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The 1998 Idaho Vandals football team represented the
University of Idaho in the
1998 NCAA Division I-A 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 .
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[2]
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[4]
[5] The Vandals were led by
redshirt freshman quarterback John Welsh, in his fifth start; his first was at sixth-ranked
LSU in late September.
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[9] 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.
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[12] Idaho began the season with very little experience at quarterback and two new coordinators, both promoted from within.
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[14] Sophomore Ed Dean was the opening day quarterback,
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[18] then junior college transfer Greg Robertson started six of the next eight games.
[19] He re-injured his shoulder on Halloween,
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[21] and Welsh took over for the remainder of the season.
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In the
rivalry game to end the regular season against
Boise State , also at
Bronco Stadium ,
[12] Idaho made a two-point conversion in overtime to win the conference title.
[23] This was the fifteenth win over the Broncos in the last seventeen games dating back to
1982 , but stands as the most recent; the Vandals then dropped a dozen straight to BSU through
2010 , the last meeting in the series.
The Big West Conference discontinued football following the
2000 season ; this remains Idaho's most recent conference title in football.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 5 6:05 pm
Eastern Washington
(Div. I-AA) * W 31–1410,495
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September 12 6:00 pm at
San Jose State * W 17–1212,432
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September 19 2:00 pm at
Washington State * L 16–2436,770
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September 26 5:00 pm at No. 6
LSU * L 20–5380,466
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October 3 3:05 pm
Idaho State (Div. I-AA) * W 52–315,103
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October 10 11:00 am at
Arkansas State * W 52–1412,674
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October 17 12:00 pm at
Utah State W 26–1414,206
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October 24 3:05 pm
Nevada L 23–5813,123
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October 31 4:35 pm at
North Texas W 41–23 7,112
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November 14 3:05 pm
New Mexico State W 36–3214,435
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November 21 12:00 pm at
Boise State W 36–35 OT 30,208
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December 30 12:00 pm vs.
Southern Mississippi *
ESPN2 W 42–3519,664
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References
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b Meehan, Jim (December 31, 1998).
"Destiny smiles on Idaho: UI stuns Southern Miss" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. p. C1.
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b Johnson, David (December 31, 1998).
"Vandals seize the moment" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1A.
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a
b Sahlberg, Bert (December 31, 1998).
"True Humanitarians" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
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a
b Pond, Alex (December 31, 1998).
"Vandals victorious" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. p. 1C.
^
a
b
"Idaho stuns S. Mississippi in Boise bowl" . Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. Associated Press. December 31, 1998. p. 2D.
^
a
b Sahlberg, Bert (September 26, 1998).
"Vandals set up for sacrifice" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
^
a
b
"Vandals engulfed by LSU whirlwind" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. staff and wire reports. September 27, 1998. p. 1B.
^
a
b Pond, Alex (September 28, 1998).
"Plenty of positives for UI" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. p. 1C.
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idaho.scout.com
Archived 2012-05-27 at the
Wayback Machine – '98 Bowl Champions Reunite For Spring Game – 2008-04-15 – accessed 2011-10-20
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Sports Illustrated " – Vandalized 1999-01-09 – accessed 2011-10-20
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Spokesman-Review " – Then & Now: John Welsh ready to fight fire 2008-04-22 – accessed 2011-10-20
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a
b
c Sahlberg, Bert (November 21, 1998).
"UI on verge of something big" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
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"Mills to head up UI defense as Tormey realigns staff" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. December 31, 1997. p. C9.
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"Vandals shuttle football coaching staff for '98" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. March 13, 1998. p. C3.
^
a
b Grummert, Dale (September 5, 1998).
"Vandals stuck on rewind" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
^
a
b Pond, Alex (September 5, 1998).
"Vandals out for revenge" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. p. 1D.
^
a
b Sahlberg, Bert (September 6, 1998).
"Vandals defend their turf" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
^
a
b Pond, Alex (September 8, 1998).
"Tormey: 'It was a good start' " . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. p. 1D.
^
a
b Meehan, Jim (October 31, 1998).
"Idaho, North Texas looking to rebound" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. p. C1.
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b Sahlberg, Bert (November 1, 1998).
"Looking good" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
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b Pond, Alex (November 2, 1998).
"Idaho takes command" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. p. 1C.
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b Sahlberg, Bert (November 14, 1998).
"Vandals can't spare any emotion" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
^
a
b Sahlberg, Bert (November 22, 1998).
"Humanitarian approach" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (September 12, 1998).
"Which way will UI go?" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
^ Pond, Alex (September 12, 1998).
"UI faces tough task in game at San Jose State" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. p. 1D.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (September 13, 1998).
"Strangely satisfying" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
^ Pond, Alex (September 14, 1998).
"Vandals handle Spartans" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. p. 1C.
^ Pond, Alex (September 18, 1998).
"Rejoining a rivalry" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. p. 1C.
^ Grummert, Dale (September 19, 1998).
"Can Idaho hang with Cougars?" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
^ Strickland, Carter (September 20, 1998).
"Taylor lifts struggling Cougars" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. p. C1.
^ Grummert (September 20, 1998).
"Still Cougs' domain" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
^ Metcalfe, Ryan (September 21, 1998).
"Cougars 24, Vandals 16" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. p. 1C.
^ Meehan, Jim (October 3, 1998).
"Vandals, ISU full of incentives" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. p. C2.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (October 4, 1998).
"Thomas initiates runaway" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
^ Pond, Alex (October 5, 1998).
"Baiting the Bengals" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. p. 1C.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (October 10, 1998).
"Vandals out to steal some momentum" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
^ Pond, Alex (October 12, 1998).
"Vandals crush Indians" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. p. 1C.
^ Meehan, Jim (October 17, 1998).
"Vandals wary of Utah State" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. p. C1.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (October 18, 1998).
"Tide turns Vandals' way" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
^ Pond, Alex (October 19, 1998).
"Vandals something special" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. p. 1C.
^ Meehan, Jim (October 24, 1998).
"Vandals take on mystique-less Wolf Pack" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. p. C1.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (October 25, 1998).
"Vandals flattened" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
^ Pond, Alex (October 26, 1998).
"Pack mentality" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. p. 1C.
^ Meehan, Jim (November 14, 1998).
"Idaho faces likely day of big gains" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. p. C1.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (November 15, 1998).
"Classic farewell scene" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B.
^ Pond, Alex (November 16, 1998).
"Zap! Pow!" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. p. 1C.
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