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2023 Idaho Vandals football team

January 01, 1970

The 2023 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the Big Sky Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Jason Eck, the Vandals were 8–3 (6–2 in Big Sky, 2nd) in the regular season, and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho.

2023 Idaho Vandals football
ConferenceBig Sky
Ranking
STATSNo. 8
FCS CoachesNo. T–4
Record9–4 (6–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLuke Schleusner (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorRob Aurich
(2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumKibbie Dome
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Montana $^   7 – 1     13 – 2  
No. 8 Idaho ^   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 9 Montana State ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Northern Arizona   5 – 3     5 – 6  
No. 24 UC Davis   5 – 3     7 – 4  
No. 13 Sacramento State ^   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Portland State   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Weber State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Eastern Washington   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Idaho State   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Cal Poly   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Northern Colorado   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Seeded fourth in the 24-team FCS playoffs, Idaho received a bye in the first round and hosted two games, but fell in the quarterfinals to Albany to finish at 9–4 (.692).

Preseason edit

Polls edit

On July 23, 2023, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Vandals were predicted to finish fifth in the Big Sky by the coaches and second by the media.[1]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Montana State 120 (10)
2 UC Davis 96 (1)
3 Sacramento State 94 (1)
4 Weber State 91
5 Idaho 89
6 Montana 84
7 Eastern Washington 52
8 Portland State 45
9 Northern Arizona 44
10 Northern Colorado 37
11 Cal Poly 25
12 Idaho State 15
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Montana State 447 (26)
2 Idaho 410 (8)
3 Montana 359 (2)
4 Sacramento State 334 (3)
5 UC Davis 330
6 Weber State 320
7 Eastern Washington 216
8 Northern Arizona 178
9 Portland State 167
10 Northern Colorado 109
11 Cal Poly 103
12 Idaho State 69

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 315:00 pmat Lamar*No. 8
ESPN+W 42–17  5,321
September 94:00 p.m.at Nevada*No. 7
KNSN-TVW 33–619,852
September 161:00 p.m.at California*No. 5
P12NL 17–3136,810
September 231:00 p.m.No. 4 Sacramento StateNo. 7
ESPN+W 36–27  9,433
September 301:00 p.m.at No. 19 Eastern WashingtonNo. 4
ESPN+W 44–36  8,347
October 75:00 p.m.at Cal PolyNo. 3
ESPN+W 42–14  6,028
October 147:30 p.m.No. 16 Montana No. 3
ESPN2L 21–2314,218
October 281:00 p.m.No. 2 Montana StateNo. 9
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
ESPN+W 24–2113,073
November 412:00 p.m.at Northern ColoradoNo. 3
ESPN+W 27–13  3,608
November 1112:00 p.m.at Weber StateNo. 4
ESPN+L 29–31  8,741
November 184:00 p.m.Idaho StateNo. 6
ESPN+W 63–21  9,854
December 27:00 p.m.No. 14 Southern Illinois*No. 4
ESPN2W 20–17 OT  9,224
December 97:00 p.m.No. 9 Albany*No. 4
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID (FCS Quarterfinal)
ESPN+L 22–30  9,372
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[2]

Game summaries edit

at Lamar edit

See also: 2023 Lamar Cardinals football team
No. 8 Idaho Vandals (0–0) at Lamar Cardinals (0–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Vandals 14 14 7742
Cardinals 0 0 31417

at Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX

  • Date: August 31, 2023
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 5,321
  • TV: ESPN+

at Nevada edit

See also: 2023 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
No. 7 Idaho Vandals (1–0) at Nevada Wolf Pack (0–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 7 Vandals 14 3 10633
Wolf Pack 3 3 006

at Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV

  • Date: September 9, 2023
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 19,852
  • TV: KNSN-TV

at California edit

See also: 2023 California Golden Bears football team
No. 5 Idaho Vandals (2–0) at California Golden Bears (1–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 5 Vandals 10 7 0017
Golden Bears 0 14 14331

