2004_Idaho_Vandals_football_team
2004 Idaho Vandals football team
American college football season
The 2004 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Idaho competed as a member of the Sun Belt Conference, and played their home games in the Kibbie Dome, an indoor facility on campus in Moscow, Idaho. Led by first-year head coach Nick Holt, the Vandals finished at 3–9 (2–5 in Sun Belt, last).
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| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Record | 3–9 (2–5 SBC) |
| Head coach |
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| Co-offensive coordinator | Nate Kaczor (1st season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Joel Thomas (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Kibbie Dome |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas $ | 7 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy State | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Lafayette | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Holt was previously the linebackers coach at USC and an Idaho assistant coach for eight seasons in the 1990s.[1][2]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | 5:05 pm | at Boise State* | L 7–65 | 30,944 | |||
| September 11 | 5:00 pm | at Utah State | L 7–14 | 20,117 | |||
| September 18 | 7:30 pm | Washington State* | FSNNW | L 8–49 | 34,858 | [3] | |
| September 25 | 12:30 pm | at Oregon* | L 10–48 | 57,912 | |||
| October 2 | 11:00 am | at Eastern Michigan* | W 45–41 | 18,920 | |||
| October 9 | 2:00 pm | Louisiana–Monroe | L 14–16 | 11,798 | |||
| October 16 | 2:00 pm | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| W 38–25 | 10,397 | ||
| October 23 | 12:00 pm | at Middle Tennessee | L 14–34 | 16,918 | |||
| October 30 | 1:30 pm | at Troy | L 7–47 | 20,151 | |||
| November 6 | 2:00 pm | Arkansas State |
| W 45–31 | 9,425 | ||
| November 13 | 4:00 pm | at North Texas | L 29–51 | 14,583 | |||
| November 20 | 8:00 pm | at Hawaii* | L 21–52 | 30,864 | |||
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The season was marred by the September death of starting cornerback Eric McMillan, a redshirt freshman from Murrieta, California, and originally from Tuskegee, Alabama. In a case of mistaken identity, he was shot in his apartment in south Moscow on Sunday afternoon, a day after the third game of season, and died at Gritman Medical Center.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
- Lawson, Jamie (December 9, 2003). "'We will get things done'". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
- Meehan, Jim (December 9, 2003). "It's official: Holt Idaho's head man". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
- Grummert, Dale (September 19, 2004). "Palouse pummelling". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
- Doyle, Megan (September 20, 2004). "UI football player dies from gunshot". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1A.
- Sudermnn, Hannelore (September 21, 2004). "Two held in Moscow homicide". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1A.
- Bacharach, Alex (September 21, 2004). "'Disbelief, anger, sorrow'". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1.
- Sudhalter, Michael (September 21, 2004). "Mentors remember McMillan". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
- Whiteside, Kelly (October 30, 2004). "McMillan's death changed lives". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (USA Today). p. C8.
- Summers, Leila (November 5, 2004). "Brothers, nephew indicted". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1A.
- Dupler, Michelle (September 2, 2005). "Wells brothers plead guilty to second-degree murder". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1A.
- Doyle, Megan (November 19, 2005). "Brothers sentenced after emotional testimony". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1A.
- Craig, John (November 19, 2005). "Wells brothers sentenced in UI murder". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B3.
- Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 2004 editions