 556 29 5 1
**Warren, Earnest DE 6-4 242 VA 637 71 23 1
**Diefendorf, Paul C 6-3 265 MA 659 35 10 2
**Lyon, Johnnie DE 6-4 224 MI 687 76 26 5
$$Fields, Scott DT 6-1 246 NY 989 66 64 6
##Farmer, Kim ILB 6-1 193 OK --- 96 19 2

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Graduating Seniors

This is my first group of recruits to graduate. All of these people played as true freshmen.

WR Kirk Holmberg - #313 Overall, #30 WR

Holmberg was a 4 year starter and never finished a season with less than 600 yards receiving. He broke the 1000 yard mark as a sophomore and finished his career with 210 catches, 3414 yards, and 22 TD's.

Honors: Sun Belt 1st Team (2006), Sun Belt 1st Team (2008)
Ratings: 29/59 to 53/60

WR Derek Abeykoon - #586 Overall, #54 WR

Abeykoon got off to a fantastic start as a true Freshman, catching 67 passes for 982 yards, and 17 TD's. Unfortunately, injury problems plagued him and he only started 15 more games over the next three seasons and only caught 1 pass as a senior.

Honors: National Top Offensive Freshman (2005), National Freshman Team (2005), Sun Belt Top Offensive Freshman (2005), Sun Belt 1st Team (2005)
Ratings: 26/68 to 34/68

G Kevin Sheldon - #599 Overall, #58 G

Sheldon was a 4 year starter at Guard. Oddly, his pass blocking skills got worse every year, to the point where he gave up 16 sacks as a senior.

Honors: National All-Freshman Team (2005), Sun Belt 2nd Team (2007)
Ratings: 19/56 to 45/56

ILB Zach Kennedy - #800 Overal, #41 ILB

Kennedy started his first two seasons, but fell down the depth chart when Will Newton arrived on the scene. Still, he was a solid contributor for all 4 seasons and had a memorable sophomore year with 104 tackles and 18 TFL.

Honors: Sun Belt 1st Team (2006)
Ratings: 7/66 to 37/66

S Larry Fisk - Unranked Overall, #56 S

Fisk was not very smart and had a girlfriend. This severely limited his development. He did start as a junior and senior and came up with 10 INT's in his career.

Ratings: 21/89 to 27/89

TE Colin Johnson - Unranked Overall, #66 TE

Started for 4 years. Never a huge factor in the passing game, but had his moments and he was a solid run blocker.

Ratings: 17/50 to 40/51

CB Wendell Nutter - Unranked Overall, #90 CB

Pretty good for how low he was ranked as a recruit. He started for 4 seasons and tallied 11 INT's, including 6 as a true Freshman in 2005.

Honors: National Freshman Team (2005), Sun Belt 2nd Team (2005), Sun Belt 2nd Team (2006), Sun Belt 1st Team (2007), Sun Belt 1st Team (2008)
Ratings: 19/44 to 49/49

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*I get job offers from Oklahoma and Toledo, but I decline both.

*I'm still looking for better OC and DC, but no one good enough is available.

*Our Academic Reputation has improved and we are now 9th in the country.

[larrymcg421]

National Ranking: 47th
Sun Belt Ranking: 1st
Recruiting Ranking: 7th

We have now finally come to the point where I can redshirt all of my incoming freshmen.

Starters in bold

Idaho Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Elig Current Estimate Future Estimate
Fassero, D.J. 5 QB Sr 46 46
Pientka, Roy 13 QB Sr* 24 39
Stuvaints, Reuben 8 QB Jr* 53 62
Pierce, Andy 18 QB So* 21 66
Newsome, Pete 10 QB Fr 12 70

Disappointed at Pierce's lack of development. Will have to go with Stuvaints for another year.

Phillips, Bob 26 RB Sr 44 70
Luther, Dana 22 RB Sr* 59 72
Kemp, Drew 37 RB So 27 76
Young, Jay 27 RB Fr 45 58
Burroughs, Gus 23 RB* So 11 17
Emmons, Bubba 31 FB* Sr 27 27
Del Greco, Luther 25 FB* Sr 7 7
Woodard, Zack 39 FB* So* 14 50

Hopefully, we can get the running game back on track this year.

Flemming, Harry 94 TE Jr 33 51
Romine, Mo 89 TE So* 24 44
McGregor, Leon 84 TE Fr 34 57
Warren, Geoff 87 TE* Jr 3 17
Murphy, Jonathan 93 TE* Jr 4 6
Branch, Leon 3 WR Sr 25 77
Gaines, Danny 85 WR Jr 42 74
Monroe, Rob 4 WR Jr* 42 79
Harding, Steven 9 WR So 42 59
Greene, Terrance 6 WR So* 49 68
Gotchy, Bobby 83 WR Fr 31 80
Newsome, Korey 82 WR Fr 34 74
Flannery, Trevor 81 WR* Jr 6 24

Love the way Gotchy and Newsome look. This receiving corps is really coming together.

Quinn, Tito 54 C Sr 43 44
Wilson, Kyle 56 C Sr* 42 72
McNaught, Randal 52 C Jr* 28 54
Diefendorf, Paul 51 C Fr 13 67
Morrison, Chester 75 G Sr 71 71
Clancy, Henry 66 G Jr 33 69
Carlson, Rico 73 G Jr* 23 78
Garrison, Russell 62 G So* 14 57
Morton, Chris 67 G Fr 8 82
Small, Jermaine 65 T Sr 19 62
McClenney, Kendall 60 T Sr 46 89
Wolff, Steven 71 T Jr 26 54
Wayman, Kenneth 68 T Jr* 27 63
Connell, Lewis 78 T So* 31 74
Schonmann, Hardy 63 T Fr 24 97
Howard, Gary 61 T* Sr 7 12

Again, some really exciting new recruits. Hoping they can develop during their redshirt year.


DeVito, Harvey 1 P Jr 71 71
McDonnell, Tito 11 P* So* 6 6
Copeland, Corey 19 K Jr* 86 86
Zimmerman, Orlando 16 K* So* 6 6

Both of these guys were solid last year.

Cumming, Patrick 76 DE Sr 39 44
Arteaga, Conrad 91 DE Sr 64 85
Perkins, Wesley 92 DE Jr 26 72
Degley, Leon 77 DE So 19 52
Brill, Will 95 DE So* 20 74
Lyon, Johnnie 79 DE Fr 23 50
Warren, Earnest 99 DE Fr 23 51
Wagner, Thomas 70 DE* Jr 6 28
Timms, Norm 98 DT Sr 31 53
Newhart, Renaldo 97 DT Sr 20 57
Niebauer, Alvin 72 DT Jr 33 75
Manning, Nick 69 DT So 43 49
McKenzie, Cary 55 DT So* 26 48
Fields, Scott 64 DT Fr 15 65
Tarver, Tyrell 59 DT Fr 10 91
Scott, Mitch 96 DT* Jr 3 3
Bernstein, Artie 74 DT* Jr 9 9


I finally have some depth among this group, but would like my guys to develop a bit faster. Hoping for another great year from Arteaga (26.5 sacks last year).


Newton, Will 90 ILB Sr* 84 84
Brutley, Deion 48 ILB So* 33 69
Stargell, Gene 42 ILB* Jr 6 6
Nord, Marvin 46 ILB* So 2 2
Farmer, Kim 41 ILB* Fr 7 68
Coleman, Warren 57 OLB Sr 30 51
Newman, Roman 53 OLB Sr 45 50
Fisk, Dennis 50 OLB Sr* 51 71
Malone, Buddy 40 OLB Jr 31 46
Soper, Jose 47 OLB So* 13 45
Gilman, Darnell 44 OLB Fr 12 65

Newton was the National Defensive Player of the Year last season and we still have him for two more years.

Person, Calvin 32 CB Sr* 40 50
Goettl, Deon 43 CB Sr 58 58
Coleman, Phil 24 CB Jr* 26 56
Hanks, Andrew 29 CB So* 33 68
Foreman, Alan 45 CB Fr 23 57
Williamson, Jack 20 CB* So 6 14
Lucas, Alex 28 S Sr* 21 60
Houlihan, Stephen 21 S Sr 51 61
Walton, Stanley 33 S Jr* 35 54
Isaacson, Chad 49 S So* 33 54
Grier, Jay 35 S Fr 30 52
Hanks, Scott 34 S* Sr 3 3

We will miss Nutter at CB, but Houlihan and Goettl should do a good job anchoring the secondary.

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Week 1: #43 Idaho (0-0) at Navy (0-0)

Well, we almost blow another one against Navy. While we take a 21-10 lead, a Stuvaints INT allows Navy to close the gap to 21-17. Navy adds a FG right after the half to make it a 1 pt game. Stuvaints is unable to move the ball the rest of the game and another of his picks puts Navy in FG range. They miss a 38 yarder and we hold on for a narrow victory.

Box Score: Idaho at Navy
Annapolis, MD.

Week 1, 2009

Attendance: 13,000 (34,000).


Weather: 45 degrees, rain.

1Q: 08:28 IDAH - Steven Harding 7 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
1Q: 08:28 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
1Q: 07:51 IDAH - Danny Gaines 16 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
1Q: 07:51 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
1Q: 04:31 NAVY - Marcus Germain 39 field goal.
1Q: 00:27 NAVY - Rob Goodwin 3 run.
1Q: 00:27 NAVY - Marcus Germain extra point.
2Q: 06:35 IDAH - Steven Harding 17 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
2Q: 06:35 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 01:24 NAVY - Brent Weaver 24 pass from Orlando Scoggins.
2Q: 01:24 NAVY - Marcus Germain extra point.
3Q: 00:15 NAVY - Marcus Germain 33 field goal.

Game MVP: IDAH 8 Reuben Stuvaints

Idaho 14 7 0 0 - 21
Navy 10 7 3 0 - 20

QB Stuvaints 25-46-291-3-2
WR Gaines 5-63-1
WR Monroe 5-66-0
WR Harding 3-33-2
ILB Newton 10 tackles, 2 assists
OLB Fisk 9 tackles, 3 assists

*Our run defense was oddly poor in this game as Navy's RB got 130 yards on 20 carries.

*Our schedule is really weird this year. We play weeks 1 and 3, but our conference games were scheduled for 8 consecutive weeks.

*Kent State beat Arizona 35-10.

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Week 2: Bye

*Arizona beats Memphis 26-14!

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Week 3: Washington State (0-1) at #29 Idaho (1-0)

In a rematch with the team who beats us 97-3 back in 2005, it's a shootout. Our defense is just nowhere to be seen, except for a crucial pick six that sent the game into OT. We score on the first possession of OT but Copeland misses the XP. Wazzou scores on their position and converts the XP to win the game. What a terrible way to lose.

Box Score: Washington State at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 3, 2009

Attendance: 10,000 (16,000).


Weather: 45 degrees, rain.

1Q: 12:03 IDAH - Danny Gaines 17 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
1Q: 12:03 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 13:37 IDAH - Corey Copeland 28 field goal.
2Q: 09:20 WAST - Randy Stepnoski 6 pass from Sam Morrison.
2Q: 09:20 WAST - Adrian Aikman extra point.
2Q: 07:27 WAST - Randy Stepnoski 60 pass from Sam Morrison.
2Q: 07:27 WAST - Adrian Aikman extra point.
2Q: 04:09 WAST - Zack Dann 75 pass from Sam Morrison.
2Q: 04:09 WAST - Adrian Aikman extra point.
3Q: 11:13 IDAH - Steven Harding 18 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
3Q: 11:13 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 06:52 WAST - Adrian Aikman 31 field goal.
3Q: 01:36 IDAH - Leon Branch 7 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
3Q: 01:36 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 12:53 WAST - Zack Dann 27 pass from Sam Morrison.
4Q: 12:53 WAST - Adrian Aikman extra point.
4Q: 09:29 IDAH - Bob Phillips 20 run.
4Q: 09:29 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 04:35 WAST - Randy Stepnoski 7 pass from Sam Morrison.
4Q: 04:35 WAST - Adrian Aikman extra point.
4Q: 02:20 IDAH - Stephen Houlihan 23 interception return.
4Q: 02:20 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
OT: 14:06 IDAH - Dana Luther 12 run.
OT: 14:06 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point failed.
OT: 14:55 WAST - Ricardo Cooperstein 25 pass from Sam Morrison.
OT: 14:55 WAST - Adrian Aikman extra point.

Game MVP: WAST 6 Sam Morrison

Washington State 0 21 3 14 7 - 45
Idaho 7 3 14 14 6 - 44

QB Stuvaints 26-44-390-3-1
RB Luther 15-89-1, 4-42-0
WR Gaines 11-189-1
ILB Newton 10 tackles, 2 assists
DT Niebauer 7 tackles, 3 assists
S Houlihan 6 tackles, 4 assists, 1 INT, 1 TD

*We lose WR Rob Monroe and TE Harry Flemming to injuries, but we have a couple weeks off, so they shouldn't miss much action.

*DE Conrad Arteaga, who had 26.5 sacks last season, only has 1.5 in 2 games so far this year.

*Nebraska beat Arizona 42-26.

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Week 4: Bye

*Back to back defending champions Michigan are on a roll again. They are 3-0 including a 56-28 win at Notre Dame.

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Week 5: Bye

*USC (3-0) and Michigan (3-0) are the top two ranked teams at the moment.

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Week 6: Arkansas State (2-1) at Idaho (1-1)

We are 21 point dogs at home against Arkansas State? Ridiculous! The defense is especially fired up about that and holds Arkansas state to 137 total yards of offense. Luther has a solid game, but Stuvaints is underwhelming once again. I may give Pierce a shot to start next week.

Box Score: Arkansas State at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 6, 2009

Attendance: 9,900 (16,000).


Weather: 47 degrees, rain.

1Q: 12:46 IDAH - Corey Copeland 43 field goal.
2Q: 11:02 IDAH - Corey Copeland 19 field goal.
2Q: 06:36 IDAH - Terrance Greene 21 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
2Q: 06:36 IDAH - Bob Phillips run for conversion.
2Q: 00:00 IDAH - Corey Copeland 55 field goal.
3Q: 00:32 IDAH - Dana Luther 1 run.
3Q: 00:32 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 10:17 IDAH - Corey Copeland 38 field goal.
4Q: 02:50 ARST - Maurice McCurdy 3 pass from Rickey Clements.
4Q: 02:50 ARST - Chuck Gospe extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 19 Corey Copeland

Arkansas State 0 0 0 7 - 7
Idaho 3 14 7 3 - 27

QB Stuvaints 22-35-292-1-2
RB Luther 19-94-1, 1-12-0
WR Harding 8-107-0
WR Greene 6-83-1
ILB Newton 9 tackles, 2 assists
DE Arteaga 5 tackles, 1.5 sacks

*We also lose backup TE Mo Romine. With two TE's out, I'm forced to take the shirt off Freshman Leon McGregor.

*UCLA beats Arizona 41-3.

*Michigan loses to Penn State 34-17. The top two teams are now USC and Texas.

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Week 7: #40 Idaho (2-1) at New Mexico State (1-3)

Pierce has a solid debut, albeit against a very bad team. We score on our first 6 possessions of the first half to take a 34-3 halftime lead and never look back.

Box Score: Idaho at New Mexico State
Las Cruces, NM.

Week 7, 2009

Attendance: 18,300 (30,300).


Weather: 68 degrees, fair.

1Q: 10:57 IDAH - Terrance Greene 13 pass from Andy Pierce.
1Q: 10:57 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
1Q: 10:07 IDAH - Leon McGregor 30 pass from Andy Pierce.
1Q: 10:07 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 14:54 IDAH - Corey Copeland 34 field goal.
2Q: 08:47 IDAH - Dana Luther 17 run.
2Q: 08:47 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 06:00 IDAH - Dana Luther 14 run.
2Q: 06:00 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 02:35 IDAH - Corey Copeland 40 field goal.
2Q: 00:09 NMST - Ronald Fewell 31 field goal.
3Q: 05:31 IDAH - Danny Gaines 7 pass from Andy Pierce.
3Q: 05:31 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 03:03 IDAH - Steven Harding 16 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
3Q: 03:03 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 11:35 NMST - Norm Leaskey 7 run.
4Q: 11:35 NMST - Ronald Fewell extra point.
4Q: 03:27 IDAH - Corey Copeland 30 field goal.

Game MVP: IDAH 18 Andy Pierce

Idaho 14 20 14 3 - 51
New Mexico State 0 3 0 7 - 10

QB Pierce 16-24-186-3-0
RB Luther 14-90-2, 1-11-0
WR Gaines 6-65-1
DE Arteaga 3 tackles, 2 sacks

*New Recruit:

G Wayne Cason - #14 Overall, #2 G

*USC is still #1, but Virginia Tech moves up to #2.

*Washington State beats Arizona 34-20.

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Week 8: #28 Idaho (3-1) at #47 Troy (3-2)

Well this game could not have gone worse for us. Injuries just pile up, including our start DE Conrad Arteaga and Troy just shreds our defense for 465 yards. Pierce has accuracy issues and throws a couple picks, but he also connects on some deep balls that keep it competitive until Troy pulls away in the 4th.

Box Score: Idaho at Troy
Montgomery, AL.

Week 8, 2009

Attendance: 25,000 (30,000).


Weather: 75 degrees, fair.

1Q: 13:25 TROY - Kirk Asbury 22 pass from Nicky Mikell.
1Q: 13:25 TROY - Tracy Buckner extra point.
1Q: 11:06 TROY - Irv Adas 66 pass from Nicky Mikell.
1Q: 11:06 TROY - Tracy Buckner extra point.
1Q: 08:15 IDAH - Danny Gaines 46 pass from Andy Pierce.
1Q: 08:15 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point failed.
2Q: 05:22 TROY - Irv Adas 3 pass from Nicky Mikell.
2Q: 05:22 TROY - Tracy Buckner extra point.
2Q: 00:42 TROY - Tracy Buckner 27 field goal.
3Q: 09:50 TROY - Tracy Buckner 43 field goal.
3Q: 07:16 IDAH - Rob Monroe 12 pass from Andy Pierce.
3Q: 07:16 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 07:58 TROY - Isaac Kato 7 run.
4Q: 07:58 TROY - Tracy Buckner extra point.
4Q: 06:33 IDAH - Steven Harding 32 pass from Andy Pierce.
4Q: 06:33 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 02:30 TROY - Isaac Kato 22 run.
4Q: 02:30 TROY - Tracy Buckner extra point.
4Q: 01:57 TROY - Cornelius Middleton 2 run.
4Q: 01:57 TROY - Tracy Buckner extra point.

Game MVP: TROY 65 Robbie Mason

Idaho 6 0 7 7 - 20
Troy 14 10 3 21 - 48

QB Pierce 12-26-220-3-2
WR Gaines 4-91-1
WR Harding 4-84-1
ILB Newton 13 tackles, 8 assists
OLB Fisk 11 tackles, 3 assists
ILB Brutley 10 tackles, 4 assists

*New Recruits:

WR Erik Weingrad - #116 Overall, #9 WR
C Nolan Drake - #225 Overall, #13 C
TE Todd Springer - #409 Overall, #9 TE
DE Phil Carpenter - #526 Overall, #45 DE
DT Marty Hollis - #531 Overall, #41 DT

*In addition to losing Arteaga, we also lose starters RB Dana Luther, G Chester Morrison, and DT Alvin Niebauer

*California beats Arizona 44-0.

*Virginia Tech loses and Iowa moves into the #2 spot behind USC. Someone tell Tarcone!

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Week 9: North Texas (3-3) at #39 Idaho (3-2)

Maybe time to go back to Stuvaints. Pierce struggles again. Luckily, Phillips has a terrific game in place of Luther and we manage to stay in front the entire game.

Box Score: North Texas at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 9, 2009

Attendance: 10,000 (16,000).


Weather: 48 degrees, rain.

1Q: 12:17 IDAH - Bob Phillips 36 run.
1Q: 12:17 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
1Q: 03:58 IDAH - Corey Copeland 44 field goal.
1Q: 00:40 NTEX - Kenneth Kinney 45 pass from Victor McCumber.
1Q: 00:40 NTEX - J.J. Perez extra point.
2Q: 03:24 IDAH - Bob Phillips 11 run.
2Q: 03:24 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 00:18 IDAH - Corey Copeland 53 field goal.
3Q: 10:23 NTEX - Tyrus Izzo 5 pass from Victor McCumber.
3Q: 10:23 NTEX - J.J. Perez extra point.
3Q: 07:02 IDAH - Bob Phillips 11 pass from Andy Pierce.
3Q: 07:02 IDAH - Andy Pierce pass to Danny Gaines for conversion
4Q: 13:16 NTEX - Joseph Riffel 4 run.
4Q: 13:16 NTEX - J.J. Perez extra point.
4Q: 01:53 NTEX - J.J. Perez 18 field goal.

Game MVP: IDAH 26 Bob Phillips

North Texas 7 0 7 10 - 24
Idaho 10 10 8 0 - 28


QB Pierce 20-41-211-1-1
RB Phillips 22-142-2, 3-16-1
WR Monroe 4-61-0
ILB Newton 16 tackles, 2 assists

*New Recruit:

T Stephen Hitchcock - #95 Overall, #13 T
RB Robert Crangle - #188 Overall, #20 RB

*Washington beats Arizona 31-10.

*USC and Iowa remain in the top two spots.

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Week 10 : Louisiana-Lafayette (1-5) at #34 Idaho (4-2)

Well, I give the job back to Stuvaints, but he doesn't really do much better than Pierce. Thankfully, our running game and defense are solid and we're able to pull away in the 2nd half.

Box Score: Louisiana-Lafayette at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 10, 2009

Attendance: 9,800 (16,000).


Weather: 48 degrees, rain.

1Q: 07:10 LALF - Harold Givens 25 field goal.
1Q: 02:41 IDAH - Terrance Greene 5 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
1Q: 02:41 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 00:30 IDAH - Bob Phillips 10 run.
2Q: 00:30 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 11:54 LALF - Harold Givens 40 field goal.
3Q: 02:08 IDAH - Bob Phillips 8 run.
3Q: 02:08 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 11:50 IDAH - Bob Phillips 24 run.
4Q: 11:50 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 03:14 IDAH - Rob Monroe 8 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
4Q: 03:14 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 26 Bob Phillips

Louisiana-Lafayette 3 0 3 0 - 6
Idaho 7 7 7 14 - 35

QB Stuvaints 22-38-230-2-2
RB Phillips 17-97-3, 3-14-0
RB Kemp 14-68-0
WR Gaines 6-71-0
DE Arteaga 3 tackles, 2 sacks
CB Person 3 tackles, 3 assists, 1 INT

*New Recruits:

CB Troy Austin - #578 Overall, #37 CB
S Jon Schwartz - #757 Overall, #35 S

*Chaos in the rankings. USC loses but remains #1. Iowa wins but drops to #5. Undefeated Texas moves back to #2.

*Arizona clinches another 2 win season with a 23-15 victory over Oregon State.

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Week 11: #31 Utah State (5-2) at #27 Idaho (5-2)

This was a huge game that gave the winner the inside track to the conference championship and it turned out to be a crazy one. We jump out to an early lead and build that up to 37-20 by the 4th quarter. Utah State mounts a furious comeback and puts up tons of yardage in the 4th quarter (including 313 yards from their WR), but Stuvaints leads a key TD drive late in the 4th to put it away.

Box Score: Utah State at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 11, 2009

Attendance: 11,800 (16,000).


Weather: 44 degrees, rain.

1Q: 09:39 IDAH - Terrance Greene 29 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
1Q: 09:39 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
1Q: 05:28 UTST - Jared Spradlin 9 pass from Al Winters.
1Q: 05:28 UTST - Broderick Riley extra point.
1Q: 01:52 IDAH - Drew Kemp 3 run.
1Q: 01:52 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 14:46 IDAH - Corey Copeland 32 field goal.
2Q: 09:23 UTST - Broderick Riley 40 field goal.
2Q: 05:52 IDAH - Corey Copeland 34 field goal.
2Q: 00:15 UTST - Broderick Riley 38 field goal.
3Q: 09:38 IDAH - Danny Gaines 27 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
3Q: 09:38 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 05:02 IDAH - Bob Phillips 41 run.
3Q: 05:02 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 02:23 IDAH - Corey Copeland 31 field goal.
3Q: 00:09 UTST - Jared Spradlin 25 pass from Antoine Heath.
3Q: 00:09 UTST - Antoine Heath pass for conversion failed.
4Q: 11:39 UTST - Jamal Guinn 18 pass from Antoine Heath.
4Q: 11:39 UTST - Antoine Heath pass to Jared Spradlin for conversion
4Q: 06:00 IDAH - Rob Monroe 1 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
4Q: 06:00 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 01:24 UTST - Jamal Guinn 13 pass from Antoine Heath.
4Q: 01:24 UTST - Broderick Riley extra point.

Game MVP: UTST 85 Jared Spradlin

Utah State 7 6 6 15 - 34
Idaho 14 6 17 7 - 44


QB Stuvaints 23-43-335-3-2
RB Phillips 19-135-1
RB Kemp 9-53-1
WR Gaines 7-134-1
WR Greene 5-73-1
CB Hanks 6 tackles, 1 assists, 2 INT
DE Cumming 2 tackles, 2 assists, 1.5 sacks
DE Arteaga 2 tackles, 1 assist, 1.5 sacks

*New Recruits:

WR Shaun Tackett - #367 Overall, #40 WR
OLB Ted Urpsis - #577 Overall, #40 OLB


*Arizona puts up a valiant fight against #1 USC, but loses 35-23.

*Texas loses and Iowa moves back into the #2 spot as the only major unbeaten. USC is still #1.

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Week 12: #27 Idaho (6-2) at Middle Tennessee State (4-4)

A game very similar to the past few weeks. We jump out to a huge lead, then fall asleep and allow some huge plays late to make it interesting. It's 38-10 until Middle Tenn scores three straight TD's to make it a one score game. The defense finally steps up late in the 4th quarter and holds on for the victory.

Box Score: Idaho at Middle Tennessee State
Murfreesboro, TN.

Week 12, 2009

Attendance: 19,700 (30,800).


Weather: 44 degrees, fair.

1Q: 05:30 IDAH - Corey Copeland 37 field goal.
2Q: 14:05 MDTN - Kevin Ridder 21 field goal.
2Q: 12:48 IDAH - Rob Monroe 79 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
2Q: 12:48 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 11:13 IDAH - Bob Phillips 7 run.
2Q: 11:13 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 05:18 IDAH - Bob Phillips 8 run.
2Q: 05:18 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 02:00 MDTN - Perry Clements 9 pass from Clay Gwynn.
2Q: 02:00 MDTN - Kevin Ridder extra point.
3Q: 08:45 IDAH - Rob Monroe 19 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
3Q: 08:45 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 04:04 IDAH - Danny Gaines 55 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
3Q: 04:04 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 03:27 MDTN - Perry Clements 78 pass from Clay Gwynn.
3Q: 03:27 MDTN - Kevin Ridder extra point.
4Q: 13:03 MDTN - Daryl Rosa 2 pass from Clay Gwynn.
4Q: 13:03 MDTN - Kevin Ridder extra point.
4Q: 10:01 MDTN - Perry Clements 6 pass from Clay Gwynn.
4Q: 10:01 MDTN - Kevin Ridder extra point.
4Q: 02:56 IDAH - Corey Copeland 44 field goal.
4Q: 01:15 IDAH - Corey Copeland 40 field goal.

Game MVP: IDAH 4 Rob Monroe

Idaho 3 21 14 6 - 44
Middle Tennessee State 0 10 7 14 - 31


QB Stuvaints 29-49-436-3-2
WR Monroe 8-177-2
WR Gaines 5-102-1
CB Goettl 3 tackles, 1 assist, 1 INT

*New Recruits:

OLB Russell Colwell - #547 Overall, #36 OLB
S Rob Gibson - #618 Overall, #25 S

*Iowa becomes the latest casualty at the top. There are now no unbeaten teams left. USC remains #1 and Ohio State moves to #2.

*Stanford beats Arizona 51-21.

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Week 13: #20 Idaho (7-2) at Louisiana-Monroe (4-6)

We notch our 8th win for the first time ever with a solid performance on both sides of the ball. A 24 pt 4th quarter blows the game open and Louisiana-Monroe has no hope of a comeback.

Box Score: Idaho at Louisiana-Monroe
Monroe, LA.

Week 13, 2009

Attendance: 11,700 (30,400).


Weather: 49 degrees, rain.

