2018 Idaho Vandals football team

2018 Idaho Vandals football
2018 Idaho Vandals football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	4–7 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Paul Petrino (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Kris Cinkovich (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Mike Breske (4th season)
Base defense	Multiple 3–4
Home stadium	Kibbie Dome
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Vandals played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho, and are members of the Big Sky Conference, which they rejoined for football this season. A charter member of the Big Sky in 1963, Idaho was previously a football member from 1965 through 1995. They were led by sixth-year head coach Paul Petrino and finished the season at 4–7 (3–5 in Big Sky, ninth).

ConferenceBig Sky Conference

Record4–7 (3–5 Big Sky)

Headcoach

Paul Petrino (6th season)

OffensivecoordinatorKris Cinkovich (6th season)

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2018 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 6 Weber State +^	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 2 Eastern Washington +^	7	–	1	12	–	3
No. 7 UC Davis +^	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 17 Montana State ^	5	–	3	8	–	5
Idaho State	5	–	3	6	–	5
Montana	4	–	4	6	–	5
Cal Poly	4	–	4	5	–	6
Northern Arizona	3	–	4	4	–	6
Portland State	3	–	5	4	–	7
Idaho	3	–	5	4	–	7
Northern Colorado	2	–	6	2	–	9
Southern Utah	1	–	7	1	–	10
Sacramento State	0	–	7	2	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Although North Dakota was classified as an independent, games against them still counted as Big Sky Conference games. Rankings from STATS Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	at Fresno State*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	Stadium	L 13–79	31,170
September 8	2:00 p.m.	Western New Mexico*	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	Pluto TV 242	W 56–10	10,566
September 22	4:00 p.m.	at No. 21 UC Davis	Aggie Stadium Davis, CA	ELVN	L 21–44	8,179
September 29	2:00 p.m.	Portland State	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	SWX	W 20–7	10,566
October 6	2:30 p.m.	at Idaho State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID (Battle of the Domes)	Pluto TV 243	L 28–62	11,015
October 13	1:00 p.m.	at Montana State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	RTNW	L 23–24	19,177
October 20	2:00 p.m.	Southern Utah	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	SWX	W 31–12	12,798
October 27	12:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Eastern Washington	Roos Field Cheney, WA	RTNW	L 14–38	10,023
November 3	2:00 p.m.	North Dakota	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	SWX	W 31–27	7,899
November 10	3:30 p.m.	Montana	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID (Little Brown Stein)	RTNW	L 27–46	14,571
November 17	9:00 a.m.	at No. 15 (FBS) Florida*	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ESPNU	L 10–63	81,467
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	6	0	7	0	13
Bulldogs	16	28	14	21	79

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	3	7	0	0	10
Vandals	7	14	7	28	56

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	0	7	0	14	21
No. 21 Aggies	14	13	17	0	44

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	0	7	0	7
Vandals	3	17	0	0	20

2018 Idaho Vandals football team

Preseason

Polls

Preseason All-Conference Team

Schedule

Game summaries

At Fresno State

Western New Mexico

At UC Davis

Portland State

At Idaho State

At Montana State

Southern Utah

At Eastern Washington

North Dakota

Montana

At Florida

NFL draft

References

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Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL club
Kaden Elliss	LB	7	244	New Orleans Saints

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Hawks	7	7	6	7	27
Vandals	14	0	0	17	31