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.



Atrocious. Will be fired immediately next season.



This dude is pretty good for now.



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



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]

[Greyfriars Bobby]

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

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

[larrymcg421]

Originally Posted by Greyfriars Bobby

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...



I also hire a new Syndicate Coordinator...




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

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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.

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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   

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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    

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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.