1Q: 10:21 IDAH - Danny Gaines 35 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
1Q: 10:21 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
1Q: 01:49 IDAH - Danny Gaines 12 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
1Q: 01:49 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 14:54 IDAH - Corey Copeland 35 field goal.
2Q: 12:04 IDAH - Corey Copeland 21 field goal.
2Q: 02:04 LAMN - T.J. Washecheck 35 field goal.
2Q: 01:36 LAMN - Walt Joseph 34 interception return.
2Q: 01:36 LAMN - T.J. Washecheck extra point.
3Q: 12:07 IDAH - Bob Phillips 4 run.
3Q: 12:07 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 10:14 IDAH - Bob Phillips 4 run.
3Q: 10:14 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 05:52 IDAH - Terrance Greene 43 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
3Q: 05:52 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 00:44 IDAH - Corey Copeland 36 field goal.
4Q: 03:54 LAMN - Norman Witt 2 pass from Glenn McDermid.
4Q: 03:54 LAMN - T.J. Washecheck extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 85 Danny Gaines

Idaho 14 6 24 0 - 44
Louisiana-Monroe 0 10 0 7 - 17

QB Stuvaints 20-34-313-3-2
RB Phillips 18-78-2, 2-16-0
WR Gaines 11-186-2
WR Monroe 5-64-0
WR Greene 2-53-1
ILB Newton 7 tackles, 5 assists
S Houlihan 5 tackles, 2 assists, 1 INT
OLB Newman 2 tackles, 1 assist, 1 INT
S Isaacson 1 tackle, 1 assist, 1 INT

*We are now ranked #17, our highest ranking in this dynasty.

*USC loses a 2nd game and finally drops out of the top two (although they hilariously only drop to #3). UCLA and FSU now occupy the top two spots.

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Week 14: #17 Idaho (8-2) at #24 Boise State (7-3)

This was much closer than the final score suggests, but still our losing streak against Boise State continues. It's a 7-6 Boise lead in the 4th quarter, when they score on 4 consecutive drives to pull away. Stuvaints played like garbage.

Box Score: Idaho at Boise State
Boise City, ID.

Week 14, 2009

Attendance: 28,100 (30,000).


Weather: 29 degrees, fair.

1Q: 08:31 IDAH - Corey Copeland 39 field goal.
1Q: 01:28 IDAH - Corey Copeland 29 field goal.
2Q: 12:57 BOIS - Lamar Edinger 2 pass from Butch Downs.
2Q: 12:57 BOIS - Kent Russell extra point.
4Q: 07:47 BOIS - Duane Maioriello 1 run.
4Q: 07:47 BOIS - Kent Russell extra point.
4Q: 03:32 BOIS - Joseph Alameda 58 pass from Butch Downs.
4Q: 03:32 BOIS - Kent Russell extra point.
4Q: 02:06 BOIS - Devin Mercado 1 run.
4Q: 02:06 BOIS - Kent Russell extra point.
4Q: 01:18 BOIS - Duane Maioriello 3 run.
4Q: 01:18 BOIS - Kent Russell extra point.

Game MVP: BOIS 88 Joseph Alameda

Idaho 6 0 0 0 - 6
Boise State 0 7 0 28 - 35

QB Stuvaints 16-33-154-0-0
RB Phillips 12-51-0, 3-19-0
ILB Newton 18 tackles, 1 assist
CB Hanks 6 tackles, 1 assist, 1 INT

*UCLA and FSU retain the top two spots.

*Arizona State beat Arizona 34-14.

[larrymcg421]

Week 15: Bye

*UCLA and FSU will play in the title game.

*We are once again invited to the Marino Bowl to play Sol8 champion Stetson.

[larrymcg421]

Week 16: #24 Idaho (8-3) at #28 Stetson (8-3)

Marino Bowl (Coral Gables, FL)

A typical game for us this year. We start off great, building a 20-0 lead in the 1st half. After the half, Stetson went on two scoring drives to make it a 10 pt game. Then Stuvaints throws a pick six late in the 3rd to make it a 3 pt game. Our defense bails us out, completely shutting Stetson down in the 4th quarter to seal our 2nd straight bowl victory.

Box Score: Idaho vs Stetson
Coral Gables, FL.

Marino Bowl, 2009

Attendance: 12,800 (43,200).


Weather: 66 degrees, rain.

1Q: 08:41 IDAH - Danny Gaines 16 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
1Q: 08:41 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
1Q: 02:31 IDAH - Rob Monroe 1 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
1Q: 02:31 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 06:32 IDAH - Corey Copeland 42 field goal.
2Q: 00:16 IDAH - Corey Copeland 18 field goal.
3Q: 12:46 STET - Hardy Barrett 37 run.
3Q: 12:46 STET - Chris Kramer extra point.
3Q: 03:52 STET - Chris Kramer 43 field goal.
3Q: 01:17 STET - Herb Butt 45 interception return.
3Q: 01:17 STET - Chris Kramer extra point.
4Q: 08:56 IDAH - Corey Copeland 22 field goal.
4Q: 04:54 IDAH - Danny Gaines 1 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
4Q: 04:54 IDAH - Drew Kemp run for conversion failed.

Game MVP: IDAH 85 Danny Gaines

Idaho 14 6 0 9 - 29
Stetson 0 0 17 0 - 17

QB Stuvaints 24-47-314-3-2
RB Phillips 28-113-0, 1-16-0
WR Gaines 6-90-2
WR Monroe 4-51-1
ILB Brutley 9 tackles, 3 assists

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2009 Idaho Vandals - Awards and Rankings

Team MVP: RB Bob Phillips - 172 carries, 780 yards, 11 TD, 21 catches, 183 yards, 1 TD
National Second Team: K Corey Copeland
Sun Belt First Team: K Corey Copeland, ILB Will Newton
Sun Belt Second Team: QB Reuben Stuvaints, WR Danny Gaines, OLB Dennis Fisk, CB Deion Goettl


2009 Summary for Idaho

Record: 9-3
Rank: 21

Idaho Team Rank
Rushes 382 67 (T)
Rushing Yards 1250 71
Yards Per Carry 3.27 78
Pass Attempts 471 8
Completions 261 12
Passing Yards 3448 11
Yards Per Attempt 7.32 44
3rd Down Conversions 39.7 17
Points Per Game 32.7 16
Turnovers 28 103 (T)
Turnover Margin -2 68 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 384 45
Rushing Yards 1105 28
Yards Per Carry 2.87 25 (T)
Pass Attempts 375 100 (T)
Completions 189 77 (T)
Passing Yards 2859 113
Yards Per Attempt 7.62 97
3rd Down Conversions 36.9 81 (T)
Points Per Game 24.5 62 (T)
Turnovers 26 35 (T)

Primary Formation: Single-Back Formation

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 21 at NAVY (123) 20
3 44 WAST (83) 45
6 27 ARST (94) 7
7 51 at NMST (92) 10
8 20 at TROY (30) 48
9 28 NTEX (77) 24
10 35 LALF (115) 6
11 44 UTST (25) 34
12 44 at MDTN (76) 31
13 44 at LAMN (91) 17
14 6 at BOIS (16) 35
16 29 vs STET (31) 17

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
8 Stuvaints QB 374 210 2803 7.49 22 15
18 Pierce QB 92 49 629 6.83 7 3
Team --- 471 261 3448 7.32 29 18

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Stff YdLst
26 Phillips RB 172 780 4.53 11 47 74
22 Luther RB 80 369 4.61 4 22 34
37 Kemp RB 56 257 4.58 1 14 13
8 Stuvaints QB 51 -149 -2.92 0 42 187
Team --- 382 1250 3.27 16 140 366

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
85 Gaines WR 136 72 1108 15.3 461 10
4 Monroe WR 74 42 592 14.0 221 6
9 Harding WR 74 40 529 13.2 213 5
6 Greene WR 73 37 532 14.3 226 5
26 Phillips RB 36 21 183 8.7 110 1
84 McGregor TE 21 15 182 12.1 58 1
22 Luther RB 18 10 92 9.2 41 0
3 Branch WR 12 7 75 10.7 20 1
Team --- 471 261 3448 13.2 1411 29

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack TFL Ints Defn
90 Newton ILB 112 28 0.0 25 0 14
48 Brutley ILB 66 28 0.0 6 1 2
50 Fisk OLB 49 17 0.0 5 2 1
21 Houlihan S 45 20 0.0 6 2 12
43 Goettl CB 38 9 0.0 2 2 11
69 Manning DT 32 13 3.0 10 0 0
91 Arteaga DE 27 4 10.0 12 0 0
76 Cumming DE 26 16 7.0 12 0 0
29 Hanks CB 23 10 0.0 4 5 11
32 Person CB 19 7 0.0 2 2 1
53 Newman OLB 17 10 0.0 2 2 4
26 Phillips RB 15 0 0.0 0 0 0
72 Niebauer DT 15 5 1.5 3 0 0
33 Walton S 13 3 0.0 0 2 1
Team --- 621 187 26.0 96 20 61

[larrymcg421]

Not as good a class as last year's, but still some good talent here. Our OL should be really strong in a couple years. Fausel and Webb are Academic recruits.

Recruiting List, Ranking View

Player Pos HT WT ST NRank ByPos StRank ByPos
**Cason, Wayne G 6-4 298 IL 14 2 1 1
**Hitchcock, Stephen T 6-4 270 CA 95 13 13 4
**Weingrad, Erik WR 5-11 189 CA 116 9 14 1
**Crangle, Robert RB 5-11 184 NC 188 20 10 2
**Drake, Nolan C 6-5 290 ID 225 13 2 1
$$Tackett, Shaun WR 6-2 191 IL 367 40 21 4
**Springer, Todd TE 6-5 237 CO 409 9 8 1
**Carpenter, Phil DE 6-4 231 TN 526 45 2 1
**Hollis, Marty DT 6-4 261 CO 531 41 9 1
**Colwell, Russell OLB 6-1 207 NY 547 36 39 4
**Urpsis, Ted OLB 6-0 195 CA 577 40 67 5
$$Austin, Troy CB 5-9 163 NY 578 37 41 5
**Gibson, Rob S 5-11 180 MO 618 25 11 1
$$Schwartz, Jon S 6-2 179 WA 757 35 14 2
##Fausel, Walter FB 6-1 221 CA --- 97 --- 15
##Webb, Marco ILB 6-0 212 ID --- --- 17 2

[larrymcg421]

Heisman Trophy: QB Dale Beaulieu - 312 for 528 (59.0%), 4500 yards, 46 TD, 19 INT



Bowl Games for 2009

Game Matchup
Rose Bowl UCLA (11-1) 37, Florida State (10-2) 21
Orange Bowl Texas A&M (12-1) 17, Southern Cal (9-3) 7
Sugar Bowl Michigan (10-2) 31, Florida (9-4) 13
Fiesta Bowl Ohio State (10-2) 34, Brigham Young (7-5) 3
Citrus Bowl Virginia Tech (9-3) 27, Iowa (10-2) 17
Alamo Bowl California (9-3) 48, Kansas State (9-4)22
Cotton Bowl Maryland (8-4) 24, Texas (9-3) 17
Peach Bowl Syracuse (11-1) 45, Auburn (9-4) 28
Outback Bowl Penn State (8-4) 42, Nevada-Las Vegas (7-5) 17
Gator Bowl Oregon State (9-3) 41, Duke (8-4) 16
Holiday Bowl Alabama (9-3) 34, Wisconsin (7-5) 29
Sun Bowl Virginia (8-4) 20, Army (8-4) 10
Music City Bowl Illinois (7-5) 35, Colorado (7-5) 10
Liberty Bowl New Mexico (7-5) 14, Notre Dame (6-6) 10
Independence Bowl Vanderbilt (8-4) 34, Clemson (6-6) 6
Las Vegas Bowl Southern Methodist (12-0) 24, Central Florida (8-5) 1
Texas Bowl Utah (7-5) 35, Washington (8-4) 28
Cactus Bowl Bowling Green (11-2) 57, Oklahoma (6-6) 23
Hula Bowl Western Michigan (9-3) 35, Arizona State (7-5) 31
Armed Forces Bowl Connecticut (10-2) 30, Tulane (8-4) 27
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Boise State (9-3) 26, Boston College (8-4) 7
Military Bowl Fresno State (9-3) 21, Troy (8-4) 14
Marino Bowl Idaho (9-3) 29, Stetson (8-4) 17

[larrymcg421]

QB DJ Fassero - Unranked Overall, #80 QB

My first QB recruit. He was a fallback option that year and I never expected him to amount to much. He did start as a Freshman and Sophomore and had a few good moments here and there, leading us to improvements in the win column, but his INT bug hurt us in several big games. In the first game of his junior year, he threw 5 picks against Navy and never started another game.

Honors: Sun Belt 2nd Team (2006), Sun Belt 2nd Team (2007)
Ratings: 10/39 to 46/46

RB Bob Phillips - Unranked Overall, #80 RB

Here's a guy who definitely performed beyond expectations. Even when I got a stud RB recruit to replace him, Phillips percformed wonderfully as a backup and then filled in when said stud RB kept getting injuried. Phillips finished with 2326 yards rushing and 27 TD's. He was also a good receiver, coming up with 86 catches, 786 yards, and 7 TD. He performed so well int he 2nd half of his senior year that I named him team MVP.

Honors: Idaho Team MVP (2009)
Ratings: 22/70 to 44/70

WR Leon Branch - Unranked Overall, #93 WR

Was useful early on before we added depth to WR. As a sophomore, he had 646 yards and 7 TD's. Fell down the depth chart the last two seasons because we had much better guys coming in and he wasn't able to develop his skills.

Ratings: 18/77 to 25/77

C Tito Quinn - Unranked Overall, #43 C

Never started a game in 4 years and wasted a year by getting suspended over a bar fight.

Ratings: 14/44 to 43/44

G Chester Morrison - #386 Overall, #37 G

A solid 4 year starter whose senior season was unfortunately cut short by injuries. Only allowed 2 sacks in 164 plays as a senior.

Ratings: 8/67 to 71/71

T Kendall McClenney - #121 Overall, #19 T

My first big time recruit. I wouldn't say he was a disappoitment, because he started for 4 years, but he never made an all-conference team and allowed 7 sacks as a senior.

Ratings: 26/90 to 46/89

T Jermaine Small - Unranked Overall, Unranked by Position, #13 in CT

A bottom of the barrel recruit I picked up just to bring warm bodies in. He started as a sophomore because there were no other options, but played terribly and never started again.

Ratings: 7/62 to 19/62

DE Conrad Arteaga - #795 Overall, #71 DE

Proved to be the star of his recruiting class. A 4 year starter who notably compiled 26.5 sacks as a Junior and ended with 60.5 sacks and 75 TFL in his career.

Honors: Sun Belt 2nd Team (2007), Sun Belt 1st Team (2008)
Ratings: 9/85 to 64/85

DE Patrick Cumming - Unranked Overall, Unranked by Position, #67 in IL

Another bottom of the barrel recruit, but Cumming turned out to be a hidden gem. He started for 4 years and put together 101 tackles, 52 assists, 40 sacks, and 48 TFL.

Ratings: 10/44 to 39/44

DT Renaldo Newhart - Unranked Overall, #91 DT

Started as a true Freshman and part of his Sophomore year, but fell own the depth chart due to a lack of development.

Ratings: 14/57 to 20/57

DT Norm Timms - Unranked OVerall, Unranked by Position, #12 in ID

Gave a local Idaho kid a chance, but he was never good enough to get meaningful playing time until his Senior year, when he started 5 games due to injuries. He didn't play very well in them.

Ratings: 15/52 to 31/53

OLB Warren Coleman - Unranked Overall, Unranked by Position, #13 in ID

Another local kid who never managed to crack the starting lineup.

Ratings: 20/51 to 30/51

OLB Roman Newman - Unranked Overall, Unranked by Position, #94 in PA

Another hidden gem who managed to start for 4 years. Was really good in pass coverage, finishing his career with 8 INT's.

Ratings: 20/50 to 45/50

CB Deon Goettl - #699 Overall, #44 CB

Four year starter who proved to be a reliable coverage guy despite his INT number trailing off in his last 2 seasons. Ended with 145 tackles and 11 INT's.

Honors: Sun Belt 2nd Team (2009)
Ratings: 22/51 to 58/58

S Stephen Houlihan - #770 Overall, #41 S

Was a dependable backup for his first 3 seasons, then performed reliably as a starter in his Senior season. Finished with 5 INT's and 3 TD's.

Ratings: 20/61 to 50/61

[larrymcg421]

2009 Season Standings, Sun Belt

School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA
**Idaho 9 3 0 .750 393 294 7 1 0 .875 293 177
Utah State 8 3 0 .727 319 228 7 1 0 .875 261 150
North Texas 5 6 0 .454 272 251 5 3 0 .625 245 154
Troy 8 4 0 .666 412 239 5 3 0 .625 277 174
New Mexico State 4 7 0 .363 203 381 3 5 0 .375 128 263
Middle Tennessee State 5 6 0 .454 286 380 3 5 0 .375 206 284
Louisiana-Monroe 4 7 0 .363 251 330 3 5 0 .375 194 251
Louisiana-Lafayette 2 9 0 .181 192 335 2 6 0 .250 148 205
Arkansas State 4 7 0 .363 297 360 1 7 0 .125 177 271

[larrymcg421]

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[CraigSca]

Is this the year you finally take care of business with Boise?

[larrymcg421]

Is this the year you finally take care of business with Boise?

Let's hope so. I've been recruiting better than they have, so there's no more excuses.

[larrymcg421]

Here are your 2010 Idaho Vandals!

National Ranking: 36th
Sun Belt Ranking: 1st
Recruiting Ranking: 15th

Starters in bold

*All Freshmen will be getting the shirt this year.


Idaho Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Elig Current Estimate Future Estimate
Stuvaints, Reuben 8 QB Sr* 58 62
Pierce, Andy 18 QB Jr* 29 66
Newsome, Pete 10 QB So* 27 70


It's time to move on from Stuvaints. Pierce wasn't the answer last year. Newsome is still very green, but his potential is maxed out almost everywhere, including Avoid INT, which has been one of our biggest problems.

Young, Jay 27 RB So* 70 70
Luther, Dana 22 RB Sr 59 72
Crangle, Robert 36 RB Fr 40 70
Kemp, Drew 37 RB Jr 30 76
Burroughs, Gus 23 RB* Jr 10 17
Woodard, Zack 39 FB* Jr* 16 50
Del Greco, Luther 25 FB* Sr 8 8
Fausel, Walter 34 FB* Fr 7 42

Young is an absolute stud and immediately vaults up the depth chart ahead of Luther.

McGregor, Leon 84 TE So 48 57
Flemming, Harry 94 TE Sr 38 51
Romine, Mo 89 TE Jr* 27 44
Springer, Todd 97 TE Fr 22 89
Murphy, Jonathan 93 TE* Sr 5 6
Warren, Geoff 87 TE* Sr 3 16
Greene, Terrance 6 WR Jr* 68 68
Harding, Steven 9 WR Jr 54 58
Gotchy, Bobby 83 WR So* 53 80
Monroe, Rob 4 WR Sr* 50 78
Newsome, Korey 82 WR So* 46 74
Gaines, Danny 85 WR Sr 44 74
Tackett, Shaun 3 WR Fr 36 67
Weingrad, Erik 80 WR Fr 36 55
Flannery, Trevor 81 WR* Sr 6 24

Great depth here, so much so that last season's 1000 yard receiver Gaines is 6th on the depth chart.

Wilson, Kyle 56 C Sr 52 72
McNaught, Randal 52 C Sr* 33 54
Diefendorf, Paul 51 C So* 28 67
Drake, Nolan 57 C Fr 24 67
Clancy, Henry 66 G Sr 50 69
Morton, Chris 67 G So* 40 82
Cason, Wayne 65 G Fr 33 81
Carlson, Rico 73 G Sr* 28 78
Garrison, Russell 62 G Jr* 24 57
Spurrier, Leo 58 G* So 2 4
Wayman, Kenneth 68 T Sr* 40 63
Connell, Lewis 78 T Jr* 30 74
Schonmann, Hardy 63 T So* 27 97
Wolff, Steven 71 T Sr 20 54
Hitchcock, Stephen 75 T Fr 6 72

This is a problem. Guys on the line, especially at Tackle, are not developing fast enough. I've been tinkering with time management settings to rectify this.

DeVito, Harvey 1 P Sr 70 70
McDonnell, Tito 11 P* Jr* 7 7
Copeland, Corey 19 K Sr* 96 96
Zimmerman, Orlando 16 K* Jr* 7 7

It's the last season for DeVito, who has been very good. Copeland rebounded from the missed XP against Wazzou and was 2nd team All-American last year.

Perkins, Wesley 92 DE Sr 35 72
Degley, Leon 77 DE Jr 30 52
Lyon, Johnnie 79 DE So* 30 50
Brill, Will 95 DE Jr* 27 74
Carpenter, Phil 76 DE Fr 24 78
Warren, Earnest 99 DE So* 22 51
Wagner, Thomas 70 DE* Sr 7 28
Manning, Nick 69 DT Jr 50 50
McKenzie, Cary 55 DT Jr* 37 48
Niebauer, Alvin 72 DT Sr 34 75
Fields, Scott 64 DT So* 25 65
Hollis, Marty 98 DT Fr 24 67
Tarver, Tyrell 59 DT So* 13 91
Bernstein, Artie 74 DT* Sr* 11 11
Scott, Mitch 96 DT* Sr 3 3

Another area where development isn't happening fast enough. Lots of potential here.

Newton, Will 90 ILB Sr 85 85
Brutley, Deion 48 ILB Jr* 42 69
Farmer, Kim 41 ILB* So 13 68
Stargell, Gene 42 ILB* Sr 7 7
Nord, Marvin 46 ILB* Jr 2 2
Webb, Marco 53 ILB* Fr 0 0
Fisk, Dennis 50 OLB Sr 65 71
Malone, Buddy 40 OLB Sr 42 46
Gilman, Darnell 44 OLB So* 35 65
Colwell, Russell 91 OLB Fr 18 48
Soper, Jose 47 OLB Jr* 18 45
Urpsis, Ted 54 OLB Fr 9 61

Newton is a beast and we get him for one last season. Good talent at OLB as well.

Hanks, Andrew 29 CB Jr* 52 68
Person, Calvin 32 CB Sr 44 50
Foreman, Alan 45 CB So* 30 57
Coleman, Phil 24 CB Sr* 26 56
Austin, Troy 21 CB Fr 14 79
Williamson, Jack 20 CB* Jr 6 14
Walton, Stanley 33 S Sr* 45 54
Grier, Jay 35 S So* 39 52
Isaacson, Chad 49 S Jr* 39 54
Lucas, Alex 28 S Sr 29 60
Gibson, Rob 38 S Fr 20 77
Schwartz, Jon 31 S Fr 18 66


Love how my new Safety recruits look. Walton is an odd fit for our defensive style, but should work at Strong Safety.

[larrymcg421]

Week 1: #42 Boston College (0-0) at #31 Idaho (0-0)

It's a bit of a rough start for Newsome's career as we struggle to convert third downs and fall behind 21-10 in the 1st half. Newsome stays cool, and with the help of fellow redshirt Freshman Young, we completely dominate the 4th quarter and pull away.

Box Score: Boston College at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 1, 2010

Attendance: 11,400 (16,000).


Weather: 77 degrees, rain.

1Q: 06:43 BOSC - Heath Kerr 3 run.
1Q: 06:43 BOSC - Byron Jones extra point.
1Q: 00:09 IDAH - Corey Copeland 33 field goal.
2Q: 12:23 IDAH - Korey Newsome 3 pass from Pete Newsome.
2Q: 12:23 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 04:14 BOSC - Erik Renken 13 pass from Bryan Webb.
2Q: 04:14 BOSC - Byron Jones extra point.
2Q: 03:15 BOSC - Heath Kerr 4 run.
2Q: 03:15 BOSC - Byron Jones extra point.
3Q: 06:16 IDAH - Corey Copeland 37 field goal.
4Q: 14:13 IDAH - Corey Copeland 45 field goal.
4Q: 11:34 IDAH - Jay Young 15 run.
4Q: 11:34 IDAH - Jay Young run for conversion failed.
4Q: 02:21 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 23 pass from Pete Newsome.
4Q: 02:21 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 00:57 IDAH - Jay Young 26 run.
4Q: 00:57 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 27 Jay Young

Boston College 7 14 0 0 - 21
Idaho 3 7 3 23 - 36

QB Newsome 19-32-290-2-0
RB Young 16-65-2, 4-56-0
WR Newsome 5-72-1
ILB Newton 8 tackles, 5 assists, 1 INT

*Our run defense was terrific (41 carries, 71 yards), but Boston College's QB had over 300 yards passing.

*Kent State beats Arizona 56-0.

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Week 2: #9 Idaho (1-0) at Washington State (0-0)

Oooof. Newsome just falls apart in his 2nd start with an absolutely terrible game. Washington State takes advantage of turnovers and missed FG's to take a 24-0 1st quarter lead. We try to fight back, but Newsome throws picks on 4 out of 5 drives int he 2nd half to kill any comeback hopes.

Box Score: Idaho at Washington State
Pullman, WA.

Week 2, 2010

Attendance: 25,100 (37,600).


Weather: 46 degrees, rain.

1Q: 12:26 WAST - Zack Dann 4 pass from Monty Corona.
1Q: 12:26 WAST - Casey Booker extra point.
1Q: 09:16 WAST - Zack Dann 33 pass from Monty Corona.
1Q: 09:16 WAST - Casey Booker extra point.
1Q: 08:10 WAST - Terrell Jamison 9 pass from Monty Corona.
1Q: 08:10 WAST - Casey Booker extra point.
1Q: 04:03 WAST - Casey Booker 37 field goal.
2Q: 07:55 IDAH - Corey Copeland 34 field goal.
2Q: 03:17 WAST - Casey Booker 43 field goal.
2Q: 00:41 IDAH - Dana Luther 16 run.
2Q: 00:41 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 09:22 WAST - Zack Dann 58 pass from Monty Corona.
3Q: 09:22 WAST - Casey Booker extra point failed.
4Q: 11:52 WAST - Alfred Bridges 30 run.
4Q: 11:52 WAST - Casey Booker extra point.
4Q: 10:31 IDAH - Korey Newsome 63 pass from Pete Newsome.
4Q: 10:31 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 04:46 IDAH - Terrance Greene 22 pass from Pete Newsome.
4Q: 04:46 IDAH - Pete Newsome pass for conversion failed.
4Q: 01:30 WAST - Ted Rayburn 1 run.
4Q: 01:30 WAST - Casey Booker extra point.
4Q: 00:25 IDAH - Rob Monroe 33 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
4Q: 00:25 IDAH - Reuben Stuvaints pass to Danny Gaines for conversion

Game MVP: WAST 2 Zack Dann

Idaho 0 10 0 21 - 31
Washington State 24 3 6 14 - 47

QB Newsome 15-47-314-2-6
WR Greene 6-134-1
WR Gaines 3-106-0
WR Newsome 3-93-1
DE Perkins 4 tackles, 4 assists, 2.5 sacks

*I'm gonna stick with Newsome for now. At the worst, the experience will help him develop faster.

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Week 3: Bye

*Minnesota beats Arizona 34-3.

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Week 4: Bye

*Nebraska beats Arizona 49-24.

*We lost starting Tackle Lewis Connel for the season in our last game, but the two week break has helped DT Alvin Niebauer recover.

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Week 5: Louisiana-Monroe (0-2) at Idaho (1-1)

Well we predictably jump out to an early lead against a weak Louisiana-Monroe squad, but it's frustrating that we had trouble putting them away. They keep coming back to make it a one score game until late in the 3rd quarter when a Copeland FG pushes it to a three score game. The defense finally slows them down and we hold on.

Box Score: Louisiana-Monroe at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 5, 2010

Attendance: 11,300 (16,000).


Weather: 70 degrees, rain.

1Q: 08:11 IDAH - Korey Newsome 19 pass from Pete Newsome.
1Q: 08:11 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
1Q: 03:42 IDAH - Korey Newsome 12 pass from Pete Newsome.
1Q: 03:42 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
1Q: 00:16 LAMN - Harris Jaconetty 1 pass from Kendrick Coleman.
1Q: 00:16 LAMN - T.J. Washecheck extra point.
2Q: 11:22 IDAH - Dana Luther 2 run.
2Q: 11:22 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 06:47 LAMN - Harris Jaconetty 15 pass from Kendrick Coleman.
2Q: 06:47 LAMN - T.J. Washecheck extra point.
3Q: 13:37 IDAH - Jay Young 10 run.
3Q: 13:37 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 07:49 IDAH - Corey Copeland 27 field goal.
3Q: 02:49 LAMN - Jerome Harden 14 pass from Kendrick Coleman.
3Q: 02:49 LAMN - T.J. Washecheck extra point.
4Q: 04:00 IDAH - Corey Copeland 33 field goal.

