American college football season
The 1993 Idaho Vandals football team represented the
University of Idaho in the
1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season . The Vandals, led by fifth-year head coach
John L. Smith , were members of the
Big Sky Conference and played their home games at the
Kibbie Dome , an indoor facility on campus in
Moscow, Idaho .
Led by senior All-American quarterback
Doug Nussmeier , Idaho finished the regular season at 9–2 and 5–2 in the Big Sky. The Vandals made the Division I-AA playoffs and advanced to the semifinals. For three weeks in October, Idaho was at the top of the poll in Division I-AA.
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Notable games
Favored to repeat as conference champions,
[3]
[4] Idaho was ranked sixth in the preseason I-AA poll,
[5] and for the second consecutive year, they visited a
Division I-A opponent from the
WAC and won. This time it was over
Utah in
Salt Lake City in early October,
[6]
[7] and the Vandals were rewarded with the top ranking in I-AA.
[2] In the regular season finale, the Vandals defeated
rival
Boise State for the twelfth consecutive year, a 49–16 win in Moscow.
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[11] Two weeks earlier, visiting
Montana won the
Little Brown Stein for the third consecutive year,
[12]
[13] and went undefeated in conference play. An upset loss in
Bozeman to
Montana State on October 23 ended the Vandals' run at the top of the national poll.
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Division I-AA playoffs
For the eighth time in nine seasons, the Vandals made the 16-team
I-AA playoffs and were ranked eleventh in the regular season's final poll.
[17] Idaho went on the road and defeated #4
Northeast Louisiana ,
[18] then beat undefeated
Boston University in the Kibbie Dome. In the semifinals in
Ohio at
Youngstown State ,
[19] the Vandals fell 35–16 to
Jim Tressel 's Penguins,
[20] the eventual national champions.
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Notable players and coaches
Senior quarterback Nussmeier, a four-year starter (1990–93), was an
All-American and won the
Walter Payton Award .
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[23] He was selected by the
New Orleans Saints in the
1994 NFL Draft and played several seasons as a reserve prior to starting his career as a coach. Redshirt freshman defensive end
Ryan Phillips was also a four-year starter;
[24] he moved to outside linebacker as a senior in 1996,
[25]
[26] and was selected in the third round of the
1997 NFL Draft by the
New York Giants . He played five seasons in the NFL, including
Super Bowl XXXV in January
2001 .
Former Vandal quarterback
Scott Linehan ,
[27] a future NFL head coach, was the offensive coordinator and two future Vandal head coaches were on the staff:
Nick Holt (defensive line) and
Paul Petrino (receivers).
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 2 5:00 pm at
Stephen F. Austin * No. 6
PSN W 38–3011,124
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September 11 1:05 pm
Southwest Texas State * No. 5 W 66–389,100
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September 18 5:05 pm at
Weber State No. 4 W 56–06,094
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October 2 7:05 pm at
Utah * No. 2 W 28–1725,326
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October 9 1:00 pm at
Idaho State No. 1 W 56–2711,234
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October 16 11:07 am
Eastern Washington No. 1 PSN W 49–1011,800
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October 23 11:05 am at
Montana State No. 1 L 35–4010,957
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October 30 6:05 pm at
Northern Arizona No. 7 W 34–278,365
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November 6 1:05 pm No. 5
Montana No. 6 L 34–5415,054
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November 13 1:05 pm
Lehigh * No. 11 W 77–1412,132
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November 20 1:05 pm
Boise State No. 11
KTVB W 49–1615,085
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November 27 4:00 pm at No. 4
Northeast Louisiana * No. 11 W 34–3110,000
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December 4 1:05 pm No. 6
Boston University * No. 11 Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal) W 21–148,800
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December 11 9:00 am at No. 7
Youngstown State * No. 11 PSN L 16–359,644
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Roster
1993 Idaho Vandals football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
NFL Draft
One Vandal senior was selected in the
1994 NFL Draft , which was seven rounds (222 selections).
References
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"College Football; WSU hires Bray; UI moves Holt to D coordinator" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. May 4, 1994. Retrieved December 10, 2016 .
