2018 Idaho Vandals football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKris Cinkovich (6th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorMike Breske (4th season)
Base defenseMultiple 3–4
Home stadiumKibbie Dome
2018 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Weber State +^  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 2 Eastern Washington +^  7 –1   12 –3  
No. 7 UC Davis +^  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 17 Montana State ^  5 –3   8 –5  
Idaho State  5 –3   6 –5  
Montana  4 –4   6 –5  
Cal Poly  4 –4   5 –6  
Northern Arizona  3 –4   4 –6  
Portland State  3 –5   4 –7  
Idaho  3 –5   4 –7  
Northern Colorado  2 –6   2 –9  
Southern Utah  1 –7   1 –10  
Sacramento State  0 –7   2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Although North Dakota was classified as an independent, games against them still counted as Big Sky Conference games.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Vandals played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho, and are members of the Big Sky Conference, which they rejoined for football this season. A charter member of the Big Sky in 1963, Idaho was previously a football member from 1965 through 1995. They were led by sixth-year head coach Paul Petrino and finished the season at 4–7 (3–5 in Big Sky, ninth).

Preseason

Polls

On July 16, 2018 during the Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, Washington, the Vandals were predicted to finish in fourth place in the coaches poll and fifth place in the media poll.[1]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Eastern Washington 134 (6)
2 Weber State 124 (3)
3 Northern Arizona 121 (3)
4 Idaho 101 (1)
5 Sacramento State 94
6 Southern Utah 91
7 Montana 82
8 Montana State 76
9 UC Davis 64
10 Cal Poly 40
11 Northern Colorado 30
12 Idaho State 29
13 Portland State 21
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Eastern Washington 651 (27)
2 Weber State 636 (19)
3 Northern Arizona 535 (1)
4 Montana 496 (2)
5 Idaho 483 (3)
6 Southern Utah 449 (1)
7 Sacramento State 415
8 Montana State 391 (1)
9 UC Davis 331 (1)
10 Idaho State 170
11 Cal Poly 169
12 Northern Colorado 166
13 Portland State 103

Preseason All-Conference Team

The Vandals had three players selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.[2]

Noah Johnson – Jr. OL

Kaden Ellis – Sr. LB

Cade Coffey – So. P

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.at Fresno State*
StadiumL 13–7931,170
September 82:00 p.m.Western New Mexico*
Pluto TV 242W 56–1010,566
September 224:00 p.m.at No. 21 UC Davis
ELVNL 21–448,179
September 292:00 p.m.Portland State
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
SWXW 20–710,566
October 62:30 p.m.at Idaho State
Pluto TV 243L 28–6211,015
October 131:00 p.m.at Montana State
RTNWL 23–2419,177
October 202:00 p.m.Southern Utahdagger
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
SWXW 31–1212,798
October 2712:00 p.m.at No. 5 Eastern Washington
RTNWL 14–3810,023
November 32:00 p.m.North Dakota
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
SWXW 31–277,899
November 103:30 p.m.Montana
RTNWL 27–4614,571
November 179:00 a.m.at No. 15 (FBS) Florida*
ESPNUL 10–6381,467
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[3]

Game summaries

At Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 6 0 7 0 13
Bulldogs 16 28 14 21 79

Western New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 3 7 0 0 10
Vandals 7 14 7 28 56

At UC Davis

1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 0 7 0 14 21
No. 21 Aggies 14 13 17 0 44

Portland State

1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 0 7 0 7
Vandals 3 17 0 0 20

At Idaho State

1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 7 7 14 0 28
Bengals 14 21 20 7 62

At Montana State

1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 7 7 3 6 23
Bobcats 7 0 14 3 24

Southern Utah

1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 0 0 0 12 12
Vandals 10 14 7 0 31

At Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 0 0 7 7 14
No. 5 Eagles 14 17 7 0 38

North Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Hawks 7 7 6 7 27
Vandals 14 0 0 17 31

Montana

1 2 3 4 Total
Grizzlies 14 22 7 3 46
Vandals 3 3 7 14 27

At Florida

1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 0 0 3 7 10
No. 15 (FBS) Gators 28 21 7 7 63

NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL club
Kaden EllissLB7244New Orleans Saints

References

  1. ↑ "Eastern Washington Picked to Win the Big Sky".
  2. ↑ "Doss, Buss Headline Big Sky Football Preseason All-Conference Team".
  3. ↑ "2018 Football Schedule". University of Idaho. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
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