1 4 ▁for ▁Little ▁Brown ▁Stein , ▁and ▁rival ▁Bo ise ▁State ▁by ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁ 2 1 – 1 4 ▁in ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁finale . ▁Id aho ▁defeated ▁Missouri ▁State ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 4 1 – 3 5 ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I - AA ▁Play offs ▁but ▁were ▁be aten ▁by ▁Georgia ▁Southern ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 2 8 – 2 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁V and als ▁went ▁ 6 – 5 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁Smith ▁led ▁his ▁team ▁to ▁three ▁vict ories ▁to ▁start ▁the ▁season ; ▁ 4 9 – 7 ▁over ▁Son oma ▁State , ▁ 4 1 – 3 8 ▁over ▁Texas ▁State ▁and ▁ 4 8 – 1 4 ▁over ▁Mont ana ▁State . ▁The ▁V and als ▁then ▁lost ▁their ▁next ▁three ; ▁dro pping ▁cont ests ▁to ▁Northern ▁Iowa ▁( 3 6 – 1 4 ), ▁Nev ada ▁( 3 1 – 2 3 ) ▁and ▁We ber ▁State ▁( 4 5 – 1 7 ). ▁Smith ' s ▁V and als ▁altern ated ▁between ▁win ▁and ▁loss ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁season ; ▁defe ating ▁Id aho ▁State ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 4 6 – 2 1 , ▁losing ▁a ▁close ▁contest ▁to ▁Eastern ▁Washington ▁by ▁a ▁count ▁of ▁ 3 4 – 3 1 , ▁be ating ▁Northern ▁Arizona ▁by ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁ 4 4