▁ ▁He ▁went ▁ 4 – 0 ▁against ▁arch rival ▁Bo ise ▁State , ▁a ▁team ▁which ▁had ▁domin ated ▁the ▁series ▁by ▁winning ▁the ▁previous ▁five ▁games . ▁ ▁( The ▁winning ▁stre ak ▁against ▁the ▁Bron cos ▁reached ▁ 1 2 ▁games ; ▁it ▁was ▁broken ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁when ▁B SU ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁I - AA ▁final s .) ▁His ▁most ▁notable ▁rec ruits ▁at ▁Id aho ▁were ▁his ▁quarter back s ▁– ▁future ▁NFL ▁head ▁coach ▁Scott ▁Line han , ▁who ▁had ▁future ▁V and als ▁head ▁coach ▁Tom ▁C able ▁blocking ▁for ▁him , ▁and ▁future ▁College ▁Football ▁Hall ▁of ▁F amer ▁John ▁F ries z , ▁who ▁had ▁Mark ▁Sch ler eth ▁blocking ▁for ▁him . ▁Er ick son ▁rev ived ▁V andal ▁football ▁and ▁quickly ▁turned ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁top ▁I - AA ▁program , ▁but ▁he ▁wouldn ' t ▁stick ▁around . ▁Er ick son ▁depart ed ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁season ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁head ▁co aching ▁position ▁at ▁Wy oming . ▁From ▁there , ▁Er ick son ▁had ▁successful ▁head ▁co aching ▁ten ures ▁at ▁Washington ▁State ▁and ▁Miami ▁before ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁head ▁coach ▁with ▁the ▁NFL ' s ▁Seattle ▁Se ah aw ks ▁and ▁San ▁Francisco ▁ 4 9 ers . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁head ▁coach ▁at ▁Oregon ▁State ▁and ▁Arizona ▁State . ▁But ▁what ▁fol ks ▁couldn ' t ▁imagine ▁was ▁a ▁return ▁from ▁Co ach ▁Er ick son , ▁which ▁would