2007 Idaho Vandals football team

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2007 Idaho Vandals football
Idaho Vandals logo.svg
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record1–11 (0–8 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Steve Axman (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Mark Criner (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Kibbie Dome
Seasons
←  2006
2008  →
2007 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 19 Hawaii $  8 –0   12 –1  
Boise State  7 –1   10 –3  
Fresno State  6 –2   9 –4  
Nevada  4 –4   6 –7  
Louisiana Tech  4 –4   5 –7  
San Jose State  4 –4   5 –7  
Utah State  2 –6   2 –10  
New Mexico State  1 –7   4 –9  
Idaho  0 –8   1 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Idaho competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), and played their home games on campus in the Kibbie Dome. The Vandals were led by first-year head coach Robb Akey, hired following the departure of Dennis Erickson for Arizona State in December 2006. [1] [2]

Contents

The Vandals were winless in eight conference games and went 1–11 overall, [3] which was Idaho's eighth consecutive season with a losing record. The sole victory came in early September against Cal Poly-SLO, an FCS program. [4] [5]

Akey was previously the defensive coordinator at Washington State University in neighboring Pullman. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:15 pmat No. 1 USC *
 FSN L 10–3890,917
September 82:00 pm Cal Poly (FCS) *
W 20–13  9,820
September 157:00 pmat Washington State *
 FSN L 28–4532,064
September 222:00 pm Northern Illinois *
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
L 35–4212,461
September 292:00 pmNo. 17 Hawaii
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
L 20–4813,807
October 61:00 pmat San Jose State
L 20–2816,289
October 132:00 pm Fresno State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
 ALT L 24–3714,205
October 205:00 pmat New Mexico State
L 31–4515,788
October 271:00 pmat Nevada
L 21–3711,960
November 32:00 pm Louisiana Tech
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
L 16–2810,479
November 1712:00 pmat No. 15 Boise State
KTVB L 14–5830,681
November 242:00 pm Utah State
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
ALTL 19–24  8,102
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source: [6] [7]

Idaho's home attendance for 2007 was 68,874 for six games, an average of 11,479.
The maximum was 14,205 for the Fresno State game on October 13,
the minimum was 8,102 for the Utah State game on November 24, two days after Thanksgiving.

NFL Draft

One Vandal was selected in the 2008 NFL draft; linebacker David Vobora was the final pick and the draft's Mr. Irrelevant.
This ended a three-year drought in the NFL Draft for Idaho. The last Vandal selection was guard Jake Scott, four years earlier in 2004.

PlayerPositionRoundOverall
Franchise
David Vobora LB 7th252 St. Louis Rams

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References

  1. 1 2 Meehan, Jim (December 21, 2006). "Akey a change of pace". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  2. 1 2 Trimmer, Dave (August 27, 2007). "New era in Moscow". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  3. ↑ Wasser, Aaron (November 26, 2007). "A tough end to a tough year". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
  4. ↑ Wasser, Aaron (September 8, 2007). "Vandals, Cougars make another push for first win of the season". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
  5. ↑ Wasser, Aaron (September 10, 2007). "Vandals, Akey get season's first win". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
  6. ↑ "Idaho Vandals: 2007 schedule". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). August 27, 2007. p. C3.
  7. ↑ "Football statistics - 2007 - Idaho Vandals". wacsports.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2011.


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