s ▁re ju ven ated ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁V and als ▁broke ▁to ▁a ▁ 4 – 3 ▁record ▁and ▁were ▁and ▁ 3 – 0 ▁in ▁the ▁W AC , ▁then ▁lost ▁their ▁final ▁five ▁conference ▁games ▁to ▁finish ▁at ▁ 4 – 8 ▁overall ▁and ▁sixth ▁in ▁the ▁W AC . ▁Er ick son ' s ▁squad ▁started ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 7 – 1 7 ▁loss ▁to ▁Michigan ▁State ▁and ▁a ▁ 5 6 – 1 0 ▁loss ▁to ▁rival ▁Washington ▁State . ▁The ▁V and als ▁earned ▁their ▁first ▁win ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 6 ▁with ▁a ▁close ▁ 2 7 – 2 4 ▁win ▁over ▁I - AA ▁in - state ▁oppon ent ▁Id aho ▁State . ▁After ▁a ▁ 3 8 – 0 ▁shut out ▁loss ▁to ▁Oregon ▁State , ▁Id aho ▁won ▁their ▁next ▁three ; ▁defe ating ▁Ut ah ▁State ▁ 4 1 – 2 1 , ▁New ▁Mexico ▁State ▁ 2 8 – 2 0 ▁and ▁Louisiana ▁Te ch ▁ 2 4 – 1 4 . ▁However , ▁Er ick son ' s ▁squad ▁lost ▁its ▁last ▁five ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁regular ▁season ; ▁dro pping ▁cont ests ▁to ▁arch rival ▁# 1 8 ▁Bo ise ▁State ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 4 2 – 2 6 , ▁Hawai i ▁by ▁a ▁who pping ▁ 6 8 – 1 0 , ▁Nev ada ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 4 5 – 7 , ▁F res no ▁State