at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA

  • Date: September 16, 2023
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 36,810
  • TV: Pac-12 Network
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

vs No. 4 Sacramento State edit

See also: 2023 Sacramento State Hornets football team
No. 4 Sacramento State (3–0) vs No. 7 Idaho Vandals (2–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 4 Hornets 3 7 71027
No. 7 Vandals 3 10 14936

at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID

  • Date: September 23, 2023
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 9,433
  • TV: ESPN+

at No. 19 Eastern Washington edit

See also: 2023 Eastern Washington Eagles football team
No. 4 Idaho Vandals (3–1) at No. 19 Eastern Washington (2–2) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 4 Vandals 7 14 101344
No. 19 Eagles 7 14 7836

at Roos Field • Cheney, WA

  • Date: September 30, 2023
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 8,347
  • TV: ESPN+

at Cal Poly edit

See also: 2023 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
No. 3 Idaho Vandals (4–1) at Cal Poly Mustangs (2–3) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 3 Vandals 7 21 7742
Mustangs 0 7 0714

at Mustang Memorial Field • San Luis Obispo, CA

  • Date: October 7, 2023
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 6,028
  • TV: ESPN+

vs No. 16 Montana edit

See also: 2023 Montana State Bobcats football team and Little Brown Stein
No. 16 Montana Grizzlies (5–1) vs No. 3 Idaho Vandals (5–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 16 Grizzlies 10 10 0323
No. 3 Vandals 0 7 01421

at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID

  • Date: October 14, 2023
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 14,218
  • TV: ESPN2

vs No. 2 Montana State edit

See also: 2023 Montana State Bobcats football team
No. 2 Montana State Bobcats (6–1) vs No. 9 Idaho Vandals (5–2) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 2 Bobcats 0 0 14721
No. 9 Vandals 3 7 01424

at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID

  • Date: October 28, 2023
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 13,073
  • TV: ESPN+

at Northern Colorado edit

See also: 2023 Northern Colorado Bears football team
No. 3 Idaho Vandals (6–2) at Northern Colorado Bears (0–8) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 3 Vandals 3 7 71027
Bears 0 7 0613

at Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO

  • Date: November 4, 2023
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game attendance: 3,608
  • TV: ESPN+

at Weber State edit

See also: 2023 Weber State Wildcats football team
No. 4 Idaho Vandals (7–2) at Weber State Wildcats (4–5) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 4 Vandals 3 10 8829
Wildcats 0 14 14331

at Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT

  • Date: November 11, 2023
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 8,741
  • TV: ESPN+

vs Idaho State edit

See also: 2023 Idaho State Bengals football team and Idaho–Idaho State football rivalry
Idaho State Bengals (3–7) vs No. 6 Idaho Vandals (7–3) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bengals 0 0 71421
No. 6 Vandals 28 28 0763

at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID

  • Date: November 18, 2023
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 9,854
  • TV: ESPN+

Rankings edit

See also: 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS875 (1)74331093464
Coaches13121010533885484

References edit

  1. ^ "Montana State Tabbed Preseason Football Favorites". July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 Idaho Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 4, 2023.

