2005 Idaho Vandals football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2005 Idaho Vandals Idaho Vandals logo.svg 60 Western Athletic Conference WAC 2–9 2–6 Nick Holt 2nd Nate Kaczor 2nd Joel Thomas 2nd Multiple 3–4 Kibbie Dome(Capacity: 17,000) The 2005 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Idaho competed as a first-year member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), and played their home games in the Kibbie Dome, an indoor facility on campus in Moscow, Idaho. The Vandals were led by second-year head coach Nick Holt, and finished their first season in the WAC with a 2–9 overall record and 2–6 in conference play, the sixth consecutive season with a losing record. The Vandals played the previous four seasons (2001–2004) as a "football only" member of the Sun Belt Conference, following the discontinuation of football by the Big West. Other new teams in the WAC in 2005 were New Mexico State and Utah State. After the season, Holt departed for an assistant's position in the NFL in February 2006, joining the staff of the St. Louis Rams as defensive line coach under first-year head coach Scott Linehan, a former Vandal player and assistant coach. Holt and Linehan had coached together as assistants at both Idaho and Louisville under John L. Smith. Days later, Holt changed his mind and accepted a higher-paying offer as defensive coordinator back at USC under head coach Pete Carroll.Holt 'Soap Opera' Takes Turn As Former Idaho Coach Accepts Defensive Coordinator Job at USC Jim Meehan https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DGdWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I_MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6190%2C5609754 The Spokesman-Review Spokane February 8, 2006 C1 Former Idaho head coach Dennis Erickson, recently of the San Francisco 49ers, succeeded Holt for the 2006 season. Schedule 2005 AP Pacific September 1 Thursday 7:00 pm l y y Washington State Martin Stadium Pullman, WA Battle of the Palouse 26–38 38,339 September 10 6:00 pm l y y UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV 31–34 21,870 September 17 12:30 pm l y y Washington Husky Stadium Seattle, WA 6–34 61,183 September 24 7:00 pm l Hawaii Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID 0–24 15,635 October 1 2:00 pm w y Utah State Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID 27–13 15,006 October 8 1:05 pm l y Nevada Mackay Stadium Reno, NV 14–62 11,584 October 22 2:00 pm l Fresno State 24 Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID 10–40 15,047 October 29 5:00 pm w y New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM 38–37 2OT 11,325 November 12 2:00 pm l Louisiana Tech Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID 38–41 15,012 November 19 1:05 pm l y Boise State Governor's Trophy Bronco Stadium Boise, ID 35–70 30,394 November 26 3:00 pm l y San José State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA 18–26   8,045 Source:http://www.wacsports.com/fls/10100/stats/football/2005/ui.htm?SPSID=45953&SPID=4122&DB_OEM_ID=10100 wacsports.com Football statistics - 2005 - Idaho Vandals September 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120325090957/http://www.wacsports.com/fls/10100/stats/football/2005/ui.htm?SPSID=45953&SPID=4122&DB_OEM_ID=10100 March 25, 2012 dead Idaho's reported home attendance for 2005 was 60,700 for four games.The maximum was 15,635 for the Hawaii game on September 24,the minimum was 15,006 for the Utah State game on October 1. References External links Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 2005 editions Idaho Category:Idaho Vandals football seasons Idaho Vandals football