The 2021 Idaho Vandals football team represented the

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as in the

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during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by ninth-year head coach

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, the Vandals were 4–7 (3–5 in Big Sky, ninth), and played their home games on campus at the

Kibbie Dome The William H. Kibbie-ASUI Activity Center (commonly known as the Kibbie Dome) is a multi-purpose indoor athletic stadium in the northwest United States, on the campus of the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho. It is the home of the Idaho ...

in Moscow, Idaho.

Previous season

The Vandals finished the 2020–21 season 2–4 to finish in a tie for fifth place.

Preseason

Polls

On July 26, 2021, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Vandals were predicted to finish eighth in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.

Preseason All–Big Sky team

The Vandals had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team. Offense Logan Kendall – FB Defense Tre Walker – MLB

Schedule

Game summaries

Simon Fraser

at Indiana

at Oregon State

at No. 8 UC Davis

Portland State

at No. 2 Eastern Washington

No. 11 Montana

Northern Arizona

Southern Utah

at No. 3 Montana State

at Idaho State

References

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Idaho Vandals football seasons

Idaho Vandals football The Idaho Vandals are the college football team that represents the University of Idaho and plays its home games at the Kibbie Dome, an indoor facility on campus in Moscow, Idaho. Idaho is a member of the Big Sky Conference in the Football Cham ...

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