9 8 8 ▁under ▁Gilbert son . ▁After ▁serving ▁another ▁st int ▁as ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁assistant ▁at ▁San ▁Diego ▁State ▁for ▁one ▁year ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁C able ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach ▁at ▁Cal ▁State ▁Full erton , ▁UN L V ▁and ▁California ▁before ▁joining ▁Rick ▁Neu he is el ' s ▁staff ▁at ▁Colorado ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁being ▁promoted ▁to ▁off ensive ▁coordin ator ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁by ▁new ▁head ▁coach ▁Gary ▁Bar nett . ▁He ▁signed ▁a ▁three - year ▁contract ▁at ▁$ 1 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁per ▁year ▁($ 1 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁base ▁and ▁$ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁media ▁bonus ) ▁plus ▁$ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁in cent ives . ▁ ▁C able ' s ▁first ▁year , ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁was ▁his ▁best , ▁with ▁a ▁ 5 – 6 ▁record . ▁The ▁V and als ▁k icked ▁off ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁ 4 4 – 2 0 ▁loss ▁to ▁# 1 4 ▁Washington ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 . ▁The ▁following ▁week , ▁Id aho ▁lost ▁to ▁I - AA ▁oppon ent ▁Mont ana ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 4 5 – 3 8 . ▁That ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁ 4 2 – 1 3 ▁loss ▁to ▁Oregon ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 6 . ▁C able ' s ▁team ▁earned ▁its ▁first ▁win ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁the