2016 Idaho Vandals football team


The 2016 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Paul Petrino and played their home games at Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho. The Vandals were football-only members of the Sun Belt Conference, and finished the season at with a record in conference to tie for third place. They were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise, where they defeated Colorado State.

Schedule

Idaho announced their 2016 football schedule on March 3, with five of the twelve games at home.

Game summaries

Montana State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
24–17–12000IDA, 56–7

at Washington

Overall recordLast meetingResult
2–36–22009WASH, 42–23

at Washington State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
18–71–32013WSU, 42–0

at UNLV

Overall recordLast meetingResult
3–32010IDA, 30–7

Troy

Overall recordLast meetingResult
1–22015IDA, 19–16

at Louisiana–Monroe

Overall recordLast meetingResult
4–32015IDA, 27–13

New Mexico State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
15–72015NMSU, 55–48

at Appalachian State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
0–22015APP, 47–20

at Louisiana–Lafayette

Overall recordLast meetingResult
1–32004ULL, 38–25

at Texas State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
4–42015IDA, 38–31

South Alabama

Overall recordLast meetingResult
0–22015USA, 52–45

Georgia State

vs. Colorado State–Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Overall recordLast meetingResult
3–42010CSU, 36–34