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81-536: Mike Riley may refer to: Mike Riley (American football) (born 1953), American football coach Mike Riley (referee) (born 1964), English football referee Mike Riley (musician) (1904–1984), American trombonist Mike Riley (curler) (born c. 1946), Canadian curler Mike Riley (cartoonist) (born 1975), American comic book creator See also [ edit ] Mike Reilly (disambiguation) Michael Riley (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

162-416: A block east to align with northbound one-way Washington Street, intersecting the two-way Troy Highway from the southeast. Southbound US 95 traffic joins the intersection from the northwest, arriving on a one-way diagonal from Jackson Street. Agricultural buildings on the block between Jackson and Main (College St. to Lewis St.) were razed in the late 1990s to complete this new corridor. The completion of

243-495: A female householder with no husband present, and 49.9% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.87. In the city, the age distribution of the population shows: The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.1 males. The median income for

324-544: A hotel. The family of four, now with middle brother Ed, moved from Wallace down to Lewiston in 1959, where Bud was the head coach at Lewiston High School for three seasons. They moved up to Moscow in 1962, when Bud became a collegiate assistant coach at his alma mater , the University of Idaho , under new head coach Dee Andros . Youngest brother Pete was born while the family lived in Moscow. After three seasons on

405-628: A household in the city was $ 26,884, and the median income for a family was $ 46,331. Males had a median income of $ 35,494 versus $ 24,560 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 14,930. About 9.5% of families and 22.4% of the population were below the poverty line , including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over. The city was highlighted in a comedy special at University of Idaho by actor-comedian Yakov Smirnoff , filmed in late 1990. Using Moscow as its setting pokes fun at Smirnoff emigrating from Moscow, Russia. There are seventeen neighborhood parks located throughout

486-700: A library. The original library building (which is on the National Register of Historic Places ) was expanded in 1931 and 1983. It houses a children's room named for Moscow native Carol Ryrie Brink , the author of 1936 Newbery Medal winner Caddie Woodlawn . In 2006, the Friends of the Library celebrated a Century of Service for the organization. The current organizational structure of library service encompasses all public libraries in Latah County as

567-460: A population of 25,435 at the 2020 census . Moscow is the home of the University of Idaho , the state's land-grant institution and primary research university . It is the principal city in the Moscow, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area , which includes all of Latah County. The city contains over 60% of the county's population, and whilst the university is Moscow's dominant employer, the city also serves as an agricultural and commercial hub for

648-682: A proper name for the town, but could not agree. The postmaster, Samuel Neff, then completed the official papers for the town and chose Moscow for the name. Neff was born in Moscow, Pennsylvania . By 1875, the town had a business district that was a center of commerce for the region. By 1890, the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company 's rail line (later the Union Pacific ) and the Northern Pacific railroad line helped boost

729-702: A six-year record of 52–7–1, which included five conference titles and an undefeated NAIA Division II championship season in 1982. Riley was hired as an assistant coach in the Canadian Football League in 1983 with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers , and was a part of their 1984 Grey Cup championship team. Hired as the Bombers' head coach at age 33, Riley reportedly became the youngest head coach in CFL history in 1987 at Winnipeg but in fact

810-858: A win over Missouri in the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas , ending their season with a 10–4 record. In 2007 , the Beavers again started 2–3 and finished 8–4 on the regular season, including an upset of #2 Cal in Berkeley . The Beavers finished the year 9–4 with a win in the Emerald Bowl in San Francisco over the Maryland Terrapins . In 2008 , Riley's Beavers knocked off #1-ranked USC 27–21 at Reser Stadium . The Beavers went into

891-649: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Mike Riley (American football) Michael Joseph Riley (born July 6, 1953) is an American football coach who was most recently the head coach of the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL). He has previously served as the head coach of two college football programs: Oregon State (1997–1998, 2003–2014) and Nebraska (2015–2017). Riley has also been

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972-746: Is found typically along the Pacific coast of the US. The city sits at the boundary between the Palouse grasslands and wheat fields, and the conifer forests of the Rocky Mountains to the east. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Moscow has either a warm-summer Mediterranean climate ( Csb ) or a dry-summer continental climate ( Dsb ). As of the census of 2010, there were 23,800 people, 9,180 households, and 4,335 families residing in

