1984 Idaho Vandals football team

The 1984 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Vandals, led by third-year head coach Dennis Erickson, were members of the Big Sky Conference and played their home games at the Kibbie Dome, an indoor facility on campus in Moscow, Idaho.

1984 Idaho Vandals football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Cozzetto (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn L. Smith (3rd season)
Home stadiumKibbie Dome
1984 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Montana State $^ 6 1 012 2 0
Nevada 5 2 07 4 0
Idaho 4 3 06 5 0
Boise State 4 3 06 5 0
Idaho State 4 3 05 6 0
Weber State 3 4 05 6 0
Northern Arizona 2 5 04 6 0
Montana 0 7 02 8 1
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

After the departure of four-year starter QB Ken Hobart following the 1983 season, Idaho struggled with injuries and inexperience, falling to a 2–5 record before winning their last four. Led by quarterbacks Scott Linehan (redshirt sophomore) and Rick Sloan (junior, transfer from San Jose State), the Vandals finished 6–5 in the regular season and 4–3 in the Big Sky.

Although the 1984 season was less successful than the previous two, it marked the first time in nearly eight decades that the Vandals had three consecutive winning seasons in football; it was last accomplished in 1905.

Erickson's 23 wins in three seasons made him the winningest head coach in Vandal history, and he added nine more the next year. Defensive coordinator John L. Smith became the Vandals' head coach in 1989 and posted 53 wins in six seasons.

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