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Coach Griffith, head coach from 1902–1906 and 1910–1914.. The University of Idaho fielded its first football team in 1893. [7] It wasn't until 1917 that the program earned its nickname, the Vandals, after the UI basketball team under alumnus Hec Edmundson played defense with such ferocity that they "vandalized" their opponents and, thus, the nickname of Vandals was adopted for all school ...
From 1963 to 1977, the Big Sky Conference was a "college division" (later Division II) for football. Nevertheless, Idaho maintained its "university division" (Division I) status, with its additional football scholarships, by playing a non-conference schedule of Division I teams.
Idaho began playing football 130 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.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 December 2024. American college football season 2024 Idaho Vandals football NCAA Division I Quarterfinals, L 19–52 at Montana State Conference Big Sky Ranking STATS No. 7 FCS Coaches No. 8 Record 10–4 (6–2 Big Sky) Head coach Jason Eck (3rd season) Offensive coordinator Luke Schleusner (3rd ...
The Vandals finally turned to a coach from outside the Idaho program to hire its 25th head coach, choosing Air Force offensive line coach Jerry Davitch. [149] Davitch was a relatively inexperienced coach, he had served as a high school head coach from 1969 to 1972 at Salpointe Catholic High School in Tucson, Arizona and as a position coach under Ben Martin at Air Force for five years; from ...
The 2023 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the Big Sky Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season.Led by second-year head coach Jason Eck, the Vandals were 8–3 (6–2 in Big Sky, 2nd) in the regular season, and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho.
The 2022 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the Big Sky Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season.Led by first-year head coach Jason Eck, the Vandals were 7–4 in the regular season (6–2 in Big Sky, third) and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho.
The 1966 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1966 NCAA University Division football season.The Vandals were led by second-year head coach Steve Musseau and played a second season in the Big Sky Conference, but remained in the NCAA University Division.