1053-659: Is the Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Indigenous people who inhabited what is now Moscow, Idaho include the Nez Perce , Palouse , and the Coeur d'Alene people (Schitsu’umsh). Miners and farmers began arriving in the northern Idaho area after the Civil War . The first permanent settlers came to the Moscow area 153 years ago in 1871. The abundance of camas bulbs, a favorite fodder of pigs brought by

1134-790: The 117th meridian west . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 6.85 square miles (17.7 km ), all of it land. Moscow lies on the eastern edge of the Palouse region of north central Idaho in the Columbia River Plateau . East of the city is a valley within the mountains of the Palouse Range to the northeast, whose highest point is Moscow Mountain at 4,983 feet (1,519 m) above sea level. The less prominent Paradise Ridge at 3,702 feet (1,128 m) and Tomer Butte at 3,474 feet (1,059 m) are southeast of

1215-612: The 2015 Foster Farms Bowl , finishing the season 6–7. 2016 saw improvement as the team began the season with seven straight wins and reached number 7 in the AP Poll, and finished 9–4 overall after losses to Wisconsin, Ohio State, Iowa, and Tennessee in the Music City Bowl . The Huskers significantly regressed in 2017, going on a four-game losing streak to finish 4–8, the school's worst record since 1961. The last three of those losses saw Nebraska surrender at least 50 points. Riley

1296-536: The Carnegie library money, the library construction was begun in 1905. In March 1906, the Mission Style building was ready for occupancy. Later that month, a fire at the university's Administration Building totally destroyed that structure, so the new library was used for university classes during the day and residents used the library in the evening. Beginning in 1907 the building was returned to full use as

1377-807: The Division I FBS (formerly I-A) level through the 2017 season before dropping down to the FCS level in 2018. In addition to the main campus in Moscow, the UI has branch campuses in Coeur d'Alene , Boise , Twin Falls , and Idaho Falls . It also operates a research park in Post Falls and dozens of extension offices statewide. New Saint Andrews College opened in 1994 and moved to its present campus on Main Street in 2003. The Moscow School District #281 , which covers

1458-684: The Jurassic − Eocene Idaho Batholith , fertile fields atop rolling hills of deep Pleistocene loess of the Palouse Formation deposited after the last ice age by westerly winds, and flood-worn channels of the Columbia River Basalt Group . There is a variety of flora and fauna within the vicinity of Moscow. An amphibian, the Rough-skinned Newt , has a disjunctive population at Moscow; this species

1539-788: The Moscow-Pullman Highway . Completed in April 1998, the trail honors a Pullman businessman (and UI alumnus) who died two years earlier, following a winter highway accident in Spokane County . The Paradise Path bridges the gap in Moscow between the endpoints of the Chipman and Latah trails, passing through the north and east edges of the UI campus. The trail systems together constitute a continuous 22-mile (35 km) paved linear park from Pullman to Troy, extending in Troy beyond

1620-734: The New Orleans Saints in 2002 . He was offered the Alabama job in December 2002 after Dennis Franchione left for Texas A&M . Riley was also under consideration for the UCLA job during that period. After spending the 2002 season with the New Orleans Saints, Riley returned to Corvallis to become the head coach at Oregon State in 2003 following Erickson's departure to become the head coach of San Francisco 49ers of

1701-562: The Palouse region. Along with the rest of the Idaho Panhandle , Moscow is in the Pacific Time Zone . The elevation of its city center is 2,579 feet (786 m) above sea level . Two major highways serve the city, passing through the city center: US-95 (north-south) and ID-8 (east-west). The Pullman–Moscow Regional Airport , four miles (6 km) west, provides limited commercial air service. The local newspaper

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1782-462: The Palouse , Andros was hired at Oregon State in 1965 and Bud joined his first staff in Corvallis and stayed for eight seasons, first as the secondary coach and later as defensive coordinator . Bud went on to become a head coach in the CFL. Riley had a peripatetic youth and spent his first 11+ years in northern Idaho , but considers Corvallis his hometown. He arrived in the spring of 1965, near

