2017 Idaho Vandals football team

The 2017 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Vandals played their home games at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by fifth-year head coach Paul Petrino. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

2017 Idaho Vandals football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2017 record4–8 (3–5 Sun Belt)
Head coachPaul Petrino (5th season)
Offensive coordinatorKris Cinkovich (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Breske (3rd season)
Home stadiumKibbie Dome
(Capacity: 16,000)
2017 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Troy +  7 –1     11 –2  
Appalachian State +  7 –1     9 –4  
Arkansas State  6 –2     7 –5  
Georgia State  5 –3     7 –5  
New Mexico State  4 –4     7 –6  
Louisiana  4 –4     5 –7  
Louisiana–Monroe  4 –4     4 –8  
Idaho  3 –5     4 –8  
South Alabama  3 –5     4 –8  
Coastal Carolina *  2 –6     3 –9  
Georgia Southern  2 –6     2 –10  
Texas State  1 –7     2 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
Rankings from AP Poll

The season marked the Vandals' final year in the Sun Belt and the FBS, as the team will rejoin the Big Sky Conference and FCS in 2018.

Previous season

The Vandals finished the 2016 season 9–4, 6–2 in Sun Belt play to finish in tie for third place. They were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl where they defeated Colorado State.

Schedule

Idaho announced its football schedule on March 1, 2017 and the regular season consisted of six home games and six away games, with four each in the Sun Belt Conference. The Vandals hosted Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, Louisiana–Lafayette, and Louisiana–Monroe, and traveled to Georgia State, New Mexico State, South Alabama, and Troy[1]

The Vandals hosted two of the four non-conference opponents, Sacramento State from the Big Sky Conference and UNLV from the Mountain West Conference, and traveled to Western Michigan from the Mid-American Conference and Missouri from the Southeastern Conference.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.Sacramento State*
ESPN3W 28–610,526
September 94:00 p.m.UNLV*
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
ESPN3L 16–4410,156
September 164:00 p.m.at Western Michigan*
ESPN3L 28–3725,732
September 2311:00 a.m.at South Alabama
ESPN3W 29–23 2OT12,603
October 72:00 p.m.Louisiana–Lafayette
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
ESPN3L 16–2114,198
October 142:00 p.m.Appalachian State
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
ESPN3L 20–2310,168
October 2110:00 a.m.at Missouri*
SECNL 21–6847,648
October 282:00 p.m.Louisiana–Monroe
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
ESPN3W 31–2310,705
November 26:15 p.m.at Troy
ESPNUL 21–2420,341
November 182:00 p.m.Coastal Carolina
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
ESPN3L 7–137,444
November 251:00 p.m.at New Mexico State
ESPN3L 10–1721,894
December 211:00 a.m.at Georgia State
ESPN3W 24–1014,163
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

Sacramento State
1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 6 0 0 6
Vandals 0 14 7 7 28
See also: 2017 Sacramento State Hornets football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1989 IDA, 45–3

UNLV
1 2 3 4 Total
Rebels 7 3 24 10 44
Vandals 0 3 7 6 16
See also: 2017 UNLV Rebels football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–3 2016 IDA, 33–30OT

at Western Michigan
1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 7 7 14 0 28
Broncos 3 3 13 18 37
See also: 2017 Western Michigan Broncos football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–3 2014 WMU, 45–33

at South Alabama
1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Vandals 3 7 0 1036 29
Jaguars 10 3 0 730 23
See also: 2017 South Alabama Jaguars football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2016 IDA, 38–31

Louisiana–Lafayette
1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns 7 7 7 0 21
Vandals 7 3 3 3 16
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–3 2016 IDA, 23–13

Appalachian State
1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 0 0 7 16 23
Vandals 0 17 3 0 20
See also: 2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 2016 APST, 37–19

at Missouri
1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 7 7 0 7 21
Tigers 34 17 14 3 68
See also: 2017 Missouri Tigers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 1963 MIZZ, 24–0

Louisiana–Monroe
1 2 3 4 Total
Warhawks 0 7 6 10 23
Vandals 14 14 3 0 31
See also: 2017 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–3 2016 IDA, 34–31

at Troy
1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 7 0 0 14 21
Trojans 0 10 7 7 24
See also: 2017 Troy Trojans football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–3 2016 TROY, 34–16

Coastal Carolina
1 2 3 4 Total
Chanticleers 0 10 0 3 13
Vandals 7 0 0 0 7
See also: 2017 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at New Mexico State
1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 0 7 3 0 10
Aggies 14 0 0 3 17
See also: 2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
16–7 2016 IDA, 55–23

at Georgia State
1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 7 7 3 7 24
Panthers 7 3 0 0 10
See also: 2017 Georgia State Panthers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2016 IDA, 37–12

References
  1. "Six home games highlight 2017 football schedule" (Press release). University of Idaho Department of Athletics. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  2. "2017 Idaho Vandals Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
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