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).
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Polls
On July 16, 2018 during the Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, Washington, the Vandals were predicted to finish in fourth place in the coaches poll and fifth place in the media poll.[1]
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Coaches poll
Predicted finish |
Team |
Votes (1st place) |
1 |
Eastern Washington |
134 (6) |
2 |
Weber State |
124 (3) |
3 |
Northern Arizona |
121 (3) |
4 |
Idaho |
101 (1) |
5 |
Sacramento State |
94 |
6 |
Southern Utah |
91 |
7 |
Montana |
82 |
8 |
Montana State |
76 |
9 |
UC Davis |
64 |
10 |
Cal Poly |
40 |
11 |
Northern Colorado |
30 |
12 |
Idaho State |
29 |
13 |
Portland State |
21 |
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Media poll
Predicted finish |
Team |
Votes (1st place) |
1 |
Eastern Washington |
651 (27) |
2 |
Weber State |
636 (19) |
3 |
Northern Arizona |
535 (1) |
4 |
Montana |
496 (2) |
5 |
Idaho |
483 (3) |
6 |
Southern Utah |
449 (1) |
7 |
Sacramento State |
415 |
8 |
Montana State |
391 (1) |
9 |
UC Davis |
331 (1) |
10 |
Idaho State |
170 |
11 |
Cal Poly |
169 |
12 |
Northern Colorado |
166 |
13 |
Portland State |
103 |
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Preseason All-Conference Team
The Vandals had three players selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.[2]
Noah Johnson – Jr. OL
Kaden Ellis – Sr. LB
Cade Coffey – So. P
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Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at Fresno State* | | Stadium | L 13–79 | 31,170 |
September 8 | 2:00 p.m. | Western New Mexico* | | Pluto TV 242 | W 56–10 | 10,566 |
September 22 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 21 UC Davis | | ELVN | L 21–44 | 8,179 |
September 29 | 2:00 p.m. | Portland State | | SWX | W 20–7 | 10,566 |
October 6 | 2:30 p.m. | at Idaho State | | Pluto TV 243 | L 28–62 | 11,015 |
October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Montana State | | RTNW | L 23–24 | 19,177 |
October 20 | 2:00 p.m. | Southern Utah | | SWX | W 31–12 | 12,798 |
October 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Eastern Washington | | RTNW | L 14–38 | 10,023 |
November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | North Dakota | | SWX | W 31–27 | 7,899 |
November 10 | 3:30 p.m. | Montana | | RTNW | L 27–46 | 14,571 |
November 17 | 9:00 a.m. | at No. 15 (FBS) Florida* | | 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
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At Fresno State
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|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Vandals |
6 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
13 |
Bulldogs |
16 |
28 |
14 |
21 |
79 |
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Western New Mexico
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Mustangs |
3 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
Vandals |
7 |
14 |
7 |
28 |
56 |
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At UC Davis
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Vandals |
0 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
21 |
No. 21 Aggies |
14 |
13 |
17 |
0 |
44 |
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Portland State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Vikings |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
Vandals |
3 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
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At Idaho State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Vandals |
7 |
7 |
14 |
0 |
28 |
Bengals |
14 |
21 |
20 |
7 |
62 |
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At Montana State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Vandals |
7 |
7 |
3 |
6 |
23 |
Bobcats |
7 |
0 |
14 |
3 |
24 |
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Southern Utah
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Thunderbirds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
12 |
Vandals |
10 |
14 |
7 |
0 |
31 |
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At Eastern Washington
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Vandals |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
No. 5 Eagles |
14 |
17 |
7 |
0 |
38 |
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North Dakota
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Fighting Hawks |
7 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
27 |
Vandals |
14 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
31 |
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Montana
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Grizzlies |
14 |
22 |
7 |
3 |
46 |
Vandals |
3 |
3 |
7 |
14 |
27 |
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At Florida
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Vandals |
0 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
10 |
No. 15 (FBS) Gators |
28 |
21 |
7 |
7 |
63 |
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