1863-591: The Palouse River . Historians have disputed the precise origin of the name Moscow . There is no conclusive proof that it is connected to the Russian capital , though various accounts suggest it purposely evoked the Russian city or was named by Russian immigrants. Another account claims that the name derives from a Native American tribe named "Masco". Early settlers reported that five local men met to choose

1944-651: The San Diego Chargers of the NFL , signing a five-year deal at $ 750,000 per year. Riley coached the Chargers from 1999 to 2001 , with a record of 14–34. In 2000, the Chargers had their worst season; they went 1–15, with their only win on a last-second field goal against the Kansas City Chiefs. Riley's last game was indicative of his last season, as the Chargers played well, but one poor play turned

2025-417: The 2006 contest states, "When time, money, or circumstances bind you to one locale, the Library is your passport for travel." The opening of Moscow Mall (now Eastside Marketplace) and Palouse Empire Mall (now Palouse Mall ) in the late 1970s shifted many retail businesses away from the aging city center, with buildings dating to the 1890s. The city developed a revitalization project for downtown in

2106-612: The A-1 state championship, 27–0. They avenged the loss to the Black Tornado the following year in the regular season 28–14, and again in the AAA state final, 21–10, with left-handed option quarterback Riley throwing two touchdown passes in the second quarter to build a 21–3 lead at halftime. He completed five of nine passes for 76 yards; prior to the final, Riley had thrown only 41 times in 11 games, with 23 completions (and ten wins). He

2187-580: The Alliance of American Football. On June 6, 2019, Riley was named the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Seattle's new XFL team, the Seattle Dragons . He missed the first three games of the season for personal reasons. On January 6, 2022, Riley was named the Head coach and General manager for the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League . On January 1, 2024, it

2268-464: The Beavers only lasted two seasons, Riley is considered by many to have laid the foundation for the success of the Beavers in the years to come. The 1999 team, led by Dennis Erickson and built around players Riley recruited, posted a 7–5 record and earned a trip to the Oahu Bowl , which ended a streak of 28 straight losing seasons. In January 1999, Riley left the Beavers to become the head coach of

2349-490: The Browne building at the corner of Main and Second Streets in 1902. In 1904, the committee planned to raise funds for a new library building. Andrew Carnegie promised funding of $ 10,000 if the community agreed to maintain a free public library at the rate of at least $ 1000 annually. Moscow voters approved a permanent tax in 1905 and with successful fundraising by subscription of local residents and businesses, coupled with

2430-486: The CFL (as the San Antonio Texans ) for the 1993 CFL season , but the team folded before it could begin playing as a CFL team. Riley returned to the college ranks in 1993 when USC head coach John Robinson offered him the position of offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach ; he later became assistant head coach. The Mesa Tribune named him the league's top assistant coach in 1993 after leading

2511-625: The Civil War with a chance to reach the Rose Bowl as Pac-10 champions but were defeated by Oregon , 65–38, and instead accepted another invitation to the third place Sun Bowl , where they beat Pittsburgh in a defensive struggle, 3–0. Though winless in bowl games as a player, Riley had a 6–2 NCAA football bowl record as a head coach through the 2013 season, having won the 2003 Las Vegas Bowl , 2004 Insight Bowl , 2006 Sun Bowl , 2007 Emerald Bowl , 2008 Sun Bowl , and 2013 Hawaii Bowl . Riley

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2592-557: The Corner Club tavern at the northeast corner of 'A' and Main, which was demolished in early 1991 after staving off its elimination for over a decade. The building on the southeast corner, the Idaho Hotel, built in 1890, was razed for the traffic project in 1977 and was a vacant lot for over a decade. The first of the new couplets was completed during the summer of 1991. The new southbound couplet to Jackson Street

2673-589: The Cougars' backup quarterback, Tanner Mangum , to wide receiver Mitch Mathews (a loss which snapped Nebraska's streak of 29 consecutive home opener wins). Despite their losing season, however, the Cornhuskers were still invited to a post-season bowl game due to a lack of enough eligible teams to fill all bowl slots and the team high academic progress rate (APR). The Cornhuskers defeated the UCLA Bruins in

2754-621: The Latah County Library District. The library enjoys broad support from the citizens of Moscow and the county and is also supported by the Idaho Commission for Libraries (formerly the Idaho State Library.) The Moscow Public Library currently houses about 60% of Latah County Library District's 100,000 volume collection. Administrative, technical, youth services, and branch services offices for

