List of Idaho Vandals football seasons

Last updated August 25, 2023

The east exterior of the Kibbie Dome in 2008;
Idaho's home since 1971, it was enclosed in 1975 2008-1018-019-KibbieDome-east.jpg — The east exterior of the Kibbie Dome in 2008;
Idaho's home since 1971, it was enclosed in 1975

This is a list of seasons completed by the Idaho Vandals football team. The Vandals compete in the Big Sky Conference in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).^[1] Representing the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho, the Vandals play home games on campus at the 16,000-seat Kibbie Dome; it opened as an outdoor venue in 1971 and was enclosed in 1975.

Idaho began playing football 129 years ago in 1894 as an independent, and was a member of the Pacific Coast Conference from 1922 through 1958; the PCC disbanded the following spring. After playing for six years as a University Division independent, the Vandals joined the Big Sky for football in 1965, where they remained for over thirty years. The Big Sky moved up to the new Division I-AA in 1978; Idaho moved down and often made the I-AA postseason playoffs for over a decade.

In 1996, Idaho moved back to Division I-A as a member of the Big West Conference, and went to the Sun Belt Conference (football only) when the Big West stopped sponsoring football after 2000. After four seasons in the Sun Belt, Idaho joined the Western Athletic Conference in 2005, only to return to the Sun Belt nine years later when the WAC dropped football. The Sun Belt dropped Idaho as a football member after 2017, and rather than attempt to exist as an isolated FBS independent, as they had in 2013, Vandal football became the first FBS program to voluntarily drop to FCS in 2018 and returned to the Big Sky, where Idaho's other teams had rejoined in 2014.^[1]

The Vandals are led by head coach Jason Eck, who was hired after the 2021 season in December.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Seasons

Legend
†National champions ^† Conference champions ^‡ Division champions ^Bowl game berth / playoff result

List of Idaho Vandals football seasons^[5]
Season	Team	Head coach	Conference	Division	Regular season results							Postseason results	Final ranking^[6]
					Overall			Conference				Bowl game/Playoff result	NCAA/TSN Poll^{[lower-alpha 1]}	AP/Coaches' Poll
					Win	Loss	Tie	Win	Loss	Tie	Finish	Bowl game/Playoff result	NCAA/TSN Poll^{[lower-alpha 1]}	AP/Coaches' Poll
Idaho Vandals
1894	1894	G. E. Higgins	Independent		0	2	0				—	—	—	—

1895	1895				0	1	0				—	—	—	—

1896	1896				No team

1897	1897	0			1	0				—	—	—	—

1898	1898	No games were played

1899	1899	Morse			0	4	0				—	—	—	—

1900	1900	Fred Herbold			1	0	0				—	—	—	—
		Fred Herbold
1901	1901	3			2	1				—	—	—	—

1902	1902	John G. Griffith			1	3	1				—	—	—	—

1903	1903				3	1	0				—	—	—	—

1904	1904				2	1	0				—	—	—	—

1905	1905	5			0	0				—	—	—	—

1906	1906	2			4	0				—	—	—	—

1907	1907	John R. Middleton			4	1	1				—	—	—	—
		John R. Middleton
1908	1908	2			2	2				—	—	—	—

1909	1909	John S. Grogan	3		4	0				—	—	—	—

1910	1910	John G. Griffith	4		2	0				—	—	—	—

1911	1911		4		3	0				—	—	—	—

1912	1912		2		2	0				—	—	—	—

1913	1913	2	3		1				—	—	—	—

1914	1914	2	3		1				—	—	—	—

1915	1915	Charles Rademacher	1		4	1				—	—	—	—

1916	1916	Wilfred Bleamaster	3		5	0				—	—	—	—

1917	1917		2		3	0				—	—	—	—

1918 ^{[lower-alpha 2]}		Season canceled due to World War I

1919	1919	Ralph Hutchinson	2		3	0				—	—	—	—

1920	1920	Thomas Kelley	4		2	0				—	—	—	—
		Thomas Kelley
1921	1921	4	3		1				—	—	—	—