Game MVP: IDAH 82 Korey Newsome

Louisiana-Monroe 7 7 7 0 - 21
Idaho 14 7 10 3 - 34

QB Newsome 25-45-413-2-0
RB Young 16-116-1
WR Newsome 7-165-2
WR Gotchy 6-96-0
DE Perkins 5 tackles, 1 assist, 3 sacks

*Oregon State beats Arizona 43-6.

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Week 6: Bye

*Rough week for recruiting. We have 4 people say no to us.

*FSU (5-0) and Notre Dame (5-0) currently occupy the top two spots.

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Week 7: North Texas (1-4) at #35 Idaho (2-1)

North Texas is terrible and we have no problem dispatching them. Newsome threw 6 picks in one game, but hasn't thrown a pick in three other games.

Box Score: North Texas at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 7, 2010

Attendance: 11,400 (16,000).


Weather: 54 degrees, rain.

1Q: 12:08 IDAH - Terrance Greene 19 pass from Pete Newsome.
1Q: 12:08 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
1Q: 09:46 IDAH - Jay Young 34 run.
1Q: 09:46 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
1Q: 06:13 NTEX - Toby Kerr 33 field goal.
2Q: 11:36 IDAH - Dana Luther 3 run.
2Q: 11:36 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 02:50 NTEX - C.J. Kinney 4 run.
2Q: 02:50 NTEX - Toby Kerr extra point.
2Q: 00:03 IDAH - Corey Copeland 31 field goal.
3Q: 08:09 IDAH - Jay Young 5 run.
3Q: 08:09 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 03:22 NTEX - Junior Heath 20 pass from Victor McCumber.
3Q: 03:22 NTEX - Toby Kerr extra point.
4Q: 10:46 IDAH - Will Newton 80 interception return.
4Q: 10:46 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 04:18 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 2 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
4Q: 04:18 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 79 Johnnie Lyon

North Texas 3 7 7 0 - 17
Idaho 14 10 7 14 - 45

QB Newsome 17-27-229-1-0
RB Young 16-78-2, 4-31-0
RB Luther 9-81-1, 1-8-0
WR Greene 5-82-1
ILB Newton 8 tackles, 2 assists, 1 INT, 1 TD
S Isaacson 6 tackles, 1 INT, 1 FF
DE Lyon 4 tackles, 1 assist, 3 sacks
DE Perkins 4 tackles, 3 assists, 2.5 sacks

*New Recruits:

WR Tyrone Harmon - #51 Overall, #5 WR
QB Jay Elliss - #109 Overall, #10 QB

*Newsome got hurt in the victory and will miss 3 weeks.

*USC beats Arizona 45-0.

*FSU and Notre Dame retain the top two spots.

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Week 8: Arkansas State (1-4) at #28 Idaho (3-1)

Another easy victory against a terrible Sun Belt team. It's 30-0 at halftime and everyone gets to play.

Box Score: Arkansas State at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 8, 2010

Attendance: 11,800 (16,000).


Weather: 50 degrees, rain.

1Q: 11:34 IDAH - Terrance Greene 23 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
1Q: 11:34 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
1Q: 08:43 IDAH - Corey Copeland 42 field goal.
1Q: 04:57 IDAH - Terrance Greene 9 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
1Q: 04:57 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 07:45 IDAH - Corey Copeland 38 field goal.
2Q: 00:46 IDAH - Jay Young 16 run.
2Q: 00:46 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 00:01 IDAH - Corey Copeland 60 field goal.
3Q: 10:26 IDAH - Terrance Greene 4 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
3Q: 10:26 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 12:22 IDAH - Rob Monroe 37 pass from Andy Pierce.
4Q: 12:22 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 6 Terrance Greene

Arkansas State 0 0 0 0 - 0
Idaho 17 13 7 7 - 44

QB Stuvaints 15-21-179-3-1
QB Pierce 6-10-147-1-0
RB Young 16-76-1
WR Greene 5-67-3
WR Newsome 3-88-0
CB Foreman 4 tackles, 1 INT

*New Recruits:

WR Tyrus O'Donnell - #29 Overall, #3 WR
DE Howard Hatcher - #611 Overall, #55 DE

*UCLA beats Arizona 44-16

*California jumps ahead of FSU for the #2 ranking behind #1 Notre Dame.

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Week 9: #22 Idaho (4-1) at New Mexico State (2-4)

Newsome is back, but he's not needed much as Jay Young runs right through New Mexico State's defense and our own defense comes up with 3 picks.

Box Score: Idaho at New Mexico State
Las Cruces, NM.

Week 9, 2010

Attendance: 17,500 (30,300).


Weather: 74 degrees, fair.

1Q: 09:29 IDAH - Corey Copeland 39 field goal.
1Q: 02:24 NMST - Ronald Fewell 28 field goal.
1Q: 00:20 IDAH - Jay Young 6 run.
1Q: 00:20 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 06:53 IDAH - Jay Young 60 run.
2Q: 06:53 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 03:00 IDAH - Dana Luther 3 run.
2Q: 03:00 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 10:23 NMST - Jim Barber 23 pass from Bennie Schenk.
3Q: 10:23 NMST - Ronald Fewell extra point.
4Q: 10:58 IDAH - Dana Luther 2 run.
4Q: 10:58 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 02:49 IDAH - Korey Newsome 9 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
4Q: 02:49 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point failed.

Game MVP: IDAH 27 Jay Young

Idaho 10 14 0 13 - 37
New Mexico State 3 0 7 0 - 10

QB Newsome 10-19-152-0-1
RB Young 20-180-2, 3-23-0
OLB Fisk 2 tackles, 3 assists, 2 INT
ILB Newton 7 tackles, 5 assists

*New Recruits:

T Ben Fox - #13 Overall, #3 T
C David Bryant - #25 Overall, #1 C
OLB Maurice Raphael - #646 Overall, #39 OLB

*Oregon beats Arizona 40-14.

*California and FSU are now the top two teams. Texas A&M, Notre Dame, and USC are also undefeated.

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Week 10: #18 Idaho (5-1) at Louisiana-Lafayette (0-8)

The Sun Belt is just terrible this season. We easily destroy Louisiana-Lafayette. It's over by halftime as we have a 47-7 lead. We rack up 537 total yards.

Box Score: Idaho at Louisiana-Lafayette
Lafayette, LA.

Week 10, 2010

Attendance: 16,800 (31,000).


Weather: 81 degrees, fair.

1Q: 11:28 IDAH - Corey Copeland 40 field goal.
1Q: 05:59 IDAH - Corey Copeland 22 field goal.
1Q: 02:15 IDAH - Leon McGregor 17 pass from Pete Newsome.
1Q: 02:15 IDAH - Jay Young run for conversion failed.
1Q: 02:09 LALF - Steve Hallman 80 pass from Andre Jue.
1Q: 02:09 LALF - Alfred Pfaff extra point.
1Q: 02:02 IDAH - Korey Newsome 94 kickoff return.
1Q: 02:02 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 14:18 IDAH - Leon McGregor 5 pass from Pete Newsome.
2Q: 14:18 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 06:54 IDAH - Korey Newsome 20 pass from Pete Newsome.
2Q: 06:54 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 06:13 IDAH - Alan Foreman 94 interception return.
2Q: 06:13 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 00:57 IDAH - Terrance Greene 3 pass from Pete Newsome.
2Q: 00:57 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 04:46 LALF - J.T. McCormick 60 pass from Burt Alcott.
3Q: 04:46 LALF - Alfred Pfaff extra point.
4Q: 11:33 IDAH - Danny Gaines 8 pass from Andy Pierce.
4Q: 11:33 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 10 Pete Newsome

Idaho 19 28 0 7 - 54
Louisiana-Lafayette 7 0 7 0 - 14

QB Newsome 16-24-202-4-0
RB Young 15-129-0, 2-30-0
RB Luther 16-68-0, 1-24-0
WR Greene 5-79-1
TE McGregor 5-46-2
WR Newsome 4-60-1
DE Degley 3 tackles, 2 sacks
CB Foreman 2 tackles, 2 INT, 1 TD

*New Recruits:

G Nathan Knight - #201 Overall, #12 G
ILB Jack Newman - #565 Overall, #31 ILB

*Arizona almost pulls one out, but loses to Washington 28-20.

*Still 5 undefeated teams and they keep jumping around in the rankings. Right now it's: California, Notre Dame, FSU, USC, and Texas A&M.

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Week 11: #15 Idaho (6-1) at Middle Tennessee State (2-5)

Well, this was a weird one. We struggle converting 3rd downs and have to settle for several FG's. A fumble and an INT keep it close and it's a 6-6 tie at the half. We get stopped in the red zone again early in the 3rd quarter and hit the FG. That was all the scoring for the 2nd half as our defense holds on for the 9-6 victory.

Box Score: Idaho at Middle Tennessee State
Murfreesboro, TN.

Week 11, 2010

Attendance: 14,600 (30,800).


Weather: 53 degrees, rain.

1Q: 13:22 MDTN - Kevin Ridder 29 field goal.
1Q: 08:13 IDAH - Corey Copeland 32 field goal.
1Q: 00:22 IDAH - Corey Copeland 29 field goal.
2Q: 03:32 MDTN - Kevin Ridder 39 field goal.
3Q: 07:50 IDAH - Corey Copeland 21 field goal.

Game MVP: IDAH 92 Wesley Perkins

Idaho 6 0 3 0 - 9
Middle Tennessee State 3 3 0 0 - 6

QB Newsome 16-32-257-0-1
RB Young 14-119-0
WR Newsome 7-96-0
WR Greene 4-98-0
ILB Newton 10 tackles, 3 assists
DE Perkins 3 tackles, 1 assist, 2.5 sacks

*New Recruits:

TE Skip Mayes - #312 Overall, #14 TE
DT Grady Woodson - #575 Overall, #37 DT

*Cal and FSU drop from the unbeatens. Notre Dame, USC, and Texas A&M are the top 3.

*Arizona avoids a winless season with a 24-21 victory over Washington State.

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Week 12: #12 Idaho (7-1) at #22 Troy (7-2)

The winner of this game clinches the Sun Belt championship and Newsome picks the right time to shine. He throws a 25 yard TD pass to give us a 14-7 lead right before the half. Then he leads us on two 3rd quarter scoring drives, several times using his legs to pick up yardage. This gives us enough of a cushion, especially with the defense shutting Troy down in the 2nd half.

Box Score: Idaho at Troy
Montgomery, AL.

Week 12, 2010

Attendance: 29,300 (30,000).


Weather: 79 degrees, fair.

2Q: 14:44 IDAH - Jay Young 2 run.
2Q: 14:44 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 09:47 TROY - Tommie Gowins 11 pass from Nicky Mikell.
2Q: 09:47 TROY - Riddick Bryant extra point.
2Q: 00:53 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 25 pass from Pete Newsome.
2Q: 00:53 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 11:26 IDAH - Corey Copeland 34 field goal.
3Q: 03:03 IDAH - Korey Newsome 1 pass from Pete Newsome.
3Q: 03:03 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 10:57 IDAH - Corey Copeland 27 field goal.
4Q: 07:57 TROY - Irv Adas 25 pass from Nicky Mikell.
4Q: 07:57 TROY - Riddick Bryant extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 10 Pete Newsome

Idaho 0 14 10 3 - 27
Troy 0 7 0 7 - 14

QB Newsome 19-31-250-2-1, 8-52-0
RB Young 21-91-1, 5-29-0
WR Gotchy 5-95-1
ILB Newton 9 tackles, 4 assists

*New Recruits:

S Conrad Montgomery - #604 Overall, #30 S
CB Dwight Grayson - #918 Overall, #73 CB

*California beats Arizona 52-0

*USC, Notre Dame, and Texas A&M remain undefeated. USC and Notre Dame will play next week.

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Week 13: Utah State (4-5) at #12 Idaho (8-1)

We come out to an early lead, hitting two 1st quarter FG's and then a 68 yard TD pass in the 2nd quarter. However, Newsome struggles for most of the game, throwing three picks, and Utah State takes advantage. A TD right before the half makes it 12-7, and then they go ahead early in the 4th on a TD run. Facing a 14-12 deficit, Newsome throws 7 straight incompletions to end the game. Our defense played a spirited game, but Newsome's mistakes were too costly.

Box Score: Utah State at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 13, 2010

Attendance: 13,800 (16,000).


Weather: 47 degrees, rain.

1Q: 10:02 IDAH - Corey Copeland 34 field goal.
1Q: 00:01 IDAH - Corey Copeland 39 field goal.
2Q: 05:16 IDAH - Korey Newsome 68 pass from Pete Newsome.
2Q: 05:16 IDAH - Jay Young run for conversion failed.
2Q: 02:19 UTST - Kyle Dodge 14 pass from Richie Forsberg.
2Q: 02:19 UTST - Broderick Riley extra point.
4Q: 11:00 UTST - Adam Tornberg 16 run.
4Q: 11:00 UTST - Richie Forsberg pass for conversion failed.

Game MVP: UTST 5 Richie Forsberg

Utah State 0 7 0 6 - 13
Idaho 6 6 0 0 - 12

QB Newsome 11-23-198-1-3
WR Newsome 2-82-1
ILB Brutley 13 tackles, 5 assists
ILB Newton 10 tackles, 7 assists

*New Recruit:

S Conrad Montgomery - #604 Overall, #30 S

*Our potential recruit at Punter waited until the last minute to say no to us, so we will be without a scholarship Punter next season. I look for an academic walk-on to fulfill the role for a year.

*USC beat Notre Dame and Texas A&M stays undefeated, but FSU's win over Miami vaults them into 2nd even with 1 loss.

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Week 14: #35 Boise State (6-4) at #16 Idaho (8-2)

Of all the losses we've suffered against Boise over the years, this one hurts the most. And it was almost our most glorious comeback. With 20 seconds left and a 3 pt deficit, Newsome completes a 51 yard pass to put us in FG range and send the game into OT. We score on 1st OT, they respond. We hold them to a FG on 2nd OT. A 3rd down sack makes it 4th and 17, but for some reason the coach doesn't call for my 100 Accuracy/100 Distance Kicker to try the 49 yard FG and instead goes for it. The pass is incomplete and we lose.

Box Score: Boise State at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 14, 2010

Attendance: 14,300 (16,000).


Weather: 55 degrees, rain.

1Q: 02:37 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 9 pass from Pete Newsome.
1Q: 02:37 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 10:26 BOIS - Gene Crangle 34 field goal.
2Q: 06:49 IDAH - Korey Newsome 4 pass from Pete Newsome.
2Q: 06:49 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 10:34 BOIS - Lorenzo Ingram 9 run.
3Q: 10:34 BOIS - Gene Crangle extra point.
3Q: 08:58 IDAH - Jay Young 61 run.
3Q: 08:58 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 06:15 BOIS - Kent Lindo 14 pass from Wesley Coles.
3Q: 06:15 BOIS - Gene Crangle extra point.
4Q: 02:37 BOIS - Joseph Alameda 3 pass from Wesley Coles.
4Q: 02:37 BOIS - Gene Crangle extra point.
4Q: 00:01 IDAH - Corey Copeland 46 field goal.
OT: 13:51 IDAH - Jay Young 4 run.
OT: 13:51 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
OT: 12:11 BOIS - Ernie Gumphrey 5 pass from Wesley Coles.
OT: 12:11 BOIS - Gene Crangle extra point.
OT: 13:09 BOIS - Gene Crangle 35 field goal.

Game MVP: BOIS 92 Preston McIntyre

Boise State 0 3 14 7 10 - 34
Idaho 7 7 7 3 7 - 31

QB Newsome 17-35-255-2-3
RB Young 16-120-2
ILB Newton 20 tackles, 7 assists, 1 INT
ILB Brutley 10 tackles, 2 assists

*Arizona State beats Arizona 24-7. Arizona is now 6-71 since this dynasty began.

*Texas A&M loses the rivalry game to Texas and FSU solidifies their #2 ranking, so it will be USC-FSU in the title game.

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Week 15: Bye

New Recruit:

P Luther Emerson - Unranked Overall, #58 P

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Week 16: #26 Idaho (8-3) vs. Jacksonville (9-2)

Marino Bowl (Coral Gables, FL)

The interception bug is still affecting Newsome as he throws three picks for the third game in a row. At least this time he tosses 4 TD's to go with them. This helps keeps us in front of an exciting game with big plays, and we manage to pull away late for another bowl victory.

Box Score: Idaho vs Jacksonville
Coral Gables, FL.

Marino Bowl, 2010

Attendance: 14,500 (43,200).


Weather: 54 degrees, rain.

1Q: 10:35 IDAH - Pete Newsome 9 run.
1Q: 10:35 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
1Q: 06:47 JACK - Mitchell Woodard 13 pass from Justin Armstrong.
1Q: 06:47 JACK - Cole Dunlap extra point.
1Q: 02:49 JACK - Cole Dunlap 41 field goal.
1Q: 01:39 IDAH - Korey Newsome 68 pass from Pete Newsome.
1Q: 01:39 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 11:34 JACK - Steve Justin 89 run.
2Q: 11:34 JACK - Cole Dunlap extra point.
2Q: 05:10 IDAH - Terrance Greene 7 pass from Pete Newsome.
2Q: 05:10 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 10:59 JACK - Cole Dunlap 32 field goal.
3Q: 04:44 IDAH - Jay Young 18 pass from Pete Newsome.
3Q: 04:44 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 09:33 IDAH - Dana Luther 2 run.
4Q: 09:33 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 06:09 IDAH - Korey Newsome 5 pass from Pete Newsome.
4Q: 06:09 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 82 Korey Newsome

Idaho 14 7 7 14 - 42
Jacksonville 10 7 3 0 - 20


QB Newsome 18-32-270-4-3
RB Young 25-91-0, 2-30-1
WR Newsome 8-155-2
CB Person 3 tackles, 2 assists, 2 INT
DE Degley 3 tackles, 1 assist, 1.5 sacks

*We matched last year's record and probably could've done better if I went with one of our more experienced QB's, but hopefully the development for Newsome will pay off next year.

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Season Awards and Stats

Idaho Team MVP: RB Jay Young
Sun Belt Top Defensive Player: ILB Will Newton
Sun Belt 1st Team: P Harvey DeVito, K Corey Copeland, ILB Will Newton, OLB Dennis Fisk
Sun Belt 2nd Team: RB Jay Young, WR Korey Newsome, G Henry Clancy, DE Wesley Perkins, CB Calvin Person

2010 Summary for Idaho

Record: 9-3
Rank: 21

Idaho Team Rank
Rushes 382 71
Rushing Yards 1635 37
Yards Per Carry 4.28 8
Pass Attempts 406 18
Completions 221 22
Passing Yards 3452 6
Yards Per Attempt 8.50 12
3rd Down Conversions 41.2 16
Points Per Game 33.5 11 (T)
Turnovers 26 90 (T)
Turnover Margin -1 65 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 421 91 (T)
Rushing Yards 801 7
Yards Per Carry 1.90 3
Pass Attempts 408 121 (T)
Completions 206 108 (T)
Passing Yards 2878 119
Yards Per Attempt 7.05 68
3rd Down Conversions 31.9 47
Points Per Game 18.0 31 (T)
Turnovers 25 29 (T)

Primary Formation: Single-Back Formation

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 36 BOSC (14) 21
2 31 at WAST (85) 47
5 34 LAMN (67) 21
7 45 NTEX (87) 17
8 44 ARST (110) 0
9 37 at NMST (90) 10
10 54 at LALF (122) 14
11 9 at MDTN (109) 6
12 27 at TROY (22) 14
13 12 UTST (53) 13
14 31 BOIS (35) 34
16 42 vs JACK (28) 20

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
10 Newsome QB 347 183 2830 8.15 20 18
8 Stuvaints QB 34 23 333 9.79 6 1
18 Pierce QB 25 15 289 11.56 2 1
Team --- 406 221 3452 8.50 28 20

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Stff YdLst
27 Young RB 194 1154 5.94 11 36 71
22 Luther RB 96 451 4.69 6 28 61
10 Newsome QB 62 -33 -0.53 1 39 188
Team --- 382 1635 4.28 18 116 380

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
82 Newsome WR 100 52 992 19.0 406 11
83 Gotchy WR 92 40 576 14.4 282 4
6 Greene WR 69 44 761 17.2 245 7
27 Young RB 37 23 226 9.8 132 1

The College Years

4 Monroe WR 33 15 307 20.4 141 2
84 McGregor TE 31 21 221 10.5 92 2
85 Gaines WR 16 10 208 20.8 68 1
22 Luther RB 14 10 89 8.9 64 0
94 Flemming TE 13 6 72 12.0 15 0
Team --- 406 221 3452 15.6 1445 28

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack TFL Ints Defn
90 Newton ILB 98 41 0.0 18 3 7
48 Brutley ILB 74 24 0.5 21 0 3
49 Isaacson S 48 16 0.0 5 2 3
50 Fisk OLB 44 27 0.0 9 2 7
32 Person CB 42 10 0.0 1 4 11
92 Perkins DE 38 20 16.5 19 0 1
44 Gilman OLB 37 16 0.0 4 2 4
29 Hanks CB 36 5 0.0 5 2 9
69 Manning DT 32 12 1.5 9 0 0
45 Foreman CB 25 5 0.0 3 5 6
33 Walton S 23 5 0.0 4 1 2
72 Niebauer DT 22 7 4.5 4 0 0
95 Brill DE 18 15 5.5 8 0 0
55 McKenzie DT 14 3 3.0 5 0 0
77 Degley DE 13 8 6.5 9 0 0
Team --- 678 232 43.0 132 22 57

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Some more weapons for the passing game. Hopefully these guys can make it the dominant force I've been trying to make it throughout this dynasty.

Recruiting List, Ranking View

Player Pos HT WT ST NRank ByPos StRank ByPos
**Fox, Ben T 6-3 257 TN 13 3 1 1
**Bryant, David C 6-5 285 TX 25 1 2 1
**O'Donnell, Tyrus WR 6-2 194 CA 29 3 3 1
**Harmon, Tyrone WR 6-3 204 GA 51 5 2 1
**Elliss, Jay QB 6-0 186 TX 109 10 13 3
**Knight, Nathan G 6-3 274 NC 201 12 7 1
$$Mayes, Skip TE 6-4 235 KS 312 14 2 1
$$Snyder, Bruce CB 5-11 178 CO 505 38 5 1
$$Newman, Jack ILB 6-2 213 MD 565 31 11 2
$$Woodson, Grady DT 6-3 266 TX 575 37 57 5
**Montgomery, Conrad S 6-1 175 NJ 604 30 17 1
$$Hatcher, Howard DE 6-2 239 CT 611 55 11 3
$$Raphael, Maurice OLB 5-11 197 IL 646 39 26 3
$$Grayson, Dwight CB 6-0 172 WI 918 73 20 3
##Emerson, Luther P 5-11 179 CA --- 58 --- 8
##Brockway, O.J. FB 6-0 216 MN --- 87 44 1

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Heisman Trophy: RB Bart Liang, Texas - 423 carries, 2023 yards, 4.7 ypc, 30 TD, 35 catches, 406 yards, 3 TD

Bowl Games for 2010


Game Matchup
Rose Bowl Southern Cal (12-0) 20, Florida State (10-2) 9
Orange Bowl California (11-1) 24, Michigan (9-3) 14
Sugar Bowl Texas A&M (11-1) 44, Arkansas (9-4) 14
Fiesta Bowl Texas (11-2) 44, Brigham Young (7-5) 14
Citrus Bowl Virginia Tech (11-1) 27, Wisconsin (8-4) 20
Alamo Bowl Colorado (10-3) 30, Ore
Cotton Bowl Kansas State (10-2) 29, Maryland (9-3) 20
Peach Bowl Boston College (10-2) 34, South Carolina (9-4) 24
Outback Bowl Iowa (9-3) 35, Nevada-Las Vegas (8-4) 7
Gator Bowl North Carolina State (10-2) 24, Washington (7-5) 20
Holiday Bowl Ohio State (7-5) 35, Alabama (8-4) 7
Sun Bowl Virginia (8-4) 34, Memphis (9-3) 31
Music City Bowl Michigan State (8-4) 31, Oklahoma State (7-5) 27
Liberty Bowl Notre Dame (10-2) 28, Air Force (8-4) 16
Independence Bowl Central Florida (11-2) 24, Louisiana State (7-5) 20
Las Vegas Bowl Minnesota (8-4) 29, Fresno State (8-4) 23
Texas Bowl UCLA (8-5) 41, New Mexico (7-5) 10
Cactus Bowl Stetson (10-2) 23, Bowling Green (10-3) 21
Hula Bowl Stanford (7-5) 17, Mississippi State (7-5) 0
Armed Forces Bowl Syracuse (11-1) 17, Texas
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Connecticut (8-4) 21, Boise State (7-5) 16
Military Bowl Southern Methodist (9-3) 41, Texas-El Paso (8-4) 13
Marino Bowl Idaho (9-3) 42, Jacksonville (9-3) 20

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Graduating Seniors

RB Dana Luther - #94 Overall, #9 RB

Luther came with a lot of hype and had some big moments here and there, but was doomed by several injuries in his Sophomore and Junior years. He got healthy for his Senior season, but by then he was only the 2nd best RB on the team. Finished with 397 carries, 1842 yards, and 18 TD.

Ratings: 32/73 to 59/72

TE Harry Flemming - #780 Overall, #28 TE

Warm body brought in to secure some TE depth. Started a total of 4 games throughout his career and caught 1 TD pass.

Ratings: 17/51 to 38/51

WR Danny Gaines - #319 Overall, #28 WR

Started for his first three years and produced very well, including a 1000 yard season as a Junior. Surpassed by better WR's this season, he spent most of it on the bench. Finished career with 196 catches, 2912 yards, and 23 TD.

Honors: Sun Belt 2nd Team (2009)
Ratings: 25/74 to 44/74

C Kyle Wilson - #965 Overall, #62 C

Despite being a low ranked recruit, he was a solid three year starter and only allowed 2 sacks as a Senior.

Ratings: 23/72 to 52/72

G Henry Clancy - #558 Overall, #47 G

Two year starter who was a decent run blocker, but gave up a ton of sacks.

Honors: Sun Belt 2nd Team (2010)
Ratings: 11/69 to 50/69

T Steven Wolff - #379 Overall, #35 T

Barely made the field in 4 seasons due to lack of development.

Ratings: 16/54 to 20/54

DE Wesley Perkins - #552 Overall, #72 DE

Spent three years on the bench, but produced well as a Senior with 16.5 sacks and 19 TFL.

Honors: Sun Belt 2nd Team (2010)
Ratings:7/72 to 35/72

DT Alvin Niebauer - #750 Overall, #41 DT

4 year starter. Never produced any big numbers, but was a reliable presence in the middle.

Honors: Sun Belt 2nd Team (2008)
Ratings: 14/75 to 34/75

ILB Will Newton - #615 Overall, #32 ILB

I hit the jackpot with this recruit. Newton is without a doubt the best player we've had yet. Was named the Defensive Player of the Year as a Sophomore and tallied 98 or more tackles in every season. Also a beast in pass coverage, he picked off 10 passes and returned 3 of them for TD's.

Honors: Sun Belt 2nd Team (2007), National Top Defensive Player (2008), National 1st Team (2008), Sun Belt Top Defensive Player (2008), Sun Belt 1st Team (2008), Sun Belt 1st Team (2009), Sun Belt Top Defensive Player (2010), Sun Belt 1st Team (2010)
Ratings: 20/75 to 85/85

OLB Dennis Fisk - #624 Overall, #39 OLB

A four year starter who was a good all-around player and helped our terrific run defense in his Senior year.

Honors: Sun Belt 2nd Team (2009), Sun Belt 1st Team (2010)
Ratings: 20/71 to 65/71

OLB Buddy Malone - #983 Overall, #67 OLB

Limited potential kept him as a backup for his entire career, although he did start 5 games due to injuries.

Ratings: 28/46 to 42/46

CB Calvin Person - Unranked Overall, #71 CB

Took some time to develop, but started as a Senior, where he shined with 42 tackles and 4 picks.

Ratings: 21/50 to 44/50

S Alex Lucas - Unranked Overall, Unranked by Position, #30 S in MN

Couldn't reach his potential and languished on the bench for 4 years.