2835-522: The Library District are all housed at this location as well. The library offers year-round programming for all ages, including storytimes and a summer reading program for children, book clubs for teenagers and adults, and presentations by outside experts and organizations. The library also offers public Internet access computers as well as free wifi. The library serves as resource for all the residents of Moscow, or as one essayist (Ellis Clark) in

2916-498: The Mayor's appointments of City officials and citizen advisory commission members. Council approves the city's annual budget and serves as the convening body for public hearings and appeals of other City Boards and Commissions. Meetings are generally scheduled for the first and third Monday of each month, beginning at 7:00 p.m. The University of Idaho (officially abbreviated "U of I") is Idaho's oldest public university, located in

2997-540: The NFL. Riley agreed to a seven-year contract that started at $ 625,000 per year and increased incrementally to $ 950,000 in year seven. Continuing on their new success, the Beavers won bowl games in 2003 and 2004 before having a down year in 2005 . After starting the 2006 season 2–3, the Beavers went 9–4 on the regular season, including an upset of #3 USC in Corvallis. The Beavers completed their impressive season with

3078-681: The Trojan offense to record setting numbers. USC quarterback Rob Johnson set numerous Pac-10 and NCAA records under Riley's tutelage and later became a fourth-round NFL Draft pick. "He's a player's coach, who gets the most out of you by treating you like normal", Johnson later said. Riley remained at USC through the 1996 season , helping the Trojans to post-season victories in the Freedom , Cotton , and Rose Bowls. USC won an outright league title, shared another, and finished second once. Riley

3159-547: The city of Moscow in Latah County in the northern portion of the state. It is the state's flagship , land-grant , and primary research university. The University of Idaho was the state's sole university for 71 years, until 1963 , and its College of Law , established in 1909, was first accredited by the American Bar Association in 1925. Formed by the territorial legislature on January 30, 1889,

3240-636: The city, led by local youth, raised money over several years to fund, design, and build a skate park that was completed in 2000. A park just north of the university is named for Admiral Robert Ghormley , from 1933 to 1997, it was the site of the city's outdoor swimming pool . Its replacement, the Hamilton-Lowe Aquatics Center in northeast Moscow, opened in June 2000. The Latah Trail, completed in October 2008, extends from

3321-405: The city. Paradise Creek, with headwaters on Moscow Mountain to the northeast, flows through Moscow, then crosses the state border and joins the south fork of the Palouse River near Pullman, which eventually drains into the Snake River and Columbia River on its way to the Pacific Ocean. The geology in and around Moscow represents varied formations: very old intrusive granite structures of

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3402-459: The city. The population density was 3,474.5 inhabitants per square mile (1,341.5 inhabitants/km ). There were 9,879 housing units at an average density of 1,442.2 units per square mile (556.8 units/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 90.9% White , 1.1% African American , 0.6% Native American , 3.1% Asian , 0.2% Pacific Islander , 1.4% from other races , and 2.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.6% of

3483-460: The city. The population density was 3,460.6 people per square mile (1,336.1 people/km ). There were 8,029 housing units at an average density of 1,305.0 units per square mile (503.9 units/km ). The racial makeup of the city was: Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.47% of the population. There were 7,724 households, out of which 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.0% were married couples living together, 6.4% had

3564-528: The early 1970s that included a major traffic revision, which was enacted in 1981. Traffic from US 95 on Main Street was diverted a block away to one-way corridors on Washington (northbound) and Jackson (southbound) streets, to alleviate congestion and improve pedestrian safety and the overall city center experience. Main Street was converted from four busy lanes with metered parallel parking to two lanes of local retail traffic with free diagonal parking; its sidewalks were modified and trees were added. At

3645-402: The eastern boundary of the Palouse ecosystem. From Pullman to the western boundary of Moscow (the state line), it follows the right of way of a dismantled Union Pacific railroad line, and east of US-95 it follows the right of way of a dismantled BNSF railroad line that junctioned at Arrow on the Clearwater River by way of Troy, Kendrick , and Juliaetta . The defunct Tamarack Ski Area

