▁over ▁Mont ana ▁State ▁and ▁a ▁ 6 2 – 1 6 ▁sh el lack ing ▁of ▁in - state ▁arch rival ▁Bo ise ▁State . ▁Id aho ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I - AA ▁Play offs ▁to ▁Mc Ne ese ▁State ▁by ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁ 2 3 – 2 0 . ▁ ▁Id aho ▁went ▁ 1 1 – 3 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁For ▁the ▁second ▁consecutive ▁year , ▁the ▁V and als ▁won ▁their ▁first ▁six ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁season ; ▁to pping ▁Stephen ▁F . ▁Austin ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 3 8 – 3 0 , ▁Texas ▁State ▁by ▁a ▁count ▁of ▁ 6 6 – 3 8 , ▁We ber ▁State ▁in ▁a ▁shut out ▁by ▁a ▁blow out ▁score ▁of ▁ 5 6 – 0 , ▁I - A ▁fo e ▁Ut ah ▁by ▁a ▁count ▁of ▁ 2 8 – 1 7 , ▁Id aho ▁State ▁by ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁ 5 6 – 2 7 ▁and ▁Eastern ▁Washington ▁by ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁ 4 9 – 1 0 . ▁Smith ' s ▁team ▁suffered ▁its ▁first ▁defeat ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 3 ▁with ▁a ▁ 4 0 – 3 5 ▁loss ▁to ▁Mont ana ▁State . ▁On ▁October ▁ 3 0 , ▁Id aho ▁defeated ▁Northern ▁Arizona ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 3 4 – 2 7 . ▁That ▁was ▁followed ▁with ▁a ▁ 5 4 –