1998 Idaho Vandals football team
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| Idaho $ | 4 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 3 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 2 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 2 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1998 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1998 college football season. The Vandals, led by fourth-year head coach Chris Tormey, were members of the Big West Conference and played their home games at the Kibbie Dome, an indoor facility on campus in Moscow, Idaho.
In their third season back in Division I-A, the Vandals won their only Big West title in football and were invited to the Humanitarian Bowl in Boise, in which they defeated the heavily favored Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles of Conference USA. The Vandals were led by freshman John Welsh, who took over as the starting quarterback at mid-season.[1] The season surpassed all expectations of the team, one publication ranked Idaho last among all Division I-A teams before the start of the season.[2][3]
The Big West Conference discontinued football following the 2000 season.
1998 season schedule
September 56:05 PMEastern Washington*
W 31-14 10,495 September 126:00 PMat San Jose State*
W 17-12 12,432 September 192:00 PMat Washington State*
FSNL 16-24 36,770 September 265:00 PMat No. 6 Louisiana State*
L 20-53 80,466
October 33:05 PMIdaho State*
- Kibbie Dome
- Moscow, ID
W 52-3 15,103 October 1011:00 AMat Arkansas State*
W 52-14 12,674 October 1712:00 PMat Utah State
W 26-14 14,206 October 243:05 PMNevada
- Kibbie Dome
- Moscow, ID
L 23-58 13,123 October 314:35 PMat North Texas
W 41-23 7,112 November 143:05 PMNew Mexico State
- Kibbie Dome
- Moscow, ID
W 36-32 14,435 November 2112:00 PMat Boise State
W 36-35 OT30,208 December 3012:00 PMvs. Southern Mississippi*
- Bronco Stadium
- Boise, ID (Humanitarian Bowl)
ESPN2W 42-35 19,664
References
- ^ idaho.scout.com - '98 Bowl Champions Reunite For Spring Game - 2008-04-15 - accessed 2011-10-20
- ^ Sports Illustrated - Vandalized - 1999-01-09 - accessed 2011-10-20
- ^ Spokesman-Review - Then & Now: John Welsh ready to fight fire - 2008-04-22 - accessed 2011-10-20
External links
- Gem of the Mountains: 1999 University of Idaho yearbook - 1998 football season