3726-433: The eastern edge of Moscow bike path system to Troy , parallel to the Troy Highway (SH-8) for most of its twelve miles (19 km). On the west side of Moscow, the Bill Chipman Palouse Trail connects the two university communities of the Palouse . Starting at the University of Idaho's Perimeter Road, it gradually descends with Paradise Creek for eight miles (13 km) to Pullman through Whitman County , alongside

3807-427: The end of sixth grade, and stayed through high school. Riley was a hometown hero in Corvallis from his athletic days at Corvallis High School , where he led the Spartans as the starting quarterback to consecutive state title games in 1969 and 1970, both played in Corvallis at OSU's Parker Stadium . Corvallis High School had narrowly won the early season matchup in 1969, but came up well short against Medford in

3888-434: The entire city limits, operates Moscow High School (9-12), an alternative high school, a middle school (6-8), and four elementary schools (two K-5, one K-2, one 3–5). There are two public charter schools and three private schools in the city. US-95 connects Moscow to Coeur d'Alene , Lewiston , and the Treasure Valley with onward connections to Boise . ID-8 runs east–west through Moscow and travels to Pullman in

3969-402: The farmers, led to naming the vicinity "Hog Heaven." When the first US post office opened in 1872, the town was called "Paradise Valley," but the name changed to "Moscow" in 1875. The name Paradise persists in the main waterway through town, Paradise Creek, which originates at the west end of the Palouse Range, flows south to the Troy Highway , and west to Pullman where it enters the South Fork of

4050-518: The final Coaches Poll was released before the bowl games. Riley began his coaching career immediately after his playing days ended, first as a graduate assistant at California in 1975 , and then as a graduate assistant at Whitworth in Spokane , where he received his master's in physical education . In 1977, he was hired as the defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon . During his stay at Linfield he assisted head coach Ad Rutschman 's Wildcats to

4131-463: The former head basketball coach (1960–68). (Mike's cousin, Major Ogilvie, became a star running back for the Tide in the late 1970s; Ogilvie's mother Peggy was one of Bud Riley's five sisters.) In his four seasons at Alabama as a reserve defensive back , the Tide won four Southeastern Conference (SEC) titles and the 1973 UPI (Coaches Poll) national championship, though they lost the 1973 Sugar Bowl to Notre Dame on New Year's Eve. Until 1974,

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4212-400: The head coach of teams in four different professional leagues: the Canadian Football League (CFL), World League of American Football (WLAF), National Football League (NFL), and Alliance of American Football (AAF). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 1970s. Born in Wallace, Idaho , Riley is the eldest of three sons of Bud and Mary (Shumaker) Riley. Bud

4293-423: The highest of any public university in Idaho, and it generates 74 percent of all research money in the state, with research expenditures of $ 100 million in 2010 alone. As a land-grant university and the primary research university in the state, UI has the largest campus in the state at 1,585 acres (6.4 km ), located in the hills of the Palouse region. The school is home to the Idaho Vandals , who competed on

4374-414: The home of Washington's land grant institution. The college that became Washington State University opened its doors in January 1892. Washington entered the union as the 42nd state in November 1889 and Idaho entered next, eight months later, in July 1890. Members of the Pleiades Club and Ladies' Historical Club formed a cooperative named the Women's Reading Room Society and established a small library in

4455-420: The less accessible southern Idaho. To appease the residents of the north, the territorial legislature of Idaho in Boise placed the new land grant university in Moscow, which at the time was the largest city other than Boise in the state. The University of Idaho was chartered in January 1889, and first opened its doors to students in October 1892. In March 1890, Moscow's neighboring city, Pullman , became

4536-439: The lowering to 19 in July 1972, the drinking age in Idaho was 20 for beer and 21 for liquor and wine. A fixture of the Moscow skyline for nearly a century, the concrete grain elevators on south Main Street were demolished in March 2007. Located on the southwest corner of 8th & Main, the elevators were last operated by the Latah County Grain Growers. The other major concrete elevator complex, on Jackson Street south of 6th,

4617-419: The most in school history. On December 4, 2014, Riley was named head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers . In his first season as head coach at Nebraska, Riley's Cornhuskers completed a 5–7 regular season (their first losing season since 2007 ) with numerous last second losses; notable among these was the Huskers' first game under Riley, wherein they lost to BYU, 33–28, on a last-second Hail Mary pass from

