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2016 Idaho Vandals football team
American college football season
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).
Quick Facts Idaho Vandals football, Famous Idaho Potato Bowl champion ...
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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) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Mike Breske (2nd season) |
| Base defense | Multiple 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Kibbie Dome |
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| Idaho | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Louisiana–Monroe | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Sun Belt coaches poll
The Sun Belt coaches preseason prediction poll was released on July 21, 2016. The Vandals were predicted to finish eighth in the conference.[1]
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| 1 | Appalachian State | 114 (5) |
| 2 | Arkansas State | 110 (5) |
| 3 | Georgia Southern | 98 (1) |
| 4 | Georgia State | 73 |
| 5 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 70 |
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| 7 | South Alabama | 62 |
| 8 | Idaho | 48 |
| 9 | New Mexico State | 37 |
| 10 | Texas State | 30 |
| 11 | Louisiana–Monroe | 14 |
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Idaho announced their 2016 football schedule on March 3, with five of the twelve games at home.[2]
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| 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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Montana State
See also: 2016 Montana State Bobcats football team
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bobcats | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Vandals | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
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Montana State Bobcats at Idaho Vandals – Game summary
More information Statistics, MTST ...
| Statistics | MTST | IDHO |
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| First downs | 19 | 15 |
| Total yards | 305 | 357 |
| Rushing yards | 110 | 229 |
| Passing yards | 195 | 128 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 36:14 | 23:46 |
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More information Team, Category ...
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Montana State | Passing | Tyler Bruggman | 19/35, 191 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Chad Newell | 25 rushes, 105 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Mitchell Herbert | 4 receptions, 62 yards | |
| Idaho | Passing | Matt Linehan | 8/22, 128 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Aaron Duckworth | 15 rushes, 112 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Deon Watson | 2 receptions, 67 yards |
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At No. 8 Washington
See also: 2016 Washington Huskies football team
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Vandals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 8 Huskies | 7 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 59 |
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Idaho Vandals at No. 8 Washington Huskies – Game summary
at Husky Stadium, Seattle, Washington
- Date: September 10
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Clear, 71 °F (22 °C)
- Game attendance: 60,678
- Referee: Terry Leyden
- TV announcers (P12N): J. B. Long, Glenn Parker, and Jill Savage
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More information Statistics, IDHO ...
| Statistics | IDHO | WASH |
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| First downs | 17 | 27 |
| Total yards | 322 | 482 |
| Rushing yards | 104 | 126 |
| Passing yards | 218 | 356 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 33:15 | 26:45 |
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More information Team, Category ...
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Idaho | Passing | Matt Linehan | 19/29, 187 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Mason Petrino | 9 rushes, 48 yards | |
| Receiving | Isaiah Saunders | 2 receptions, 54 yards | |
| Washington | Passing | Jake Browning | 23/28, 294 yards, 5 TD |
| Rushing | Myles Gaskin | 12 rushes, 67 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Dante Pettis | 6 receptions, 88 yards, 2 TD |
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At Washington State
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Vandals | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Cougars | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 | 56 |
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Idaho Vandals at Washington State Cougars – Game summary
More information Statistics, IDHO ...
| Statistics | IDHO | WSU |
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| First downs | 15 | 26 |
| Total yards | 257 | 509 |
| Rushing yards | 78 | 228 |
| Passing yards | 179 | 281 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 30:40 | 29:20 |
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More information Team, Category ...
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Idaho | Passing | Matt Linehan | 19/33, 172 yards |
| Rushing | Aaron Duckworth | 13 rushes, 43 yards | |
| Receiving | Deon Watson | 5 receptions, 62 yards | |
| Washington State | Passing | Luke Falk | 21/36, 226 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | James Williams | 14 rushes, 126 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Kyle Sweet | 4 receptions, 77 yards, TD |
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At UNLV
See also: 2016 UNLV Rebels football team
More information Period, OT ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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| Vandals | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 33 |
| Rebels | 0 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
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Idaho Vandals at UNLV Rebels – Game summary
More information Statistics, IDHO ...
| Statistics | IDHO | UNLV |
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| First downs | 21 | 26 |
| Total yards | 378 | 539 |
| Rushing yards | 129 | 364 |
| Passing yards | 249 | 175 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 26:47 | 33:13 |
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More information Team, Category ...
