– 1 0 ▁loss ▁to ▁I - A ▁F res no ▁State ▁on ▁September ▁ 8 ▁and ▁a ▁ 2 9 – 1 8 ▁loss ▁to ▁Northern ▁Arizona ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 5 . ▁Dav itch ' s ▁team ▁then ▁won ▁their ▁next ▁three ; ▁defe ating ▁Pacific ▁( 1 7 – 1 3 ), ▁D - II ▁Pu get ▁( 3 4 – 1 0 ), ▁and ▁Id aho ▁State ▁( 2 8 – 2 3 ). ▁After ▁a ▁ 4 1 – 1 7 ▁loss ▁to ▁in - state ▁advers ary ▁Bo ise ▁State , ▁Id aho ▁defeated ▁Mont ana ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 2 0 – 1 7 ▁for ▁Little ▁Brown ▁Stein ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 0 . ▁The ▁V and als ▁lost ▁their ▁last ▁four ▁to ▁close ▁the ▁season , ▁losing ▁to ▁Mont ana ▁State ▁by ▁a ▁count ▁of ▁ 2 8 – 2 0 , ▁Nev ada ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 3 8 – 2 6 , ▁We ber ▁State ▁to ▁the ▁t une ▁of ▁ 1 2 – 7 ▁and ▁South ▁Dak ota ▁State ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 2 7 – 1 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁the ▁impro ving ▁V and als ▁went ▁ 6 – 5 ▁with ▁red sh irt ▁fresh man ▁quarter back ▁Ken ▁Hob art , ▁with ▁a ▁ 4 – 3 ▁record ▁in ▁conference ▁play . ▁The ▁" G old ▁R ush " ▁V and als ▁were ▁picked ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁five ▁teams