Football team representing the University of Idaho
Idaho Vandals football
2023 Idaho Vandals football team
First season
1893; 131 years ago (1893)
Athletic director
Terry Gawlik
Head coach
Jason Eck 2nd season, 16–9 (.640)
Stadium
Kibbie Dome (capacity: 15,250)
Year built
1971 (enclosed in 1975)
Field surface
RealGrass Pro
Location
Moscow, Idaho
NCAA division
Division I FCS
Conference
Big Sky
Past conferences
Sun Belt (2014–2017) Independent (2013) WAC (2005–2012) Sun Belt (2001–2004) Big West (1996–2000) Big Sky (1965–1995) Independent (1959–1964) Pacific Coast (1922–1958) Independent (1894–1921)
All-time record
460–614–26 (.430)
Bowl record
3–0 (1.000)
Playoff appearances
13 (Div. I-AA/FCS)
Playoff record
6–11 (.353)
Conference titles
10
Rivalries
Idaho State (rivalry) Montana (rivalry) Eastern Washington Boise State (rivalry; dormant) Washington State (rivalry)
Consensus All-Americans
1
Colors
Silver and gold[1]
Fight song
Go, Vandals, Go
Mascot
Joe Vandal
Marching band
The Sound of Idaho
Outfitter
Nike
Website
GoVandals.com
The Idaho Vandals are the college football team that represents the University of Idaho and plays its home games at the Kibbie Dome, an indoor facility on campus in Moscow, Idaho.[2] Idaho is a member of the Big Sky Conference in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The Vandals are coached by Jason Eck.
The Idaho football program began 131 years ago in 1893,[3] and through the 2019 season, the Vandals have an all-time record of 460–614–26 (.430).[4] They have played in three bowl games in their history, all victories in the Humanitarian/Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise in 1998, 2009, and 2016.[5] As a Division I-AA (FCS) program for 18 seasons (1978–1995), Idaho made the playoffs eleven times and advanced to the national semifinals twice (1988 and 1993).
On April 28, 2016, university president Chuck Staben announced the football program would return to the Big Sky and FCS in 2018. This followed the Sun Belt Conference's announcement on March 1 that the associate membership of Idaho and New Mexico State for football would end after the 2017 season. Idaho is the first FBS program to voluntarily drop to FCS.[6]
^"University of Idaho Color Identity". January 31, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
^"Kibbie Dome". IdahoPTV. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
^"Idaho Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 22, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
^"Football Bowl Subdivision Records". NCAA. p. 66. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
^"Idaho Bowl History". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
^"Idaho to be 1st school to drop from FBS to FCS". ESPN. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
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