▁Sky ▁Conference ▁effective ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁The ▁move ▁came ▁after ▁the ▁Western ▁Athlet ic ▁Conference ▁dropped ▁football ▁as ▁a ▁conference ▁sport ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁V and als ▁finished ▁ 1 – 1 1 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Id aho ' s ▁one ▁year ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁between ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Athlet ic ▁Conference ▁and ▁the ▁program ' s ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁Sun ▁B elt ▁Conference . ▁The ▁Pet r ino ▁era ▁began ▁on ▁August ▁ 3 1 , ▁with ▁a ▁ 4 0 – 6 ▁loss ▁to ▁North ▁Texas . ▁Next ▁came ▁losses ▁to ▁Wy oming ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 4 2 – 1 0 , ▁Northern ▁Illinois ▁by ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁ 4 5 – 3 5 ▁and ▁rival ▁Washington ▁State ▁in ▁a ▁ 4 2 – 0 ▁shut out . ▁The ▁V and als ▁earned ▁their ▁first ▁win ▁under ▁Paul ▁Pet r ino ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 6 – 2 4 ▁victory ▁over ▁Temple ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 8 . ▁The ▁next ▁week , ▁Pet r ino ' s ▁team ▁got ▁squ ashed ▁by ▁# 2 3 ▁F res no ▁State ▁to ▁the ▁t une ▁of ▁ 6 1 – 1 4 . ▁That ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁ 4 8 – 2 4 ▁loss ▁to ▁Ark ansas ▁State ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 2 . ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 6 , ▁the ▁V and als ▁were ▁p um me led