2018 Idaho Vandals football team
The 2018 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Vandals played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho, and are members of the Big Sky Conference, which they rejoined for football this season. A charter member of the Big Sky in 1963, Idaho was previously a football member from 1965 through 1995. They were led by sixth-year head coach Paul Petrino. They finished the season 4–7, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for ninth place.
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| 2018 record | 4–7 (3–5 Big Sky) |
| Head coach | Paul Petrino (6th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Kris Cinkovich (6th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Mike Breske (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Kibbie Dome (Capacity: 16,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Weber State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Eastern Washington +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 UC Davis +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Montana State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 0 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Vandals finished the 2017 season 4–8, 3–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for eighth place. 2017 was Idaho's final year in the Sun Belt and the FBS.
Preseason
Polls
On July 16, 2018 during the Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, Washington, the Vandals were predicted to finish in fourth place in the coaches poll and fifth place in the media poll.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Washington | 134 (6) |
| 2 | Weber State | 124 (3) |
| 3 | Northern Arizona | 121 (3) |
| 4 | Idaho | 101 (1) |
| 5 | Sacramento State | 94 |
| 6 | Southern Utah | 91 |
| 7 | Montana | 82 |
| 8 | Montana State | 76 |
| 9 | UC Davis | 64 |
| 10 | Cal Poly | 40 |
| 11 | Northern Colorado | 30 |
| 12 | Idaho State | 29 |
| 13 | Portland State | 21 |
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Washington | 651 (27) |
| 2 | Weber State | 636 (19) |
| 3 | Northern Arizona | 535 (1) |
| 4 | Montana | 496 (2) |
| 5 | Idaho | 483 (3) |
| 6 | Southern Utah | 449 (1) |
| 7 | Sacramento State | 415 |
| 8 | Montana State | 391 (1) |
| 9 | UC Davis | 331 (1) |
| 10 | Idaho State | 170 |
| 11 | Cal Poly | 169 |
| 12 | Northern Colorado | 166 |
| 13 | Portland State | 103 |
Preseason All-Conference Team
The Vandals had three players selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.[2]
Noah Johnson – Jr. OL
Kaden Ellis – Sr. LB
Cade Coffey – So. P
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at Fresno State* | Stadium | L 13–79 | 31,170 | |
| September 8 | 2:00 p.m. | Western New Mexico* | Pluto TV 242 | W 56–10 | 10,566 | |
| September 22 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 21 UC Davis |
| ELVN | L 21–44 | 8,179 |
| September 29 | 2:00 p.m. | Portland State |
| SWX | W 20–7 | 10,566 |
| October 6 | 2:30 p.m. | at Idaho State | Pluto TV 243 | L 28–62 | 11,015 | |
| October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Montana State | RTNW | L 23–24 | 19,177 | |
| October 20 | 2:00 p.m. | Southern Utah |
| SWX | W 31–12 | 12,798 |
| October 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Eastern Washington | RTNW | L 14–38 | 10,023 | |
| November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | North Dakota |
| SWX | W 31–27 | 7,899 |
| November 10 | 3:30 p.m. | Montana |
| RTNW | L 27–46 | 14,571 |
| November 17 | 9:00 a.m. | at No. 15 (FBS) Florida* | ESPNU | L 10–63 | 81,467 | |
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Game summaries
at Fresno State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vandals | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Bulldogs | 16 | 28 | 14 | 21 | 79 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 4–11 | 2013 | FRES, 61–14 |
Western New Mexico
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mustangs | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Vandals | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 | 56 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | ||
at UC Davis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vandals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| No. 21 Aggies | 14 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 44 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1–0 | 1997 | IDA, 44–14 |
Portland State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vikings | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Vandals | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 11–1 | 1997 | IDA, 46–0 |
at Idaho State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vandals | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Bengals | 14 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 62 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 28–11 | 2008 | IDA, 42–27 |
at Montana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vandals | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
| Bobcats | 7 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 25–17–1 | 2016 | IDA, 20–17 |
Southern Utah
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderbirds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Vandals | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1–0 | 1994 | IDA, 43–10 |
at Eastern Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vandals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 5 Eagles | 14 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 38 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 15–6 | 2012 | EWU, 20–3 |
North Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fighting Hawks | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
| Vandals | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 31 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2–0 | 2011 | IDA, 44–14 |
Montana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grizzlies | 14 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 46 |
| Vandals | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 55–27–2 | 2003 | MONT, 41–28 |
at Florida
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vandals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| No. 15 (FBS) Gators | 28 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 63 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | ||
NFL Draft
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Club |
| Kaden Elliss | LB | 7 | 244 | New Orleans Saints |
References
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