2017 Idaho Vandals football team

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2017 Idaho Vandals football
Idaho Vandals logo.svg
Conference Sun Belt Conference
Record4–8 (3–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKris Cinkovich (5th season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinatorMike Breske (3rd season)
Base defense Multiple 3–4
Home stadium Kibbie Dome
Seasons
  2016
2018  
2017 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules

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.

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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.

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 [1]

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.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m. Sacramento State * ESPN3 W 28–610,526
September 94:00 p.m. UNLV *
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
ESPN3L 16–4410,156
September 164:00 p.m.at Western Michigan *ESPN3L 28–3725,732
September 2311:00 a.m.at South Alabama ESPN3W 29–23 2OT12,603
October 72:00 p.m. Louisiana–Lafayette Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
ESPN3L 16–2114,198
October 142:00 p.m. Appalachian State
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
ESPN3L 20–2310,168
October 2110:00 a.m.at Missouri * SECN L 21–6847,648
October 282:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
ESPN3W 31–2310,705
November 26:15 p.m.at Troy ESPNU L 21–2420,341
November 182:00 p.m. Coastal Carolina
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
ESPN3L 7–13  7,444
November 251:00 p.m.at New Mexico State ESPN3L 10–1721,894
December 211:00 a.m.at Georgia State ESPN3W 24–1014,163
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Pacific time
Schedule Source: [2]

Game summaries

Sacramento State

1234Total
Hornets06006
Vandals0147728

UNLV

1234Total
Rebels73241044
Vandals037616

At Western Michigan

1234Total
Vandals7714028
Broncos33131837

At South Alabama

1234OT2OTTotal
Vandals370103629
Jaguars103073023

Louisiana–Lafayette

1234Total
Ragin' Cajuns777021
Vandals733316

Appalachian State

1234Total
Mountaineers0071623
Vandals0173020

At Missouri

1234Total
Vandals770721
Tigers341714368

Louisiana–Monroe

1234Total
Warhawks0761023
Vandals14143031

At Troy

1234Total
Vandals7001421
Trojans0107724

Coastal Carolina

1234Total
Chanticleers0100313
Vandals70007

At New Mexico State

1234Total
Vandals073010
Aggies1400317

At Georgia State

1234Total
Vandals773724
Panthers730010

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References

  1. "Six home games highlight 2017 football schedule" (Press release). University of Idaho Department of Athletics. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  2. "2017 Idaho Vandals Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 5, 2017.