1993 Idaho Vandals football team
American college football season
The 1993 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season . The Vandals, led by fifth-year head coach John L. Smith , were members of the Big Sky Conference and played their home games at the Kibbie Dome , an indoor facility on campus in Moscow, Idaho .
Led by senior All-American quarterback Doug Nussmeier , Idaho finished the regular season at 9–2 and 5–2 in the Big Sky. The Vandals made the Division I-AA playoffs and advanced to the semifinals. For three weeks in October, Idaho was at the top of the poll in Division I-AA.[ 2]
Notable games
Favored to repeat as conference champions,[ 3] [ 4] Idaho was ranked sixth in the preseason I-AA poll,[ 5] and for the second consecutive year, they visited a Division I-A opponent from the WAC and won. This time it was over Utah in Salt Lake City in early October,[ 6] [ 7] and the Vandals were rewarded with the top ranking in I-AA.[ 2] In the regular season finale, the Vandals defeated rival Boise State for the twelfth consecutive year, a 49–16 win in Moscow.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] Two weeks earlier, visiting Montana won the Little Brown Stein for the third consecutive year,[ 12] [ 13] and went undefeated in conference play. An upset loss in Bozeman to Montana State on October 23 ended the Vandals' run at the top of the national poll.[ 14] [ 15] [ 16]
Division I-AA playoffs
For the eighth time in nine seasons, the Vandals made the 16-team I-AA playoffs and were ranked eleventh in the regular season's final poll.[ 17] Idaho went on the road and defeated #4 Northeast Louisiana ,[ 18] then beat undefeated Boston University in the Kibbie Dome. In the semifinals in Ohio at Youngstown State ,[ 19] the Vandals fell 35–16 to Jim Tressel 's Penguins,[ 20] the eventual national champions.[ 21]
Notable players and coaches
Senior quarterback Nussmeier, a four-year starter (1990–93), was an All-American and won the Walter Payton Award .[ 22] [ 23] He was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the 1994 NFL draft and played several seasons as a reserve prior to starting his career as a coach. Redshirt freshman defensive end Ryan Phillips was also a four-year starter;[ 24] he moved to outside linebacker as a senior in 1996,[ 25] [ 26] and was selected in the third round of the 1997 NFL draft by the New York Giants . He played five seasons in the NFL, including Super Bowl XXXV in January 2001 .
Former Vandal quarterback Scott Linehan ,[ 27] a future NFL head coach, was the offensive coordinator and two future Vandal head coaches were on the staff: Nick Holt (defensive line) and Paul Petrino (receivers).
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 2 5:00 pm at Stephen F. Austin * No. 6 PSN W 38–3011,124 [ 28] [ 29]
September 11 1:05 pm Southwest Texas State * No. 5 W 66–389,100 [ 30] [ 31]
September 18 5:05 pm at Weber State No. 4 W 56–06,094 [ 32] [ 33]
October 2 7:05 pm at Utah * No. 2 W 28–1725,326 [ 6] [ 7]
October 9 1:00 pm at Idaho State No. 1 W 56–2711,234 [ 34]
October 16 11:07 am Eastern Washington No. 1 PSN W 49–1011,800 [ 35] [ 36] [ 37]
October 23 11:05 am at Montana State No. 1 L 35–4010,957 [ 14] [ 15]
October 30 6:05 pm at Northern Arizona No. 7 W 34–278,365 [ 38] [ 39]
November 6 1:05 pm No. 5 Montana No. 6 L 34–5415,054 [ 12] [ 13]
November 13 1:05 pm Lehigh * No. 11 W 77–1412,132 [ 40] [ 41]
November 20 1:05 pm Boise State No. 11 KTVB W 49–1615,085 [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
November 27 4:00 pm at No. 4 Northeast Louisiana * No. 11 W 34–3110,000 [ 18] [ 42] [ 43]
December 4 1:05 pm No. 6 Boston University * No. 11 Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal) W 21–148,800 [ 44] [ 45]
December 11 9:00 am at No. 7 Youngstown State * No. 11 PSN L 16–359,644 [ 19] [ 20]
Roster
1993 Idaho Vandals football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
NFL Draft
One Vandal senior was selected in the 1994 NFL draft , which was seven rounds (222 selections).
