2016 Idaho Vandals football team
The 2016 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the Sun Belt Conference during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Paul Petrino, the Vandals played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho. A football-only member of the Sun Belt, Idaho finished the regular season at 8–4 (6–2 in Sun Belt, third).
| 2016 Idaho Vandals football | |
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Famous Idaho Potato Bowl champion | |
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, W 61–50 vs. Colorado State | |
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Record | 9–4 (6–2 Sun Belt) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Kris Cinkovich (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Mike Breske (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Kibbie Dome (Capacity: 16,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State + | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State + | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Lafayette | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 2 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Vandals were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise and defeated Colorado State 61–50 to finish at 9–4. It was the program's final bowl game as an FBS team and last winning season for six years.
Schedule
Idaho announced their 2016 football schedule on March 3, with five of the twelve games at home.[1]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 6:00 pm | Montana State* | SWX | W 20–17 | 11,987 | |
| September 10 | 2:00 pm | at No. 8 Washington* | P12N | L 14–59 | 60,678 | |
| September 17 | 11:00 am | at Washington State* | P12N | L 6–56 | 28,477 | |
| September 24 | 6:00 pm | at UNLV* | CI | W 33–30 OT | 17,229 | |
| October 1 | 2:00 pm | Troy |
| ESPN3 | L 13–34 | 13,392 |
| October 8 | 4:00 pm | at Louisiana–Monroe | ESPN3 | W 34–31 | 9,524 | |
| October 15 | 2:00 pm | New Mexico State |
| SWX | W 55–23 | 10,278 |
| October 22 | 12:30 pm | at Appalachian State | ESPN3 | L 19–37 | 26,931 | |
| November 5 | 2:00 pm | at Louisiana–Lafayette | ESPN3 | W 23–13 | 21,367 | |
| November 12 | 1:00 pm | at Texas State | ESPN3 | W 47–14 | 15,314 | |
| November 26 | 12:30 pm | South Alabama |
| ASN | W 38–31 | 9,049 |
| December 3 | 2:00 pm | Georgia State |
| ESPN3 | W 37–12 | 11,242 |
| December 22 | 4:00 pm | vs. Colorado State* | ESPN | W 61–50 | 24,975 | |
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Game summaries
Montana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bobcats | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Vandals | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
At Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vandals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| #8 Huskies | 7 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 59 |
At Washington State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vandals | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Cougars | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 | 56 |
At UNLV
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Vandals | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 33 |
| Rebels | 0 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
Troy
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Trojans | 14 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 34 |
| Vandals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
At Louisiana–Monroe
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vandals | 16 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| Warhawks | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
New Mexico State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Aggies | 13 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
| Vandals | 7 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 55 |
At Appalachian State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vandals | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| Mountaineers | 10 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 37 |
At Louisiana–Lafayette
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vandals | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
At Texas State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vandals | 14 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 47 |
| Bobcats | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
South Alabama
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Jaguars | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| Vandals | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
Georgia State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Vandals | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 37 |
Vs. Colorado State–Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vandals | 0 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 61 |
| Rams | 0 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 50 |
References
- "2016 Idaho Vandals Football Schedule". FBSSchedules. March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
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