2003 Idaho Vandals football team

The 2003 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Idaho was a football-only member of the Sun Belt Conference, and played their home games in the Kibbie Dome, an indoor facility on campus in Moscow. The Vandals went 3–9 under head coach and alumnus Tom Cable, in his fourth and final season.^[2][3]

2003 Idaho Vandals football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	3–9 (3–4 SBC)
Head coach	Tom Cable (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bret Ingalls (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Ed Lamb[1] (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Kibbie Dome
Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Texas $		7	–	0					9	–	4
Louisiana–Lafayette		3	–	2					4	–	8
Arkansas State		3	–	3					5	–	7
Middle Tennessee		3	–	3					4	–	8
Utah State		3	–	3					3	–	9
Idaho		3	–	4					3	–	9
New Mexico State		2	–	5					3	–	9
Louisiana–Monroe		1	–	5					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion

Prior to Cable's arrival in 2000, Idaho had just two losing seasons (1981, 1997) in two decades; he had four consecutive with a 11–35 (.239) record and was fired immediately after the season.^[2][3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	7:30 pm	vs. Washington State*	Seahawks Stadium Seattle, WA (Battle of the Palouse, Cougar Gridiron Classic)	FSN	L 0–25	50,113	[4][5]
September 6	4:30 pm	Eastern Washington*	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID		L 5–8	13,556	[6]
September 13	5:30 pm	Boise State*	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID (rivalry)	KBCI	L 10–24	14,320
September 20	1:00 pm	at No. 19 Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	L 14–45	71,178
September 27	1:05 pm	at No. 9 (I-AA) Montana*	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (Little Brown Stein)	MTN	L 28–41	23,679	[7]
October 4	6:00 pm	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM		W 35–31	18,624
October 11	4:00 pm	North Texas	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID		L 14–24	12,845	[8]
October 18	2:00 pm	Middle Tennessee	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID		L 21–28 OT	9,752	[9]
October 25	2:00 pm	at Louisiana–Lafayette	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA		L 20–31	9,213
November 8	2:00 pm	at Arkansas State	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR		L 23–24	12,839
November 15	6:05 pm	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN Plus	W 58–20	14,583
November 22	2:00 pm	Utah State	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID		W 20–13	9,846	[2]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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NFL Draft

One Vandal senior was selected in the 2004 NFL draft, which lasted seven rounds (255 selections).

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Jake Scott	Guard	5th	141	Indianapolis Colts

Source:^[11]