January 01, 1970
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The 2023 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the Big Sky Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season Led by second year head coach Jason Eck the Vandals were 8 3 6 2 in Big Sky 2nd in the regular season and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow Idaho 2023 Idaho Vandals footballNCAA Division I Quarterfinal L 22 30 vs AlbanyConferenceBig SkyRankingSTATSNo 8FCS CoachesNo T 4Record9 4 6 2 Big Sky Head coachJason Eck 2nd season Offensive coordinatorLuke Schleusner 2nd season Offensive schemeSpread optionDefensive coordinatorRob Aurich 2nd season Base defense3 4Home stadiumKibbie DomeSeasons 20222024 2023 Big Sky Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L No 2 Montana 7 1 13 2 No 8 Idaho 6 2 9 4 No 9 Montana State 6 2 8 4 Northern Arizona 5 3 5 6 No 24 UC Davis 5 3 7 4 No 13 Sacramento State 4 4 8 5 Portland State 4 4 5 6 Weber State 4 4 6 5 Eastern Washington 3 5 4 7 Idaho State 3 5 3 8 Cal Poly 1 7 3 8 Northern Colorado 0 8 0 11 Conference champion FCS playoff participantRankings from STATS Poll Seeded fourth in the 24 team FCS playoffs Idaho received a bye in the first round and hosted two games but fell in the quarterfinals to Albany to finish at 9 4 692 Contents 1 Preseason 1 1 Polls 2 Schedule 3 Game summaries 3 1 at Lamar 3 2 at Nevada 3 3 at California 3 4 vs No 4 Sacramento State 3 5 at No 19 Eastern Washington 3 6 at Cal Poly 3 7 vs No 16 Montana 3 8 vs No 2 Montana State 3 9 at Northern Colorado 3 10 at Weber State 3 11 vs Idaho State 4 Rankings 5 ReferencesPreseason editPolls edit On July 23 2023 during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff the Vandals were predicted to finish fifth in the Big Sky by the coaches and second by the media 1 Coaches poll Predicted finish Team Votes 1st place 1 Montana State 120 10 2 UC Davis 96 1 3 Sacramento State 94 1 4 Weber State 91 5 Idaho 89 6 Montana 84 7 Eastern Washington 52 8 Portland State 45 9 Northern Arizona 44 10 Northern Colorado 37 11 Cal Poly 25 12 Idaho State 15 Media poll Predicted finish Team Votes 1st place 1 Montana State 447 26 2 Idaho 410 8 3 Montana 359 2 4 Sacramento State 334 3 5 UC Davis 330 6 Weber State 320 7 Eastern Washington 216 8 Northern Arizona 178 9 Portland State 167 10 Northern Colorado 109 11 Cal Poly 103 12 Idaho State 69Schedule editDateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceAugust 315 00 pmat Lamar No 8Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont TXESPN W 42 17 5 321 September 94 00 p m at Nevada No 7Mackay StadiumReno NVKNSN TVW 33 619 852 September 161 00 p m at California No 5California Memorial StadiumBerkeley CAP12NL 17 3136 810 September 231 00 p m No 4 Sacramento StateNo 7Kibbie DomeMoscow IDESPN W 36 27 9 433 September 301 00 p m at No 19 Eastern WashingtonNo 4Roos FieldCheney WAESPN W 44 36 8 347 October 75 00 p m at Cal PolyNo 3Alex G Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo CAESPN W 42 14 6 028 October 147 30 p m No 16 Montana nbsp No 3Kibbie DomeMoscow ID Little Brown Stein ESPN2L 21 2314 218 October 281 00 p m No 2 Montana StateNo 9Kibbie DomeMoscow IDESPN W 24 2113 073 November 412 00 p m at Northern ColoradoNo 3Nottingham FieldGreeley COESPN W 27 13 3 608 November 1112 00 p m at Weber StateNo 4Stewart StadiumOgden UTESPN L 29 31 8 741 November 184 00 p m Idaho StateNo 6Kibbie DomeMoscow ID rivalry ESPN W 63 21 9 854 December 27 00 p m No 14 Southern Illinois No 4Kibbie DomeMoscow ID FCS Second Round ESPN2W 20 17 OT 9 224 December 97 00 p m No 9 Albany No 4Kibbie DomeMoscow ID FCS Quarterfinal ESPN L 22 30 9 372 Non conference game nbsp HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time 2 Game summaries editat Lamar edit See also 2023 Lamar Cardinals football teamNo 8 Idaho Vandals 0 0 at Lamar Cardinals 0 0 Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalNo 8 Vandals 14 14 7742Cardinals 0 0 31417 at Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont TX Date August 31 2023Game time 