2018 Idaho Vandals football team

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  →

2018 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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

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).

Preseason

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]

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

Schedule

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

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Game summaries

At Fresno State

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

See also: 2018 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Western New Mexico

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

See also: Western New Mexico Mustangs

At UC Davis

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

See also: 2018 UC Davis Aggies football team

Portland State

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

See also: 2018 Portland State Vikings football team

At Idaho State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	7	7	14	0	28
Bengals	14	21	20	7	62

See also: 2018 Idaho State Bengals football team and Battle of the Domes

At Montana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	7	7	3	6	23
Bobcats	7	0	14	3	24

See also: 2018 Montana State Bobcats football team

Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thunderbirds	0	0	0	12	12
Vandals	10	14	7	0	31

See also: 2018 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

At Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	0	0	7	7	14
No. 5 Eagles	14	17	7	0	38

See also: 2018 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

North Dakota

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

See also: 2018 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Grizzlies	14	22	7	3	46
Vandals	3	3	7	14	27

See also: 2018 Montana Grizzlies football team and Little Brown Stein

At Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	0	0	3	7	10
No. 15 (FBS) Gators	28	21	7	7	63

See also: 2018 Florida Gators football team

NFL draft

See also: 2019 NFL draft

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

• List of Idaho Vandals in the NFL draft

References

1. "Eastern Washington Picked to Win the Big Sky".
2. "Doss, Buss Headline Big Sky Football Preseason All-Conference Team".
3. "2018 Football Schedule". University of Idaho. Retrieved April 19, 2023.