| 2003 Idaho Vandals football | |
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
|---|---|
| 2003 record | 3–9 (3–4 SBC) |
| Head coach | Tom Cable (4th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Bret Ingalls (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Ed Lamb[1] (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Kibbie Dome (Capacity: 16,000) |
Seasons | |
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| 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 Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 .239 record and was fired immediately after the season.[2][3]
Schedule[]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 30 | 7:30 pm | vs. Washington State* |
| FSN | L 0–25 | 50,113 |
| September 6 | 4:30 pm | Eastern Washington (Div. I-AA)* | L 5–8 | 13,556 | ||
| September 13 | 5:30 pm | Boise State* |
| KBCI | L 10–24 | 14,320 |
| September 20 | 1:00 pm | at No. 19 Washington* | FSN | L 14–45 | 71,178 | |
| September 27 | 1:05 pm | at No. 9 (Div. I-AA) Montana* |
| MTN | L 28–41 | 23,679 |
| October 4 | 6:00 pm | at New Mexico State | W 35–31 | 18,624 | ||
| October 11 | 4:00 pm | North Texas |
| L 14–24 | 12,845 | |
| October 18 | 2:00 pm | Middle Tennessee |
| L 21–28 | 9,752 | |
| October 25 | 2:00 pm | at Louisiana–Lafayette | L 20–31 | 9,213 | ||
| November 8 | 2:00 pm | at Arkansas State |
| L 23–24 | 12,839 | |
| November 15 | 6:05 pm | at Louisiana–Monroe |
| ESPN+ | W 58–20 | 14,583 |
| November 22 | 2:00 pm | Utah State |
| W 20–13 | 9,846 | |
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Source:[7]
NFL Draft[]
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:[8]
References[]
- ↑ Meehan, Jim (October 15, 2005). "Happy landings all around". Spokesman-Review ((Spokane, Washington)): p. C5. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SWdWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EvMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4076%2C2950005.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bauer, Doug (November 23, 2003). "Vandals win, but Cable presented pink slip anyway". Lewiston Morning Tribune ((Idaho)): p. 1B. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XrteAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2DAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2278%2C2147413.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lawson, Jamie (November 24, 2003). "Idaho pulls cable on football coach". Moscow-Pullman Daily News ((Idaho-Washington)): p. 1B. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t04tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=M9EFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6732%2C1118479.
- ↑ Bauer, Doug (September 7, 2003). "Vandal vapor-lock". Lewiston Morning Tribune ((Idaho)): p. 1B. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=37deAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fjAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3642%2C1638798.
- ↑ Lawson, Jamie (October 13, 2003). "Unable to finish". Moscow-Pullman Daily News ((Idaho-Washington)): p. 1B. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=18YjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RdEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4148%2C1733837.
- ↑ Lawson, Jamie (October 20, 2003). "Vandals feeling blue". Moscow-Pullman Daily News ((Idaho-Washington)): p. 1B. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=28YjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RdEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1647%2C2738642.
- ↑ "2003 Idaho Vandals football Schedule". Sports-reference.com. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/idaho/2003-schedule.html. 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. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B08tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RtEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6673%2C584195.
External links[]
- Gem of the Mountains: 2004 University of Idaho yearbook – 2003 football season
- Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 2003 editions