▁assistant ▁coach ▁at ▁Washington ▁under ▁Don ▁James ▁and ▁Jim ▁Lamb right . ▁In ▁his ▁five ▁seasons ▁at ▁the ▁hel m ▁in ▁Moscow , ▁T orm ey ▁compiled ▁a ▁ ▁record , ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Id aho ▁would ▁leave ▁I - AA ▁and ▁the ▁Big ▁Sky ▁Conference ▁and ▁return ▁to ▁I - A ▁football ▁as ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Big ▁West ▁Conference ▁effective ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁V and als ▁finished ▁ 6 – 5 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁T orm ey ' s ▁team ▁lost ▁its ▁first ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 1 4 – 7 ▁to ▁I - A ▁oppon ent ▁Oregon ▁State ▁After ▁a ▁ 6 6 – 3 ▁dr ub bing ▁of ▁D - II ▁Son oma ▁State , ▁Id aho ▁lost ▁their ▁next ▁two ; ▁dro pping ▁cont ests ▁to ▁Id aho ▁State ▁( 2 6 – 2 1 ) ▁and ▁Mont ana ▁State ▁( 1 6 – 1 3 ). ▁The ▁V and als ▁reb ounded ▁to ▁win ▁their ▁next ▁two ; ▁to pping ▁Eastern ▁Washington ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 3 7 – 1 0 ▁and ▁Mont ana ▁for ▁Little ▁Brown ▁Stein ▁by ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁ 5 5 – 4 3 . ▁After ▁a ▁ 2 5 – 1 9 ▁loss ▁to ▁We ber ▁State , ▁the ▁V and als ▁won ▁their ▁last ▁three ▁games