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2009 Idaho Vandals football team

2009 Idaho Vandals football
University of Idaho Vandals logo.svg
Humanitarian Bowl champion
Conference Western Athletic Conference
2009 record 8–5 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach Robb Akey (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Steve Axman (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator Mark Criner (3rd year)
Home stadium Kibbie Dome
(Capacity: 16,000)
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 WAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#4 Boise State $%   8 0         14 0  
Nevada   7 1         8 5  
Fresno State   6 2         8 5  
Idaho   4 4         8 5  
Hawaii   3 5         6 7  
Louisiana Tech   3 5         4 8  
Utah State   3 5         4 8  
New Mexico State   1 7         3 10  
San Jose State   1 7         2 10  
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • $ – Conference champion
As of January 8, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

Coordinates: 46°43′34″N 117°01′05″W / 46.726°N 117.018°W / 46.726; -117.018

The 2009 Idaho Vandals American football team represented the University of Idaho during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Vandals, led by third-year head coach Robb Akey, were members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and played their home games at the Kibbie Dome, an indoor facility on campus in Moscow, Idaho.

By winning seven games, the Vandals achieved a winning record for the first time since 1999 and were bowl eligible for the first time since 1998. The Vandals won six of their first seven games in 2009, but lost four of five WAC games to finish 7–5 in the regular season and placed fourth (4–4) in the nine-team WAC.

They were invited to the Humanitarian Bowl in Boise, in which they defeated the Bowling Green Falcons (7–5) of the MAC on December 30, by a score of 43–42. This was the Vandals' second bowl invitation since returning to Division I-A (FBS) in 1996; Idaho won the 1998 Humanitarian Bowl.


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