▁twice ▁as ▁many ▁assistant ▁coach es ▁as ▁I - AA ▁teams . ▁During ▁the ▁years ▁they ▁were ▁in ▁different ▁divisions , ▁the ▁schools ▁met ▁only ▁twice , ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁in ▁Sp ok ane ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁in ▁P ull man . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Id aho ▁moved ▁back ▁up ▁to ▁Division ▁I - A ▁in ▁the ▁Big ▁West ▁Conference , ▁and ▁Id aho ▁and ▁W SU ▁re kind led ▁their ▁century - old ▁rival ry . ▁Since ▁the ▁rival ry ▁was ▁re inst ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁every ▁game ▁has ▁been ▁played ▁at ▁Martin ▁Stadium ▁in ▁P ull man , ▁except ▁for ▁the ▁match up ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁which ▁was ▁played ▁at ▁Seattle ' s ▁Se ah aw ks ▁Stadium . ▁The ▁last ▁game ▁played ▁on ▁the ▁Id aho ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁border ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁a ▁come - from - be hind ▁ 1 4 – 7 ▁C oug ar ▁victory ▁on ▁a ▁very ▁mud dy ▁field ▁to ▁prevent ▁a ▁V andal ▁three - peat . ▁ ▁After ▁ten ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁renew ed ▁rival ry , ▁V and als ▁head ▁coach ▁Rob b ▁A key , ▁previously ▁W SU ' s ▁def ensive ▁coordin ator , ▁said ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁that ▁he ▁preferred ▁the ▁game ▁not ▁be ▁played ▁every ▁year , ▁instead ▁saying ▁he ▁would ▁prefer ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁" once - in - a