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"Idaho claims No. 1" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. Associated Press. October 5, 1993. p. 1B.
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"Vandals figure to control Sky" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. Associated Press. August 11, 1993. p. 1B.
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"Big Sky coaches like Vandals" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. Associated Press. August 11, 1993. p. 1B.
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"Football: I-AA poll" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. Associated Press. August 25, 1993. p. 2B.
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b Sahlberg, Bert (October 2, 1993).
"Idaho after upset" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
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b Sahlberg, Bert (October 3, 1993).
"Vandals WAC one more D-I" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
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b Sahlberg, Bert (November 20, 1993).
"WSU, Idaho renew respective rivalries" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
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b Meehan, Jim (November 20, 1993).
"Boise State nice finale for Vandals" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. p. C1.
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b Sahlberg, Bert (November 21, 1993).
"Vandals: 'Nuss-said" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
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b Miedema, Laurence (November 22, 1993).
"Same old story: Idaho over BSU" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. p. 1C.
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b Sahlberg, Bert (November 6, 1993).
"Griz, UI line up potent offenses" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
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b Sahlberg, Bert (November 7, 1993).
"Sky falls on Idaho" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
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b Meehan, Jim (October 23, 1993).
"MSU encountering UI team on cruise control" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. p. C2.
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b Meehan, Jim (October 24, 1993).
"Idaho shows nothing in 40-35 defeat at MSU" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. p. C3.
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"UI drops to 7th; Eagle honored" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. October 26, 1993. p. C2.
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"Sports Network final I-AA poll" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. Associated Press. November 23, 1993. p. 1B.
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b Mallett, Rodney (November 28, 1993).
"Nussmeier comes up big for UI" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. p. C1.
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b Sahlberg, Bert (December 11, 1993).
"Vandals, Penguins collide" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
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b Sahlberg, Bert (December 12, 1993).
"Penguins put UI on ice" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
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"Penguins capture I-AA football title" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. Associated Press. December 20, 1993. p. 3C.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (December 13, 1993).
"Nussmeier wins Payton award" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
^ Miedema, Laurence (December 13, 1993).
"Nussmeier wins highest honor" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. p. 1C.
^ Sullivan, Tim (August 18, 1994).
"Vandals boast experience on talented defensive line" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. p. 1D.
^ Sullivan, Tim (August 28, 1996).
"Linebacker life suits Idaho sack-master Phillips" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. p. 1B.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (April 19, 1997).
"Idaho: Phillips' daredevil hobby catches recruiters' eyes" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
^ Jacobson, Bryan (August 22, 1992).
"Back in the fold" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. p. 1D.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (September 2, 1993).
"It's Rolaids time for Idaho" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. D.
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"May-day for Lumberjacks" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). September 3, 1993. p. D.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (September 11, 1993).
"UI hoping to stay out of dutch" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1B.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (September 12, 1993).
"Vandals roll up big numbers in victory" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1B.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (September 18, 1993).
"Wildcats no dummies against Vandals" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1B.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (September 19, 1993).
"Domination" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 1B.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (October 10, 1993).
"Vandals start slow, finish fast" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
^ Meehan, Jim (October 16, 1993).
"EWU plan: hold Idaho to 30" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. p. C1.
^ Meehan, Jim (October 17, 1993).
"EWU gives UI green light" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. p. C1.
^ Miedema, Laurence (October 18, 1993).
"Hurting Nuss leads UI" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. p. 1C.
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"NAU hosts Vandals in Big Sky" . Prescott Courier . Arizona. Associated Press. October 29, 1993. p. 13A.
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"Idaho edges NAU, 34-27, gets ready for Montana" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. October 31, 1993. p. C5.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (November 14, 1993).
"Engineering disaster" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
^ Meehan, Jim (November 14, 1993).
"Idaho Applies 77-14 Shellacking to Defenseless Lehigh" .
The Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Wash. p. C5 – via
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"Idaho bucking history, Indians" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
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"Nussmeier guides UI by Indians" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. November 28, 1993. p. 1B.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (December 4, 1993).
"Terriers hope to bite Vandals" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (December 5, 1993).
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