1922	1922	Matty Mathews	Pacific Coast		3	5	0	0	4	0	8th	—	—	—

1923	1923				5	2	1	2	2	1	3rd	—	—	—

1924	1924	5			2	1	4	2	0	4th	—	—	—

1925	1925	3			5	0	2	3	0	6th	—	—	—

1926	1926	Charles Erb			3	4	1	1	4	0	T-6th	—	—	—

1927	1927 ^†			4	2	2	2	0	2	T-1st^†	—	—	—

1928	1928	3		4	1	2	3	0	T-6th	—	—	—

1929	1929	Leo Calland		4	5	0	1	4	0	T-7th	—	—	—

1930	1930			4	7	0	0	5	0	10th	—	—	—

1931	1931			3	4	0	1	4	0	8th	—	—	—

1932	1932	3		5	0	1	4	0	T-8th	—	—	—

1933	1933	4		4	0	1	4	0	9th	—	—	—

1934	1934	3		5	0	1	4	0	8th	—	—	—

1935	1935	Ted Bank		2	7	0	1	5	0	9th	—	—	—

1936	1936			3	7	0	0	4	0	10th	—	—	—

1937	1937			4	2	2	2	2	0	5th	—	—	—

1938	1938	6		3	1	2	3	1	7th	—	—	—

1939	1939	2		6	0	0	3	0	10th	—	—	—

1940	1940	1		7	1	0	4	0	10th	—	—	—
1941	1941	Francis Schmidt	4	5	0	0	4	0	10th	—	—	—

1942	1942		3	7	0	1	5	0	9th	—	—	—
1943		Seasons canceled due to World War II
		Seasons canceled due to World War II
1944		No coach
1945	1945	Babe Brown	1	7	0	1	5	0	8th	—	—	—
		Babe Brown
1946	1946	1	8	0	0	5	0	10th	—	—	—
1947	1947	Dixie Howell	4	4	0	1	4	0	9th	—	—	—

1948	1948		3	6	0	1	5	0	9th	—	—	—

1949	1949	3	5	0	1	4	0	9th	—	—	—
1950	1950	3	5	1	1	1	1	5th	—	—	—
1951	1951	Babe Curfman	2	7	0	0	3	0	9th	—	—	—

1952	1952		4	4	1	1	3	0	8th	—	—	—
1953	1953	1	8	0	0	3	0	9th	—	—	—
1954	1954	Skip Stahley	4	5	0	1	2	0	7th	—	—	—

1955	1955		2	7	0	0	4	0	9th	—	—	—

1956	1956		4	5	0	0	4	0	9th	—	—	—

1957	1957		4	4	1	0	3	0	9th	—	—	—

1958	1958	4	5	0	0	3	0	9th	—	—	—
1959	1959	Independent	1	9	0				—	—	—	—

1960	1960		1	9	0				—	—	—	—

1961	1961		2	7	0				—	—	—	—

1962	1962	Dee Andros	2	6	1				—	—	—	—

1963	1963		5	4	0				—	—	—	—
1964	1964	4	6	0				—	—	—	—
1965 ^{[lower-alpha 3]}	1965 ^†	Steve Musseau	Big Sky	5	5	0	3	1	0	T-1st^†	—	—	—

1966	1966			4	6	0	3	1	0	2nd	—	—	—

1967 ^{[lower-alpha 4]}	1967	4		6	0	2	2	0	T-2nd	—	—	—

1968	1968 ^†	Y C McNease		5	5	0	3	1	0	T-1st^†	—	—	—
		Y C McNease
1969 ^{[lower-alpha 5]}	1969	2		8	0	1	3	0	4th	—	—	—

