The 2021 Idaho Vandals football team represented the
University of Idaho
The University of Idaho (U of I, or UIdaho) is a public land-grant research university in Moscow, Idaho. It is the state's land-grant and primary research university,, and the lead university in the Idaho Space Grant Consortium. The University ...
as in the
Big Sky Conference
The Big Sky Conference (BSC) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the eigh ...
during the
2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by ninth-year head coach
Paul Petrino
Paul Vincent Petrino (born May 25, 1967) is an American football coach, currently the offensive coordinator at Central Michigan University. He was previously the head football coach for nine seasons at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho. ...
, 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
Idaho
Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyom ...
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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