Idaho football

Idaho Vandals football

2017 Idaho Vandals football team

First season

1893; 124 years ago

Athletic director

Rob Spear

Head coach

Paul Petrino
5th season, 19–41 (.317)

Stadium

Kibbie Dome
(Capacity: 16,000)

Year built

1971,
1975 (enclosed)

Field surface

RealGrass Pro

Location

Moscow, Idaho

NCAA division

Division I FBS

Conference

Sun Belt Conference

Past conferences

WAC (2005–12)
Sun Belt (2001–04)
Big West (1996–2000)
Big Sky (1965–95)
Independent (1959–64)
Pacific Coast (1922–58)
Independent (1894–1921)

All-time record

459–604–27 (.433)

Bowl record

3–0 (1.000)

Playoff appearances

11 (Div. I-AA)

Playoff record

6–11 (.353)

Conference titles

Rivalries

Boise State Broncos
Idaho State Bengals
Washington State Cougars
Montana Grizzlies

Consensus All-Americans

Colors

Silver and Vandal Gold

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. Idaho is a member of the Sun Belt Conference in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of NCAA Division I, and will drop to the Big Sky Conference in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) for the 2018 season. The current head coach is Paul Petrino, who began his tenure in 2013.

The Idaho football program began competing 125 years ago in 1893, and through the 2016 season, the Vandals have an all-time record of 459–603–27 (.434). 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. As a Division I-AA (FCS) program for 18 seasons (1978–1995), Idaho made the playoffs 11 times and advanced to the national semifinals twice (1988, 1993).

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