Honors:
Ratings:14/60 to 29/60

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2011 Idaho Vandals

National Ranking: 31st
Sun Belt Ranking: 1st
Recruiting Ranking: 11th



Idaho Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Elig Current Estimate Future Estimate
Stuvaints, Reuben 8 QB Sr 60 62
Pierce, Andy 18 QB Sr* 36 66
Newsome, Pete 10 QB Jr* 47 70
Elliss, Jay 1 QB Fr 22 72
Lofton, Damon 5 QB* So* 2 30

Newsome did develop some and I'm going to go with him again this year. Displeased with Elliss' Avoid INT rating.

Kemp, Drew 37 RB Sr 32 76
Young, Jay 27 RB Jr* 81 81
Crangle, Robert 36 RB So* 49 70
Burroughs, Gus 23 RB* Sr 11 17
Woodard, Zack 39 FB* Sr* 15 50
Fausel, Walter 34 FB* So* 11 42
Brockway, O.J. 22 FB* Fr 14 42

Young is a beast and I'll try to throw more runs into the gameplan this year.

Romine, Mo 89 TE Sr* 32 44
McGregor, Leon 84 TE Jr 59 59
Springer, Todd 97 TE So* 29 89
Mayes, Skip 92 TE Fr 27 46
Monroe, Rob 4 WR Sr 53 78
Harding, Steven 9 WR Sr 54 58
Greene, Terrance 6 WR Sr* 80 80
Gotchy, Bobby 83 WR Jr* 75 80
Weingrad, Erik 80 WR So* 53 55
Tackett, Shaun 3 WR So* 48 67
Harmon, Tyrone 87 WR Fr 40 88
O'Donnell, Tyrus 7 WR Fr 40 76

After our bowl game, our top WR Korey Newsome committed a violation of team rules. I suspended him. He didn't react well and has decided to leave the team. Tough loss, but we still have plenty of talent here and my two new recruits look fantastic.

McNaught, Randal 52 C Sr 37 54
Diefendorf, Paul 51 C Jr* 17 67
Drake, Nolan 57 C So* 51 67
Bryant, David 50 C Fr 34 96
Carlson, Rico 73 G Sr 35 78
Garrison, Russell 62 G Sr* 28 57
Morton, Chris 67 G Jr* 63 82
Cason, Wayne 65 G So* 52 81
Knight, Nathan 71 G Fr 21 92
Spurrier, Leo 58 G* Jr* 3 4
Wayman, Kenneth 68 T Sr 60 63
Connell, Lewis 78 T Sr* 39 66
Schonmann, Hardy 63 T Jr* 58 97
Hitchcock, Stephen 75 T So* 16 72
Fox, Ben 66 T Fr 13 100
Godfrey, Carlton 61 T* So* 5 10

Probably the best line we've had yet. And my Freshmen are all very good.

McDonnell, Tito 11 P* Sr* 7 7
Emerson, Luther 12 P* Fr 15 44
Copeland, Corey 19 K Sr 95 95
Zimmerman, Orlando 16 K* Sr* 7 7

Emerson is very green, but just a walk-on. I'll find a recruit in this year's class to replace him.

Degley, Leon 77 DE Sr 28 52
Brill, Will 95 DE Sr* 39 74
Lyon, Johnnie 79 DE Jr* 38 50
Warren, Earnest 99 DE Jr* 28 51
Carpenter, Phil 76 DE So* 20 78
Hatcher, Howard 94 DE Fr 16 46
Wagner, Thomas 70 DE* Sr 8 28
Manning, Nick 69 DT Sr 51 51
McKenzie, Cary 55 DT Sr* 35 48
Fields, Scott 64 DT Jr* 32 65
Tarver, Tyrell 59 DT Jr* 19 91
Hollis, Marty 98 DT So* 30 67
Woodson, Grady 96 DT Fr 24 78
Bernstein, Artie 74 DT* Sr 10 10

Not happy about how these guys are developing. Will have to look at my Time Management settings.

Brutley, Deion 48 ILB Sr* 54 69
Newman, Jack 42 ILB Fr 24 73
Nord, Marvin 46 ILB* Sr 4 4
Farmer, Kim 41 ILB* Jr 14 68
Webb, Marco 53 ILB* So* 0 0
Soper, Jose 47 OLB Sr* 25 45
Gilman, Darnell 44 OLB Jr* 52 65
Urpsis, Ted 54 OLB So* 14 61
Colwell, Russell 91 OLB So* 31 48
Raphael, Maurice 56 OLB Fr 16 67

The loss of Newton really hurts here and this group isn't as strong as in recent years. At least Newman is a solid recruit.

Coleman, Phil 24 CB Sr 33 56
Hanks, Andrew 29 CB Sr* 64 68
Foreman, Alan 45 CB Jr* 35 57
Austin, Troy 21 CB So* 43 79
Snyder, Bruce 26 CB Fr 29 72
Grayson, Dwight 25 CB Fr 19 48
Williamson, Jack 20 CB* Sr 7 14
Walton, Stanley 33 S Sr 47 54
Isaacson, Chad 49 S Sr* 56 56
Grier, Jay 35 S Jr* 38 52
Schwartz, Jon 31 S So* 34 66
Gibson, Rob 38 S So* 23 77
Montgomery, Conrad 28 S Fr 21 66


Pretty good group here. Hopefully we can improve our pass defense, which gave up too many big plays last season.

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Week 1: BYU (0-0) at #28 Idaho (0-0)

Not a great start to the season for Newsome as he throws two picks, including a pick six, and completes less than half his passes. However, he comes through in the clutch with two 4th quarter TD passes and our terrific defensive effort (6 turnovers) stymied BYU all game long.

Box Score: Brigham Young at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 1, 2011

Attendance: 11,800 (16,000).


Weather: 45 degrees, rain.

1Q: 12:11 BRIG - Luther Kelly 34 field goal.
1Q: 09:16 IDAH - Troy Austin 70 interception return.
1Q: 09:16 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 06:51 IDAH - Corey Copeland 31 field goal.
2Q: 00:54 BRIG - Luther Kelly 41 field goal.
3Q: 11:09 IDAH - Jay Young 10 run.
3Q: 11:09 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 00:03 BRIG - Frankie Rosen 49 interception return.
3Q: 00:03 BRIG - Luther Kelly extra point.
3Q: 00:00 IDAH - Terrance Greene 93 kickoff return.
3Q: 00:00 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 06:22 IDAH - Rob Monroe 18 pass from Pete Newsome.
4Q: 06:22 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 04:43 BRIG - Gary Mueller 6 pass from Carl Peterson.
4Q: 04:43 BRIG - Carl Peterson pass to Gary Mueller for conversion
4Q: 03:50 IDAH - Terrance Greene 34 pass from Pete Newsome.
4Q: 03:50 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 48 Deion Brutley

Brigham Young 3 3 7 8 - 21
Idaho 7 3 14 14 - 38


QB Newsome 12-26-224-2-2
RB Young 27-101-1
WR Monroe 5-76-1
WR Greene 4-73-1, 1 kick return for TD
ILB Brutley 8 tackles, 1 assist, 2 sacks
S Walton 6 tackles, 1 INT
CB Hanks 5 tackles, 3 assists, 2 INT
CB Austin 1 tackle, 1 INT, 1 TD

*Marshall beats Arizona 50-10.

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#8 Idaho (1-0) at #41 Boston College (0-0)

We build a big lead early with two TD drives and then a pick six. Boston College tries to get back in it with a TD of their own, but we finish off another TD drive right before the half for a 28-7 lead and never look back. The defense plays a terrific game, picking off 4 passes and only allowing 6 completions in 28 attempts. Newsome was mostly solid, but once again threw too many picks.

Box Score: Idaho at Boston College
Boston, MA.

Week 2, 2011

Attendance: 39,900 (44,500).


Weather: 58 degrees, fair.

1Q: 08:57 IDAH - Leon McGregor 7 pass from Pete Newsome.
1Q: 08:57 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
1Q: 02:29 IDAH - Jay Young 9 run.
1Q: 02:29 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
1Q: 00:19 IDAH - Alan Foreman 58 interception return.
1Q: 00:19 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 05:23 BOSC - Andre Cobb 2 pass from Allen Fernyhough.
2Q: 05:23 BOSC - Byron Jones extra point.
2Q: 01:16 IDAH - Jay Young 8 run.
2Q: 01:16 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 11:22 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 11 pass from Pete Newsome.
3Q: 11:22 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 04:09 IDAH - Corey Copeland 18 field goal.
4Q: 13:53 IDAH - Robert Crangle 11 pass from Pete Newsome.
4Q: 13:53 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 11:24 BOSC - Van Thompson 52 interception return.
4Q: 11:24 BOSC - Byron Jones extra point.
4Q: 05:58 BOSC - Todd Stevens 2 run.
4Q: 05:58 BOSC - Allen Fernyhough pass for conversion failed.
4Q: 03:32 IDAH - Steven Harding 13 pass from Pete Newsome.
4Q: 03:32 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 27 Jay Young

Idaho 21 7 10 14 - 52
Boston College 0 7 0 13 - 20


QB Newsome 27-46-423-4-3
RB Young 24-136-2
WR Harding 7-85-1
WR Gotchy 6-118-1
WR Monroe 5-108-0
CB Foreman 2 tackles, 2 INT, 1 TD
S Isaacson 3 tackles, 3 assists, 1 INT

*Nebraska beats Arizona 42-7

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Week 3: Bye

*USC and Michigan are the current top two in the BCS standings.

*We are ranked 8th in the BCS standings despite being ranked 18th and 23rd in the polls.

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Week 4: Bye

Arizona beats Virginia 31-24.

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Week 5: Idaho (2-0) at North Texas (1-1)

After a slow start (scoreless 1st quarter), this game turns into one of our most complete performances in a long time. Newsome has 362 yards and no picks, Young has another 100 yard game, and the defense completely shuts down North Texas' pass game (opposing QB was 10-34-147-0-0).

Box Score: Idaho at North Texas
Denton, TX.

Week 5, 2011

Attendance: 25,900 (30,500).


Weather: 79 degrees, fair.

2Q: 12:30 IDAH - Corey Copeland 28 field goal.
2Q: 04:53 IDAH - Rob Monroe 18 pass from Pete Newsome.
2Q: 04:53 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 00:57 IDAH - Jay Young 22 run.
2Q: 00:57 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 00:06 NTEX - C.J. Kinney 20 run.
2Q: 00:06 NTEX - Toby Kerr extra point.
3Q: 09:34 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 15 pass from Pete Newsome.
3Q: 09:34 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 03:42 IDAH - Jay Young 20 pass from Pete Newsome.
3Q: 03:42 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 11:21 IDAH - Jay Young 6 run.
4Q: 11:21 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 09:43 IDAH - Safety: Tyrell Tarver tackled ball carrier in end zone.
4Q: 05:04 IDAH - Robert Crangle 5 run.
4Q: 05:04 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 27 Jay Young

Idaho 0 17 14 16 - 47
North Texas 0 7 0 0 - 7

QB Newsome 22-34-362-3-0
RB Young 23-141-2, 5-48-1
WR Gotchy 5-98-1
WR Monroe 3-54-1

*We lose two starters on defense, DE Will Brill and and OLB Russell Colwell, for 8 weeks.

*Oregon beats Arizona 42-20

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Week 6: Arkansas State (0-3) at #13 Idaho (3-0)

Newsome's problems with INT's returns as he throws 3 this week. It didn't end up mattering because Arkansas State is a terrible team, but it's definitely something we need to figure out. Our defense pitches a shutout while holding them to 229 total yards.

Box Score: Arkansas State at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 6, 2011

Attendance: 12,000 (16,000).


Weather: 56 degrees, stormy.

2Q: 13:22 IDAH - Robert Crangle 6 pass from Pete Newsome.
2Q: 13:22 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 00:18 IDAH - Jay Young 2 run.
2Q: 00:18 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 06:05 IDAH - Jay Young 12 pass from Pete Newsome.
3Q: 06:05 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 12:57 IDAH - Robert Crangle 12 run.
4Q: 12:57 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 48 Deion Brutley

Arkansas State 0 0 0 0 - 0
Idaho 0 14 7 7 - 28


QB Newsome 22-33-280-2-3
RB Young 23-89-1, 5-53-1
WR Gotchy 6-78-0
WR Greene 5-80-0
ILB Brutley 12 tackles, 2 sacks

*New Recruit:

RB Scott Barnes - #29 Overall, #3 RB

*California beats Arizona 52-17

*Still lots of unbeatens left. Texas and Michigan are currently 1 and 2.

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Week 7: Bye

New Recruits:

QB Scottie Strickland - #28 Overall, #3 QB
OLB Trent Levine - #518 Overall, #22 OLB

*USC beats Arizona 58-10.

*Michigan falls from the unbeaten ranks. Texas and USC are the current top two.

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Week 8: #48 Louisiana-Monroe (3-1) at #10 Idaho (4-0)

I adjust the passing distances and Newsome avoids INT's this week. However, our offense struggles a bit due to two fumbles from Young and it's only a 14-0 halftime lead. We build on that lead, but LA-Monroe makes it interesting with a 77 yard TD run, but a pick six and Monroe TD pass put it away.

Box Score: Louisiana-Monroe at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 8, 2011

Attendance: 13,500 (16,000).


Weather: 66 degrees, rain.

1Q: 08:48 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 6 pass from Pete Newsome.
1Q: 08:48 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 07:39 IDAH - Steven Harding 5 pass from Pete Newsome.
2Q: 07:39 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 07:04 IDAH - Jay Young 13 run.
3Q: 07:04 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 00:23 LAMN - Jimmie Schechter 35 pass from Kendrick Coleman.
3Q: 00:23 LAMN - T.J. Washecheck extra point.
4Q: 09:13 IDAH - Corey Copeland 42 field goal.
4Q: 08:27 LAMN - Reggie McGinty 77 run.
4Q: 08:27 LAMN - T.J. Washecheck extra point.
4Q: 04:09 IDAH - Corey Copeland 36 field goal.
4Q: 03:38 IDAH - Alan Foreman 56 interception return.
4Q: 03:38 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 02:56 IDAH - Rob Monroe 19 pass from Pete Newsome.
4Q: 02:56 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 10 Pete Newsome

Louisiana-Monroe 0 0 7 7 - 14
Idaho 7 7 7 20 - 41

QB Newsome 20-29-294-3-0
RB Young 22-87-1, 4-76-0
WR Greene 5-63-0
WR Harding 4-52-1
ILB Brutley 5 tackles, 4 assists, 2 INT
CB Foreman 5 tackles, 1 INT, 1 TD
DE Degley 4 tackles, 2 sacks

*Young suffers a Sprained Knee and is currently listed as Doubtful.

*New Recruits:

WR JC Lawler - #16 Overall, #2 WR
T Gene Lang - #160 Overall, #23 T
K Irving Johnson - #252 Overall, #5 K
CB Kerry Dawkins - #756 Overall, #62 CB

*Oregon State beats Arizona 28-0.

*USC and Texas retain the top two spots.

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Week 9: #9 Idaho (5-0) at Middle Tennessee State (3-2)

Not even close for a moment. Newsome throws 4 first half TD passes to stake us to a 28-7 lead and Middle Tenn never gets closer than 18 pts in the 2nd half. Our defense held them to 138 total yards.

Box Score: Idaho at Middle Tennessee State
Murfreesboro, TN.

Week 9, 2011

Attendance: 16,300 (30,800).


Weather: 51 degrees, rain.

1Q: 12:00 IDAH - Terrance Greene 22 pass from Pete Newsome.
1Q: 12:00 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
1Q: 08:34 IDAH - Rob Monroe 6 pass from Pete Newsome.
1Q: 08:34 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 12:04 MDTN - Reuben Harvey 6 pass from Clay Gwynn.
2Q: 12:04 MDTN - Kevin Ridder extra point.
2Q: 07:58 IDAH - Terrance Greene 8 pass from Pete Newsome.
2Q: 07:58 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 03:05 IDAH - Rob Monroe 18 pass from Pete Newsome.
2Q: 03:05 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 11:11 IDAH - Corey Copeland 39 field goal.
3Q: 06:09 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 5 pass from Pete Newsome.
3Q: 06:09 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 04:12 MDTN - Mercury Poe 16 pass from Clay Gwynn.
3Q: 04:12 MDTN - Kevin Ridder extra point.
3Q: 00:36 MDTN - Mercury Poe 9 pass from Clay Gwynn.
3Q: 00:36 MDTN - Matt Jobe run for conversion failed.
4Q: 13:29 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 62 pass from Pete Newsome.
4Q: 13:29 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 12:42 IDAH - Deion Brutley 34 interception return.
4Q: 12:42 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 08:17 IDAH - Corey Copeland 39 field goal.

Game MVP: IDAH 10 Pete Newsome

Idaho 14 14 10 17 - 55
Middle Tennessee State 0 7 13 0 - 20


QB Newsome 23-33-388-6-0
RB Young 22-89-0, 2-23-0
WR Greene 9-157-2
WR Gotchy 6-126-2
WR Monroe 4-63-2
DE Degley 2 tackles, 1 assist, 2.5 sacks
DE Lyon 2 tackles, 2 sacks
ILB Brutley 2 tackles, 2 assists, 1 INT, 1 TD

*New Recruit:

DE Corwin Linquist - #637 Overall, #70 DE

*Oregon State beats Arizona 28-0.

*USC and Texas retain the top two spots.

*There are currently 10 unbeaten teams, including both us and Boise State. Should be a big game this year.

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Week 10: Louisiana-Lafayette (4-3) at #9 Idaho (6-0)

Another dominating performance against a bad Sun Belt team. We gain 540 total yards and hold them to 174 yards.

Box Score: Louisiana-Lafayette at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 10, 2011

Attendance: 14,300 (16,000).


Weather: 47 degrees, rain.

1Q: 07:27 IDAH - Jay Young 15 run.
1Q: 07:27 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
1Q: 00:00 IDAH - Jay Young 6 pass from Pete Newsome.
1Q: 00:00 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 07:35 IDAH - Todd Springer 2 pass from Pete Newsome.
2Q: 07:35 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 03:53 LALF - Alfred Pfaff 44 field goal.
2Q: 00:21 IDAH - Corey Copeland 29 field goal.
3Q: 13:18 IDAH - Jay Young 14 run.
3Q: 13:18 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 11:30 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 19 pass from Pete Newsome.
3Q: 11:30 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 12:33 IDAH - Corey Copeland 40 field goal.

Game MVP: IDAH 10 Pete Newsome

Louisiana-Lafayette 0 3 0 0 - 3
Idaho 14 10 14 3 - 41


QB Newsome 19-20-279-3-0
RB Young 15-103-2, 3-26-1
RB Crangle 20-83-0, 1-17-0
WR Gotchy 5-104-1
WR Monroe 4-74-0
WR Greene 4-69-0
DE Brill 4 tackles, 1 sack
DE Degley 2 tackles, 2 sacks

*New Recruits:

G Randal Wiggins - #77 Overall, #6 G
WR Dominic McIntyre - #249 Overall, #23 WR

*UCLA beats Arizona 24-3.

*USC and Texas retain top two spots. Boise is 7th and we are 8th.

*Newsome currently has the 3rd best QB rating in the country.

*Starting DE Will Brill gets re-injured and will miss the rest of the season.

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Week 11: #9 Idaho (7-0) at New Mexico State (5-3)

Once again, it's not even close and Newsome is really firing on all cylinders at this point. He throws 3 TD passes in the 1st quarter alone, adds another in the 2nd quarter, and watches Stuvaints and Pierce play the 2nd half. Defense comes up with 5 picks this week.

Box Score: Idaho at New Mexico State
Las Cruces, NM.

Week 11, 2011

Attendance: 21,300 (30,300).


Weather: 71 degrees, fair.

1Q: 12:55 IDAH - Terrance Greene 48 pass from Pete Newsome.
1Q: 12:55 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
1Q: 06:37 IDAH - Corey Copeland 23 field goal.
1Q: 04:06 IDAH - Terrance Greene 29 pass from Pete Newsome.
1Q: 04:06 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
1Q: 00:35 IDAH - Terrance Greene 1 pass from Pete Newsome.
1Q: 00:35 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 03:56 IDAH - Steven Harding 3 pass from Pete Newsome.
2Q: 03:56 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 03:04 IDAH - Andrew Hanks 90 interception return.
2Q: 03:04 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 05:00 IDAH - Shaun Tackett 3 pass from Andy Pierce.
3Q: 05:00 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 12:33 IDAH - Rob Monroe 43 pass from Andy Pierce.
4Q: 12:33 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 00:09 NMST - Todd Rodriguez 8 run.
4Q: 00:09 NMST - Ronald Fewell extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 4 Rob Monroe

Idaho 24 14 7 7 - 52
New Mexico State 0 0 0 7 - 7


QB Newsome 12-16-234-4-0
RB Crangle 14-73-0, 1-14-0
RB Young 9-65-0
WR Monroe 5-131-1
WR Greene 5-115-3
CB Hanks 2 tackles, 1 INT, 1 TD
DE Warren 4 tackles, 1.5 sacks

New Recruits:

WR Lamont Rypien - #95 Overall, #9 WR
P Timothy Ackerman - #286 Overall, #3 P
TE Conrad Becker - #600 Overall, #21 TE
OLB Glen Ellison - #611 Overall, #27 OLB

*Newsome now has the #1 QB rating in the country.

*Washington State beats Arizona 31-0.

*BCS update: Both USC and Texas lose. USC only falls to #2 and Ohio State moves into #1. We move up to #7, right behind Boise State at #6.

[larrymcg421]

Week 12: #9 Idaho (8-0) at #28 Utah State (5-3)

We face some adversity against the only other good team in the Sun Belt. Newsome throws his first picks in several weeks, including a pick six that gives Utah State a 14-0 lead in the 1st quarter. We regroup and score on three straight TD drives before the half to take a 21-14 lead. We run that lead to 28-17 in the 4th quarter, but Utah State stages a comeback and ties it up with 1:54 left. Newsome completes three passes to put us in FG range, but the FG wasn't needed as Young breaks through for a 19 yard TD run to win the game.

Box Score: Idaho at Utah State
Logan, UT.

Week 12, 2011

Attendance: 30,300 (30,300).


Weather: 60 degrees, fair.

1Q: 09:28 UTST - Moe Sherman 9 run.
1Q: 09:28 UTST - Broderick Riley extra point.
1Q: 07:44 UTST - Fred Morrison 22 interception return.
1Q: 07:44 UTST - Broderick Riley extra point.
2Q: 14:55 IDAH - Terrance Greene 13 pass from Pete Newsome.
2Q: 14:55 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 10:05 IDAH - Robert Crangle 1 run.
2Q: 10:05 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 03:59 IDAH - Jay Young 1 run.
2Q: 03:59 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 05:13 UTST - Broderick Riley 26 field goal.
4Q: 14:46 IDAH - Steven Harding 9 pass from Pete Newsome.
4Q: 14:46 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 04:57 UTST - Irv Carello 6 pass from Timothy Brooks.
4Q: 04:57 UTST - Timothy Brooks pass to Irv Carello for conversion
4Q: 01:54 UTST - Broderick Riley 33 field goal.
4Q: 00:21 IDAH - Jay Young 19 run.
4Q: 00:21 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 48 Deion Brutley

Idaho 0 21 0 14 - 35
Utah State 14 0 3 11 - 28


QB Newsome 19-36-274-2-2
RB Young 16-67-2, 4-47-0
WR Greene 8-158-1
ILB Brutley 13 tackles, 1 assist, 2 sacks
OLB Gilman 7 tackles, 3 assists, 1 sack
CB Hanks 5 tackles, 1 INT

*New Recruits:

S Lorenzo Shapiro - #582 Overall, #30 S
DT Gerald Meier - #676 Overall, #45 DT

*Stanford beats Arizona 30-3.

*Ohio State and USC retain the top two spots. We are still 7th and Boise is 6th.

[larrymcg421]

Week 13: Troy (5-4) at #9 Idaho (9-0)

Bad news early as Young goes down with an injury and will miss the rest of the season. Crangle does a decent job in backup duty and Newsome's solid performance has us with a 21-7 lead int he 4th quarter. However, we cannot run out the clock and Troy scores two 4th quarter TD's to send the game into OT. We hold them to a FG on their first possession and Newsome throws a TD pass to win the game.

Box Score: Troy at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 13, 2011

Attendance: 14,600 (16,000).


Weather: 50 degrees, rain.

1Q: 07:27 IDAH - Jay Young 9 pass from Pete Newsome.
1Q: 07:27 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 03:36 IDAH - Robert Crangle 29 run.
2Q: 03:36 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
3Q: 05:08 TROY - Carlton Joseph 2 run.
3Q: 05:08 TROY - Riddick Bryant extra point.
3Q: 01:00 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 8 pass from Pete Newsome.
3Q: 01:00 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 11:36 TROY - Riddick Henderson 4 pass from Craig Farley.
4Q: 11:36 TROY - Riddick Bryant extra point.
4Q: 01:02 TROY - Fernando Rackley 26 pass from Craig Farley.
4Q: 01:02 TROY - Riddick Bryant extra point.
OT: 13:21 TROY - Riddick Bryant 32 field goal.
OT: 13:51 IDAH - Robert Crangle 6 pass from Pete Newsome.

Game MVP: IDAH 10 Pete Newsome

Troy 0 0 7 14 3 - 24
Idaho 7 7 7 0 6 - 27


QB Newsome 22-34-315-3-1
RB Crangle 27-99-1, 3-33-1
WR Gotchy 5-105-1
WR Greene 5-67-0
CB Austin 6 tackles, 1 assist, 1 INT

*The stage is set for the huge showdown next week. Both us and Boise State are undefeated. Boise State is 5th in the BCS rankings and we are now 6th. Would be a great time to finally break our losing streak against them.

*Ohio State, USC, Virginia Tech, and Texas are the top 4 teams heading into the final 2 weeks.

[larrymcg421]

Week 14: #5 Boise State (11-0) at #6 Idaho (10-0)

Well, that sucked. Boise State's QB absolutely shreds our defense (24-27-424-4-0) and we cannot get any offensive momentum going with a pitiful 3 for 14 on 3rd down performance. Our running game was nonexistent without Young. We are now 0-8 against Boise State.

Box Score: Boise State at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 14, 2011

Attendance: 14,600 (16,000).


Weather: 53 degrees, stormy.

1Q: 05:00 BOIS - Gene Crangle 31 field goal.
2Q: 06:48 IDAH - Corey Copeland 33 field goal.
2Q: 03:22 BOIS - Glenn Preston 15 pass from Kenny Mathews.
2Q: 03:22 BOIS - Gene Crangle extra point.
3Q: 11:35 BOIS - Ernie Gumphrey 11 pass from Kenny Mathews.
3Q: 11:35 BOIS - Gene Crangle extra point.
3Q: 07:50 BOIS - Lorenzo Ingram 4 run.
3Q: 07:50 BOIS - Gene Crangle extra point.
3Q: 05:33 BOIS - Gene Crangle 32 field goal.
3Q: 00:35 BOIS - Joseph Alameda 26 pass from Kenny Mathews.
3Q: 00:35 BOIS - Gene Crangle extra point.
4Q: 05:39 BOIS - Glenn Preston 4 run.
4Q: 05:39 BOIS - Gene Crangle extra point.
4Q: 01:41 BOIS - Ernie Gumphrey 31 pass from Kenny Mathews.
4Q: 01:41 BOIS - Gene Crangle extra point.

Game MVP: BOIS 8 Kenny Mathews

Boise State 3 7 24 14 - 48
Idaho 0 3 0 0 - 3


QB Newsome 17-27-158-0-0
WR Gotchy 6-78-0
ILB Brutley 8 tackles, 2 assists

*Arizona State beats Arizona 41-6. Arizona finishes 1-10.

*Ohio State and USC retain the top two spots. The only drama left is if a win in the Big 12 Championship is enough to vault Texas into the top 2.

*To make matters worse, Newsome injured his wrist and will be out for the bowl game.

[larrymcg421]

Week 15: Bye

*Kansas State beats Texas in the Big 12 Championship, ending any drama about the title game, which will be Ohio State and USC.

*Despite being ranked 13th, we are relegated to the minor tier Marino Bowl once again.

[larrymcg421]

Week 16: #13 Idaho (10-1) at Florida Gulf Coast (9-2)

Well this was a wild one. Both offenses seemingly move at will and trade scores throughout the 1st half. FGCU takes advantage of one of Stuvaints' three picks to make it a 2 score game midway through the 3rd quarter. Terrance Greene returns the ensuing kickoff for a TD, keeping it close. Our defense finally gets a stop and Stuvaints finds Greene to tie it up with 13:00 in the 4th. FGCU comes right back down and retakes the lead on a 25 yard TD pass. They get the ball back with a chance to put the game away, but Chad Isaacson picks off a pass and takes it to the house to tie the game up. A 3 and out gives us a chance to win the game in regulation. Stuvaints leads us into FG range and Copeland kicks the game winner with no time left.