4698-413: The north end of Moscow, southbound highway traffic divided west at 'D' Street to Jackson and returned to Main at 8th; the northbound route divided east at 8th, but returned to Main four blocks earlier in the north end, at 1st Street. The original 90-degree couplets of 1981 used existing streets of the grid. Planners intended these as temporary, but they remained for years. The primary safety hazard

4779-440: The population. There were 9,180 households, of which 22.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.8% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 52.8% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

4860-411: The resignation of Pete Carroll . Those rumors were put to rest when Riley signed a three-year extension at OSU through the 2019 season. During the 2012 season , Riley snatched his 75th career win surpassing Lon Stiner as Oregon State's all-time winningest coach. Riley completed his second stint at Oregon State with an 85–66 (.563) record in a dozen seasons. His 93 wins overall in 14 seasons at OSU are

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5022-421: The six seats are open at each election. Mayoral elections are held the November after a US presidential election. The Council elects a President and vice-president from among its members at its first meeting in January each year. These two officers may stand in for the mayor as necessary. Council is the legislative and judicial arm of Moscow's City government; enacting ordinances and resolutions. This body confirms

5103-410: The south couplet allowed Gritman Medical Center to expand southward, over Eighth Street. Another significant change to local commerce was the increase of the state's legal drinking age to 21 in April 1987, after nearly fifteen years at age 19. Many establishments that relied on revenues from 19- and 20-year-olds from the two university communities had to adjust or cease operations. Prior to

5184-410: The tide. The 2001 Chargers ended their 5–11 season with a loss to the Seattle Seahawks , after Doug Flutie passed for 377 yards and drove for the tying field goal with 16 seconds remaining, but poor special teams play led to a long Seahawks kick return and subsequently a 54-yard winning field goal . Riley was fired as head coach of the Chargers after three seasons and was an assistant coach with

5265-565: The town offering a wide variety of venues for outdoor activities. These parks fall under the jurisdiction of the Moscow Parks and Recreation Department. The Moscow Pathways Commission (formerly Paradise Path Task Force) is a citizen committee seeking to develop a system of linearly connected parks throughout the area. Carol Ryrie Brink Nature Park was a community collaboration between the Palouse Clearwater Environmental Institute and local volunteers to remeander Paradise Creek and add riparian plantings. The Moscow community, including schools and

5346-457: The town's population to 2,000. The capital of the Idaho Territory was relocated from Lewiston to Boise in December 1864. In the late 1880s, statehood for the Washington Territory was nearing. Because its commercial and transportation interests looked west, rather than south, the citizens of the Idaho Panhandle passionately lobbied for their region to join Washington, or to form an entirely separate state, rather than remain connected with

5427-526: The town's two explicitly postmillennial congregations (Christ Church and Trinity Reformed Church), make up about 10% of the town's permanent population. In the early morning hours of November 13, 2022, four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death in an off-campus rented home in Moscow by one or more attackers using one or more long knives. The authorities have identified a suspect who faces four counts of first degree murder and one count burglary. Main Street runs north–south through Moscow along

5508-480: The university opened its doors in 1892 on October 3, with an initial class of 40 students. The first graduating class in 1896 contained two men and two women. It presently has an enrollment exceeding 12,000, with over 11,000 on the Moscow campus. The university offers 142 degree programs, including bachelor's , master's , doctoral , and specialists' degrees. Certificates of completion are offered in 30 areas of study. At 25% and 53%, its 4 and 6 year graduation rates are

5589-437: Was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.91. The median age in the city was 24.2 years. 16.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 36.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.7% were from 25 to 44; 15.6% were from 45 to 64; and 7.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.8% male and 48.2% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 21,291 people, 7,724 households, and 3,869 families residing in

5670-449: Was a big step in the right direction, with the Beavers posting a 5–6 record, their best record since 1971. Two of the six losses were by a single point, to Washington and California in back-to-back games late in the season. This was followed by a last-minute loss to a highly ranked UCLA team. The 1998 season was capped off by a double-overtime 44–41 victory over the rival Oregon Ducks in the Civil War game. Although his first stint with

