2003 Idaho Vandals football team

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]

2003 Idaho Vandals football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record3–9 (3–4 SBC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBret Ingalls (4th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorEd Lamb[1] (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumKibbie Dome
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Texas $   7 0     9 4  
Louisiana–Lafayette   3 2     4 8  
Arkansas State   3 3     5 7  
Middle Tennessee   3 3     4 8  
Utah State   3 3     3 9  
Idaho   3 4     3 9  
New Mexico State   2 5     3 9  
Louisiana–Monroe   1 5     1 11  
  • $ – Conference champion

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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 307:30 pmvs. Washington State*FSNL 0–2550,113[4][5]
September 64:30 pmEastern Washington*L 5–813,556[6]
September 135:30 pmBoise State*
KBCIL 10–2414,320
September 201:00 pmat No. 19 Washington*
FSNL 14–4571,178
September 271:05 pmat No. 9 I-AA) Montana*MTNL 28–4123,679
October 46:00 pmat New Mexico StateW 35–3118,624
October 114:00 pmNorth Texas 
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
L 14–2412,845[7]
October 182:00 pmMiddle Tennessee
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
L 21–28 OT9,752[8]
October 252:00 pmat Louisiana–LafayetteL 20–319,213
November 82:00 pmat Arkansas StateL 23–2412,839
November 156:05 pmat Louisiana–MonroeESPN PlusW 58–2014,583
November 222:00 pmUtah State
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
W 20–139,846[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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NFL Draft

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One Vandal senior was selected in the 2004 NFL draft, which lasted seven rounds (255 selections).

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Jake Scott Guard 5th 141 Indianapolis Colts
Source:[10]

References

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  1. ^ Meehan, Jim (October 15, 2005). "Happy landings all around". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C5.
  2. ^ a b c Bauer, Doug (November 23, 2003). "Vandals win, but Cable presented pink slip anyway". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  3. ^ a b Lawson, Jamie (November 24, 2003). "Idaho pulls cable on football coach". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
  4. ^ Bauer, Doug (August 31, 2003). "Cougs grind UI down". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
  5. ^ Fox, Tom (September 1, 2003). "Cougar ground control". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Idaho-Washington. p. 1B.
  6. ^ Bauer, Doug (September 7, 2003). "Vandal vapor-lock". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  7. ^ Lawson, Jamie (October 13, 2003). "Unable to finish". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
  8. ^ Lawson, Jamie (October 20, 2003). "Vandals feeling blue". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
  9. ^ "2003 Idaho Vandals football Schedule". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  10. ^ 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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