Box Score: Idaho vs Florida Gulf Coast
Coral Gables, FL.

Marino Bowl, 2011

Attendance: 15,700 (43,200).


Weather: 74 degrees, fair.

1Q: 05:33 FGCU - Timothy Fries 1 run.
1Q: 05:33 FGCU - Larry Schulz extra point.
1Q: 01:28 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 11 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
1Q: 01:28 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
1Q: 01:19 FGCU - Melvin Farley 96 kickoff return.
1Q: 01:19 FGCU - Larry Schulz extra point.
2Q: 14:53 IDAH - Leon McGregor 17 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
2Q: 14:53 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
2Q: 07:29 IDAH - Corey Copeland 29 field goal.
2Q: 03:16 FGCU - Deron Paterno 29 pass from Heath Jones.
2Q: 03:16 FGCU - Larry Schulz extra point.
2Q: 00:00 FGCU - Larry Schulz 51 field goal.
3Q: 09:20 FGCU - Clifton Stephenson 3 run.
3Q: 09:20 FGCU - Larry Schulz extra point.
3Q: 09:10 IDAH - Terrance Greene 96 kickoff return.
3Q: 09:10 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 13:00 IDAH - Terrance Greene 9 pass from Reuben Stuvaints.
4Q: 13:00 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 09:12 FGCU - Rickey Hardig 25 pass from Heath Jones.
4Q: 09:12 FGCU - Larry Schulz extra point.
4Q: 06:34 IDAH - Chad Isaacson 67 interception return.
4Q: 06:34 IDAH - Corey Copeland extra point.
4Q: 00:00 IDAH - Corey Copeland 29 field goal.

Game MVP: IDAH 6 Terrance Greene

Idaho 7 10 7 17 - 41
Florida Gulf Coast 14 10 7 7 - 38


QB Stuvaints 26-44-425-3-3
WR Greene 9-129-1, Kickoff TD Return
WR Gotchy 4-87-1
S Isaacson 6 tackles, 1 assist, 1 INT, 1 TD

*As frustrating as Stuvaints play was at times, I do think it's a good story that he got a chance to start in his last college game and came away with the victory.

[CraigSca]

Starting to really hate Boise State. Odd to me that you couldn't sell it out, either, when you both are undefeated.

Yet another thing to fix for TCY2! :)

[larrymcg421]

Starting to really hate Boise State. Odd to me that you couldn't sell it out, either, when you both are undefeated.

Yet another thing to fix for TCY2! :)

You and me both. The problem with attendance is our City Economics, which are rated as "Lousy". Our attendance has been steadily rising at least. But yeah I agree that there's no way that game wouldn't have been sold out, even if it was tons of Boise State fans making the trip.

[larrymcg421]

2011 Idaho Awards and Stats

Definitely our best season to date. I feel like my experiment last year with Newsome paid off.

Team MVP: QB Pete Newsome
Sun Belt Conference MVP: QB Pete Newsome
Sun Belt Top Offensive Player: QB Pete Newsome
Sun Belt 1st Team: QB Pete Newsome, RB Jay Young, WR Terrance Greene, K Corey Copeland, ILB Deion Brutley, CB Andrew Hanks
Sun Belt 2nd Team: WR Bobby Gotchy, G Chris Morton, T Hardy Schonmann, OLB Darnell Gilman

2011 Summary for Idaho

Record: 11-1
Rank: 12

Idaho Team Rank
Rushes 426 47 (T)
Rushing Yards 1413 56
Yards Per Carry 3.31 71
Pass Attempts 396 22 (T)
Completions 252 14
Passing Yards 3846 3
Yards Per Attempt 9.71 5
3rd Down Conversions 45.2 7
Points Per Game 38.3 5 (T)
Turnovers 19 44 (T)
Turnover Margin +9 28 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 358 19 (T)
Rushing Yards 973 15
Yards Per Carry 2.71 19
Pass Attempts 370 106 (T)
Completions 162 27 (T)
Passing Yards 2420 76
Yards Per Attempt 6.54 37
3rd Down Conversions 30.4 32
Points Per Game 19.1 32
Turnovers 28 20 (T)

Primary Formation: Single-Back Formation

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 38 BRIG (39) 21
2 52 at BOSC (26) 20
5 47 at NTEX (102) 7
6 28 ARST (123) 0
8 41 LAMN (30) 14
9 55 at MDTN (90) 20
10 41 LALF (87) 3
11 52 at NMST (68) 7
12 35 at UTST (42) 28
13 27 TROY (51) 24
14 3 BOIS (5) 48
16 41 vs FGCU (33) 38

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
10 Newsome QB 334 215 3231 9.67 32 11
8 Stuvaints QB 55 33 538 9.78 3 3
Team --- 396 252 3846 9.71 37 14

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Stff YdLst
27 Young RB 184 897 4.87 11 44 55
36 Crangle RB 143 538 3.76 4 47 70
10 Newsome QB 59 -74 -1.25 0 35 179
Team --- 426 1413 3.31 15 144 361

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
6 Greene WR 86 62 1028 16.5 356 8
83 Gotchy WR 78 51 916 17.9 421 8
4 Monroe WR 67 37 682 18.4 271 6
9 Harding WR 47 27 365 13.5 111 4
27 Young RB 35 27 306 11.3 176 4

The College Years

84 McGregor TE 30 16 227 14.1 117 2
36 Crangle RB 30 19 186 9.7 90 3
97 Springer TE 13 7 69 9.8 21 1
Team --- 396 252 3846 15.2 1611 37

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack TFL Ints Defn
48 Brutley ILB 76 21 6.0 19 3 7
44 Gilman OLB 56 16 1.0 6 1 4
49 Isaacson S 49 20 0.0 6 3 18
33 Walton S 40 13 0.5 3 2 1
29 Hanks CB 35 11 0.0 6 6 13
21 Austin CB 32 3 0.0 3 2 10
45 Foreman CB 22 1 0.0 2 4 8
69 Manning DT 20 13 1.0 4 0 0
98 Hollis DT 20 11 6.0 9 0 0
42 Newman ILB 20 9 1.0 4 0 2
24 Coleman CB 17 2 0.0 1 0 3
77 Degley DE 17 1 8.0 8 0 0
35 Grier S 16 7 0.0 5 1 2
31 Schwartz S 16 5 0.0 1 0 0
79 Lyon DE 14 5 4.5 7 0 0
Team --- 583 159 39.0 101 24 71

[larrymcg421]

2011 Season Standings, Sun Belt

School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA
**Idaho 11 1 0 .916 460 230 8 0 0 1.000 326 103
Troy 6 5 0 .545 277 176 6 2 0 .750 230 97
Louisiana-Monroe 9 3 0 .750 300 276 6 2 0 .750 189 179
Utah State 7 4 0 .636 248 178 5 3 0 .625 191 99
New Mexico State 6 5 0 .545 264 270 4 4 0 .500 187 210
Louisiana-Lafayette 5 6 0 .454 172 276 3 5 0 .375 116 218
North Texas 3 8 0 .272 168 328 2 6 0 .250 130 236
Middle Tennessee State 4 7 0 .363 263 311 2 6 0 .250 170 263
Arkansas State 0 11 0 .000 96 294 0 8 0 .000 58 192

[larrymcg421]

Another great recruiting class with some great weapons on offense.


Recruiting List, Ranking View

Player Pos HT WT ST NRank ByPos StRank ByPos
**Lawler, J.C. WR 6-0 183 FL 16 2 3 1
$$Strickland, Scottie QB 6-0 179 IA 28 3 1 1
**Barnes, Scott RB 6-0 207 CA 29 3 4 1
**Wiggins, Randal G 6-4 260 MN 77 6 1 1
**Rypien, Lamont WR 5-10 175 AL 95 9 4 1
**Lang, Gene T 6-6 286 NY 160 23 14 3
$$McIntyre, Dominic WR 6-2 196 NJ 249 23 9 2
**Johnson, Irving K 6-0 179 AZ 252 5 7 1
**Ackerman, Timothy P 6-0 178 CO 286 3 4 1
$$Levine, Trent OLB 6-1 202 OR 518 22 14 2
$$Shapiro, Lorenzo S 5-10 172 AL 582 30 13 1
$$Becker, Conrad TE 6-4 230 WI 600 21 11 1
$$Ellison, Glen OLB 6-2 203 CA 611 27 69 4
$$Linquist, Corwin DE 6-3 224 IL 637 70 30 9
$$Meier, Gerald DT 6-3 273 IN 676 45 12 1
$$Dawkins, Kerry CB 6-0 164 CA 756 62 88 7

[larrymcg421]

Heisman Trophy: RB Corwin Patton, USC - 398 carries, 2125 yards, 23 TD, 44 catches, 430 yards, 3 TD

*Our very own QB Pete Newsome finished 8th in Heisman voting.

Bowl Games for 2011

Game Matchup
Rose Bowl Southern Cal (11-1) 20, Ohio State (11-1) 17
Orange Bowl California (11-1) 42, Virginia Tech (11-1) 17
Sugar Bowl Boise State (13-0) 31, Auburn (11-2) 7
Fiesta Bowl Colorado State (10-2) 33, Kansas State (11-2) 16
Citrus Bowl Michigan (10-2) 30, Maryland (11-1) 7
Alamo Bowl Texas (11-2) 59, Oregon (9-3) 7
Cotton Bowl Florida State (10-2) 13, Colorado (9-3) 7
Peach Bowl South Carolina (8-5) 47, Boston College (8-4) 3
Outback Bowl Wisconsin (9-3) 34, Brigham Young (8-4) 17
Gator Bowl Miami of Florida (7-5) 27, UCLA (6-6) 24
Holiday Bowl Florida (9-3) 31, Iowa (7-5) 11
Sun Bowl Marshall (10-3) 56, Memphis (9-3) 28
Music City Bowl Texas A&M (9-3) 29, Georgia (7-5) 24
Liberty Bowl Notre Dame (10-2) 42, Utah (7-5) 7
Independence Bowl Missouri (9-3) 16, Louisiana State (8-4) 14
Las Vegas Bowl Louisiana-Monroe (9-3) 48, Fresno State (7-5) 34
Texas Bowl Oregon State (7-5) 16, Air Force (7-5) 14
Cactus Bowl Bowling Green (12-1) 52, Nebraska (7-5) 3
Hula Bowl Stanford (7-5) 28, Arkansas (9-3) 17
Armed Forces Bowl Connecticut (9-3) 38, Louisville (8-4) 28
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Syracuse (8-4) 35, Tennessee (7-5) 30
Military Bowl Central Florida (8-4) 34, Jacksonville (8-4) 29
Marino Bowl Idaho (11-1) 41, Florida Gulf Coast (9-3) 38

[larrymcg421]

Graduating Seniors

QB Reuben Stuvaints - #268 Overall, #25 QB

Stuvaints was meant to be the savior when I recruited him and I was hoping to be able to start him as a true Freshman. But I never liked the way his ratings looked (including a low Avoid INT number). He did start as a redshirt Freshman and had a few moments as starter over his first two seasons. But it became clear that he wasn't going take us to the next level and lost his job to redshirt Freshman Pete Newsome. Stuvaints did start the final game his career, and (despite 3 INT's) led us to an exciting victory. Finished with 6975 yards passing, 59 TD, and 30 INT.

Honors: Sun Belt Conference MVP (2008), Sun Belt Top Offensive Player (2008), Sun Belt 1st Team (2008), Sun Belt 2nd Team (2009)
Ratings: 24/62 to 60/62

RB Drew Kemp - #747 Overall, #65 RB

Was caught between RB's who were better before (Bob Phillips, Dana Luther) and after (Alex Young) he came to Idaho. Never started a game. Finished with 446 yards rushing and 3 TD.

Ratings: 28/76 to 32/76

WR Rob Monroe - #538 Overall, #45 WR

Pretty solid results from a guy who wasn't ranked very high. His best year was as a Freshman, when he had 952 yards receiving. Never replicated that due to the superior talent coming behind him, but still had a nice career overall. He started 30 games over 4 years and finished with 148 catches, 2534 yards, and 24 TD.

Honors: Sun Belt 2nd Team (2008)
Ratings: 25/79 to 53/78

WR Steven Harding - #637 Overall, #52 WR

Had a couple of decent seasons in backup duty, but never cracked the starting lineup. Caught 71 passes for 936 yards and 9 TD in his career.

Ratings: 32/59 to 54/54

C Randall McNaught - #556 Overall, #30 C

Was never develop his already limited skills and languished on the bench for 4 years. Participated in 157 plays in his whole career.

Ratings: 12/54 to 37/54

G Rico Carlson - #609 Overall, #53 G

Another player who couldn't develop. Carlson did get to start most of the season as a Sophomore, but later found himself on the bench behind much better players.

Ratings: 3/78 to 35/78

T Kenneth Wayman - #651 Overall, #57 T

A 4 year starter aside from injury problems in his Sophomore year. Wayman did give up a ton of sacks, but still played better than expected given his recruiting ranking.

Ratings: 11/63 to 60/63

K Corey Copeland - #187 Overall, #5 K

One of the best kickers in college football over the past 4 seasons. He did have a career lowlight as a Sophomore when he missed an extra point in OT against Washington State. He rebounded from that nicely, hitting 74 of 89 FG's in his career, including a 60 yarder as a Junior.

Honors: National 2nd Team (2009), Sun Belt 1st Team (2009), Sun Belt 1st Team (2010), Sun Belt 1st Team (2011)
Ratings: 12/83 to 95/95

DE Leon Degley - #755 OVerall, #71 DE

Never cracked the full time starting lineup, but played as the DE on passing downs for his last two seasons and managed 14.5 sacks in that span.

Ratings: 14/52 to 28/52

DT Nick Manning - #595 Overall, #33 DT

Started as a true Freshman and never missed a game. A reliable presence in the middle, he finished with 93 tackles, 45 assists, 23 TFL's, and 6 sacks in his career.

Ratings: 26/49 to 51/51

CB Phil Coleman - #565 Overall, #38 CB

Limited academics limited his development and he never started a game in 4 years. Picked off 2 passes in his career.

Ratings: 22/56 to 33/56

S Stanley Walton - #603 Overall, #42 S

Was a bad fit for my defense as he was terrible at Man to Man defense, which is a majority of what I run. He did finally crack the starting lineup as a Senior and picked off 2 passes

Ratings: 31/54 to 47/54

[larrymcg421]

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[larrymcg421]

My main Scout retired, so I hire a new one.

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[larrymcg421]

2012 Idaho Vandals


National Ranking: 16th
Sun Belt Ranking: 1st
Recruiting Ranking: 19th

Idaho Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Elig Current Estimate Future Estimate
Pierce, Andy 18 QB Sr 45 52
Newsome, Pete 10 QB Sr* 78 85
Elliss, Jay 1 QB So* 24 87
Strickland, Scottie 13 QB Fr 20 100

It's the Newsome show for two more seasons and Strickland looks like he'll be the guy to step in after Newsome graduates.

Young, Jay 27 RB Sr* 75 75
Crangle, Robert 36 RB Jr* 64 94
Barnes, Scott 30 RB Fr 48 73
Fausel, Walter 34 RB* Jr* 18 27
Franklin, Roger 24 RB* Fr 17 17
Woodard, Zack 39 FB* Sr 22 42
Brockway, O.J. 22 FB* So* 12 31

Lack of depth at RB. Will have to take the shirt off Barnes if there's an injury. Young has been unstoppable and Crangle looks like he could develop to greatness himself.

Romine, Mo 89 TE Sr 39 46
McGregor, Leon 84 TE Sr 69 89
Springer, Todd 97 TE Jr* 42 72
Mayes, Skip 92 TE So* 44 48
Becker, Conrad 88 TE Fr 22 86
Galloway, Dexter 93 TE* So 0 0
Greene, Terrance 6 WR Sr 86 86
Gotchy, Bobby 83 WR Sr* 93 97
Tackett, Shaun 3 WR Jr* 49 69
Weingrad, Erik 80 WR Jr* 59 59
Harmon, Tyrone 87 WR So* 69 86
O'Donnell, Tyrus 7 WR So* 28 93
Lawler, J.C. 81 WR Fr 52 98
McIntyre, Dominic 8 WR Fr 23 81
Rypien, Lamont 9 WR Fr 38 67

Harmon developed nicely and looks to be a 4 year starter at WR. Greene and Gotchy are two of the best in college football.

Diefendorf, Paul 51 C Sr* 26 51
Drake, Nolan 57 C Jr* 50 76
Bryant, David 50 C So* 47 67
Garrison, Russell 62 G Sr 25 36
Morton, Chris 67 G Sr* 76 98
Cason, Wayne 65 G Jr* 72 97
Knight, Nathan 71 G So* 25 100
Wiggins, Randal 73 G Fr 11 100
Spurrier, Leo 58 G* Sr* 10 16
Connell, Lewis 78 T Sr 33 88
Schonmann, Hardy 63 T Sr* 77 96
Hitchcock, Stephen 75 T Jr* 19 73
Fox, Ben 66 T So* 35 90
Lang, Gene 60 T Fr 0 89
Godfrey, Carlton 61 T* Jr* 4 26

We have some great starters on the line, but too many guys haven't developed well at all. New recruits have tons of potential.

Ackerman, Timothy 19 P Fr 45 82
McDonnell, Tito 11 P* Sr 9 15
Emerson, Luther 12 P* So 34 53
Johnson, Irving 2 K Fr 24 100
Zimmerman, Orlando 16 K* Sr 2 23

Some great potential for our special teams.

Brill, Will 95 DE Sr 52 52
Lyon, Johnnie 79 DE Sr* 44 65
Warren, Earnest 99 DE Sr* 27 76
Carpenter, Phil 76 DE Jr* 30 72
Hatcher, Howard 94 DE So* 28 35
Linquist, Corwin 72 DE Fr 20 80
McKenzie, Cary 55 DT Sr 40 53
Fields, Scott 64 DT Sr* 35 59
Tarver, Tyrell 59 DT Sr* 27 73
Hollis, Marty 98 DT Jr* 28 84
Woodson, Grady 96 DT So* 37 72
Meier, Gerald 70 DT Fr 13 53

Just like with the OL, too many of these guys aren't developing.

Brutley, Deion 48 ILB Sr 70 76
Newman, Jack 42 ILB So 26 73
Farmer, Kim 41 ILB* Sr 26 51
Webb, Marco 53 ILB* Jr* 1 5
Soper, Jose 47 OLB Sr 38 46
Gilman, Darnell 44 OLB Sr* 76 76
Colwell, Russell 91 OLB Jr* 36 49
Urpsis, Ted 54 OLB Jr* 16 61
Raphael, Maurice 56 OLB So* 27 51
Ellison, Glen 52 OLB Fr 7 94
Levine, Trent 46 OLB Fr 11 57
Carter, Cris 90 OLB* So 8 24

Brutley and Gilman are great. Hoping to get some development from Urpsis.

Hanks, Andrew 29 CB Sr 69 69
Foreman, Alan 45 CB Sr* 44 83
Austin, Troy 21 CB Jr* 67 79
Grayson, Dwight 25 CB So* 20 79
Snyder, Bruce 26 CB So* 40 72
Dawkins, Kerry 32 CB Fr 15 61
Isaacson, Chad 49 S Sr 52 77
Grier, Jay 35 S Sr* 36 52
Gibson, Rob 38 S Jr* 41 61
Schwartz, Jon 31 S Jr* 54 67
Montgomery, Conrad 28 S So* 35 48
Shapiro, Lorenzo 43 S Fr 25 57


Definitely the strength of my defense. Expecting great things from this group this year.

[larrymcg421]

Week 1: #26 Oregon State (0-0) at #16 Idaho (0-0)

We start right where we left off last season. Newsome throws a couple TD passes to give us a 21-3 halftime lead. The momentum shifts when Newsome throws his only pick of the day and it is returned for a TD. Oregon State adds another TD to move within 3 pts, but Newsome regroups with 3 more TD passes to put the game away.

Box Score: Oregon State at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 1, 2012

Attendance: 12,900 (16,000).


Weather: 50 degrees, rain.

1Q: 09:20 ORST - Orlando Shay 26 field goal.
1Q: 03:42 IDAH - Terrance Greene 7 pass from Pete Newsome.
1Q: 03:42 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 14:09 IDAH - Shaun Tackett 31 pass from Pete Newsome.
2Q: 14:09 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 05:04 IDAH - Robert Crangle 3 run.
2Q: 05:04 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
3Q: 12:06 ORST - Cornelius Seay 83 interception return.
3Q: 12:06 ORST - Richard Davis pass to Richard Burgess for conversion
3Q: 10:44 ORST - Vinny Badalaty 1 run.
3Q: 10:44 ORST - Orlando Shay extra point.
3Q: 02:57 IDAH - Terrance Greene 17 pass from Pete Newsome.
3Q: 02:57 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 12:18 IDAH - Jay Young 7 pass from Pete Newsome.
4Q: 12:18 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 09:50 ORST - Xavier McConnell 9 pass from Richard Davis.
4Q: 09:50 ORST - Orlando Shay extra point.
4Q: 02:23 IDAH - Mo Romine 11 pass from Pete Newsome.
4Q: 02:23 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 01:24 IDAH - Terrance Greene 53 pass from Andy Pierce.
4Q: 01:24 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 10 Pete Newsome

Oregon State 3 0 15 7 - 25
Idaho 7 14 7 21 - 49


QB Newsome 30-45-430-5-1
RB Young 15-69-0, 7-74-1
WR Greene 7-157-3
WR Harmon 6-83-0
WR Gotchy 5-70-0
DE Carpenter 2 tackles, 2 sacks
Total Yards: 602-293

*Ole Miss beats Arizona 36-10. Arizona brought in another recruiting class ranked in the 100's, so I don't think they're going to be much better anytime soon.

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Week 2: #5 Idaho (1-0) at #47 BYU (0-0)

Newsome throws pick on his first two drives of the game and would have 4 picks for the day, but it didn't matter. Our defense just completely shuts BYU down. BYU can only manage 176 total yards and 8 1st downs. In between all those picks, Newsome threw for over 400 yards and 5 TD's to make this a rout.

Box Score: Idaho at Brigham Young
Provo, UT.

Week 2, 2012

Attendance: 32,200 (65,000).


Weather: 65 degrees, fair.

1Q: 11:19 BRIG - Luther Kelly 36 field goal.
1Q: 04:29 IDAH - Tyrone Harmon 70 pass from Pete Newsome.
1Q: 04:29 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 08:55 IDAH - Tyrone Harmon 3 pass from Pete Newsome.
2Q: 08:55 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 07:15 IDAH - Todd Springer 24 pass from Pete Newsome.
2Q: 07:15 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 00:37 IDAH - Irving Johnson 23 field goal.
3Q: 10:50 BRIG - Luther Kelly 29 field goal.
3Q: 06:17 IDAH - Terrance Greene 22 pass from Pete Newsome.
3Q: 06:17 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
3Q: 03:18 BRIG - Carl Jerome 8 pass from Eugene Hirneisen.
3Q: 03:18 BRIG - Luther Kelly extra point.
4Q: 06:09 IDAH - Jay Young 2 run.
4Q: 06:09 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 01:00 IDAH - Tyrone Harmon 25 pass from Pete Newsome.
4Q: 01:00 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 87 Tyrone Harmon

Idaho 7 17 7 14 - 45
Brigham Young 3 0 10 0 - 13


QB Newsome 24-39-432-5-4
RB Young 18-59-1, 6-77-0
WR Harmon 5-131-3
WR Greene 4-70-1
ILB Brutley 8 tackles, 1 assist
DT Fields 2 tackles, 1 assist, 2.5 sacks
DE Brill 2 tackles, 1 assist, 2 sacks

*New Mexico State beats Arizona 28-12

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Week 3: Bye

*We are currently ranked 4th in the BCS rankings, but 12th in the voter polls.

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Week 4: Bye

*Arizona almost pulls out one on the road, but Nebraska pulls away 20-14.

*We are now ranked 7th in the BCS.

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Week 5: North Texas (0-3) at #10 Idaho (2-0)

Another week where Newsome throws a pick six and North Texas actually has an early 10-0 lead against us. It's only a 21-17 lead at the half against a pretty terrible North Texas team. We finally put it togethe rin the 2nd half as Newsome throws two more TD passes and the defense comes up with two pick sixes to turn it into a blow out.

Box Score: North Texas at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 5, 2012

Attendance: 13,200 (16,000).


Weather: 63 degrees, rain.

1Q: 09:56 NTEX - B.J. Myers 39 field goal.
1Q: 07:53 NTEX - Moe Wilson 69 interception return.
1Q: 07:53 NTEX - B.J. Myers extra point.
1Q: 04:03 IDAH - Todd Springer 3 pass from Pete Newsome.
1Q: 04:03 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 12:10 IDAH - Erik Weingrad 46 pass from Pete Newsome.
2Q: 12:10 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 05:05 NTEX - J.J. Crayton 13 pass from Victor McCumber.
2Q: 05:05 NTEX - B.J. Myers extra point.
2Q: 00:42 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 55 pass from Pete Newsome.
2Q: 00:42 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
3Q: 11:20 IDAH - Irving Johnson 19 field goal.
3Q: 01:48 IDAH - Terrance Greene 53 pass from Pete Newsome.
3Q: 01:48 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 07:21 IDAH - Andrew Hanks 57 interception return.
4Q: 07:21 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 03:21 IDAH - Tyrone Harmon 1 pass from Pete Newsome.
4Q: 03:21 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 03:04 IDAH - Dwight Grayson 43 interception return.
4Q: 03:04 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 10 Pete Newsome

North Texas 10 7 0 0 - 17
Idaho 7 14 10 21 - 52


QB Newsome 21-34-435-5-2
RB Young 14-88-0, 2-30-0
WR Gotchy 6-156-1
WR Greene 5-125-1
WR Harmon 5-71-1
ILB Brutley 7 tackles, 2 assists
CB Hanks 4 tackles, 1 assist, 1 INT, 1 TD
CB Grayson 1 INT, 1 TD

*New Recruits:

G Colin Marshall - #258 Overall, #25 G
CB Howard Stokes - #765 Overall, #59 CB

*California beats Arizona 61-14

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Week 6: #10 Idaho (3-0) at Arkansas State (1-2)

Newsome struggles with accuracy a bit this week and we have to settle for lots of FG's. But that's more than enough because Arkansas State is held to 112 total yards and their only TD was a kickoff return.

Box Score: Idaho at Arkansas State
Jonesboro, AR.

Week 6, 2012

Attendance: 6,700 (30,700).


Weather: 70 degrees, stormy.

1Q: 04:09 IDAH - Erik Weingrad 53 pass from Pete Newsome.
1Q: 04:09 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
1Q: 00:00 IDAH - Irving Johnson 33 field goal.
2Q: 11:00 IDAH - Irving Johnson 37 field goal.
2Q: 05:19 IDAH - Irving Johnson 21 field goal.
3Q: 14:50 ARST - Jeffrey Maloney 103 kickoff return.
3Q: 14:50 ARST - Chuck Gospe extra point.
3Q: 10:35 IDAH - Robert Crangle 1 run.
3Q: 10:35 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
3Q: 05:36 IDAH - Irving Johnson 29 field goal.
3Q: 01:15 IDAH - Irving Johnson 26 field goal.
4Q: 14:29 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 11 pass from Pete Newsome.
4Q: 14:29 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 08:55 IDAH - Robert Crangle 1 run.
4Q: 08:55 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 03:02 ARST - Chuck Gospe 37 field goal.

Game MVP: IDAH 2 Irving Johnson

Idaho 10 6 13 14 - 43
Arkansas State 0 0 7 3 - 10


QB Newsome 19-42-340-2-1
RB Crangle 13-53-2, 1-11-0
WR Gotchy 6-102-1
WR Greene 5-83-0
K Johnson 5-5 FG's
ILB Brutley 7 tackles, 3 assists
CB Hanks 7 tackles, 1 assist, 1 INT
DE Brill 4 tackles, 1 assist, 2 sacks

*In his 5 FG performance, K Irving Johnson goes down with injury and will miss 5 weeks. We also lose backup DT Cary McKenzie for 8 weeks.

*Stanford beats Arizona 45-3.

