1984 Idaho Vandals football team

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1984 Idaho Vandals football
Idaho Vandals logo.svg
Conference Big Sky Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Cozzetto (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator John L. Smith (3rd season)
Home stadium Kibbie Dome
Seasons
  1983
1985  
1984 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Montana State $^ 6 1 012 2 0
Nevada 5 2 07 4 0
Idaho 4 3 06 5 0
Boise State 4 3 06 5 0
Idaho State 4 3 05 6 0
Weber State 3 4 05 6 0
Northern Arizona 2 5 04 6 0
Montana 0 7 02 8 1
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1984 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Vandals, led by third-year head coach Dennis Erickson, were members of the Big Sky Conference and played their home games at the Kibbie Dome, an indoor facility on campus in Moscow, Idaho.

Contents

After the departure of four-year starter QB Ken Hobart following the 1983 season, Idaho struggled with injuries and inexperience, falling to a 2–5 record before winning their last four. Led by quarterbacks Scott Linehan (redshirt sophomore) and Rick Sloan (junior, transfer from San Jose State), the Vandals finished 6–5 in the regular season and 4–3 in the Big Sky. [1]

Although the 1984 season was less successful than the previous two, it marked the first time in nearly eight decades that the Vandals had three consecutive winning seasons in football; it was last accomplished in 1905. [2]

Erickson's 23 wins in three seasons made him the winningest head coach in Vandal history, and he added nine more the next year. Defensive coordinator John L. Smith became the Vandals' head coach in 1989 and posted 53 wins in six seasons.

Notable games

The Vandals defeated Oregon State of the Pac-10 41–22 in Moscow, [3] but lost to upstart independent Eastern Washington in Spokane in the inaugural Governors' Cup, [4] [5] (EWU joined the Big Sky in 1987). [6] [7] Nevada continued its dominance over the Vandals, winning its sixth straight since joining the conference in 1979. [8] [9] [10] Double-digit leads in the second half were squandered in both disappointing home losses to Montana State and Weber State. [1] [11]

Idaho defeated rival Boise State for the third consecutive year, a streak that extended to twelve straight in 1993. The 1984 game was the most lopsided to date, with the Vandals recording a 37–0 shutout on the road at Bronco Stadium in the season finale. [12] In its seventeen years competing as a four-year school, Boise State had neither been shut out nor lost by more than 35 points. [13] Senior Tim McMonigle wrapped up his third year as placekicker with thirteen points (3 FG, 4 PAT) to become the Vandals' all-time leading scorer at 224 points, passing 1960s fullback Ray McDonald. [13]

Division I-AA playoffs

Idaho missed the I-AA playoffs again, but returned in ten of the next eleven seasons, then departed for the Big West Conference after the 1995 season. In 1984, the mercurial Montana State Bobcats won the Big Sky title and the I-AA national title (MSU was 1–10 in 1983, 12–2 in 1984, 2–9 in 1985). The Bobcats were the only selection from the West in the 12-team playoffs. Idaho closed out the decade with conference titles in 1985, 1987, 1988, and 1989 (and runner-up in 1986), not missing the I-AA playoffs until 1991.

Notable players

The 1984 team included two future NFL head coaches: quarterback Scott Linehan and offensive lineman Tom Cable. [14]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 87:00 pm Portland State (Div. II)*W 49–1410,500
September 151:00 pmat Cal State Fullerton (Div. I-A)*L 7–28  5,650
September 227:00 pm Montana State
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, Idaho
L 28–3411,600
September 297:00 pm Oregon State (Div. I-A)*
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, Idaho
W 41–2210,700 [15] [16]
October 61:00 pmat Nevada L 17–23  9,525
October 131:30 pm Weber State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, Idaho
L 37–4013,700 [17] [18]
October 202:00 pmat Eastern Washington *L 25–3210,000
October 271:00 pmat Montana W 40–39
November 37:00 pm Northern Arizona
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, Idaho
W 37–9  7,500
November 101:30 pm Idaho State
W 45–42  7,500 [19] [20]
November 1712:30 pmat Boise State W 37–020,430 [21] [22]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Pacific time

Roster

1984 Idaho Vandals football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Eric Yarber Jr
QB 10 Scott Linehan So
TE 12Scott AukerJr
QB 14Rick SloanJr
QB 15Darel TracySo
RB 23Mike ShillSr
RB 26Marlon BarrowSr
RB 32Steve JacksonJr
WR 33Brant BengenFr
WR Ricky LoveSr
FL Kevin JumaSr
G 55Lance WestSr
G Tom Cable Jr
G 64Joe SmileyJr
C 68Matt WatsonJr
OT 77Dave ThorsenSr
OL, DL Mark Schlereth Redshirt.svg  Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 2Calvin LoveallSr
CB 4Steve SimpsonSr
SS 16Mark TiddSo
FS Ernest SandersFr
FS Kevin JohnsonFr
LB 38Tom HennesseySo
FS 42Paul RamseySo
DE 44Frank Moreno  Cruz Roja.svg Sr
LB Nolan HarperSo
LB Mike CoxSo
LB Ed RifilatoSr
DE Dan HunterSr
DE Ron CrickJr
DT Pete RuhlSo
DE Troy BallardSo
DT John AndrewsJr
DE 99Sam ManoaSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 3Tim McMonigleSr
P 7Darin MagnusonSo
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt
Source: [23] [24] [25]

All-conference

Wide receiver Eric Yarber, center Matt Watson, and cornerback Calvin Loveall were named to the Big Sky all-conference team. [26] [27] [28] Vandals on the second team were guard Lance West, tight end Scott Auker, running back Mike Shill, defensive end Sam Manoa, and placekicker Tim McMonigle. [26] [28]

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