▁September ▁ 4 . ▁The ▁following ▁week , ▁they ▁fell ▁to ▁Ut ah ▁State ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 1 4 – 7 . ▁Id aho ▁faced ▁Pac - 1 0 ▁oppon ents ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁weeks , ▁losing ▁to ▁rival ▁Washington ▁State ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 4 9 – 8 ▁and ▁Oregon ▁by ▁another ▁l ops ided ▁score ▁of ▁ 4 8 – 1 0 . ▁Hol t ▁earned ▁his ▁first ▁win ▁as ▁a ▁head ▁coach ▁and ▁the ▁V and als ▁earned ▁their ▁first ▁win ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 ▁with ▁a ▁ 4 5 – 4 1 ▁win ▁over ▁Eastern ▁Michigan . ▁After ▁losing ▁a ▁tight ▁game ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 1 6 – 1 4 ▁to ▁Louisiana - Mon roe , ▁Hol t ' s ▁squad ▁defeated ▁Louisiana – L af ay ette ▁by ▁a ▁more ▁comfortable ▁ 3 8 – 2 5 . ▁They ▁then ▁lost ▁to ▁Middle ▁Tennessee ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 3 4 – 1 4 ▁and ▁T roy ▁in ▁a ▁blow out ▁ 4 7 – 7 . ▁After ▁defe ating ▁Ark ansas ▁State ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 4 5 – 3 1 , ▁the ▁V and als ▁lost ▁to ▁North ▁Texas ▁( 5 1 – 2 9 ) ▁and ▁Hawai i ▁( 5 2 – 2 1 ). ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁season , ▁in ▁September , ▁red sh irt ▁fresh man ▁corner back ▁Eric ▁Mc Mill an ▁was ▁shot ▁and ▁killed ▁outside ▁his ▁on