1970	1970	Don Robbins		4	7	0	2	2	0	T-3rd	—	—	—

1971	1971 ^†			8	3	0	4	1	0	1st^†	—	—	—

1972	1972	4		7	0	2	3	0	5th	—	—	—

1973 ^{[lower-alpha 6]}	1973	4		7	0	3	2	0	3rd	—	—	—

1974	1974	Ed Troxel		2	8	1	2	2	1	3rd	—	—	—

1975	1975			4	5	2	2	2	2	T-4th	—	—	—

1976	1976	7		4	0	5	1	0	2nd	—	—	—

1977	1977	3		8	0	2	4	0	T-5th	—	—	—

1978 ^{[lower-alpha 7]}	1978	Jerry Davitch		2	9	0	2	5	0	T-5th	—	—	—

1979	1979			4	7	0	2	5	0	T-5th	—	—	—

1980 ^{[lower-alpha 8]}	1980	6		5	0	4	3		T-2nd	—	—	—
1981	1981	3	8	0	0	7		8th	—	—	—
1982	1982	Dennis Erickson	9	4	0	5	2		T-1st	NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — Quarterfinals ^	11	—

1983	1983		8	3	0	4	3		T-3rd	—	—	—

1984	1984	6	5	0	4	3		T-3rd	—	—	—
1985	1985 ^†	9	3	0	6	1		1st^†	NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — First Round ^	5	—
1986	1986	Keith Gilbertson	8	4	0	5	2		3rd	NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — First Round ^	16	—

1987	1987 ^†		9	3	0	7	1		1st^†	NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — First Round ^	5	—
1988	1988 ^†	11	2	0	7	1		1st^†	NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — Semifinals ^	2	—
1989	1989 ^†	John L. Smith	9	3	0	0	8		1st^†	NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — First Round ^	4	—

1990	1990		9	4	0	6	2		2nd	NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — Quarterfinals ^	13	—

1991	1991		6	5	0	4	4		T-4th	—	—	—

1992	1992 ^†	9	3	0	6	1		1st^†	NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — First Round ^	5	—
1993	1993	11	3	0	5	2		2nd	NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — Semifinals ^	11	—
1994	1994	9	3	0	5	2		2nd	NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — First Round ^	6	—
1995	1995	Chris Tormey	6	5	0	4	3		T-2nd	NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs — First Round ^	17	—

1996 ^{[lower-alpha 9]}	1996		Big West	6	5		3	2		T-3rd	—	—	—

1997	1997			5	6		2	3		T-4th	—	—	—

1998	1998 ^†	9		3		4	1		1st^†	Won Humanitarian Bowl against Southern Miss Golden Eagles, 42–35 ^	—	—
1999	1999	7	4		4	2		2nd	—	—	—
2000	2000	Tom Cable	5	6		3	2		3rd	—	—	—

2001	2001		Sun Belt	1	10		1	5		T-6th	—	—	—

2002	2002	2		10		1	6		7th	—	—	—

2003	2003	3	9		3	4		T-4th	—	—	—
2004	2004	Nick Holt	3	9		2	5		T-5th	—	—	—
		Nick Holt
2005	2005	WAC	2	9		2	6		T-6th	—	—	—

2006	2006		Dennis Erickson	4	8		3	5		T-6th	—	—	—

2007	2007		Robb Akey	1	11		0	8		9th	—	—	—

2008	2008			2	10		1	7		T-8th	—	—	—

2009	2009	8		5		4	4		4th	Won Humanitarian Bowl against Bowling Green Falcons, 43–42 ^	—	—
2010	2010	6	7		3	5		6th	—	—	—
2011	2011	2	10		1	7		8th	—	—	—
2012 ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	2012	Robb Akey Jason Gesser	1	11		1	5		6th	—	—	—
2013	2013	Paul Petrino	Independent	1	11					—	—	—	—

2014	2014		Sun Belt	1	10		1	7		T-9th	—	—	—

2015	2015			4	8		3	5		T-5th	—	—	—

2016	2016		9	4		6	2		T-3rd	Won Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against Colorado State Rams, 61–50 ^	—	—

2017	2017		4	8		3	5		T-8th	—	—	—
2018 ^{[lower-alpha 11]}	2018	Big Sky	4	7		3	5		T-9th	—	—	—

