▁South ▁Alabama ▁( 3 4 – 1 0 ), ▁Texas ▁State ▁( 3 5 – 3 0 ) ▁and ▁Georgia ▁Southern ▁( 4 7 – 2 4 ) ▁followed ▁before ▁the ▁V and als ▁finally ▁picked ▁up ▁their ▁first ▁win ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 9 – 1 7 ▁victory ▁over ▁New ▁Mexico ▁State , ▁sn apping ▁a ▁th ir teen - game ▁losing ▁stre ak ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁previous ▁season . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁Id aho ▁lost ▁to ▁Ark ansas ▁State ▁by ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁ 4 4 – 2 8 . ▁Next , ▁the ▁V and als ▁lost ▁to ▁San ▁Diego ▁State ▁by ▁a ▁count ▁of ▁ 3 5 – 2 1 . ▁Id aho ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 4 – 1 7 ▁defeat ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁T roy ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 5 ▁and ▁a ▁ 4 5 – 2 8 ▁loss ▁to ▁App al ach ian ▁State ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁after ▁a ▁team ▁practice ▁a ▁few ▁weeks ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁season , ▁Paul ▁Pet r ino ▁an gr ily ▁confront ed ▁a ▁newspaper ▁rep orter ▁who ▁he ▁felt ▁unf air ly ▁critic ized ▁his ▁team ' s ▁off ense . ▁F acing ▁accus ations ▁that ▁he ▁threatened ▁the ▁rep orter ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁phys ically ▁rest rained ▁by ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach , ▁Pet r ino ▁down play ed