The 2014 Idaho Vandals football team represented the

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in the

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. The

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are led by second year head coach

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and play their home games on campus in

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at the

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. They finished the season 1–10, 1–7 in conference play to finish in a tie for ninth place. Idaho returned to the

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as a "football only" member in 2014; they previously competed in the conference in the same capacity from 2001 through

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. Idaho was an

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for football in

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. The team was ineligible for postseason play regardless of their final record due to an insufficient

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Schedule

:Schedule Source: :The game did not kickoff until 9:50 p.m. due to inclement weather. The game was again delayed due to lightning after 10 seconds of play during which Florida returned the Idaho kickoff to the Idaho 14-yard line. The game was called as "suspended" 40 minutes after the second delay due to unsafe field conditions. Both schools' athletic directors decided on September 3 not to reschedule the game, thus declaring it a "no contest". Florida did agree to pay Idaho its promised fee of $975,000 and the schools agreed to schedule a game for the 2018 season.

NFL Draft

No Vandals were selected in the

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, but offensive tackle Jesse Davis was signed as an undrafted free agent by the

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References

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Idaho Vandals football seasons

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