ary ▁res ignation ▁ended ▁Tro x el ' s ▁four ▁years ▁as ▁head ▁coach ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁football ▁seasons ▁at ▁the ▁university . ▁ ▁Jerry ▁Dav itch ▁era ▁( 1 9 7 8 – 1 9 8 1 ) ▁The ▁V and als ▁finally ▁turned ▁to ▁a ▁coach ▁from ▁outside ▁the ▁Id aho ▁program ▁to ▁h ire ▁its ▁ 2 5 th ▁head ▁coach , ▁choosing ▁Air ▁Force ▁off ensive ▁line ▁coach ▁Jerry ▁Dav itch . ▁Dav itch ▁was ▁a ▁relatively ▁in ex per ien ced ▁coach , ▁he ▁had ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁head ▁coach ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 9 – 1 9 7 2 ▁at ▁Sal po inte ▁Catholic ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁T uc son , ▁Arizona ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁position ▁coach ▁under ▁Ben ▁Martin ▁at ▁Air ▁Force ▁for ▁five ▁years ; ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 3 – 1 9 7 5 ▁as ▁wide ▁rece ivers ▁coach ▁and ▁as ▁off ensive ▁line ▁coach ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 6 – 1 9 7 7 . ▁Dav itch ' s ▁annual ▁sal ary ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁was ▁$ 2 6 , 0 0 0 . ▁Dav itch ▁h ired ▁Bill ▁Tri pp ▁as ▁off ensive ▁coordin ator ▁and ▁retained ▁def ensive ▁coordin ator ▁Greg ▁Mc M ack in ▁from ▁Ed ▁Tro x el ' s ▁staff . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁Id aho ▁football ▁program ▁had ▁posted ▁just ▁four ▁winning ▁seasons ▁in ▁over ▁four ▁dec ades , ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁four ▁head ▁coach es