▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 2 1 – 1 8 . ▁Following ▁a ▁ 3 1 – 2 8 ▁loss ▁to ▁Louisiana – L af ay ette , ▁the ▁V and als ▁lost ▁a ▁ 1 0 – 0 ▁def ensive ▁struggle ▁to ▁North ▁Texas . ▁C able ' s ▁V and als ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 8 – 2 9 ▁loss ▁to ▁Ark ansas ▁State ▁and ▁a ▁ 3 5 – 3 1 ▁loss ▁to ▁New ▁Mexico ▁State . ▁ ▁Id aho ▁finished ▁ 3 – 9 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁They ▁were ▁shut ▁out ▁by ▁Washington ▁State ▁to ▁the ▁t une ▁of ▁ 2 5 – 0 ▁in ▁the ▁season ' s ▁opening ▁game . ▁An ▁ugly ▁ 8 – 5 ▁loss ▁to ▁I - AA ▁oppon ent ▁Eastern ▁Washington ▁followed ▁on ▁September ▁ 6 . ▁The ▁strugg les ▁didn ' t ▁stop ▁there , ▁as ▁the ▁V and als ▁lost ▁to ▁their ▁he ated ▁in - state ▁rival ▁Bo ise ▁State ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 2 4 – 1 0 . ▁Then ▁came ▁a ▁ 4 5 – 1 4 ▁loss ▁to ▁# 1 9 ▁Washington ▁followed ▁by ▁yet ▁another ▁loss ▁to ▁I - AA ▁fo e ▁Mont ana ▁to ▁the ▁t une ▁of ▁ 4 1 – 2 8 . ▁On ▁October ▁ 4 , ▁C able ' s ▁V and als ▁broke ▁through ▁and ▁won ▁their ▁first ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 5 – 3 1 ▁victory ▁over ▁New