7 00 p m CDTGame attendance 5 321TV ESPN at Nevada edit See also 2023 Nevada Wolf Pack football teamNo 7 Idaho Vandals 1 0 at Nevada Wolf Pack 0 1 Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalNo 7 Vandals 14 3 10633Wolf Pack 3 3 006 at Mackay Stadium Reno NV Date September 9 2023Game time 4 00 p m PDTGame attendance 19 852TV KNSN TV at California edit See also 2023 California Golden Bears football teamNo 5 Idaho Vandals 2 0 at California Golden Bears 1 1 Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalNo 5 Vandals 10 7 0017Golden Bears 0 14 14331 at California Memorial Stadium Berkeley CA Date September 16 2023Game time 1 00 p m PDTGame attendance 36 810TV Pac 12 Network Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter vs No 4 Sacramento State edit See also 2023 Sacramento State Hornets football teamNo 4 Sacramento State 3 0 vs No 7 Idaho Vandals 2 1 Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalNo 4 Hornets 3 7 71027No 7 Vandals 3 10 14936 at Kibbie Dome Moscow ID Date September 23 2023Game time 1 00 p m PDTGame attendance 9 433TV ESPN at No 19 Eastern Washington edit See also 2023 Eastern Washington Eagles football teamNo 4 Idaho Vandals 3 1 at No 19 Eastern Washington 2 2 Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalNo 4 Vandals 7 14 101344No 19 Eagles 7 14 7836 at Roos Field Cheney WA Date September 30 2023Game time 1 00 p m PDTGame attendance 8 347TV ESPN at Cal Poly edit See also 2023 Cal Poly Mustangs football teamNo 3 Idaho Vandals 4 1 at Cal Poly Mustangs 2 3 Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalNo 3 Vandals 7 21 7742Mustangs 0 7 0714 at Mustang Memorial Field San Luis Obispo CA Date October 7 2023Game time 5 00 p m PDTGame attendance 6 028TV ESPN vs No 16 Montana edit See also 2023 Montana State Bobcats football team and Little Brown SteinNo 16 Montana Grizzlies 5 1 vs No 3 Idaho Vandals 5 1 Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalNo 16 Grizzlies 10 10 0323No 3 Vandals 0 7 01421 at Kibbie Dome Moscow ID Date October 14 2023Game time 7 30 p m PDTGame attendance 14 218TV ESPN2 vs No 2 Montana State edit See also 2023 Montana State Bobcats football teamNo 2 Montana State Bobcats 6 1 vs No 9 Idaho Vandals 5 2 Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalNo 2 Bobcats 0 0 14721No 9 Vandals 3 7 01424 at Kibbie Dome Moscow ID Date October 28 2023Game time 1 00 p m PDTGame attendance 13 073TV ESPN at Northern Colorado edit See also 2023 Northern Colorado Bears football teamNo 3 Idaho Vandals 6 2 at Northern Colorado Bears 0 8 Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalNo 3 Vandals 3 7 71027Bears 0 7 0613 at Nottingham Field Greeley CO Date November 4 2023Game time 1 00 p m MDTGame attendance 3 608TV ESPN at Weber State edit See also 2023 Weber State Wildcats football teamNo 4 Idaho Vandals 7 2 at Weber State Wildcats 4 5 Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalNo 4 Vandals 3 10 8829Wildcats 0 14 14331 at Stewart Stadium Ogden UT Date November 11 2023Game time 1 00 p m PDTGame attendance 8 741TV ESPN vs Idaho State edit See also 2023 Idaho State Bengals football team and Idaho Idaho State football rivalryIdaho State Bengals 3 7 vs No 6 Idaho Vandals 7 3 Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalBengals 0 0 71421No 6 Vandals 28 28 0763 at Kibbie Dome Moscow ID Date November 18 2023Game time 4 00 p m PDTGame attendance 9 854TV ESPN Rankings editSee also 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings Ranking movementsLegend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking First place votesWeekPollPre123456789101112FinalSTATS FCS875 1 74331093464Coaches13121010533885484References edit Montana State Tabbed Preseason Football Favorites July 25 2021 Retrieved July 26 2023 2023 Idaho Football Schedule FBSchedules Retrieved March 4 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2023 Idaho Vandals football team amp oldid 1222726161, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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