▁Mexico ▁State . ▁Id aho ▁then ▁lost ▁their ▁next ▁four ; ▁falling ▁to ▁North ▁Texas ▁( 2 4 – 1 4 ), ▁Middle ▁Tennessee ▁( 2 8 – 2 1 ), ▁Louisiana – L af ay ette ▁( 3 1 – 2 0 ) ▁and ▁Ark ansas ▁State ▁( 2 4 – 2 3 ). ▁The ▁V and als ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁on ▁a ▁high ▁note ; ▁winning ▁their ▁last ▁two ▁over ▁Louisiana - Mon roe ▁( 5 8 – 2 0 ) ▁and ▁Ut ah ▁State ▁( 2 0 – 1 3 ). ▁Following ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁season , ▁C able ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Id aho ▁head ▁football ▁coach ▁fired ▁in ▁ 2 2 ▁years ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁by ▁newly ▁h ired ▁athlet ics ▁director ▁Rob ▁Spe ar . ▁C able ' s ▁four ▁prede cess ors ▁had ▁all ▁achieved ▁success ▁in ▁with ▁the ▁V and als ▁and ▁moved ▁on . ▁He ▁left ▁with ▁a ▁disappoint ing ▁record ▁of ▁ 1 1 – 3 5 ▁(. 2 3 9 ) ▁in ▁four ▁losing ▁seasons . ▁ ▁Nick ▁Hol t ▁era ▁( 2 0 0 4 – 2 0 0 5 ) ▁ ▁US C ▁line back ers ▁coach ▁Nick ▁Hol t ▁was ▁h ired ▁to ▁replace ▁Tom ▁C able , ▁becoming ▁the ▁V and als ' ▁ 3 1 st ▁head ▁football ▁coach . ▁Hol t ▁spent ▁nine ▁years ▁at ▁Id aho ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach ▁( def ensive ▁line ▁coach , ▁ 1 9 9 0