2020 Idaho Vandals football team
The 2020 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Vandals played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho. They were led by seventh-year head coach Paul Petrino.
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
2020 record | 2–4 (2–4 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Kris Cinkovich (8th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Mike Breske (6th season) |
Home stadium | Kibbie Dome (capacity: 16,000) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Weber State $^ | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Eastern Washington ^ | 5 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 UC Davis | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Utah | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly‡ | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana† | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State† | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Vandals finished the 2019 season 5–7, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place.
Preseason
Polls
On July 23, 2020, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Vandals were predicted to finish ninth in the Big Sky by both the coaches and eighth by the media.[1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Weber State | 135 (7) |
2 | Montana | 128 (3) |
3 | Montana State | 121 (1) |
4 | Eastern Washington | 118 (1) |
5 | Sacramento State | 99 (1) |
6 | UC Davis | 83 |
7 | Northern Arizona | 68 |
8 | Portland State | 67 |
9 | Idaho | 66 |
10 | Cal Poly | 46 |
11 | Idaho State | 37 |
12 | Southern Utah | 33 |
13 | Northern Colorado | 13 |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Weber State | 546 (28) |
2 | Montana | 496 (8) |
3 | Montana State | 493 (6) |
4 | Eastern Washington | 438 (1) |
5 | Sacramento State | 389 |
6 | UC Davis | 325 (1) |
7 | Portland State | 274 |
8 | Idaho | 273 |
9 | Northern Arizona | 238 |
10 | Cal Poly | 206 |
11 | Idaho State | 133 |
12 | Southern Utah | 105 |
13 | Northern Colorado | 88 |
Schedule
Idaho released their full schedule on November 7, 2019.[2] The Vandals had games scheduled against Western Oregon and Washington State, which were later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[3][4]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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February 27 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 12 Eastern Washington | SWX | W 28–21 | 2,694 | ||||
March 6 | 1:00 p.m. | UC Davis | No. 19 |
| Pluto TV | L 17–27 | 1,823 | ||
March 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Southern Utah |
| Pluto TV | W 33–32 | 1,947 | |||
April 3 | at Idaho State | No. 24 | Pluto TV | L 22–24 | 2,797 | ||||
April 10 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Eastern Washington | SWX | L 31–38 | 0 | ||||
April 17 | 2:00 p.m. | at Northern Arizona | Pluto TV | L 9–19 | 0 | ||||
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References
- "Eagles Selected to Finish Fourth in the Big Sky in 2020". July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- Kelley, Kevin (November 7, 2019). "Idaho announces 2020 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- Bromberg, Nick. "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020". Yahoo News. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- Kelley, Kevin (19 July 2020). "Idaho, Montana each have non-conference game canceled due to COVID-19". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- "2020 Idaho Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.