▁with ▁a ▁ 2 1 – 6 ▁win ▁over ▁New ▁Mexico ▁State . ▁After ▁losing ▁to ▁Washington ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 4 2 – 2 3 , ▁Id aho ▁won ▁its ▁next ▁five ; ▁be ating ▁San ▁Diego ▁State ▁( 3 4 – 2 0 ), ▁Northern ▁Illinois ▁( 3 4 – 3 1 ), ▁Colorado ▁State ▁( 3 1 – 2 9 ), ▁San ▁Jose ▁State ▁( 2 9 – 2 5 ) ▁and ▁Hawai i ▁( 3 5 – 2 3 ). ▁Id aho ' s ▁defense ▁got ▁g ashed ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 4 , ▁losing ▁to ▁Nev ada ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 7 0 – 4 5 . ▁The ▁following ▁week , ▁Id aho ▁ed ged ▁Louisiana ▁Te ch ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 3 5 – 3 4 . ▁A key ' s ▁squad ▁then ▁lost ▁their ▁next ▁three ▁to ▁close ▁the ▁regular ▁season ; ▁dro pping ▁games ▁to ▁F res no ▁State ▁( 3 1 – 2 1 ), ▁arch rival ▁# 6 ▁Bo ise ▁State ▁( 6 3 – 2 5 ) ▁and ▁Ut ah ▁State ▁( 5 2 – 4 9 ). ▁The ▁V and als ▁were ▁offered ▁and ▁accepted ▁a ▁ber th ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Human itar ian ▁Bowl , ▁where ▁they ▁defeated ▁Bow ling ▁Green ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 4 3 – 4 2 . ▁Off ensive ▁lin eman ▁Mike ▁I up ati ▁was ▁the ▁team ' s ▁best ▁player ▁that ▁season . ▁He ▁started ▁all