References
^ "College Football; WSU hires Bray; UI moves Holt to D coordinator" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. May 4, 1994. Retrieved December 10, 2016 .
^ a b "Idaho claims No. 1" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. Associated Press. October 5, 1993. p. 1B.
^ "Vandals figure to control Sky" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. Associated Press. August 11, 1993. p. 1B.
^ "Big Sky coaches like Vandals" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. Associated Press. August 11, 1993. p. 1B.
^ "Football: I-AA poll" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. Associated Press. August 25, 1993. p. 2B.
^ a b Sahlberg, Bert (October 2, 1993). "Idaho after upset" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
^ a b Sahlberg, Bert (October 3, 1993). "Vandals WAC one more D-I" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
^ a b Sahlberg, Bert (November 20, 1993). "WSU, Idaho renew respective rivalries" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
^ a b Meehan, Jim (November 20, 1993). "Boise State nice finale for Vandals" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. p. C1.
^ a b Sahlberg, Bert (November 21, 1993). "Vandals: 'Nuss-said" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
^ a b Miedema, Laurence (November 22, 1993). "Same old story: Idaho over BSU" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. p. 1C.
^ a b Sahlberg, Bert (November 6, 1993). "Griz, UI line up potent offenses" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
^ a b Sahlberg, Bert (November 7, 1993). "Sky falls on Idaho" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
^ a b Meehan, Jim (October 23, 1993). "MSU encountering UI team on cruise control" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. p. C2.
^ a b Meehan, Jim (October 24, 1993). "Idaho shows nothing in 40-35 defeat at MSU" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. p. C3.
^ "UI drops to 7th; Eagle honored" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. October 26, 1993. p. C2.
^ "Sports Network final I-AA poll" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. Associated Press. November 23, 1993. p. 1B.
^ a b Mallett, Rodney (November 28, 1993). "Nussmeier comes up big for UI" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. p. C1.
^ a b Sahlberg, Bert (December 11, 1993). "Vandals, Penguins collide" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
^ a b Sahlberg, Bert (December 12, 1993). "Penguins put UI on ice" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
^ "Penguins capture I-AA football title" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. Associated Press. December 20, 1993. p. 3C.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (December 13, 1993). "Nussmeier wins Payton award" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
^ Miedema, Laurence (December 13, 1993). "Nussmeier wins highest honor" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. p. 1C.
^ Sullivan, Tim (August 18, 1994). "Vandals boast experience on talented defensive line" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. p. 1D.
^ Sullivan, Tim (August 28, 1996). "Linebacker life suits Idaho sack-master Phillips" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. p. 1B.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (April 19, 1997). "Idaho: Phillips' daredevil hobby catches recruiters' eyes" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
^ Jacobson, Bryan (August 22, 1992). "Back in the fold" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. p. 1D.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (September 2, 1993). "It's Rolaids time for Idaho" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. D.
^ "May-day for Lumberjacks" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). September 3, 1993. p. D.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (September 11, 1993). "UI hoping to stay out of dutch" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1B.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (September 12, 1993). "Vandals roll up big numbers in victory" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1B.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (September 18, 1993). "Wildcats no dummies against Vandals" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1B.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (September 19, 1993). "Domination" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1B.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (October 10, 1993). "Vandals start slow, finish fast" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
^ Meehan, Jim (October 16, 1993). "EWU plan: hold Idaho to 30" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. p. C1.
^ Meehan, Jim (October 17, 1993). "EWU gives UI green light" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. p. C1.
^ Miedema, Laurence (October 18, 1993). "Hurting Nuss leads UI" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. p. 1C.
^ "NAU hosts Vandals in Big Sky" . Prescott Courier . Arizona. Associated Press. October 29, 1993. p. 13A.
^ "Idaho edges NAU, 34-27, gets ready for Montana" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. October 31, 1993. p. C5.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (November 14, 1993). "Engineering disaster" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
^ Meehan, Jim (November 14, 1993). "Idaho Applies 77-14 Shellacking to Defenseless Lehigh" . The Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Wash. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Sahlberg, Bert (November 27, 1993). "Idaho bucking history, Indians" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
^ "Nussmeier guides UI by Indians" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. November 28, 1993. p. 1B.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (December 4, 1993). "Terriers hope to bite Vandals" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (December 5, 1993). "Idaho chases BU into doghouse" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
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