5751-413: Was a combined 9–2 in bowl games as a head or assistant coach. In the 2009 Las Vegas Bowl , the Beavers lost to the BYU Cougars of the Mountain West Conference . In Riley's second stint at Oregon State, the Beavers produced four NFL quarterbacks, Sean Mannion , Sean Canfield , Matt Moore , and Derek Anderson . Following the 2009 season , Riley was rumored to be up for the USC vacancy created by

5832-684: Was a three-sport athlete at CHS, also lettering in basketball and baseball. Riley graduated from CHS in 1971 and opted not to play his college football in the Pac-8 , but for the Alabama Crimson Tide in the SEC under head coach Paul "Bear" Bryant . He had family connections to the state and school: his father was born and raised in Guin and his uncle, Hayden Riley , was Alabama's assistant athletic director, head baseball coach (1970–79), and

5913-439: Was also slated for the wrecking ball. Idle since 2005, a preservationist group saved it in 2007. Its newer large-diameter metal silo hosted summer theater productions in 2011. Moscow is known internationally as the location of Christ Church and its associated ministries: Canon Press and New Saint Andrews College , as well as Logos School . Crawford Gribben suggests that Moscow is "America's most postmillennial town", since

5994-610: Was announced the Generals would not be a part of the UFL Merger. # denotes interim head coach # denotes interim head coach # denotes interim head coach # denotes interim head coach Moscow, Idaho Moscow ( / ˈ m ɒ s k oʊ / MOSS -koh ) is a city and the county seat of Latah County, Idaho . Located in the North Central region of the state along the border with Washington , it had

6075-461: Was completed the following year in 1992 and begins north of 'C' Street. It eliminated a former service station at the northwest corner of 'C' and Main, which had been converted to other retail for over a decade. The critical couplet at the south end of the city was delayed several times for various reasons. Completed in 2000, it is two blocks south and one block east of the 1981 divider at 8th Street. After Sweet Avenue, northbound Main Street bends

6156-502: Was fired following the season. On December 7, 2017, it was announced that Riley would return to Oregon State to be the assistant head coach under newly hired Oregon State head coach Jonathan Smith , who had been both a player (1998) and a graduate assistant coach (2003) during Riley's first and second tenures as head coach at Oregon State. In June 2018, Riley was named the head coach of the San Antonio Commanders of

6237-503: Was from a small town western Alabama ( Guin , AL), served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and had played college football at the University of Idaho in Moscow under head coach Dixie Howell , a hall of famer as a player at Alabama . After graduation, Bud worked for a mining company in Wallace and was asked by town leaders to coach at the high school; Mary was from nearby Mullan , where her parents, Mike and Mary Shumaker, ran

6318-444: Was hired as the head coach at Oregon State in 1997 to replace Jerry Pettibone , who had resigned at the end of the 1996 season. Riley's initial contract was a five-year deal at $ 185,000 per year. In the Beavers first season under Riley, they posted a record of 3–8. This was a difficult season for Riley as he attempted to run his NFL-style offense with players recruited by Pettibone to run the wishbone triple-option. The 1998 season

6399-438: Was inexperienced truck drivers—excessive speed through the tight corners led to toppled loads and subsequent traffic snarls, with occasional damage to adjacent structures. The new, straighter couplets at the north end are both over a block in length and eliminated existing structures. The return couplet from Washington Street runs from 1st Street to beyond 'A' Street; it eliminated the original front portion (white stucco chapel) of

6480-484: Was on the east-facing slope of East Moscow Mountain; a grove of ancient red cedar trees is nearby, just northeast of Moscow Mountain's summit. Moscow has a Mayor-Council form of government consisting of six Council members (at large) and a Mayor. These positions are elected separately and serve four year terms. Council member elections are held in odd-numbered years in November, with terms staggered so that three of

6561-641: Was three years older than Bud Grant , who was 29 when he was hired as Winnipeg's head coach in January 1957 (Grant had turned 30 by the time he coached his first game that summer). Riley led the Blue Bombers from 1987 to 1990 and won two Grey Cups during his tenure. He also coached the San Antonio Riders of the defunct WLAF . He was intended to stay on as the Riders attempted to transition to

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