2023 Idaho Vandals football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 4
FCS CoachesNo. 4
Record9–3 (6–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLuke Schleusner (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRob Aurich (2nd season)
Home stadiumKibbie Dome
(capacity: 16,000)
2023 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Montana $^  7 –1   11 –1  
No. 4 Idaho ^  6 –2   9 –3  
No. 5 Montana State ^  6 –2   8 –4  
Northern Arizona  5 –3   5 –6  
No. 25 UC Davis  5 –3   7 –4  
No. 15 Sacramento State ^  4 –4   8 –5  
Portland State  4 –4   5 –6  
Weber State  4 –4   6 –5  
Eastern Washington  3 –5   4 –7  
Idaho State  3 –5   3 –8  
Cal Poly  1 –7   3 –8  
Northern Colorado  0 –8   0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Idaho Vandals football team represents 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 play their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho.

Preseason

Polls

On July 23, 2023, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Vandals were predicted to finish fifth in the Big Sky by the coaches and second by the media.[1]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Montana State 120 (10)
2 UC Davis 96 (1)
3 Sacramento State 94 (1)
4 Weber State 91
5 Idaho 89
6 Montana 84
7 Eastern Washington 52
8 Portland State 45
9 Northern Arizona 44
10 Northern Colorado 37
11 Cal Poly 25
12 Idaho State 15
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Montana State 447 (26)
2 Idaho 410 (8)
3 Montana 359 (2)
4 Sacramento State 334 (3)
5 UC Davis 330
6 Weber State 320
7 Eastern Washington 216
8 Northern Arizona 178
9 Portland State 167
10 Northern Colorado 109
11 Cal Poly 103
12 Idaho State 69

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 315:00 pmat Lamar*No. 8
ESPN+W 42–17  5,321
September 94:00 p.m.at Nevada*No. 7
KNSN-TVW 33–619,852
September 161:00 p.m.at California*No. 5
P12NL 17–3136,810
September 231:00 p.m.No. 4 Sacramento StateNo. 7
ESPN+W 36–27  9,433
September 301:00 p.m.at No. 19 Eastern WashingtonNo. 4
ESPN+W 44–36  8,347
October 75:00 p.m.at Cal PolyNo. 3
ESPN+W 42–14  6,028
October 147:30 p.m.No. 16 MontanadaggerNo. 3
ESPN2L 21–2314,218
October 281:00 p.m.No. 2 Montana StateNo. 9
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
ESPN+W 24–2113,073
November 412:00 p.m.at Northern ColoradoNo. 3
ESPN+W 27–133,608
November 1112:00 p.m.at Weber StateNo. 4
ESPN+L 29–318,741
November 184:00 p.m.Idaho StateNo. 6
ESPN+W 63–219,854
December 27:00 p.m.No. 14 Southern Illinois*No. 4
ESPN2W 20–17 OT9,224
December 97:00 p.m.No. 9 Albany*No. 4
ESPN+
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[2]

Game summaries

at Lamar

No. 8 Idaho Vandals (0–0) at Lamar Cardinals (0–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Vandals 14 14 7742
Cardinals 0 0 31417

at Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX

  • Date: August 31, 2023
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 5,321
  • TV: ESPN+

at Nevada

No. 7 Idaho Vandals (1–0) at Nevada Wolf Pack (0–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 7 Vandals 0 0 000
Wolf Pack 0 0 000

at Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV

  • Date: September 9, 2023
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 19,852
  • TV: KNSN-TV

at California

No. 5 Idaho Vandals (2–0) at California Golden Bears (1–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 5 Vandals 10 7 0017
Golden Bears 0 14 14331

at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA

  • Date: September 16, 2023
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 36,810
  • TV: Pac-12 Network
Game information
First quarter
    Second quarter
      Third quarter
        Fourth quarter

          s No. 4 Sacramento State

          (0–0) vs Idaho Vandals (0–0) – Game summary
          Period 1 2 34Total
          0 0 000
          Vandals 0 0 000

          at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID

          at No. 19 Eastern Washington

          Idaho Vandals (0–0) at (0–0) – Game summary
          Period 1 2 34Total
          Vandals 0 0 000
          0 0 000

          at •

          at Cal Poly

          Idaho Vandals (0–0) at (0–0) – Game summary
          Period 1 2 34Total
          Vandals 0 0 000
          0 0 000

          at •

          vs No. 16 Montana

          (0–0) vs Idaho Vandals (0–0) – Game summary
          Period 1 2 34Total
          0 0 000
          Vandals 0 0 000

          at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID

          vs No. 2 Montana State

          (0–0) vs Idaho Vandals (0–0) – Game summary
          Period 1 2 34Total
          0 0 000
          Vandals 0 0 000

          at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID

          at Northern Colorado

          Idaho Vandals (0–0) at (0–0) – Game summary
          Period 1 2 34Total
          Vandals 0 0 000
          0 0 000

          at •

          at Weber State

          Idaho Vandals (0–0) at (0–0) – Game summary
          Period 1 2 34Total
          No. 4 Vandals 0 0 000
          0 0 000

          at •

          vs Idaho State

          (0–0) vs Idaho Vandals (0–0) – Game summary
          Period 1 2 34Total
          0 0 000
          Vandals 0 0 000

          at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID

          Rankings

          Ranking movements
          Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
          ( ) = First place votes.
          Week
          PollPre123456789101112Final
          STATS FCS875 (1)74331093464
          Coaches13121010533885484

          References

          1. ↑ "Montana State Tabbed Preseason Football Favorites". July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
          2. ↑ "2023 Idaho Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
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