With a decisive 40-17 win against Idaho State in Pocatello, Idaho made a compelling case for a first-round Football Championship Subdivision bye and a second-round home game. The Vandals concluded their regular season 9-3, 6-2 and tied for third in the Big Sky Conference.
MOSCOW, Idaho – Idaho State gave up 478 rushing yards and 704 yards of total offense in Saturday’s 77-42 loss to Eastern Washington. On Monday, the Bengals announced they were moving on from defensive coordinator Josh Runda.
MOSCOW, Idaho – Mark Hamper’s 74-yard touchdown run after snaring a short pass from Jack Layne is the play Idaho fans will go home remembering, and he was Idaho’s greatest offensive weapon with eight catches for 187 yards and three touchdowns.
As they reach the stretch run of this year and look ahead to the FCS playoffs, the Vandals (7-3, 4-2 in the Big Sky Conference, and ranked eighth in the Stats Perform poll and 10th in the football coaches’ poll) have settled on Andrew Marshall and K.J. Trujillo at cornerback.
MOSCOW, Idaho – Like a demanding teacher in a required class, Weber State taught 4th ranked and playoff bound Idaho a harsh lesson last year in a 31-29 result.
Playing shorthanded at the quarterback and running back positions, the Idaho Vandals still turned in an impressive offensive performance during a tight victory over Portland State.