2003 Idaho Vandals football team
American college football season
The 2003 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season . Idaho was a football-only member of the Sun Belt Conference , and played their home games in the Kibbie Dome , an indoor facility on campus in Moscow . The Vandals went 3–9 under head coach and alumnus Tom Cable , in his fourth and final season.[ 2] [ 3]
Prior to Cable's arrival in 2000 , Idaho had just two losing seasons (1981 , 1997 ) in two decades; he had four consecutive with a 11–35 (.239) record and was fired immediately after the season.[ 2] [ 3]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source August 30 7:30 pm vs. Washington State * FSN L 0–2550,113 [ 4] [ 5]
September 6 4:30 pm Eastern Washington * L 5–813,556 [ 6]
September 13 5:30 pm Boise State * KBCI L 10–2414,320
September 20 1:00 pm at No. 19 Washington * FSN L 14–4571,178
September 27 1:05 pm at No. 9 I-AA) Montana * MTN L 28–4123,679
October 4 6:00 pm at New Mexico State W 35–3118,624
October 11 4:00 pm North Texas L 14–2412,845 [ 7]
October 18 2:00 pm Middle Tennessee L 21–28 OT 9,752 [ 8]
October 25 2:00 pm at Louisiana–Lafayette L 20–319,213
November 8 2:00 pm at Arkansas State L 23–2412,839
November 15 6:05 pm at Louisiana–Monroe ESPN Plus W 58–2014,583
November 22 2:00 pm Utah State W 20–139,846 [ 2]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
[ 9]
NFL Draft
One Vandal senior was selected in the 2004 NFL draft , which lasted seven rounds (255 selections).
Source: [ 10]
References
^ Meehan, Jim (October 15, 2005). "Happy landings all around" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. C5.
^ a b c Bauer, Doug (November 23, 2003). "Vandals win, but Cable presented pink slip anyway" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1B.
^ a b Lawson, Jamie (November 24, 2003). "Idaho pulls cable on football coach" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
^ Bauer, Doug (August 31, 2003). "Cougs grind UI down" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
^ Fox, Tom (September 1, 2003). "Cougar ground control" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. p. 1B.
^ Bauer, Doug (September 7, 2003). "Vandal vapor-lock" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1B.
^ Lawson, Jamie (October 13, 2003). "Unable to finish" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
^ Lawson, Jamie (October 20, 2003). "Vandals feeling blue" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
^ "2003 Idaho Vandals football Schedule" . Sports-reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2016 .
^ Lawson, Jamie (April 26, 2004). "Idaho's Scott taken in fifth round by Colts" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . (Idaho-Washington). p. 8B.
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