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Week 7: Bye

New Recruits:

ILB Lance Richmond - #554 Overall, #25 ILB
OLB Antonio Galloway - #652 Overall, #32 OLB

*Washington State beats Arizona 49-3

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Week 8: #9 Idaho (4-0) at #31 Louisiana-Monroe (4-1)

Somewhere along the way Louisiana-Monroe became a decent team and this was a wild affair. Our defense, which has been so solid all season long, really lets us down here. Monroe's QB throws for 446 yards and 4 TD's. Newsome plays a heroic game, including an 80 yard TD pass with 2 minutes left that gave us a 1 pt lead. The defense can't hold that lead as LA-Monroe drives down the field for the game winning FG.

Box Score: Idaho at Louisiana-Monroe
Monroe, LA.

Week 8, 2012

Attendance: 17,000 (30,400).


Weather: 59 degrees, stormy.

1Q: 10:14 IDAH - Todd Springer 7 pass from Pete Newsome.
1Q: 10:14 IDAH - Orlando Zimmerman extra point.
1Q: 02:38 LAMN - Carlos Dixon 3 pass from Fernando McElroy.
1Q: 02:38 LAMN - Britt Kirk extra point.
1Q: 00:00 IDAH - Pete Newsome 3 run.
1Q: 00:00 IDAH - Orlando Zimmerman extra point.
2Q: 14:19 LAMN - Rob Farrior 85 pass from Fernando McElroy.
2Q: 14:19 LAMN - Britt Kirk extra point.
2Q: 10:33 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 31 pass from Pete Newsome.
2Q: 10:33 IDAH - Orlando Zimmerman extra point.
2Q: 03:14 LAMN - Heath McWilliams 6 pass from Fernando McElroy.
2Q: 03:14 LAMN - Britt Kirk extra point.
2Q: 00:00 LAMN - Britt Kirk 58 field goal.
3Q: 11:08 LAMN - Chad Martin 2 run.
3Q: 11:08 LAMN - Britt Kirk extra point.
4Q: 05:59 IDAH - Terrance Greene 13 pass from Pete Newsome.
4Q: 05:59 IDAH - Orlando Zimmerman extra point.
4Q: 05:27 LAMN - Chad Martin 26 pass from Fernando McElroy.
4Q: 05:27 LAMN - Britt Kirk extra point.
4Q: 04:54 IDAH - Tyrone Harmon 81 pass from Pete Newsome.
4Q: 04:54 IDAH - Orlando Zimmerman extra point.
4Q: 02:05 LAMN - Britt Kirk 27 field goal.
4Q: 01:58 IDAH - Tyrone Harmon 80 pass from Pete Newsome.
4Q: 01:58 IDAH - Orlando Zimmerman extra point.
4Q: 00:24 LAMN - Britt Kirk 34 field goal.

Game MVP: LAMN 15 Fernando McElroy

Idaho 14 7 0 21 - 42
Louisiana-Monroe 7 17 7 13 - 44


QB Newsome 20-31-472-5-0
WR Greene 8-168-1
WR Harmon 4-190-2
ILB Brutley 11 tackles, 2 assists, 1 sack

*New Recruits:

QB Seth Carswell - #35 Overall, #8 QB
WR Joseph Fleming - #57 Overall, #5 WR
TE Bo Turnbull - #139 Overall, #3 TE
DE Mack Cole - #551 Overall, #65 DE
DT Adam Quintanilla - #579 Overall, #36 DT

*Oregon State beats Arizona 45-0

*Michigan and California currently occupy the top two spots in the BCS rankings.

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Week 9: Middle Tennessee State (0-5) at #19 Idaho (4-1)

Disappointed in last week's loss, we take out our frustrations on Middle Tennessee State. It's never close and Newsome watches the 2nd half from the bench after throwing for 300 yards and 4 TD's in the 1st half.

Box Score: Middle Tennessee State at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 9, 2012

Attendance: 13,300 (16,000).


Weather: 50 degrees, rain.

1Q: 03:26 IDAH - Terrance Greene 3 pass from Pete Newsome.
1Q: 03:26 IDAH - Orlando Zimmerman extra point.
1Q: 00:00 IDAH - Terrance Greene 21 pass from Pete Newsome.
1Q: 00:00 IDAH - Orlando Zimmerman extra point.
2Q: 10:55 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 48 pass from Pete Newsome.
2Q: 10:55 IDAH - Orlando Zimmerman extra point.
2Q: 08:12 IDAH - Jay Young 7 run.
2Q: 08:12 IDAH - Orlando Zimmerman extra point.
2Q: 03:03 IDAH - Terrance Greene 6 pass from Pete Newsome.
2Q: 03:03 IDAH - Orlando Zimmerman extra point.
2Q: 00:19 IDAH - Orlando Zimmerman 40 field goal.
3Q: 10:38 IDAH - Tyrone Harmon 33 pass from Andy Pierce.
3Q: 10:38 IDAH - Orlando Zimmerman extra point.
3Q: 09:51 IDAH - Tyrone Harmon 7 pass from Andy Pierce.
3Q: 09:51 IDAH - Orlando Zimmerman extra point.
3Q: 02:41 IDAH - Terrance Greene 6 pass from Jay Elliss.
3Q: 02:41 IDAH - Orlando Zimmerman extra point.
3Q: 00:29 IDAH - Terrance Greene 15 pass from Jay Elliss.
3Q: 00:29 IDAH - Orlando Zimmerman extra point.
4Q: 09:21 IDAH - Jay Grier 82 interception return.
4Q: 09:21 IDAH - Orlando Zimmerman extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 6 Terrance Greene

Middle Tennessee State 0 0 0 0 - 0
Idaho 14 24 28 7 - 73


QB Newsome 13-21-314-4-0
WR Greene 7-105-5
WR Harmon 7-188-2
WR Gotchy 3-90-1
CB Foreman 6 tackles, 1 assist, 1 INT
S Gibson 3 tackles, 2 assists, 1 INT
S Grier 2 tackles, 1 assist, 1 INT, 1 TD

*New Recruits:

T Spencer Euell - #221 Overall, #21 T
S AJ Almon - #505 Overall, #30 S

*Arizona gives Washington a good game but still loses 38-31.

*Newsome leads the nation in passing yards and is 2nd in QB Rating.

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Week 10: #17 Idaho (5-1) at Louisiana-Lafayette (3-4)

We start off with two defensive TD's to take a quick 14-0 lead. Lafayette comes right back to narrow it to one score, but we make it two scores before the half on a Jay Young TD run. Our offense explodes in the 3rd quarter with 35 points and Lafayette has no chance to keep up.

Box Score: Idaho at Louisiana-Lafayette
Lafayette, LA.

Week 10, 2012

Attendance: 21,400 (31,000).


Weather: 70 degrees, fair.

1Q: 09:54 IDAH - Jose Soper 62 fumble return.
1Q: 09:54 IDAH - Orlando Zimmerman extra point.
1Q: 05:12 IDAH - Troy Austin 38 interception return.
1Q: 05:12 IDAH - Orlando Zimmerman extra point.
2Q: 13:51 LALF - Jon Mahoney 8 run.
2Q: 13:51 LALF - Alfred Pfaff extra point.
2Q: 00:43 IDAH - Jay Young 3 run.
2Q: 00:43 IDAH - Orlando Zimmerman extra point.
3Q: 13:00 IDAH - Shaun Tackett 3 pass from Pete Newsome.
3Q: 13:00 IDAH - Orlando Zimmerman extra point.
3Q: 09:52 LALF - Mo Blake 15 pass from Keith Cote.
3Q: 09:52 LALF - Alfred Pfaff extra point.
3Q: 07:01 IDAH - Erik Weingrad 8 pass from Pete Newsome.
3Q: 07:01 IDAH - Orlando Zimmerman extra point.
3Q: 04:31 IDAH - Terrance Greene 15 pass from Pete Newsome.
3Q: 04:31 IDAH - Orlando Zimmerman extra point.
3Q: 03:45 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 15 pass from Pete Newsome.
3Q: 03:45 IDAH - Orlando Zimmerman extra point.
3Q: 01:21 IDAH - Erik Weingrad 8 pass from Andy Pierce.
3Q: 01:21 IDAH - Orlando Zimmerman extra point.
4Q: 11:59 LALF - Alfred Pfaff 37 field goal.
4Q: 09:03 LALF - Ike Boyd 16 pass from Burt Alcott.
4Q: 09:03 LALF - Alfred Pfaff extra point.
4Q: 03:39 IDAH - Terrance Greene 27 pass from Andy Pierce.
4Q: 03:39 IDAH - Orlando Zimmerman extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 10 Pete Newsome

Idaho 14 7 35 7 - 63
Louisiana-Lafayette 0 7 7 10 - 24


QB Newsome 18-24-282-4-1
RB Young 14-59-1, 2-22-0
WR Greene 7-129-2
WR Gotchy 7-149-1
ILB Brutley 11 tackles, 3 assists, 1 sack
OLB Soper 3 tackles, Fumble return for TD
CB Foreman 2 tackles, 3 assists, 1 INT
CB Austin 2 tackles, 1 assist, 2 INT, 1 TD

*New Recruits:

OLB Leonard Eyer - #788 Overall, #41 OLB

*Oregon beats still winless Arizona 42-10.

*Michigan and California still occupy the top two spots. Bowling Green, LSU, FSU, and UTEP are also still undefeated.

*We lose our great Redshirt Freshman WR Tyrone Harmon. It is unlikely he will return by the end of the season.

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Week 11: New Mexico State (4-4) at #16 Idaho (6-1)

Newsome has another great game as we build a 20-3 halftime lead. New Mexico State could not get closer than two scores for the rest of the game.

Box Score: New Mexico State at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 11, 2012

Attendance: 15,000 (16,000).


Weather: 41 degrees, rain.

1Q: 05:48 NMST - Grady McIntosh 28 field goal.
1Q: 03:45 IDAH - Erik Weingrad 57 pass from Pete Newsome.
1Q: 03:45 IDAH - Orlando Zimmerman extra point.
2Q: 05:51 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 13 pass from Pete Newsome.
2Q: 05:51 IDAH - Orlando Zimmerman extra point failed.
2Q: 02:12 IDAH - Erik Weingrad 5 pass from Pete Newsome.
2Q: 02:12 IDAH - Orlando Zimmerman extra point.
3Q: 09:59 NMST - Grady McIntosh 26 field goal.
3Q: 02:13 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 14 pass from Pete Newsome.
3Q: 02:13 IDAH - Orlando Zimmerman extra point.
4Q: 06:44 NMST - Gene Fuller 1 pass from Dave Shepard.
4Q: 06:44 NMST - Grady McIntosh extra point.
4Q: 02:20 IDAH - Orlando Zimmerman 29 field goal.

Game MVP: IDAH 10 Pete Newsome

New Mexico State 3 0 3 7 - 13
Idaho 7 13 7 3 - 30


QB Newsome 22-30-395-4-0
WR Gotchy 7-133-2
WR Greene 4-79-0
WR Weingrad 2-62-2
ILB Brutley 8 tackles, 2 assists
S Isaacson 7 tackles, 1 assist, 1 INT

*New Recruits:

C Marlon Frederick - # 174 Overall, #8 C
WR Bill Flannery - #371 Overall, #27 WR

*BCS Update: Michigan (9-0) and Cal (9-0) are still 1 and 2. Bowling Green (9-0) and LSU (9-0) are 3 and 4. FSU (9-0) is way back at 9th. We are 17th.

*We likely will not win the conference this year. The only chance is if Louisiana-Monroe loses their last 2 games.

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Week 12: #29 Utah State (6-2) at #15 Idaho (7-1)

A surprisingly dominant performance against a Utah State squad that is often capable of giving us fits. It is over by the end of the 1st quarter, when Newsome already had 3 TD passes.

Box Score: Utah State at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 12, 2012

Attendance: 15,500 (16,000).


Weather: 44 degrees, rain.

1Q: 11:09 IDAH - Jay Young 15 run.
1Q: 11:09 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
1Q: 10:25 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 14 pass from Pete Newsome.
1Q: 10:25 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
1Q: 08:49 IDAH - Jay Young 7 pass from Pete Newsome.
1Q: 08:49 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
1Q: 02:32 IDAH - Erik Weingrad 4 pass from Pete Newsome.
1Q: 02:32 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 10:01 IDAH - Irving Johnson 22 field goal.
2Q: 06:46 IDAH - Erik Weingrad 38 pass from Pete Newsome.
2Q: 06:46 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 03:34 IDAH - Robert Crangle 13 run.
2Q: 03:34 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 04:57 IDAH - Irving Johnson 35 field goal.
4Q: 00:47 IDAH - Robert Crangle 3 run.
4Q: 00:47 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 36 Robert Crangle

Utah State 0 0 0 0 - 0
Idaho 28 17 0 10 - 55


QB Newsome 18-29-263-4-1
RB Crangle 29-152-2, 3-26-0
WR Gotchy 7-99-1
WR Weingrad 5-85-2
WR Greene 4-96-0
TE McGregor 4-53-0
DE Lyon 3 tackles, 2 sacks

*New Recruit:

DE Mark Beattle - #927 Overall, #86 DE

*Injuries are piling up. Once again, Jay Young goes down with a late season injury and will probably not make it back. (Crangle performed terrific replacing him). We also lose starting DE Will Brill.

*Louisiana-Monroe actually lost to Louisiana-Lafayette to keep us alive in the Sun Belt race. However, they now face 1-9 Arkansas State.

*BCS: Michigan and Cal still have the top 2 spots. We have moved up to 13th.

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Week 13: #14 Idaho (8-1) at #25 Troy (7-2)


Newsome has one of those off days and it could seriously hurt his Heisman chances. He throws 4 picks and prevents us from pulling away. Thankfully, the defense and running game were on point and prevented any comeback. Crangle has now been dynamic in two games since replacing the injured Young.

Box Score: Idaho at Troy
Montgomery, AL.

Week 13, 2012

Attendance: 26,600 (30,000).


Weather: 70 degrees, fair.

1Q: 07:03 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 19 pass from Pete Newsome.
1Q: 07:03 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
1Q: 01:13 TROY - Riddick Bryant 34 field goal.
2Q: 14:46 IDAH - Robert Crangle 54 run.
2Q: 14:46 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
3Q: 10:17 TROY - Fernando Rackley 53 pass from Craig Farley.
3Q: 10:17 TROY - Riddick Bryant extra point.
3Q: 05:37 IDAH - Robert Crangle 30 run.
3Q: 05:37 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 36 Robert Crangle

Idaho 7 7 7 0 - 21
Troy 3 0 7 0 - 10


QB Newsome 17-33-243-1-4
RB Crangle 31-210-2, 2-17-0
WR Greene 10-157-0
WR Gotchy 4-58-1
ILB Brutley 12 tackles, 3 assists, 1.5 sacks

*Louisiana-Monroe beat Arkansas State to clinch the Sun Belt title.

*BCS: Michigan wins to stay #1. Cal was on a bye and remains #2. We are #10. Boise State is #14. (They are ahead of us in the coaches poll, #11 to #12.)

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Week 14: #12 Idaho (9-1) at #11 Boise State (9-1)

We may just never beat Boise State. Our defense cannot stop their run game and we find ourselves in a 10 pt hole in the 4th quarter. Newsome leads us on two scoring drives that send the game into OT. Boise is held to a FG on their first possession, but Newsome is picked off to end the game.

Box Score: Idaho at Boise State
Boise City, ID.

Week 14, 2012

Attendance: 29,500 (30,000).


Weather: 69 degrees, fair.

1Q: 13:08 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 62 pass from Pete Newsome.
1Q: 13:08 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
1Q: 09:31 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 11 pass from Pete Newsome.
1Q: 09:31 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
1Q: 05:25 BOIS - Ernie Gumphrey 7 pass from Kenny Mathews.
1Q: 05:25 BOIS - Darrell Barreras extra point.
2Q: 08:48 BOIS - Lorenzo Ingram 3 run.
2Q: 08:48 BOIS - Darrell Barreras extra point.
2Q: 05:23 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 6 pass from Pete Newsome.
2Q: 05:23 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 05:16 BOIS - Lorenzo Ingram 80 run.
2Q: 05:16 BOIS - Darrell Barreras extra point.
3Q: 07:00 BOIS - Darrell Barreras 43 field goal.
4Q: 13:11 BOIS - Lorenzo Ingram 1 run.
4Q: 13:11 BOIS - Darrell Barreras extra point.
4Q: 11:02 IDAH - Robert Crangle 6 run.
4Q: 11:02 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 00:28 IDAH - Irving Johnson 32 field goal.
OT: 12:29 BOIS - Darrell Barreras 27 field goal.

Game MVP: BOIS 45 Lorenzo Ingram

Idaho 14 7 0 10 0 - 31
Boise State 7 14 3 7 3 - 34


QB Newsome 17-33-398-3-2
WR Gotchy 10-236-3
WR Greene 3-102-0
ILB Brutley 14 tackles
S Isaacson 5 tackles, 2 assists, 1 INT
CB Hanks 5 tackles, 4 assists, 1 INT

*New Recruit:

CB Devin Leiter - #934 Overall, #74 CB

*BCS: Michigan and Cal retain the top two spots. Bowling Green and LSU both play in conference championship games next week that could propel them into the top two.

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Week 15: Bye

*BCS: LSU loses the SEC championship to Florida 38-10. Bowling Green wins the MAC, but it isn't enough to improve their BCS ranking. The title game will be Michigan and Cal.

*Despite not winning the conference, we actually go to a better bowl than usual - The Independence Bowl - to play Vanderbilt.

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Week 17: Vanderbilt (6-5) vs. #14 Idaho (9-2)

The Independence Bowl

Newsome and Greene dominate a Vandy defense that doesn't know what hit them. Our defense created 5 turnovers as we steadily build a big lead that eventually turns into a big blowout. This is our 5th straight Bowl win.

Box Score: Vanderbilt vs Idaho
Shreveport, LA.

Independence Bowl, 2012

Attendance: 26,500 (60,900).


Weather: 52 degrees, stormy.

1Q: 09:39 IDAH - Terrance Greene 33 pass from Pete Newsome.
1Q: 09:39 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
1Q: 04:56 IDAH - Leon McGregor 3 pass from Pete Newsome.
1Q: 04:56 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
1Q: 01:29 VAND - Irv Horton 29 field goal.
2Q: 09:13 IDAH - Leon McGregor 3 pass from Pete Newsome.
2Q: 09:13 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
3Q: 11:01 IDAH - Terrance Greene 12 pass from Pete Newsome.
3Q: 11:01 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 13:51 IDAH - Terrance Greene 40 pass from Pete Newsome.
4Q: 13:51 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 10:24 VAND - Jamie Nichols 88 interception return.
4Q: 10:24 VAND - Victor Bethel pass for conversion failed.
4Q: 02:31 IDAH - Robert Crangle 4 pass from Pete Newsome.
4Q: 02:31 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 6 Terrance Greene

Vanderbilt 3 0 0 6 - 9
Idaho 14 7 7 14 - 42


QB Newsome 26-45-372-6-2
WR Greene 10-180-3
WR Gotchy 3-72-0
ILB Brutley 10 tackles, 3 assists, 1 sack, 1 INT

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2012 Idaho Awards and Stats

Team MVP: QB Pete Newsome
National 1st Team: WR Terrance Greene, WR Bobby Gotchy, ILB Deion Brutley
National 2nd Team: QB Pete Newsome
Sun Belt Conference MVP: QB Pete Newsome
Sun Belt Top Offensive Player: QB Pete Newsome
Sun Belt 1st Team: QB Pete Newsome, WR Terrance Greene, WR Bobby Gotchy, ILB Deion Brutley, CB Andrew Hanks
Sun Belt 2nd Team: TE Leon McGregor, G Chris Morton, T Hardy Schonmann, CB Troy Austin

Notes: We finally got our passing offense to the level I've wanted it all along. Our 4794 yards was 800 more than any other team. We also had the #1 scoring offense this year.

2012 Summary for Idaho

Record: 10-2
Rank: 11

Idaho Team Rank
Rushes 355 80
Rushing Yards 1083 89
Yards Per Carry 3.05 88
Pass Attempts 442 8
Completions 268 6
Passing Yards 4794 1
Yards Per Attempt 10.84 1
3rd Down Conversions 42.9 15
Points Per Game 45.5 1
Turnovers 22 67 (T)
Turnover Margin +13 10 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 366 27
Rushing Yards 721 6 (T)
Yards Per Carry 1.96 6
Pass Attempts 407 122
Completions 205 113 (T)
Passing Yards 2595 100
Yards Per Attempt 6.37 31
3rd Down Conversions 25.5 12
Points Per Game 16.5 20 (T)
Turnovers 35 1 (T)

Primary Formation: Single-Back Formation

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 49 ORST (42) 25
2 45 at BRIG (76) 13
5 52 NTEX (112) 17
6 43 at ARST (122) 10
8 42 at LAMN (26) 44
9 73 MDTN (117) 0
10 63 at LALF (95) 24
11 30 NMST (57) 13
12 55 UTST (50) 0
13 21 at TROY (36) 10
14 31 at BOIS (10) 34
17 42 vs VAND (66) 9

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
10 Newsome QB 406 245 4376 10.77 48 18
18 Pierce QB 24 16 323 13.45 5 1
Team --- 442 268 4794 10.84 55 19

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Stff YdLst
36 Crangle RB 142 613 4.31 8 43 71
27 Young RB 130 527 4.05 4 31 67
10 Newsome QB 64 -94 -1.46 1 37 206
Team --- 355 1083 3.05 13 117 357

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
6 Greene WR 126 74 1451 19.6 574 16
83 Gotchy WR 100 63 1267 20.1 448 12
87 Harmon WR 46 32 712 22.2 328 8
27 Young RB 41 28 335 11.9 216 2
80 Weingrad WR 37 20 399 19.9 159 8

The College Years

84 McGregor TE 36 18 216 12.0 103 2
36 Crangle RB 21 12 95 7.9 87 1
3 Tackett WR 14 7 114 16.2 34 2
Team --- 442 268 4794 17.8 2071 55

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack TFL Ints Defn
48 Brutley ILB 106 28 8.0 24 1 7
49 Isaacson S 52 13 0.0 9 3 12
29 Hanks CB 49 17 0.0 3 4 10
31 Schwartz S 48 24 0.0 4 2 4
44 Gilman OLB 47 16 1.0 10 0 6
21 Austin CB 36 8 0.0 2 4 11
47 Soper OLB 31 7 1.0 5 0 2
95 Brill DE 22 9 10.5 15 0 0
45 Foreman CB 21 6 1.0 2 5 4
79 Lyon DE 20 7 3.5 8 0 0
98 Hollis DT 20 3 1.0 7 0 0
76 Carpenter DE 16 2 10.0 11 0 1
96 Woodson DT 16 7 1.0 6 0 0
26 Snyder CB 15 7 0.0 1 1 3
38 Gibson S 12 5 0.0 4 2 4
42 Newman ILB 12 5 0.0 1 0 1
Team --- 657 187 47.0 130 25 70

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Not a great class compared to some of our recent ones, but still some good talent here.


Recruiting List, Ranking View

Player Pos HT WT ST NRank ByPos StRank ByPos
$$Caswell, Seth QB 6-3 191 WA 35 8 2 1
**Fleming, Joseph WR 5-11 169 SD 57 5 1 1
$$Turnbull, Bo TE 6-2 229 IA 139 3 1 1
$$Frederick, Marlon C 6-4 277 PA 174 8 9 1
$$Euell, Spencer T 6-5 281 OH 221 21 5 1
$$Marshall, Colin G 6-3 275 OH 258 25 10 3
##Flannery, Bill WR 6-4 198 NY 371 27 32 3
$$Almon, A.J. S 5-11 182 CA 505 30 58 2
$$Cole, Mack DE 6-1 236 NV 551 65 7 2
$$Richmond, Lance ILB 6-4 226 CA 554 25 67 5
$$Quintanilla, Adam DT 6-1 265 NJ 579 36 16 1
$$Galloway, Antonio OLB 5-11 192 NH 652 32 3 1
$$Stokes, Howard CB 5-11 169 TN 765 59 14 1
##Eyer, Leonard OLB 6-0 219 AL 788 41 13 1
##Beattle, Mark DE 6-0 209 MI 927 86 32 4
##Leiter, Devin CB 5-9 161 NC 934 74 26 5

[larrymcg421]

Heisman Trophy: QB Desmond Greer, UTEP - 119 for 186 (63.9%), 1825 yards, 15 TD, 3 INT, 359 carries, 1775 yards, 26 TD

Our very own QB Pete Newsome finished 4th in Heisman voting and WR Terrance Greene finished 8th.

Michigan won their 3rd national title.

Bowl Games for 2012

Game Matchup
Rose Bowl Michigan (12-0) 27, California (11-1) 16
Orange Bowl Bowling Green (13-0) 31, Louisiana State (11-2) 21
Sugar Bowl Texas (12-1) 10, Florida (9-4) 7
Fiesta Bowl New Mexico (10-2) 27, Maryland (10-2) 21
Citrus Bowl Virginia Tech (10-2) 24, Penn State (9-3) 20
Alamo Bowl Southern Cal (9-3) 38, K
Cotton Bowl Texas A&M (9-3) 20, Florida State (9-3) 13
Peach Bowl Auburn (9-3) 45, West Virginia (9-3) 7
Outback Bowl Ohio State (9-3) 34, Nevada-Las Vegas (9-3) 7
Gator Bowl Virginia (8-4) 37, Stanford (8-4) 7
Holiday Bowl Wisconsin (7-5) 28, South Carolina (8-4) 21
Sun Bowl East Carolina (9-3) 31, Boise State (10-2) 28
Music City Bowl Michigan State (7-5) 28, Nebraska (8-4) 16
Liberty Bowl Notre Dame (10-2) 63, Utah (7-5) 39
Independence Bowl Idaho (10-2) 42, Vanderbilt (6-6) 9
Las Vegas Bowl Texas-El Paso (12-0) 41, Minnesota (6-6) 0
Texas Bowl Colorado State (7-5) 23, Oregon (8-4) 20
Cactus Bowl Colorado (8-4) 45, Kent State (7-6) 7
Hula Bowl UCLA (7-5) 49, Troy (8-4) 10
Armed Forces Bowl Memphis (9-3) 35, Syracu
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Boston College (10-2) 17, Louisville (8-4) 6
Military Bowl Oregon State (7-5) 26, South Florida (8-4) 14
Marino Bowl Stetson (9-3) 24, Louisiana-Monroe (9-3) 14

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Our 2007 recruiting class graduated...

Recruiting List, Ranking View

Player Pos HT WT ST NRank ByPos StRank ByPos
Connell, Lewis T 6-6 286 TN 36 8 2 2
Greene, Terrance WR 6-0 172 CO 289 19 2 2
**Pierce, Andy QB 6-2 197 IN 297 25 16 4
**Hanks, Andrew CB 6-0 177 IN 553 42 22 2
**Manning, Nick DT 6-3 283 CA 595 33 79 3
**Harding, Steven WR 5-11 185 ID 637 52 3 1
**Garrison, Russell G 6-3 277 WI 638 50 12 3
**Brutley, Deion ILB 6-1 212 OH 642 40 37 3
**Brill, Will DE 6-2 221 CA 740 70 95 10
**Kemp, Drew RB 5-7 170 CA 747 65 97 9
**Degley, Leon DE 6-1 226 HI 755 71 5 1
**Isaacson, Chad S 5-10 173 IL 771 51 31 2
**Soper, Jose OLB 5-11 203 CA 908 64 --- 8
**McKenzie, Cary DT 6-2 245 MI --- 65 34 5
**Romine, Mo TE 6-4 227 CA --- 61 --- 6
##Woodard, Zack FB 5-10 205 WA --- 100 68 2



*Connell - Started as a Redshirt Freshman, but backup for the rest of his career because he couldn't develop. Huge disappointment.
*Greene - 4 year starter who twice hit 1000 yards receiving and had an amazing senior season where he had 4 catches, 1451 yards, and 16 TD. Was 1st Team All-American as a senior.
*Pierce - Started 3 games as a Freshman, didn't produce, and failed to develop enough to compete for a starting job afterwards.
*Hanks - 4 year starter and solid performer throughout his career. Compiled 17 INT's and was All-Conference 1st Team his last two years.
*Manning - Started as a true Freshman and never missed a game. A reliable presence in the middle, he finished with 93 tackles, 45 assists, 23 TFL's, and 6 sacks in his career.
*Harding - Had a couple of decent seasons in backup duty, but never cracked the starting lineup. Caught 71 passes for 936 yards and 9 TD in his career.
*Garrison - Was recruited mainly for depth, so not surprising that he never started a game in 4 years.
*Brutley - Had big shoes to fill in replacing Will Newton and he managed to do just that. A terrific run stopper, he had 322 tackles in his career, was 1st Team All-American as a Senior, and twice named 1st Team All-Conference.
*Brill - Three year starter. Decent, but not great player. Had 10.5 sacks as a Senior.
*Kemp - Was caught between RB's who were better before (Bob Phillips, Dana Luther) and after (Alex Young) he came to Idaho. Never started a game. Finished with 446 yards rushing and 3 TD.
*Degley - Never cracked the full time starting lineup, but played as the DE on passing downs for his last two seasons and managed 14.5 sacks in that span.
*Isaacson - Three year starter who was never spectacular, but pretty solid for the most part. Finished with 153 tackles, 50 assists, and 9 INT's.
*Soper - Didn't crack the starting lineup until he was a Senior and was a weak link, only tallying 31 tackles and 1 sack.
*McKenzie - Never cracked the starting lineup in 4 years.
*Romine - Recruited for depth and thus rode the bench for 4 years.
*Woodard - Academic recruit.

