The 2018 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, United States. Established in 1889 and opened three years later, it was the state's sole university for 71 years, until 1963.
The un ...
in the
2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season
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. The Vandals played their home games on campus at the
Kibbie Dome
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in
Moscow, Idaho
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, and are members of the
Big Sky Conference
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, which they rejoined for football this season. A charter member of the Big Sky in 1963, Idaho was previously a football member from
1965
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through
1995
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. They were led by sixth-year head coach
Paul Petrino
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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
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, the Vandals were predicted to finish in fourth place in the coaches poll and fifth place in the media poll.
Preseason All-Conference Team
The Vandals had three players selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.
Noah Johnson – Jr. OL
Kaden Ellis – Sr. LB
Cade Coffey – So. P
Schedule
Game summaries
At Fresno State
Western New Mexico
At UC Davis
Portland State
At Idaho State
At Montana State
Southern Utah
At Eastern Washington
North Dakota
Montana
At Florida
NFL Draft
*
List of Idaho Vandals in the NFL draft
References
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Idaho
Idaho ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain states, Mountain West subregions of the Western United States. It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington (state), ...
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 ...