2019	2019		5	7		3	5		T-6th	—	—	—

2020	2020			2	4		2	4		T-5th	—	—	—
2021	2021		4	7		3	5		9th	—	—	—
2022	2022	Jason Eck		7	5		6	2		T-3rd	NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — First Round ^	18	—
Totals					All-time: 474–629–26 (.431)			Conference: 204–310–8 (.398)				Postseason: 9–12 (.429)

Notes

↑ Since Division I was split into subdivisions, the NCAA poll was the major poll used at the I-AA (FCS) level until 1992, when it was replaced by The Sports Network poll. Beginning in 2015, the FCS now uses the STATS poll.
↑ In 1918, an Idaho team of SATC students played several local games after the Armistice (November 11).
↑ Idaho joined the Big Sky Conference for football in 1965 but remained in the University Division, and was ineligible for the College Division postseason.
↑ Idaho was involuntarily dropped to the College Division in 1967 for two seasons.
↑ Idaho returned to the University Division in 1969, and remained (in Division I) through 1977.
↑ The NCAA switched to its current divisional system in 1973. The Big Sky was classified a Division II conference for football; Idaho remained in Division I and was ineligible for the Division II postseason.
↑ In 1978, the NCAA subdivided Division I into I–A and I–AA; the Big Sky moved up to I–AA, and Idaho moved down.
↑ Overtime rules were added for Big Sky Conference games in 1980, eliminating ties.
↑ Overtime rules were added for Division I in 1996, thereby eliminating ties.
↑ Robb Akey was fired after the eighth game; Jason Gesser was the interim head coach for the season's final four games, all losses.
↑ Idaho voluntarily dropped to FCS in 2018 and rejoined the Big Sky.

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References

1 2 "Idaho to be 1st school to drop from FBS to FCS". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
↑ "Eck Named Vandal Football's 36th Head Coach". University of Idaho Athletics. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
↑ Wiebe, Stephan (January 6, 2022). "Eck settling in at Idaho". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho–Washington). Retrieved January 13, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ "Idaho hires South Dakota State offensive coordinator Jason Eck as head football coach". KHQ 06. NBC News. December 18, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ "2017 Idaho Football Media Guide" (PDF). GoVandals.com. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
↑ "Idaho In the Polls". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2017.

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[7] Since Division I was split into subdivisions, the NCAA poll was the major poll used at the I-AA (FCS) level until 1992, when it was replaced by The Sports Network poll. Beginning in 2015, the FCS now uses the STATS poll.

[8] In 1918, an Idaho team of SATC students played several local games after the Armistice (November 11).

[9] Idaho joined the Big Sky Conference for football in 1965 but remained in the University Division, and was ineligible for the College Division postseason.

[10] Idaho was involuntarily dropped to the College Division in 1967 for two seasons.

[11] Idaho returned to the University Division in 1969, and remained (in Division I) through 1977.

[12] The NCAA switched to its current divisional system in 1973. The Big Sky was classified a Division II conference for football; Idaho remained in Division I and was ineligible for the Division II postseason.

[13] In 1978, the NCAA subdivided Division I into I–A and I–AA; the Big Sky moved up to I–AA, and Idaho moved down.

[14] Overtime rules were added for Big Sky Conference games in 1980, eliminating ties.

[15] Overtime rules were added for Division I in 1996, thereby eliminating ties.

[16] Robb Akey was fired after the eighth game; Jason Gesser was the interim head coach for the season's final four games, all losses.

[17] Idaho voluntarily dropped to FCS in 2018 and rejoined the Big Sky.

[one-1] 1 2 "Idaho to be 1st school to drop from FBS to FCS". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 7, 2017.

[2] "Eck Named Vandal Football's 36th Head Coach". University of Idaho Athletics. Retrieved December 19, 2021.

[3] Wiebe, Stephan (January 6, 2022). "Eck settling in at Idaho". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho–Washington). Retrieved January 13, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[4] "Idaho hires South Dakota State offensive coordinator Jason Eck as head football coach". KHQ 06. NBC News. December 18, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[5] "2017 Idaho Football Media Guide" (PDF). GoVandals.com. Retrieved November 7, 2017.

[6] "Idaho In the Polls". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2017.

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List of Idaho Vandals football seasons

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