The 1999 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the

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. The Vandals, led by fifth-year head coach

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, were members of the Big West Conference and went and in conference play. They played their home games at

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on the campus of Washington State University in

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, west of their campus in

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. Martin Stadium was used to satisfy NCAA attendance requirements for Division I-A The Kibbie Dome, an indoor facility on campus in Moscow, was not used for any Vandal football games this season. For the first time in thirty years, the Vandals did not play any games in the state of Idaho. In the Battle of the Palouse with Washington State, the Vandals won for the first time since

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, breaking a fourteen-game losing streak to the Cougars that lasted more than Standout defensive lineman Mao Tosi missed the last two games due to a in the finale for the conference title, the Vandals were soundly defeated by rival

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This was the beginning of the current losing streak to the Broncos, which reached twelve games in

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before the series went on hiatus. Tosi was selected in the fifth round of the

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and played two seasons with the

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until a neck injury ended his playing career. This was the final season for alumnus Tormey as head coach; in December, he left for which was moving to the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). A few days later, former Vandal offensive lineman Tom Cable was hired

Schedule

NFL Draft

One Vandal senior was selected in the

, which was seven rounds (254 selections). * List of Idaho Vandals in the NFL Draft

References

External links

''Gem of the Mountains:'' 2000 University of Idaho yearbook
– 1999 football season

– student newspaper – 1999 editions {{Idaho Vandals football navbox Idaho Idaho Vandals football seasons Idaho Vandals football