2017 Idaho Vandals football team
American college football season
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The 2017 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Vandals played their home games at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by fifth-year head coach Paul Petrino. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for eighth place.
- Paul Petrino (5th season)
| 2017 Idaho Vandals football | |
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| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Record | 4–8 (3–5 Sun Belt) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Kris Cinkovich (5th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Mike Breske (3rd season) |
| Base defense | Multiple 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Kibbie Dome |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy + | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State + | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina * | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The season marked the Vandals' final year in the Sun Belt and the FBS, as the team rejoined the Big Sky Conference and FCS in 2018. Idaho was kicked out of the Sun Belt and humiliatingly was forced to downgrade to FCS despite having been a member of the Pac 12's predecessor conference through the 1958 season. [1][2] [3]
Schedule
Idaho announced its football schedule on March 1, 2017 and the regular season consisted of six home games and six away games, with four each in the Sun Belt Conference. The Vandals hosted Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, Louisiana–Lafayette, and Louisiana–Monroe, and traveled to Georgia State, New Mexico State, South Alabama, and Troy[4]
The Vandals hosted two of the four non-conference opponents, Sacramento State from the Big Sky Conference and UNLV from the Mountain West Conference, and traveled to Western Michigan from the Mid-American Conference and Missouri from the Southeastern Conference.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | Sacramento State* | ESPN3 | W 28–6 | 10,526 | |
| September 9 | 4:00 p.m. | UNLV* |
| ESPN3 | L 16–44 | 10,156 |
| September 16 | 4:00 p.m. | at Western Michigan* | ESPN3 | L 28–37 | 25,732 | |
| September 23 | 11:00 a.m. | at South Alabama | ESPN3 | W 29–23 2OT | 12,603 | |
| October 7 | 2:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| ESPN3 | L 16–21 | 14,198 |
| October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | Appalachian State |
| ESPN3 | L 20–23 | 10,168 |
| October 21 | 10:00 a.m. | at Missouri* | SECN | L 21–68 | 47,648 | |
| October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe |
| ESPN3 | W 31–23 | 10,705 |
| November 2 | 6:15 p.m. | at Troy | ESPNU | L 21–24 | 20,341 | |
| November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina |
| ESPN3 | L 7–13 | 7,444 |
| November 25 | 1:00 p.m. | at New Mexico State | ESPN3 | L 10–17 | 21,894 | |
| December 2 | 11:00 a.m. | at Georgia State | ESPN3 | W 24–10 | 14,163 | |
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- Schedule source:[5]
Game summaries
Sacramento State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hornets | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Vandals | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
UNLV
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rebels | 7 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 44 |
| Vandals | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
At Western Michigan
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vandals | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Broncos | 3 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 37 |
At South Alabama
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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| Vandals | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 29 |
| Jaguars | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
Louisiana–Lafayette
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Vandals | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Appalachian State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mountaineers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 23 |
| Vandals | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
At Missouri
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vandals | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Tigers | 34 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 68 |
Louisiana–Monroe
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Warhawks | 0 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 |
| Vandals | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
At Troy
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vandals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Trojans | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Coastal Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Chanticleers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Vandals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
At New Mexico State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vandals | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Aggies | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
At Georgia State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vandals | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| Panthers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |