1998 Idaho Vandals football team information

1998 Idaho Vandals football
1998 Idaho Vandals football
Big West champion; Humanitarian Bowl champion
Humanitarian Bowl, W 42–35 vs. Southern Miss
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	9–3 (4–1 Big West)
Head coach	Chris Tormey (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Phil Earley (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Jeff Mills (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Kibbie Dome
	Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Big West Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Idaho $	4	–	1	9	–	3
Nevada	3	–	2	6	–	5
North Texas	3	–	2	3	–	8
Boise State	2	–	3	6	–	5
Utah State	2	–	3	3	–	8
New Mexico State	1	–	4	3	–	8

$ – Conference champion

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.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[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.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[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.^[10]^[11]^[12] Idaho began the season with very little experience at quarterback and two new coordinators, both promoted from within.^[13]^[14] Sophomore Ed Dean was the opening day quarterback,^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18] then junior college transfer Greg Robertson started six of the next eight games.^[19] He re-injured his shoulder on Halloween,^[20]^[21] and Welsh took over for the remainder of the season.^[22]

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.

^ Meehan, Jim (December 31, 1998). "Destiny smiles on Idaho: UI stuns Southern Miss". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. C1.
^ Johnson, David (December 31, 1998). "Vandals seize the moment". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1A.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (December 31, 1998). "True Humanitarians". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
^ Pond, Alex (December 31, 1998). "Vandals victorious". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Idaho-Washington. p. 1C.
^ "Idaho stuns S. Mississippi in Boise bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. December 31, 1998. p. 2D.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (September 26, 1998). "Vandals set up for sacrifice". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
^ "Vandals engulfed by LSU whirlwind". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. staff and wire reports. September 27, 1998. p. 1B.
^ Pond, Alex (September 28, 1998). "Plenty of positives for UI". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Idaho-Washington. p. 1C.
^ 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
^ "Sports Illustrated" – Vandalized 1999-01-09 – accessed 2011-10-20
^ "Spokesman-Review" – Then & Now: John Welsh ready to fight fire 2008-04-22 – accessed 2011-10-20
^ ^a ^b Sahlberg, Bert (November 21, 1998). "UI on verge of something big". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
^ "Mills to head up UI defense as Tormey realigns staff". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. December 31, 1997. p. C9.
^ "Vandals shuttle football coaching staff for '98". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. March 13, 1998. p. C3.
^ Grummert, Dale (September 5, 1998). "Vandals stuck on rewind". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
^ Pond, Alex (September 5, 1998). "Vandals out for revenge". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Idaho-Washington. p. 1D.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (September 6, 1998). "Vandals defend their turf". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
^ Pond, Alex (September 8, 1998). "Tormey: 'It was a good start'". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Idaho-Washington. p. 1D.
^ Meehan, Jim (October 31, 1998). "Idaho, North Texas looking to rebound". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. C1.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (November 1, 1998). "Looking good". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
^ Pond, Alex (November 2, 1998). "Idaho takes command". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Idaho-Washington. p. 1C.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (November 14, 1998). "Vandals can't spare any emotion". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (November 22, 1998). "Humanitarian approach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.

[dessmil-1] Meehan, Jim (December 31, 1998). "Destiny smiles on Idaho: UI stuns Southern Miss". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. C1.

[vsmmt-2] Johnson, David (December 31, 1998). "Vandals seize the moment". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1A.

[truhmntn-3] Sahlberg, Bert (December 31, 1998). "True Humanitarians". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.

[mpdnvvic-4] Pond, Alex (December 31, 1998). "Vandals victorious". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Idaho-Washington. p. 1C.

[ergissmss-5] "Idaho stuns S. Mississippi in Boise bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. December 31, 1998. p. 2D.

[setupfs-6] Sahlberg, Bert (September 26, 1998). "Vandals set up for sacrifice". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.

[vengby-7] "Vandals engulfed by LSU whirlwind". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. staff and wire reports. September 27, 1998. p. 1B.

[pofpos-8] Pond, Alex (September 28, 1998). "Plenty of positives for UI". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Idaho-Washington. p. 1C.

[9] .scout.com Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine – '98 Bowl Champions Reunite For Spring Game – 2008-04-15 – accessed 2011-10-20

[10] "Sports Illustrated" – Vandalized 1999-01-09 – accessed 2011-10-20

[11] "Spokesman-Review" – Then & Now: John Welsh ready to fight fire 2008-04-22 – accessed 2011-10-20

[verg-12] Sahlberg, Bert (November 21, 1998). "UI on verge of something big". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.

[mthuiud-13] "Mills to head up UI defense as Tormey realigns staff". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. December 31, 1997. p. C9.

[vsfcsfne-14] "Vandals shuttle football coaching staff for '98". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. March 13, 1998. p. C3.

[vstuck-15] Grummert, Dale (September 5, 1998). "Vandals stuck on rewind". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.

[vofrev-16] Pond, Alex (September 5, 1998). "Vandals out for revenge". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Idaho-Washington. p. 1D.

[deftrf-17] Sahlberg, Bert (September 6, 1998). "Vandals defend their turf". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.

[trgdst-18] Pond, Alex (September 8, 1998). "Tormey: 'It was a good start'". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Idaho-Washington. p. 1D.

[intltreb-19] Meehan, Jim (October 31, 1998). "Idaho, North Texas looking to rebound". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. C1.

[loogoo-20] Sahlberg, Bert (November 1, 1998). "Looking good". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.

[itkescom-21] Pond, Alex (November 2, 1998). "Idaho takes command". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Idaho-Washington. p. 1C.

[vcsaem-22] Sahlberg, Bert (November 14, 1998). "Vandals can't spare any emotion". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.

[happr-23] Sahlberg, Bert (November 22, 1998). "Humanitarian approach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.

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Big West champion Humanitarian Bowl champion
Humanitarian Bowl, W 42–35 vs. Southern Miss
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	9–3 (4–1 Big West)
Head coach	Chris Tormey (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Phil Earley (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Jeff Mills (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Kibbie Dome
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →