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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 ...
Sep. 3—At this point in the calendar last year, the Vandals' football program was in a completely different place. Idaho, a Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) team, was coming off a loss to ...
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 2024 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the Big Sky Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Jason Eck , the Vandals played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho .
Sep. 23—At the University of Idaho's weekly football press conference, coach Jason Eck reflected on the Vandals' adventures so far. "That which does not kill you makes you stronger," he said.
The Vandals need to keep winning impressively. Only 24 of 130 Division I Football Championship Subdivision teams advance to the playoffs, and the Vandals aren’t necessarily a lock.
Idaho leads the overall series 55–27–2 (.667), but Montana has dominated the rivalry since 1991. [70] The Idaho–Montana rivalry was renewed as a conference rivalry in non-football sports when Idaho rejoined the Big Sky in 2014, and the football version was renewed in 2018 upon Idaho's return to Big Sky football. [71]
Idaho, runner-up in the stacked Big Sky Conference, probably will get a first-round bye and then a home game in the postseason. After thrashing of Idaho State, Vandals likely to be happy with FCS ...