*Also of note is TE Leon McGregor, who was part of the 2008 recruiting class and played as a true Freshman. He was a 4 year starter who had 70 catches, 846 yards, and 7 TD in his career.

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2012 Season Standings, Sun Belt

School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA
Louisiana-Monroe 9 3 0 .750 353 272 7 1 0 .875 255 202
**Idaho 10 2 0 .833 546 199 7 1 0 .875 379 118
Troy 8 4 0 .666 367 257 6 2 0 .750 288 137
New Mexico State 6 5 0 .545 276 236 5 3 0 .625 205 127
Utah State 6 5 0 .545 284 259 4 4 0 .500 191 205
Louisiana-Lafayette 4 7 0 .363 237 323 3 5 0 .375 169 237
North Texas 2 9 0 .181 173 350 2 6 0 .250 139 261
Arkansas State 1 10 0 .090 97 357 1 7 0 .125 81 223
Middle Tennessee State 1 10 0 .090 208 440 1 7 0 .125 146 343

[larrymcg421]

Before I do the full roster overview, here's a look at how strong my roster is rated at each position. The first number is the ranking of my starters and the second number is the ranking of my reserves.

QB: 3rd/5th
RB: 19th/14th
TE: 29th/15th
WR: 2nd/1st
C: 23rd/7th
G: 5th/3rd
T: 7th/24th
K: 47th/89th
P: 31st/9th
DE: 61st/45th
DT: 25th/9th
ILB: 69th/85th
OLB: 19th/18th
CB: 24th/19th
S: 17th/4th

We have a couple big holes at ILB and DE, but I'm overall pleased with how my defense has come along considering my house rule.

[larrymcg421]

National Ranking: 17th
Sun Belt Ranking: 1st
Recruiting Ranking: 17th

Starters in bold

Idaho Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Elig Current Estimate Future Estimate
Newsome, Pete 10 QB Sr 76 77
Elliss, Jay 1 QB Jr* 20 56
Strickland, Scottie 13 QB So* 45 92
Caswell, Seth 18 QB Fr 20 88

Newsome should contend for the Heisman this year. Caswell and Strickland will battle for the starting job next year.

Young, Jay 27 RB Sr 78 87
Crangle, Robert 36 RB Sr* 71 80
Barnes, Scott 30 RB So* 66 81
Fausel, Walter 34 RB* Sr* 16 26
Franklin, Roger 24 RB* So 13 33
Brockway, O.J. 22 FB* Jr* 17 49
Spezzano, Preston 29 FB* Fr 6 6

Solid depth at RB. The big question is if Young can stay healthy.

Springer, Todd 97 TE Sr* 48 85
Mayes, Skip 92 TE Jr* 55 71
Becker, Conrad 88 TE So* 35 53
Turnbull, Bo 84 TE Fr 33 86
Galloway, Dexter 93 TE* Jr 8 8
Gotchy, Bobby 83 WR Sr 84 84
Weingrad, Erik 80 WR Sr* 65 65
Tackett, Shaun 3 WR Sr* 63 63
Harmon, Tyrone 87 WR Jr* 74 84
O'Donnell, Tyrus 7 WR Jr* 52 80
Lawler, J.C. 81 WR So* 61 96
Rypien, Lamont 9 WR So* 52 99
McIntyre, Dominic 8 WR So* 45 50
Fleming, Joseph 82 WR Fr 30 97
Flannery, Bill 86 WR Fr 26 63

The best WR corps in college football.

Diefendorf, Paul 51 C Sr 26 83
Drake, Nolan 57 C Sr* 56 68
Bryant, David 50 C Jr* 66 95
Frederick, Marlon 58 C Fr 5 66
Morton, Chris 67 G Sr 81 98
Cason, Wayne 65 G Sr* 83 83
Knight, Nathan 71 G Jr* 43 71
Wiggins, Randal 73 G So* 55 91
Marshall, Colin 69 G Fr 16 58
Schonmann, Hardy 63 T Sr 80 96
Hitchcock, Stephen 75 T Sr* 28 97
Fox, Ben 66 T Jr* 39 100
Lang, Gene 60 T So* 28 60
Euell, Spencer 74 T Fr 28 51
Godfrey, Carlton 61 T* Sr* 10 10

Terrific line again this year, especially if Fox can play up to his potential.


Ackerman, Timothy 19 P So 77 77
Emerson, Luther 12 P* Jr* 46 46
Johnson, Irving 2 K So 53 100
Scott, Eugene 15 K* So* 10 10

Solid special teams again.

Lyon, Johnnie 79 DE Sr 45 56
Warren, Earnest 99 DE Sr 42 56
Carpenter, Phil 76 DE Sr* 40 50
Hatcher, Howard 94 DE Jr* 21 35
Linquist, Corwin 72 DE So* 20 55
Cole, Mack 78 DE Fr 8 81
Beattle, Mark 95 DE Fr 7 44
Wright, Bennie 77 DE* So* 7 7
Fields, Scott 64 DT Sr 38 55
Tarver, Tyrell 59 DT Sr 21 86
Hollis, Marty 98 DT Sr* 53 55
Woodson, Grady 96 DT Jr* 59 59
Meier, Gerald 70 DT So* 24 59
Quintanilla, Adam 68 DT Fr 23 64

DE is a weak spot, but we have decent DT's.

Newman, Jack 42 ILB Jr 46 58
Richmond, Lance 47 ILB Fr 21 47
Webb, Marco 53 ILB* Sr* 3 3
Gilman, Darnell 44 OLB Sr 71 71
Colwell, Russell 91 OLB Sr* 45 69
Urpsis, Ted 54 OLB Sr* 28 52
Raphael, Maurice 56 OLB Jr* 35 84
Ellison, Glen 52 OLB So* 40 69
Levine, Trent 46 OLB So* 32 66
Eyer, Leonard 41 OLB Fr 16 57
Galloway, Antonio 40 OLB Fr 16 81
Carter, Cris 90 OLB* Jr* 2 2

There's a hole at ILB. I may use some OLB's to shore up the depth chart there.

Foreman, Alan 45 CB Sr 46 58
Austin, Troy 21 CB Sr* 74 78
Snyder, Bruce 26 CB Jr* 47 72
Grayson, Dwight 25 CB Jr* 23 49
Dawkins, Kerry 32 CB So* 35 48
Stokes, Howard 23 CB Fr 27 74
Leiter, Devin 48 CB Fr 15 83
Grier, Jay 35 S Sr 45 53
Schwartz, Jon 31 S Sr* 68 76
Gibson, Rob 38 S Sr* 45 76
Montgomery, Conrad 28 S Jr* 47 82
Shapiro, Lorenzo 43 S So* 34 92
Almon, A.J. 20 S Fr 20 64


This group helped us lead the nation in takeaways last year and they look talented enough to do it again.

[larrymcg421]

Week 1: #23 Georgia (0-0) at #15 Idaho (0-0)

This is a promising sign. We absolutely throttle a ranked team. We score TD's on 10 of our 13 drives and build a 56-14 halftime lead. Newsome watches his backups play the 2nd half.

Box Score: Georgia at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 1, 2013

Attendance: 14,600 (16,000).


Weather: 65 degrees, rain.

1Q: 11:36 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 22 pass from Pete Newsome.
1Q: 11:36 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
1Q: 07:18 IDAH - Lorenzo Shapiro 29 fumble return.
1Q: 07:18 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
1Q: 00:29 IDAH - Tyrone Harmon 1 pass from Pete Newsome.
1Q: 00:29 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 12:07 IDAH - Tyrone Harmon 7 pass from Pete Newsome.
2Q: 12:07 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 09:46 GEOR - Dana LaClair 18 pass from Kendall Rogers.
2Q: 09:46 GEOR - Jon Hodges extra point.
2Q: 08:53 IDAH - Jay Young 28 run.
2Q: 08:53 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 08:48 GEOR - Leland Pearson 80 pass from Kendall Rogers.
2Q: 08:48 GEOR - Jon Hodges extra point.
2Q: 05:36 IDAH - Todd Springer 8 pass from Pete Newsome.
2Q: 05:36 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 01:35 IDAH - Jay Young 9 run.
2Q: 01:35 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 00:18 IDAH - Robert Crangle 5 run.
2Q: 00:18 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
3Q: 11:48 IDAH - J.C. Lawler 41 pass from Scottie Strickland.
3Q: 11:48 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
3Q: 02:30 IDAH - Robert Crangle 6 run.
3Q: 02:30 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 08:38 IDAH - J.C. Lawler 23 pass from Jay Elliss.
4Q: 08:38 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 10 Pete Newsome

Georgia 0 14 0 0 - 14
Idaho 21 35 14 7 - 77

QB Newsome 19-25-288-4-0
WR Lawler 7-138-2
WR Harmon 7-86-2
WR Gotchy 4-58-1
RB Crangle 17-120-2, 2-31-0
RB Young 9-62-2, 1-15-0
DE Carpenter 3 tackles, 2.5 sacks
S Shapiro 3 tackles, Fumble return for TD

[larrymcg421]

Week 2: Bye

*Duke beats Arizona 27-14.

[larrymcg421]

Week 3: Bye

*Arizona beats Nebraska 35-23 for their first win in 2 years.

*We are now #11 in the Coaches Poll and #6 in the BCS rankings.

[larrymcg421]

Week 4: Troy (1-1) at #11 Idaho (1-0)

The defense wasn't as sharp in this one, giving up too many big plays and allowing 421 total yards by Troy. Thankfully, Newsome was at his best and threw more TD's than incompletions. Because Troy kept scoring, Newsome stayed in for the whole game and we racked up tons of points.

Box Score: Troy at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 4, 2013

Attendance: 15,000 (16,000).


Weather: 51 degrees, rain.

1Q: 13:44 IDAH - Tyrone Harmon 83 pass from Pete Newsome.
1Q: 13:44 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
1Q: 10:57 IDAH - Jack Newman 1 blocked punt return.
1Q: 10:57 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
1Q: 06:55 TROY - Fernando Rackley 26 pass from Craig Farley.
1Q: 06:55 TROY - Riddick Bryant extra point.
2Q: 10:10 IDAH - J.C. Lawler 7 pass from Pete Newsome.
2Q: 10:10 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 03:47 IDAH - Jay Young 7 run.
2Q: 03:47 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 01:48 TROY - Eugene Kelly 17 pass from Craig Farley.
2Q: 01:48 TROY - Riddick Bryant extra point.
2Q: 00:15 IDAH - Irving Johnson 53 field goal.
3Q: 07:00 TROY - Spencer Denner 11 pass from Craig Farley.
3Q: 07:00 TROY - Riddick Bryant extra point.
3Q: 02:25 IDAH - J.C. Lawler 12 pass from Pete Newsome.
3Q: 02:25 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 12:45 IDAH - Skip Mayes 1 pass from Pete Newsome.
4Q: 12:45 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 08:52 TROY - Raymond Gomez 9 pass from Craig Farley.
4Q: 08:52 TROY - Craig Farley pass to Louie Hopper for conversion
4Q: 05:46 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 41 run.
4Q: 05:46 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 02:18 IDAH - J.C. Lawler 8 pass from Pete Newsome.
4Q: 02:18 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 10 Pete Newsome

Troy 7 7 7 8 - 29
Idaho 14 17 7 21 - 59


QB Newsome 28-31-493-5-0
WR Lawler 10-164-3
WR Gotchy 5-97-0, 1-41-1
WR Harmon 4-125-1
ILB Newman 8 tackles, 4 assists, 1 sack
OLB Colwell 5 tackles, 3 assists, 1 INT

*Miami of Ohio beats Arizona 14-6.

*We moved up to 3rd in the BCS rankings and 10th in the Coaches Poll.

[larrymcg421]

Week 5: Bye

*New Recruit:

T Luther Shields - #85 Overall, #14 T

*We move to 9th in the Coaches Poll and 6th in the BCS rankings.

*Washington beats Arizona 31-15

[larrymcg421]

Week 6: #9 Idaho (2-0) at Arkansas State (0-3)

A weirdly lethargic performance from our guys against a really bad Arkansas State team. Penalties really pile up against us (we commit 18 for 162 yards) that help kill drives and Arkansas State actually has a 13-10 lead at the half. We take the lead back right after the half and build on it in the 4th quarter. However, Troy doesn't give up. They recover an onside kick and have the ball down 5 late in the 4th. Our defense finally steps up and Troy runs out of time. But disaster struck with 1:30 left. Newsome got hurt and will miss 14 weeks. So much for his Heisman chances.

Box Score: Idaho at Arkansas State
Jonesboro, AR.

Week 6, 2013

Attendance: 4,000 (30,700).


Weather: 72 degrees, stormy.

1Q: 11:40 IDAH - J.C. Lawler 8 pass from Pete Newsome.
1Q: 11:40 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
1Q: 08:12 ARST - Darrell Wilkins 4 pass from Deron Malone.
1Q: 08:12 ARST - Percy Richard extra point failed.
2Q: 14:55 IDAH - Irving Johnson 37 field goal.
2Q: 04:07 ARST - Darrell Wilkins 11 pass from Deron Malone.
2Q: 04:07 ARST - Percy Richard extra point.
3Q: 10:54 IDAH - Jay Young 3 pass from Pete Newsome.
3Q: 10:54 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 09:37 IDAH - Todd Springer 8 pass from Pete Newsome.
4Q: 09:37 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 05:14 IDAH - Irving Johnson 21 field goal.
4Q: 02:56 ARST - Percy Richard 35 field goal.
4Q: 02:45 ARST - Marshall Sherwood 50 pass from Deron Malone.
4Q: 02:45 ARST - Michael Sjostrom run for conversion failed.

Game MVP: IDAH 10 Pete Newsome

Idaho 7 3 7 10 - 27
Arkansas State 6 7 0 9 - 22


QB Newsome 23-31-382-3-2
RB Young 21-92-0, 2-10-1
WR Lawler 6-96-1
WR Gotchy 5-86-0
WR Harmon 5-109-1
OLB Gilman 6 tackles, 3 assists, 1 INT
DE Warren 4 tackles, 1.5 sacks
DT Tarver 3 tackles, 1 assist, 1.5 sacks

*New Recruits:

RB Moe Kleinsasser - #124 Overall, #13 RB
CB Alan Ingram - #636 Overall, #45 CB
DE Rich Woods - #679 Overall, #57 DE

*California beats Arizona 66-10

*We are now #9 in the BCS rankings.

[larrymcg421]

Week 7: New Mexico State (0-4) at #8 Idaho (3-0)

Without Newsome, we turn to Redshirt Freshman Scottie Strickland to lead us. And it's a good start to his career. He throws 5 TD passes, we get good support from the run game, and New Mexico State is held to 182 total yards.

Box Score: New Mexico State at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 7, 2013

Attendance: 15,200 (16,000).


Weather: 44 degrees, rain.

1Q: 08:13 IDAH - Lamont Rypien 22 pass from Scottie Strickland.
1Q: 08:13 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
1Q: 01:25 IDAH - Tyrone Harmon 11 pass from Scottie Strickland.
1Q: 01:25 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 08:38 NMST - Grady McIntosh 22 field goal.
2Q: 04:27 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 15 pass from Scottie Strickland.
2Q: 04:27 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 00:12 IDAH - Robert Crangle 16 run.
2Q: 00:12 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
3Q: 13:35 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 51 pass from Scottie Strickland.
3Q: 13:35 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
3Q: 05:59 IDAH - Skip Mayes 15 pass from Scottie Strickland.
3Q: 05:59 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
3Q: 00:07 IDAH - Erik Weingrad 19 pass from Jay Elliss.
3Q: 00:07 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 08:10 NMST - Nathan Jarvis 6 pass from Bart LeBlanc.
4Q: 08:10 NMST - Grady McIntosh extra point.
4Q: 01:31 NMST - Todd Rodriguez 8 run.
4Q: 01:31 NMST - Grady McIntosh extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 13 Scottie Strickland

New Mexico State 0 3 0 14 - 17
Idaho 14 14 21 0 - 49


QB Strickland 15-25-256-5-1
RB Young 16-78-0, 1-5-0
RB Crangle 10-101-1, 3-43-0
WR Gotchy 5-101-2
OLB Colwell 4 tackles, 2 assists, 2 sacks

*New Recruits:

TE Kendrick Warren - #90 Overall, #1 TE
RB Moe Kleinsasser - #124 Overall, #13 RB
QB Jimmie Olivera - #172 Overall, #14 QB
DT Buddy Starks - #692 Overall, #58 DT

*USC beats Arizona 57-0.

*We are 7th in Coaches Poll and 10th in BCS.

[larrymcg421]

Week 8: #7 Idaho (4-0) at Louisiana-Lafayette (1-4)

Another blowout against a terrible Sun Belt team. The total yardage tells the whole story. We put up 737 yards to their 92.

Box Score: Idaho at Louisiana-Lafayette
Lafayette, LA.

Week 8, 2013

Attendance: 19,200 (31,000).


Weather: 69 degrees, fair.

1Q: 12:14 IDAH - Robert Crangle 1 run.
1Q: 12:14 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
1Q: 09:59 IDAH - Tyrone Harmon 37 pass from Scottie Strickland.
1Q: 09:59 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
1Q: 07:11 IDAH - Tyrone Harmon 4 pass from Scottie Strickland.
1Q: 07:11 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
1Q: 02:28 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 4 pass from Scottie Strickland.
1Q: 02:28 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
1Q: 02:18 LALF - Rufus Gibbs 101 kickoff return.
1Q: 02:18 LALF - Alfred Pfaff extra point.
2Q: 09:39 IDAH - Tyrone Harmon 72 pass from Scottie Strickland.
2Q: 09:39 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 04:29 IDAH - Erik Weingrad 29 pass from Scottie Strickland.
2Q: 04:29 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 00:30 IDAH - Robert Crangle 13 run.
2Q: 00:30 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
3Q: 02:51 IDAH - Tyrone Harmon 10 pass from Cory Braxton.
3Q: 02:51 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
3Q: 00:24 IDAH - Lamont Rypien 30 pass from Cory Braxton.
3Q: 00:24 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 06:22 IDAH - Irving Johnson 27 field goal.
4Q: 03:30 IDAH - Robert Crangle 4 run.
4Q: 03:30 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 00:55 IDAH - Robert Crangle 1 run.
4Q: 00:55 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 87 Tyrone Harmon

Idaho 28 21 14 17 - 80
Louisiana-Lafayette 7 0 0 0 - 7


QB Strickland 11-13-244-5-0
RB Young 20-162-0
RB Crangle 20-118-4, 1-16-0
WR Harmon 9-217-4
WR Gotchy 6-76-1
DT Fields 5 tackles, 1.5 sacks
CB Foreman 3 tackles, 1 INT
CB Austin 3 tackles, 1 INT

*New Recruits:

WR Marcus Martinez - #34 Overall, #2 WR
DT Andrew Dilly - #872 Overall, #64 DT

*BCS Update: Michigan and USC occupy the top two spots. We are 9th.

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Week 9: #6 Idaho (5-0) at North Texas (3-3)


Strickland continues to roll against weaker competition. The real question is if he can continue that against Boise State. The defense holds North Texas to 188 total yards.

Box Score: Idaho at North Texas
Denton, TX.

Week 9, 2013

Attendance: 24,900 (30,500).


Weather: 67 degrees, stormy.

1Q: 11:55 IDAH - Robert Crangle 1 run.
1Q: 11:55 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
1Q: 03:37 IDAH - Tyrone Harmon 21 run.
1Q: 03:37 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
1Q: 03:28 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 15 fumble return.
1Q: 03:28 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
1Q: 00:14 NTEX - Louie McKenzie 3 pass from Ross Skuratovsky.
1Q: 00:14 NTEX - B.J. Myers extra point.
2Q: 10:10 NTEX - Safety: Rodney Luce sacked quarterback in end zone.
2Q: 04:12 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 12 pass from Scottie Strickland.
2Q: 04:12 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 00:12 IDAH - Irving Johnson 30 field goal.
3Q: 08:18 IDAH - Tyrone Harmon 4 pass from Scottie Strickland.
3Q: 08:18 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
3Q: 03:30 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 20 pass from Scottie Strickland.
3Q: 03:30 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 13:13 IDAH - Irving Johnson 20 field goal.
4Q: 08:20 NTEX - Jeremy Baxter 8 pass from Terrance Mayberry.
4Q: 08:20 NTEX - B.J. Myers extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 83 Bobby Gotchy

Idaho 21 10 14 3 - 48
North Texas 7 2 0 7 - 16


QB Strickland 18-25-299-3-0
RB Young 16-84-0, 2-51-0
WR Gotchy 7-104-2
WR Weingrad 5-75-0

*New Recruit:

CB JC Snyder - #573 Overall, #40 CB

*UCLA beats Arizona 51-21.

*BCS: There are 9 unbeaten teams left, including us. We are now 6th, behind Michigan, USC, Syracuse, California, and Bowling Green.

[larrymcg421]

Week 10: #6 Idaho (6-0) at Oregon State (3-4)

Is it too late for Strickland to get into the Heisman race? He has a day for the ages, throwing over 500 yards and 8 TD's. The concern is for the defense, which gives up lots of points. Also, it's frustrating that Oregon State sucks this year as they were scheduled as a way to boost our strength of schedule and improve our chances in the BCS.

Box Score: Idaho at Oregon State
Corvallis, OR.

Week 10, 2013

Attendance: 39,900 (40,600).


Weather: 41 degrees, rain.

1Q: 10:00 IDAH - Tyrone Harmon 16 pass from Scottie Strickland.
1Q: 10:00 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
1Q: 08:41 IDAH - Tyrone Harmon 11 pass from Scottie Strickland.
1Q: 08:41 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
1Q: 05:27 ORST - Bernie Newsome 20 pass from Richard Davis.
1Q: 05:27 ORST - Bubba Atwood extra point.
1Q: 01:09 IDAH - Skip Mayes 13 pass from Scottie Strickland.
1Q: 01:09 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 14:09 ORST - Freddie Springer 18 pass from Richard Davis.
2Q: 14:09 ORST - Bubba Atwood extra point.
2Q: 08:06 IDAH - Irving Johnson 36 field goal.
2Q: 04:28 IDAH - Jay Young 11 pass from Scottie Strickland.
2Q: 04:28 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
3Q: 13:04 IDAH - Lamont Rypien 32 pass from Scottie Strickland.
3Q: 13:04 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
3Q: 10:51 ORST - Bubba Atwood 55 field goal.
3Q: 07:00 ORST - Bubba Atwood 28 field goal.
3Q: 05:06 IDAH - Tyrone Harmon 30 pass from Scottie Strickland.
3Q: 05:06 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
3Q: 00:17 ORST - Freddie Springer 6 pass from Richard Davis.
3Q: 00:17 ORST - Bubba Atwood extra point.
4Q: 10:12 ORST - Bubba Atwood 53 field goal.
4Q: 06:13 IDAH - Tyrone Harmon 5 pass from Scottie Strickland.
4Q: 06:13 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 02:39 IDAH - Lamont Rypien 54 pass from Scottie Strickland.
4Q: 02:39 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 00:52 IDAH - Jay Young 7 run.
4Q: 00:52 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 13 Scottie Strickland

Idaho 21 10 14 21 - 66
Oregon State 7 7 13 3 - 30


QB Strickland 26-39-520-8-0
RB Young 22-80-1, 4-31-1
WR Harmon 9-140-4
WR Gotchy 8-209-0
WR Rypien 2-86-2
DE Carpenter 3 tackles, 1 assist, 3.5 sacks
CB Austin 3 tackles, 1 assist, 1 INT

*Stanford beats Arizona 20-17.

*We are still stuck at 6th in the BCS rankings. Even if we win out, we will probably need help to get into the title game.

[larrymcg421]

Week 11: #6 Idaho (7-0) at Utah State (4-4)

Scottie Strickland continues his hot streak and we almost have two 100 yard rushers in a very easy victory over what used to be a good Utah State team.

Box Score: Idaho at Utah State
Logan, UT.

Week 11, 2013

Attendance: 29,100 (30,300).


Weather: 50 degrees, rain.

1Q: 11:09 IDAH - Skip Mayes 17 pass from Scottie Strickland.
1Q: 11:09 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
1Q: 03:54 IDAH - Tyrone Harmon 8 pass from Scottie Strickland.
1Q: 03:54 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 14:15 IDAH - Erik Weingrad 5 pass from Scottie Strickland.
2Q: 14:15 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 08:27 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 26 pass from Scottie Strickland.
2Q: 08:27 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 04:58 IDAH - Erik Weingrad 8 pass from Scottie Strickland.
2Q: 04:58 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
3Q: 12:30 IDAH - Robert Crangle 75 run.
3Q: 12:30 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 13 Scottie Strickland

Idaho 14 21 7 0 - 42
Utah State 0 0 0 0 - 0


QB Strickland 13-19-161-5-0
RB Crangle 17-107-1, 2-17-0
RB Young 17-99-0, 3-27-0
WR Weingrad 4-100-1
WR Gotchy 4-66-1
ILB Newman 7 tackles, 1 assist, 1 INT

*Scottie Strickland's numbers are ridiculous at this point. He has 27 TD's and only 1 INT with 12.46 Yards per Attempt.

*USC beats Cal, but Cal still stays ahead of us in the BCS rankings.

*Washington State beats Arizona 14-7.

[larrymcg421]

Week 12: Middle Tennessee State (3-5) at #6 Idaho (8-0)

The defense gives up a few big plays early on, keeping it close. It's only 17-14 lead at one point in the 2nd quarter. But Strickland continues his amazing run and we pull away in the 2nd half.

Box Score: Middle Tennessee State at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 12, 2013

Attendance: 16,000 (16,000).


Weather: 35 degrees, rain.

1Q: 10:19 IDAH - Irving Johnson 43 field goal.
1Q: 04:29 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 5 pass from Scottie Strickland.
1Q: 04:29 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
1Q: 02:01 MDTN - Artie Womer 7 pass from Eugene Lane.
1Q: 02:01 MDTN - Melvin Stoughton extra point.
2Q: 13:15 IDAH - Tyrone Harmon 21 pass from Scottie Strickland.
2Q: 13:15 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 12:42 MDTN - Mercury Poe 71 pass from Eugene Lane.
2Q: 12:42 MDTN - Melvin Stoughton extra point.
2Q: 09:31 IDAH - Tyrone Harmon 34 pass from Scottie Strickland.
2Q: 09:31 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 03:31 IDAH - Robert Crangle 1 pass from Scottie Strickland.
2Q: 03:31 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
3Q: 13:39 IDAH - Tyrone Harmon 3 pass from Scottie Strickland.
3Q: 13:39 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 14:53 IDAH - Tyrone Harmon 11 pass from Scottie Strickland.
4Q: 14:53 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 10:20 IDAH - Jay Young 2 run.
4Q: 10:20 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 05:42 IDAH - Irving Johnson 34 field goal.
4Q: 00:19 MDTN - Melvin Stoughton 26 field goal.

Game MVP: IDAH 13 Scottie Strickland

Middle Tennessee State 7 7 0 3 - 17
Idaho 10 21 7 17 - 55


QB Strickland 23-33-465-6-0
RB Young 19-105-1, 3-55-0
WR Harmon 6-156-4
WR Gotchy 5-90-1
WR Weingrad 3-90-0
ILB Newman 4 tackles, 3 assists, 1 INT

*Arizona pulls off a 28-24 win over Oregon.

*We have moved up to 4th in the BCS rankings. Michigan, USC, and Bowling Green are ahead of us.

*Next week we face #21 Louisiana-Monroe in a battle for the Sun Belt championship. After that is #16 Boise State. These will be our biggest tests of the season.

[larrymcg421]

Week 13: #21 Louisiana-Monroe (8-2) at #6 Idaho (9-0)

Louisiana-Monroe limits the deep ball, but Strickland is still able to perform effectively, using short passes to control the clock. We had possession for over 38 minutes in this one, helping the defense to prevent a Monroe comeback, despite it being a fairly close game until a late Strickland TD pass puts it away.

