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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).
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]
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Eastern Washington
134 (6)
2
Weber State
124 (3)
3
Northern Arizona
121 (3)
4
Idaho
101 (1)
5
Sacramento State
94
6
Southern Utah
91
7
Montana
82
8
Montana State
76
9
UC Davis
64
10
Cal Poly
40
11
Northern Colorado
30
12
Idaho State
29
13
Portland State
21
Media poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Eastern Washington
651 (27)
2
Weber State
636 (19)
3
Northern Arizona
535 (1)
4
Montana
496 (2)
5
Idaho
483 (3)
6
Southern Utah
449 (1)
7
Sacramento State
415
8
Montana State
391 (1)
9
UC Davis
331 (1)
10
Idaho State
170
11
Cal Poly
169
12
Northern Colorado
166
13
Portland State
103
Preseason All-Conference Team [ edit ] 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
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 7:00 p.m. at Fresno State * Stadium L 13–7931,170 September 8 2:00 p.m. Western New Mexico * Pluto TV 242W 56–1010,566 September 22 4:00 p.m. at No. 21 UC Davis ELVN L 21–448,179 September 29 2:00 p.m. Portland State SWX W 20–710,566 October 6 2:30 p.m. at Idaho State Pluto TV 243 L 28–6211,015 October 13 1:00 p.m. at Montana State RTNW L 23–2419,177 October 20 2:00 p.m. Southern Utah SWX W 31–1212,798 October 27 12:00 p.m. at No. 5 Eastern Washington RTNW L 14–3810,023 November 3 2:00 p.m. North Dakota SWX W 31–277,899 November 10 3:30 p.m. Montana RTNW L 27–4614,571 November 17 9:00 a.m. at No. 15 (FBS ) Florida * ESPNU L 10–6381,467 *Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
[ 3]
1
2
3
4
Total
Vandals
6
0
7
0
13
Bulldogs
16
28
14
21
79
1
2
3
4
Total
Mustangs
3
7
0
0
10
Vandals
7
14
7
28
56
1
2
3
4
Total
Vandals
0
7
0
14
21
No. 21 Aggies
14
13
17
0
44
1
2
3
4
Total
Vikings
0
0
7
0
7
Vandals
3
17
0
0
20
1
2
3
4
Total
Vandals
7
7
14
0
28
Bengals
14
21
20
7
62
1
2
3
4
Total
Vandals
7
7
3
6
23
Bobcats
7
0
14
3
24
1
2
3
4
Total
Thunderbirds
0
0
0
12
12
Vandals
10
14
7
0
31
At Eastern Washington [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Vandals
0
0
7
7
14
No. 5 Eagles
14
17
7
0
38
1
2
3
4
Total
Fighting Hawks
7
7
6
7
27
Vandals
14
0
0
17
31
1
2
3
4
Total
Grizzlies
14
22
7
3
46
Vandals
3
3
7
14
27
1
2
3
4
Total
Vandals
0
0
3
7
10
No. 15 (FBS ) Gators
28
21
7
7
63
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