2019 Idaho Vandals football team
The 2019 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Vandals played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho, and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They were led by seventh-year head coach Paul Petrino.[1][2] They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place.
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
2019 record | 5–7 (3–5 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Kris Cinkovich (7th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Mike Breske (5th season) |
Home stadium | Kibbie Dome (Capacity: 16,000) |
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No. 3 Weber State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Sacramento State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Montana ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Montana State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Davis | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Utah | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Vandals finished the 2018 season 4–7, 3–5 in Big Sky Conference.[3]
Preseason
Big Sky preseason poll
The Big Sky released their preseason media and coaches' polls on July 15, 2019. The Vandals were picked to finish in eighth place in both polls.[4]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Eastern Washington | 536 (25) |
2 | UC Davis | 510 (13) |
3 | Weber State | 472 (4) |
4 | Montana State | 417 |
5 | Montana | 396 (1) |
6 | Northern Arizona | 302 |
7 | Idaho State | 285 |
8 | Idaho | 248 |
9 | Cal Poly | 196 |
10 | Portland State | 178 |
11 | Southern Utah | 160 |
12 | Sacramento State | 125 |
13 | Northern Colorado | 90 |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Eastern Washington | 140 (10) |
2 | UC Davis | 127 (2) |
3 | Weber State | 124 |
4 | Montana | 104 (1) |
5 | Montana State | 100 |
6 | Northern Arizona | 88 |
7 | Idaho State | 72 |
8 | Idaho | 65 |
9 | Cal Poly | 56 |
10 | Portland State | 42 |
11 | Sacramento State | 40 |
12 | Southern Utah | 38 |
13 | Northern Colorado | 19 |
Preseason All–Big Sky team
The Vandals had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[5]
Offense – Noah Johnson – Guard
Special Teams – Cade Coffey – Punter
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 15 (FBS) Penn State* | BTN | L 7–79 | 104,527 | |
September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Central Washington* | Pluto TV | W 41–31 | 5,905 | |
September 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at Wyoming* | ESPN3 | L 16–21 | 28,814 | |
September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 11 Eastern Washington* |
| RTNW | W 35–27 | 6,567 |
September 28 | 12:00 p.m. | at Northern Colorado | Eleven/Pluto TV | L 24–27 | 5,373 | |
October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 4 Weber State |
| Pluto TV/SWX | L 35–41 | 5,947 |
October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at Portland State | Pluto TV | L 0–24 | 4,675 | |
October 19 | 2:30 p.m. | Idaho State |
| RTNW | W 45–21 | 10,361 |
November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | Cal Poly |
| Pluto TV | W 21–9 | 6,424 |
November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Montana | RTNW | L 17–42 | 22,233 | |
November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 6 Sacramento State |
| Pluto TV/SWX | L 7–31 | 6,108 |
November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at Northern Arizona | Pluto TV | W 60–53 OT | 5,120 | |
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- The Eastern Washington game was designated by the Big Sky as a non-conference game.
Roster
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Offense
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Special teams
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Position key
Back | B | Center | C | Cornerback | CB | Defensive back | DB | |||
Defensive end | DE | Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | End | E | |||
Fullback | FB | Guard | G | Halfback | HB | Kicker | K | |||
Kickoff returner | KR | Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB | |||
Long snapper | LS | Punter | P | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB | |||
Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR |
Game summaries
at Penn State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Vandals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Nittany Lions | 20 | 24 | 14 | 21 | 79 |
Central Washington
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Vandals | 3 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 41 |
at Wyoming
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Vandals | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Cowboys | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Eastern Washington
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 11 Eagles | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 27 |
Vandals | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
at Northern Colorado
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Vandals | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Bears | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
Weber State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 4 Wildcats | 10 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
Vandals | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
The loss was the 52nd for head coach Paul Petrino at Idaho, the most in Vandal history, passing Skip Stahley, whose record was 22–51–1 (.304) in eight seasons (1954–61).
at Portland State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Vandals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vikings | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 24 |
Idaho was shut out by a Big Sky opponent for only the second time (1986) in over thirty years of league play.
Idaho State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bengals | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
Vandals | 17 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 45 |
Cal Poly
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Mustangs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
Vandals | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Montana
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Vandals | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
No. 6 Grizzlies | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
Sacramento State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 6 Hornets | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
Vandals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Northern Arizona
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Vandals | 10 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 60 |
Lumberjacks | 10 | 20 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 53 |
Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
STATS FCS | NR | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | RV |
NFL Draft
No Vandals were selected in the 2020 NFL Draft. Jake Luton of Oregon State, a Vandal quarterback as a redshirt freshman in 2015, was taken by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the sixth round, 189th overall.
References
- "Vandals to Host EWU in 2019, Season Tickets on Sale", govandals.com, January 11, 2019, retrieved April 2, 2019.
- "2019 Idaho Roster", govandals.com, March 6, 2019.
- "Season Ends in Loss at Florida", govandals.com, November 17, 2018, retrieved April 2, 2019.
- "Scoreboard: Big Sky Conference preseason football polls". 406 MT SPORTS. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- "Big Sky Conference announces preseason all-conference teams". MTSPX. 15 July 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- "2019 Idaho Vandals schedule", govandals.com, March 6, 2019.