▁of ▁the ▁season ; ▁a ▁ 3 6 – 7 ▁th ump ing ▁by ▁their ▁rival ▁Washington ▁State , ▁a ▁ 3 6 – 2 9 ▁loss ▁to ▁Arizona , ▁a ▁ 5 3 – 3 ▁blow out ▁loss ▁to ▁# 1 3 ▁Washington , ▁a ▁ 4 5 – 1 3 ▁loss ▁to ▁their ▁bitter ▁rival ▁Bo ise ▁State , ▁a ▁ 7 0 – 5 8 ▁loss ▁to ▁Middle ▁Tennessee ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁teams ▁compiled ▁ 1 , 4 4 5 ▁yards ▁of ▁total ▁off ense ▁set ▁an ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁scoring ▁record ▁for ▁most ▁points ▁scored ▁in ▁a ▁game , ▁a ▁ 4 6 – 3 9 ▁loss ▁to ▁New ▁Mexico ▁State , ▁a ▁ 5 7 – 3 4 ▁disappoint ment ▁to ▁Louisiana – L af ay ette ▁and ▁a ▁ 3 4 – 3 1 ▁loss ▁to ▁Ark ansas ▁State . ▁On ▁November ▁ 3 , ▁the ▁V and als ▁finally ▁broke ▁through ▁with ▁their ▁first ▁win ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁defe ating ▁Louisiana - Mon roe ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 4 2 – 3 8 . ▁The ▁next ▁week , ▁C able ' s ▁team ▁lost ▁to ▁North ▁Texas ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 5 0 – 2 7 . ▁They ▁finished ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁season ▁with ▁an ▁embar rass ing ▁ 3 3 – 2 7 ▁loss ▁to ▁I - AA ▁Mont ana ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 4 ▁in ▁a ▁game ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁res ch eduled ▁from ▁September ▁due ▁to ▁the