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 Championship Subdivision (FCS). The Vandals are coached by Jason Eck.

Idaho Vandals football
2023 Idaho Vandals football team
First season1893 (1893)
Athletic directorTerry Gawlik
Head coachJason Eck
2nd season, 16–9 (.640)
StadiumKibbie Dome
(capacity: 16,000)
Year built1971 (enclosed in 1975)
Field surfaceRealGrass Pro
LocationMoscow, Idaho
NCAA divisionDivision I FCS
ConferenceBig Sky
Past conferencesSun Belt (2014–2017)
Independent (2013)
WAC (2005–2012)
Sun Belt (2001–2004)
Big West (1996–2000)
Big Sky (1965–1995)
Independent (1959–1964)
Pacific Coast (1922–1958)
Independent (1894–1921)
All-time record46061426 (.430)
Bowl record30 (1.000)
Playoff appearances13   (Div. I-AA/FCS)
Playoff record6–11 (.353)
Conference titles10
RivalriesIdaho State (rivalry)
Montana (rivalry)
Eastern Washington
Boise State (rivalry; dormant)
Washington State (rivalry)
Consensus All-Americans1
ColorsSilver and gold
   
Fight songGo, Vandals, Go
MascotJoe Vandal
Marching bandThe Sound of Idaho
OutfitterNike
WebsiteGoVandals.com

The Idaho football program began 131 years ago in 1893, and through the 2019 season, the Vandals have an all-time record of 460–614–26 (.430). They have played in three bowl games in their history, all victories in the Humanitarian/Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise in 1998, 2009, and 2016. As a Division I-AA (FCS) program for 18 seasons (19781995), Idaho made the playoffs eleven times and advanced to the national semifinals twice (1988 and 1993).

On April 28, 2016, university president Chuck Staben announced the football program would return to the Big Sky and FCS in 2018. This followed the Sun Belt Conference's announcement on March 1 that the associate membership of Idaho and New Mexico State for football would end after the 2017 season. Idaho is the first FBS program to voluntarily drop to FCS.

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