▁began ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 4 – 1 4 ▁loss ▁to ▁Washington ▁State ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Pal ouse . ▁Id aho ▁then ▁won ▁its ▁next ▁four ▁defe ating ▁Pacific ▁( 3 6 – 1 7 ), ▁Port land ▁State ▁( 5 6 – 0 ), ▁We ber ▁State ▁( 3 5 – 3 4 ) ▁and ▁Northern ▁Iowa ▁( 3 8 – 1 3 ). ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 6 , ▁Er ick son ' s ▁team ▁lost ▁Little ▁Brown ▁Stein ▁to ▁Mont ana ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 4 0 – 1 6 . ▁Er ick son ' s ▁squad ▁re group ed ▁to ▁win ▁another ▁four ▁in ▁a ▁row , ▁starting ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 6 – 2 0 ▁win ▁over ▁Mont ana ▁State . ▁Next ▁was ▁a ▁ 2 4 – 1 7 ▁win ▁over ▁arch rival ▁Bo ise ▁State ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 0 . ▁On ▁November ▁ 6 , ▁Id aho ▁defeated ▁Id aho ▁State ▁by ▁a ▁count ▁of ▁ 2 0 – 1 7 . ▁Next ▁came ▁a ▁ 5 5 – 3 7 ▁win ▁over ▁Northern ▁Arizona ▁before ▁the ▁V and als ▁lost ▁to ▁Nev ada ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 2 5 – 1 6 . ▁After ▁winning ▁a ▁rem atch ▁with ▁Mont ana ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 2 1 – 7 ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I - AA ▁play offs , ▁the ▁V and als ▁lost ▁to ▁Eastern ▁Kentucky ▁in