Box Score: Louisiana-Monroe at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 13, 2013

Attendance: 16,000 (16,000).


Weather: 33 degrees, snow.

1Q: 10:02 LAMN - Carlos Dixon 23 pass from Fernando McElroy.
1Q: 10:02 LAMN - Britt Kirk extra point.
1Q: 05:10 IDAH - Shaun Tackett 6 pass from Scottie Strickland.
1Q: 05:10 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 08:58 IDAH - Erik Weingrad 4 pass from Scottie Strickland.
2Q: 08:58 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
3Q: 09:56 IDAH - Lamont Rypien 8 pass from Scottie Strickland.
3Q: 09:56 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
3Q: 03:52 LAMN - Britt Kirk 24 field goal.
4Q: 02:50 IDAH - Jay Young 7 pass from Scottie Strickland.
4Q: 02:50 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 13 Scottie Strickland

Louisiana-Monroe 7 0 3 0 - 10
Idaho 7 7 7 7 - 28


QB Strickland 24-36-258-4-0
WR Weingrad 7-62-1
WR Gotchy 5-75-0
ILB Newman 6 tackles, 1 assist, 1 sack
OLB Colwell 1 tackle, 1 INT

*Strickland now has 37 TD's and only 1 INT.

*New Recruits:

G Alonzo Reed - #37 Overall, #3 G

*Arizona State beats Arizona 45-19.

*Despite the victory over a ranked team, we drop to 5th behind 1 loss California. That awful Sun Belt schedule is killing us.

[larrymcg421]

Week 14: #6 Idaho (10-0) at #23 Boise State (7-3)

We don't get off to a good start, as Strickland throws his first INT in several weeks and it is returned for a TD. Strickland struggles for most of the game, throwing 3 picks total, but still has some big moments, including an 82 yard TD pass that tied the game up in the 2nd quarter. It's 21-21 at the half and our defense forces 5 straight punts. Jay Young has one of his best games in a long time to help us score three times during that span to put the game away. We finally beat Boise State!!!!!

Box Score: Idaho at Boise State
Boise City, ID.

Week 14, 2013

Attendance: 30,000 (30,000).


Weather: 46 degrees, fair.

1Q: 11:40 BOIS - Eugene Tucker 79 interception return.
1Q: 11:40 BOIS - Darrell Barreras extra point.
1Q: 08:15 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 85 punt return.
1Q: 08:15 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 11:24 BOIS - Jeff Erickson 7 run.
2Q: 11:24 BOIS - Darrell Barreras extra point.
2Q: 10:45 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 82 pass from Scottie Strickland.
2Q: 10:45 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 06:34 IDAH - Robert Crangle 7 run.
2Q: 06:34 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 03:02 BOIS - Bruce Tolson 15 pass from Jeff Erickson.
2Q: 03:02 BOIS - Darrell Barreras extra point.
3Q: 08:14 IDAH - Todd Springer 8 pass from Scottie Strickland.
3Q: 08:14 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
3Q: 02:05 IDAH - Jay Young 53 run.
3Q: 02:05 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 07:39 IDAH - Bobby Gotchy 5 pass from Scottie Strickland.
4Q: 07:39 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 04:23 BOIS - Ernie Gumphrey 9 pass from Jeff Erickson.
4Q: 04:23 BOIS - Darrell Barreras extra point.
4Q: 02:59 BOIS - Darrell Barreras 43 field goal.
4Q: 01:54 IDAH - Jay Young 10 run.
4Q: 01:54 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 27 Jay Young

Idaho 7 14 14 14 - 49
Boise State 7 14 0 10 - 31


QB Strickland 15-29-229-3-3
RB Young 16-194-2, 4-42-0
WR Gotchy 3-110-2
S Schwartz 12 tackles, 1 assist
OLB Colwell 8 tackles, 1 assist, 1 sack
DT Hollis 4 tackles, 1 assist, 2 sacks

*And the victory over Boise State doesn't do anything either, as we drop to 6th in the BCS rankings. A USC loss drops them to 4th and it's Michigan and Bowling Green in the top two spots.

[larrymcg421]

Week 15: Bye

*Bowling Green wins the MAC championship game to clinch their spot in the title game against Michigan.

*We finish 5th in the BCS rankings, but are still relegated to the lower tier Marino Bowl.

[larrymcg421]

Week 16: #6 Idaho (11-0) vs. #17 Stetson (9-2)

Marino Bowl (Coral Gables, FL)

Strickland has as bad a start as possible, throwing 3 INT's in his first 4 possessions. If it wasn't for a huge run by Jay Young and an INT return by Alan Foreman, we would've entered the 2nd half at a huge deficit. Strickland recovers in the 2nd half, throwing 4 TD passes and Stetson is unable to answer. We finish an undefeated season!

Box Score: Idaho vs Stetson
Coral Gables, FL.

Marino Bowl, 2013

Attendance: 12,800 (43,200).


Weather: 64 degrees, stormy.

1Q: 14:39 STET - Pat Ford 6 pass from Mack Figurelle.
1Q: 14:39 STET - Andrew Espinoza extra point.
2Q: 12:06 IDAH - Jay Young 51 run.
2Q: 12:06 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 02:52 STET - Andrew Espinoza 20 field goal.
2Q: 01:16 IDAH - Alan Foreman 52 interception return.
2Q: 01:16 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
3Q: 10:33 IDAH - Skip Mayes 20 pass from Scottie Strickland.
3Q: 10:33 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 11:40 IDAH - Skip Mayes 13 pass from Scottie Strickland.
4Q: 11:40 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 09:28 IDAH - Erik Weingrad 14 pass from Scottie Strickland.
4Q: 09:28 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 05:12 STET - Andrew Espinoza 37 field goal.
4Q: 01:26 IDAH - Robert Crangle 6 pass from Scottie Strickland.
4Q: 01:26 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 27 Jay Young

Idaho 0 14 7 21 - 42
Stetson 7 3 0 3 - 13


QB Strickland 16-26-200-4-4
RB Young 15-183-1
WR Gotchy 6-82-0
WR Weingrad 4-56-1
OLB Gilman 12 tackles, 5 assists
OLB Raphael 3 tackles, 1 assist, 2 sacks
CB Foreman 2 tackles, 1 INT, 1 TD

[larrymcg421]

2013 Idaho Awards and Stats

Team MVP: QB Scottie Strickland
National 2nd Team: WR Bobby Gotchy
Sun Belt 1st Team: RB Jay Young, TE Skip Mayes, WR Bobby Gotchy, WR Tyrone Harmon, G Chris Morton, T Hardy Schonmann, OLB Darnell Gilman
Sun Belt 2nd Team: QB Scottie Strickland, DT Grady Woodson, ILB Jack Newman, CB Troy Austin, CB Alan Foreman

*We actually put together a balanced attack this year, with the 21st best running game to go along with our 2nd ranked passing game.


2013 Summary for Idaho

Record: 12-0
Rank: 5

Idaho Team Rank
Rushes 407 58 (T)
Rushing Yards 1988 21
Yards Per Carry 4.88 3
Pass Attempts 379 30 (T)
Completions 268 7
Passing Yards 4376 2
Yards Per Attempt 11.54 1
3rd Down Conversions 57.4 1
Points Per Game 51.8 1
Turnovers 19 53 (T)
Turnover Margin +8 20 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 384 32 (T)
Rushing Yards 892 10
Yards Per Carry 2.32 10
Pass Attempts 366 96 (T)
Completions 172 35 (T)
Passing Yards 2280 45
Yards Per Attempt 6.22 18
3rd Down Conversions 28.5 15
Points Per Game 17.1 12 (T)
Turnovers 27 18 (T)

Primary Formation: Single-Back Formation

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 77 GEOR (74) 14
4 59 TROY (48) 29
6 27 at ARST (123) 22
7 49 NMST (97) 17
8 80 at LALF (105) 7
9 48 at NTEX (83) 16
10 66 at ORST (75) 30
11 42 at UTST (62) 0
12 55 MDTN (94) 17
13 28 LAMN (32) 10
14 49 at BOIS (23) 31
16 42 vs STET (21) 13

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
13 Strickland QB 246 162 2673 10.86 44 8
10 Newsome QB 87 70 1163 13.36 12 2
1 Elliss QB 37 28 416 11.24 2 2
Team --- 379 268 4376 11.54 60 12

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Stff YdLst
27 Young RB 207 1238 5.98 8 52 103
36 Crangle RB 107 571 5.33 10 29 50
13 Strickland QB 41 -12 -0.29 0 20 120
30 Barnes RB 24 79 3.29 0 5 4
Team --- 407 1988 4.88 20 115 313

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
83 Gotchy WR 95 63 1154 18.3 375 10
87 Harmon WR 64 51 989 19.3 396 18
80 Weingrad WR 51 32 533 16.6 268 6
27 Young RB 34 27 294 10.8 127 3
92 Mayes TE 31 22 288 13.0 147 6
81 Lawler WR 31 24 410 17.0 137 6
9 Rypien WR 30 17 331 19.4 200 5
36 Crangle RB 18 16 165 10.3 87 2
97 Springer TE 18 13 196 15.0 126 3
Team --- 379 268 4376 16.3 1875 60

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack TFL Ints Defn
42 Newman ILB 65 21 3.5 12 2 3
31 Schwartz S 59 23 0.0 11 0 13
44 Gilman OLB 57 25 0.0 11 3 4
91 Colwell OLB 41 10 4.5 9 2 3
21 Austin CB 32 10 0.0 7 4 7
96 Woodson DT 27 11 2.5 9 0 0
45 Foreman CB 24 1 1.0 2 4 1
43 Shapiro S 24 16 0.0 4 1 12
76 Carpenter DE 23 8 11.0 14 0 0
98 Hollis DT 22 13 2.5 10 0 0
56 Raphael OLB 22 6 3.0 7 0 1
26 Snyder CB 21 5 0.0 2 1 5
99 Warren DE 19 9 8.0 11 0 2
64 Fields DT 19 8 6.0 7 0 0
28 Montgomery S 19 11 0.0 1 0 4
35 Grier S 13 2 2.5 3 0 1
Team --- 615 202 52.0 134 19 63

[larrymcg421]

My best recruiting class in a few seasons..


Recruiting List, Ranking View

Player Pos HT WT ST NRank ByPos StRank ByPos
$$Martinez, Marcus WR 6-3 189 TX 34 2 6 1
$$Reed, Alonzo G 6-6 303 IL 37 3 2 1
**Shields, Luther T 6-4 275 NC 85 14 3 1
$$Warren, Kendrick TE 6-4 225 CA 90 1 10 1
$$Kleinsasser, Moe RB 5-11 184 WA 124 13 2 1
$$Olivera, Jimmie QB 5-11 180 CA 172 14 21 4
$$Flynn, Trevor S 5-11 177 IL 512 21 27 1
##Snyder, J.B. CB 6-0 171 WY 573 40 2 1
$$Ingram, Alan CB 5-11 158 ME 636 45 4 1
$$Woods, Rich DE 6-2 235 MS 679 57 6 2
$$Flowers, Korey ILB 6-2 222 MO 681 42 19 2
$$Starks, Buddy DT 6-6 289 CA 692 58 77 6
$$Andrew, Adam OLB 6-0 210 CT 860 55 7 1
##Hitchcock, Leland ILB 6-1 226 TX --- --- --- 7
##Swinford, Carlton FB 6-0 211 CA --- --- --- 15

[larrymcg421]

Heisman Trophy: QB Rick Mauldin, UCLA - 284-485 (62.0%), 41 TD, 15 INT

*Michigan wins their 4th national title.

Bowl Games for 2013

Game Matchup
Rose Bowl Michigan (12-0) 28, Bowling Green (12-1) 27
Orange Bowl California (11-1) 24, Kansas State (11-2) 21
Sugar Bowl Southern Cal (11-1) 28, New Mexico (9-3) 0
Fiesta Bowl Florida (11-2) 17, Maryland (9-3) 14
Citrus Bowl Penn State (10-2) 20, Virginia Tech (10-2) 17
Alamo Bowl UCLA (8-4) 41, Texas (11-2) 16
Cotton Bowl Florida State (9-3) 37, Colorado (8-4) 34
Peach Bowl Syracuse (12-0) 39, Auburn (10-3) 21
Outback Bowl Wisconsin (8-4) 23, San Diego State (8-4) 7
Gator Bowl Duke (11-1) 42, Stanford (7-5) 35
Holiday Bowl Louisiana State (8-4) 21, Michigan State (6-6) 18
Sun Bowl Memphis (8-4) 66, Clemson (6-6) 17
Music City Bowl Iowa (7-5) 33, Texas A&M (7-5) 28
Liberty Bowl Notre Dame (11-2) 48, Nevada-Las Vegas (7-5) 0
Independence Bowl Fresno State (10-2) 25, Arkansas (7-5) 3
Las Vegas Bowl Western Michigan (10-2) 34, Southern Methodist (10-2)
Texas Bowl Brigham Young (8-4) 35, Louisiana-Monroe (8-4) 31
Cactus Bowl Kansas (8-4) 38, Marshall (9-4) 17
Hula Bowl Alabama (7-5) 41, Connecticut (8-4) 24
Armed Forces Bowl Boston College (9-3) 27, South Florida (8-4) 3
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl West Virginia (9-3) 35, Houston (8-4) 25
Military Bowl Boise State (8-4) 43, Jacksonville (7-5) 14
Marino Bowl Idaho (12-0) 42, Stetson (9-3) 13

[larrymcg421]

2013 Season Standings, Sun Belt

School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA
**Idaho 12 0 0 1.000 622 206 8 0 0 1.000 388 118
Louisiana-Monroe 8 4 0 .666 469 261 7 1 0 .875 337 131
Troy 6 5 0 .545 381 264 5 3 0 .625 302 159
Utah State 5 6 0 .454 243 251 4 4 0 .500 189 182
Middle Tennessee State 4 7 0 .363 205 414 3 5 0 .375 136 307
New Mexico State 3 8 0 .272 227 360 3 5 0 .375 200 274
North Texas 5 6 0 .454 206 283 3 5 0 .375 140 235
Louisiana-Lafayette 3 8 0 .272 223 354 2 6 0 .250 133 265
Arkansas State 1 10 0 .090 155 367 1 7 0 .125 116 270

[larrymcg421]

We bid farewell to our 2008 recruiting class. This was the class that made the difference for us.

Recruiting List, Ranking View

Player Pos HT WT ST NRank ByPos StRank ByPos
**Young, Jay RB 5-9 194 WA 24 4 1 1
**Newsome, Pete QB 6-2 190 WA 46 7 2 1
**Newsome, Korey WR 6-0 174 MD 62 5 1 1
**Morton, Chris G 6-3 273 FL 79 7 5 1
**Gotchy, Bobby WR 5-11 175 OH 98 8 12 1
**Schonmann, Hardy T 6-9 299 KY 152 15 6 1
**McGregor, Leon TE 6-4 237 MI 224 6 9 1
**Foreman, Alan CB 5-9 153 ME 508 49 5 1
**Tarver, Tyrell DT 6-1 241 CA 530 38 50 4
**Gilman, Darnell OLB 6-0 203 WA 532 23 10 1
$$Grier, Jay S 6-2 197 ID 556 29 5 1
**Warren, Earnest DE 6-4 242 VA 637 71 23 1
**Diefendorf, Paul C 6-3 265 MA 659 35 10 2
**Lyon, Johnnie DE 6-4 224 MI 687 76 26 5
$$Fields, Scott DT 6-1 246 NY 989 66 64 6
##Farmer, Kim ILB 6-1 193 OK --- 96 19 2

Young - 4 year starter who had a terrific Freshman season (1154 yards), but struggled with injuries towards the end of his Sophomore and Junior years. He rebounded as a Senior (1238 yards) and was key in our undefeated season. Finished with 3816 yards rushing, 34 TD and 105 catches, 1161 yards, 10 TD.

Pete Newsome - He was finally the guy who took our passing game to the next level. I put him in as a Redshirt Freshman and he did struggle a bit (52.7% comp, 20 TD-18 INT), but that was essential to his development. He put up huge numbers his next two years and was on track for the Heisman in his Senior year, until an injury ended his college career.

Korey Newsome - Had a terrific Freshman season, catching 52 passes for 992 yards and 11 TD. He violated team rules after our bowl game, so I suspended. That angered him enough to leave the team.

Morton - A 4 year starter and a terrific performer all 4 years. Was an especially good run blocker, tallying 124 Key Run Blocks in his career.

Gotchy - Another 4 year starter, who steadily improved until making All-American 1st Team as a Junior. Also All-American 2nd as a Senior. He finished with 217 catches, 3913 yards, and 34 TD.

Schonmann - 4 year starter and a superior pass blocker. Was very good his whole career, but had an amazing Senior year in which he only allowed 2 sacks in 346 pass plays.

McGregor - Graduated last season because he played as a true Freshman. 4 year starter who had 70 catches, 846 yards, and 7 TD in his career.

Foreman - Never made the starting lineup, but saw plenty of action as the nickel corner, and performed incredibly well in that role. He tallied 18 INT's and 4 TD in his career.

Tarver - Huge disappointment who barely saw any playing time at all. Wasted potential because he couldn't develop.

Gilman - A 4 year starter who was a terrific performer throughout his career. He was 1st Team All-Conference as a Senior and finished with 197 tackles, 73 assists, 31 TFL, and 6 INT.

Grier - Another guy who left potential on the table because he couldn't develop. Never started a game in his career. Managed 3 INT's and 1 TD in backup duty.

Warren - Finally cracked the starting lineup as a Senior and came away with 19 tackles and 8 sacks.

Diefendorf - Recruited as a last minute bid for depth, he was only on the field for 4 plays in his entire career.

Lyon - Three year starter more due to lack of options than any consistent performance. Only had 12.5 sacks in his career.

Fields - Started for 1 year as a Sophomore, but had more success the next 2 years as the passing down specialist, tallying 6 sacks as a Senior.

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Syndicate Coordinator resigned, but I found a great replacement:

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Here are our Roster Strength rankings heading into 2014...

QB: 38th/36th
RB: 21st/10th
TE: 28th/9th
WR: 6th/1st
C: 5th/2nd
G: 2nd/1st
T: 20th/24th
P: 15th/6th
K: 4th/94th
DE: 98th/57th
DT: 13th/28th
ILB: 39th/85th
OLB: 47th/22nd
CB: 20th/29th
S: 15th/6th

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Here are your 2017 Idaho Vandals...

Coaches Poll Ranking: 8th
BCS Poll Ranking: 10th
Recruiting Ranking: 11th

Note: We will face #1 Michigan, the two time defending champs, to start the year!


Idaho Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Elig Current Estimate Future Estimate
Elliss, Jay 1 QB Sr* 27 56
Strickland, Scottie 13 QB Jr* 49 92
Caswell, Seth 18 QB So* 37 88
Olivera, Jimmie 16 QB Fr 16 77
Braxton, Cory 5 QB* So 0 20


Strickland got to play a year earlier than expected and put up big numbers, although I'm concerned by his large number of picks against tougher competition. Caswell didn't develop enough to challenge for the starting job and Olivera looks awful (low Avoid INT).

Crangle, Robert 36 RB Sr 74 80
Barnes, Scott 30 RB Jr* 74 81
Kleinsasser, Moe 35 RB Fr 48 100
Fausel, Walter 34 RB* Sr 18 26
Franklin, Roger 24 RB* Jr 14 33
Brockway, O.J. 22 FB* Sr* 18 49
Spezzano, Preston 29 FB* So* 6 6
Swinford, Carlton 44 FB* Fr 7 9


Crangle and Barnes will split time as the starting RB. Kleinsasser is a great option for the future.

Springer, Todd 97 TE Sr 56 85
Mayes, Skip 92 TE Sr* 59 71
Becker, Conrad 88 TE Jr* 37 53
Turnbull, Bo 84 TE So* 49 86
Warren, Kendrick 85 TE Fr 28 95
Galloway, Dexter 93 TE* Sr 9 9
Weingrad, Erik 80 WR Sr 70 70
Tackett, Shaun 3 WR Sr 70 70
Harmon, Tyrone 87 WR Sr* 81 84
O'Donnell, Tyrus 7 WR Sr* 54 80
McIntyre, Dominic 8 WR Jr* 58 58
Rypien, Lamont 9 WR Jr* 59 99
Lawler, J.C. 81 WR Jr* 71 96
Fleming, Joseph 82 WR So* 43 97
Flannery, Bill 86 WR So* 31 63
Martinez, Marcus 89 WR Fr 39 100

Once again, the strongest part of my team. Even my TE's are really good.

Drake, Nolan 57 C Sr 73 73
Bryant, David 50 C Sr* 84 95
Frederick, Marlon 58 C So* 25 66
Cason, Wayne 65 G Sr 83 83
Knight, Nathan 71 G Sr* 49 71
Wiggins, Randal 73 G Jr* 64 91
Marshall, Colin 69 G So* 31 58
Reed, Alonzo 61 G Fr 29 94
Hitchcock, Stephen 75 T Sr 39 97
Fox, Ben 66 T Sr* 83 100
Lang, Gene 60 T Jr* 34 60
Euell, Spencer 74 T So* 33 51
Shields, Luther 63 T Fr 3 58


Fox finally developed, giving us 4 terrific starters on the line. Right Tackle will be the weak spot.

Ackerman, Timothy 19 P Jr 77 77
Emerson, Luther 12 P* Sr* 42 45
Johnson, Irving 2 K Jr 83 100
Scott, Eugene 15 K* Jr* 10 10


Johnson had a terrible season last year (only 9 of 17 FG's), but he's now one of the highest rated Kickers in college football, so hopefully he turns it around.

Carpenter, Phil 76 DE Sr 42 50
Hatcher, Howard 94 DE Sr* 25 35
Linquist, Corwin 72 DE Jr* 28 55
Cole, Mack 78 DE So* 20 81
Beattle, Mark 95 DE So* 21 44
Woods, Rich 99 DE Fr 17 72
Wright, Bennie 77 DE* Jr* 9 9
Hollis, Marty 98 DT Sr 62 62
Woodson, Grady 96 DT Sr* 62 62
Meier, Gerald 70 DT Jr* 32 59
Quintanilla, Adam 68 DT So* 22 64
Dilly, Andrew 79 DT Fr 19 67
Starks, Buddy 67 DT Fr 18 43

Still having trouble getting development for my DE's. This is a huge weak spot, unless they can play up to their potential. At least we look solid in the middle.

Newman, Jack 42 ILB Sr 62 62
Richmond, Lance 47 ILB So* 33 47
Flowers, Korey 45 ILB Fr 18 31
Webb, Marco 53 ILB* Sr 3 3
Burke, Corwin 49 ILB* So 4 4
Sarbanes, Terry 55 ILB* So* 3 3
Hitchcock, Leland 51 ILB* Fr 9 45
Urpsis, Ted 54 OLB Sr 31 52
Colwell, Russell 91 OLB Sr 52 69
Raphael, Maurice 56 OLB Sr* 38 84
Levine, Trent 46 OLB Jr* 35 66
Ellison, Glen 52 OLB Jr* 45 69
Galloway, Antonio 40 OLB So* 30 81
Eyer, Leonard 41 OLB So* 32 57
Andrew, Adam 59 OLB Fr 19 71
Carter, Cris 90 OLB* Sr* 2 2

I was down on Newman earlier, but he's developed very well and had a terrific year last season. The OLB's are deep, but need more development.

Austin, Troy 21 CB Sr 74 78
Snyder, Bruce 26 CB Sr* 57 72
Grayson, Dwight 25 CB Sr* 25 49
Dawkins, Kerry 32 CB Jr* 47 48
Stokes, Howard 23 CB So* 37 74
Leiter, Devin 48 CB So* 27 83
Ingram, Alan 39 CB Fr 12 80
Snyder, J.B. 27 CB Fr 36 67
Schwartz, Jon 31 S Sr 67 76
Gibson, Rob 38 S Sr 57 76
Montgomery, Conrad 28 S Sr* 56 82
Shapiro, Lorenzo 43 S Jr* 45 92
Almon, A.J. 20 S So* 31 64
Flynn, Trevor 33 S Fr 19 87


This group has played very well for a couple seasons now and they look poised to do it again.

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Week 1: #1 Michigan (0-0) at #8 Idaho (0-0)

The two time defending champs make the trip to Idaho and we put in the best performance we've had in this entire dynasty. Michigan punted on every drive they had in the first half and we were able to build a 17-0 lead despite a couple Strickland picks (including one in the end zone). The key series was at the beginning of the 2nd half. We drive to the Michigan 2 yard line, but Johnson misses the chip shot FG. Michigan takes the ball and drives into Idaho territory, threatening to change the momentum. On a 4th and 2 at our 36, they go for it and Newman makes a huge play to stop them short. On the very next play, Strickland throws a 62 yard TD pass to make it 24-0. A demoralized Michigan offense goes 3 and out the next 4 drives before kicking a meaningless FG at the end. Our balanced attack puts more points on the board as just absolutely destroy the two time defending champs.

Box Score: Michigan at Idaho
Moscow, ID.

Week 1, 2014

Attendance: 16,000 (16,000).


Weather: 45 degrees, stormy.

1Q: 10:13 IDAH - Irving Johnson 25 field goal.
1Q: 01:23 IDAH - Tyrone Harmon 18 pass from Scottie Strickland.
1Q: 01:23 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 02:27 IDAH - Tyrone Harmon 6 pass from Scottie Strickland.
2Q: 02:27 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
3Q: 05:01 IDAH - Lamont Rypien 62 pass from Scottie Strickland.
3Q: 05:01 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
3Q: 00:57 IDAH - Skip Mayes 5 pass from Scottie Strickland.
3Q: 00:57 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 10:04 IDAH - Irving Johnson 45 field goal.
4Q: 08:25 IDAH - J.C. Lawler 13 pass from Seth Caswell.
4Q: 08:25 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 01:23 MICH - George West 30 field goal.

Game MVP: IDAH 13 Scottie Strickland

Michigan 0 0 0 3 - 3
Idaho 10 7 14 10 - 41


QB Strickland 22-29-341-4-2
RB Barnes 19-100-0, 4-79-0
WR Lawler 5-74-1, 2-30-0
WR Harmon 4-52-2
WR Barnes 4-79-0
ILB Newman 6 tackles, 1 assist, 1 sack
DE Linquist 2 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 2 TFL, 2 passes blocked

*The only bad news is that Strickland suffered an injury during the game. He has a Stretched Knee Ligament and is listed as Questionable.

*Again, the early week TCY polls make no sense. We beat the #1 team in the country and drop to 15th in the BCS rankings and only move up to #6 in the Coaches Poll.

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Week 2: #6 Idaho (1-0) at #48 Georgia (0-0)

Georgia actually does a decent job bottling up our run game, but they have no hope stopping Strickland, who was excellent again despite his injury. Our defense held Georgia to 221 yards and 2 for 14 on 3rd down conversions.

Box Score: Idaho at Georgia
Athens, GA.

Week 2, 2014

Attendance: 82,800 (92,100).


Weather: 57 degrees, stormy.

1Q: 09:41 IDAH - Tyrone Harmon 36 pass from Scottie Strickland.
1Q: 09:41 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 14:53 IDAH - J.C. Lawler 8 pass from Scottie Strickland.
2Q: 14:53 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 11:31 IDAH - Scott Barnes 18 run.
2Q: 11:31 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 09:12 IDAH - Tyrone Harmon 27 pass from Scottie Strickland.
2Q: 09:12 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
2Q: 04:39 IDAH - Irving Johnson 23 field goal.
3Q: 04:58 IDAH - Shaun Tackett 59 pass from Scottie Strickland.
3Q: 04:58 IDAH - Irving Johnson extra point.
4Q: 04:06 GEOR - Tito Whalen 6 pass from Jackie Groh.
4Q: 04:06 GEOR - Roger Hopper extra point.

Game MVP: IDAH 13 Scottie Strickland

Idaho 7 24 7 0 - 38
Georgia 0 0 0 7 - 7


QB Strickland 17-21-294-4-0
RB Barnes 23-72-1, 2-20-0
WR Lawler 7-88-1
WR Harmon 5-129-2
WR Tackett 3-83-1
S Schwartz 6 tackles, 1 assist, 1 sack
UGA QB Compton was 6-29-57-0-2

*The bad news is we lose starting DR Marty Hollis to the Repetitive Concussion Syndrome. His career is over.

*More funky polling results. We drop to 7th in the Coaches Poll and move to 7th in the BCS rankings.

*Nebraska beats Arizona 21-17.