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Idaho | Passing | Matt Linehan | 17/35, 249 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Aaron Duckworth | 20 rushes, 90 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Callen Hightower | 4 receptions, 67 yards, TD | |
| UNLV | Passing | Johnny Stanton | 14/26, 175 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Lexington Thomas | 19 rushes, 160 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Darren Woods Jr. | 4 receptions, 66 yards |
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Troy
See also: 2016 Troy Trojans football team
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Trojans | 14 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 34 |
| Vandals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
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More information Statistics, TROY ...
| Statistics | TROY | IDHO |
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| First downs | 27 | 19 |
| Total yards | 530 | 255 |
| Rushing yards | 157 | 89 |
| Passing yards | 373 | 166 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 29:39 | 30:21 |
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More information Team, Category ...
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Troy | Passing | Brandon Silvers | 31/42, 373 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Jordan Chunn | 22 rushes, 137 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | John Johnson | 7 receptions, 128 yards, TD | |
| Idaho | Passing | Matt Linehan | 19/34, 166 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Aaron Duckworth | 15 rushes, 50 yards | |
| Receiving | Trent Cowan | 5 receptions, 58 yards, TD |
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At Louisiana–Monroe
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| Vandals | 16 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| Warhawks | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
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Idaho Vandals at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks – Game summary
More information Statistics, IDHO ...
| Statistics | IDHO | ULM |
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| First downs | 18 | 27 |
| Total yards | 414 | 523 |
| Rushing yards | 203 | 221 |
| Passing yards | 211 | 302 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 4 |
| Time of possession | 31:01 | 28:59 |
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More information Team, Category ...
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Idaho | Passing | Matt Linehan | 21/38, 211 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Aaron Duckworth | 16 rushes, 121 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Jordan Frysinger | 4 receptions, 100 yards, TD | |
| Louisiana–Monroe | Passing | Garrett Smith | 20/38, 302 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Garrett Smith | 13 rushes, 88 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Xavier Brown | 3 receptions, 96 yards, TD |
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New Mexico State
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| Aggies | 13 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
| Vandals | 7 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 55 |
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More information Statistics, NMSU ...
| Statistics | NMSU | IDHO |
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| First downs | 17 | 34 |
| Total yards | 428 | 651 |
| Rushing yards | 62 | 169 |
| Passing yards | 366 | 482 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 21:03 | 38:57 |
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More information Team, Category ...
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| New Mexico State | Passing | Tyler Rogers | 19/29, 302 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Larry Rose III | 11 rushes, 32 yards | |
| Receiving | Tyrian Taylor | 4 receptions, 110 yards | |
| Idaho | Passing | Matt Linehan | 29/36, 476 yards, 4 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Isaiah Saunders | 12 rushes, 59 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Deon Watson | 6 receptions, 129 yards,td |
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At Appalachian State
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| Vandals | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| Mountaineers | 10 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 37 |
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Idaho Vandals at Appalachian State Mountaineers – Game summary
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At Louisiana–Lafayette
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| Vandals | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
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Idaho Vandals at Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns – Game summary
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At Texas State
See also: 2016 Texas State Bobcats football team
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Vandals | 14 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 47 |
| Bobcats | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
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Idaho Vandals at Texas State Bobcats – Game summary
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South Alabama
See also: 2016 South Alabama Jaguars football team
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Jaguars | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| Vandals | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
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More information Statistics, USA ...
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Georgia State
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| Panthers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Vandals | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 37 |
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Vs. Colorado State (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)
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| Vandals | 0 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 61 |
| Rams | 0 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 50 |
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Idaho Vandals vs. Colorado State Rams (Famous Idaho Bowl) – Game summary
More information Statistics, IDHO ...
| Statistics | IDHO | CSU |
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| First downs | 30 | 25 |
| Total yards | 606 | 600 |
| Rushing yards | 225 | 155 |
| Passing yards | 381 | 445 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 36:05 | 23:55 |
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More information Team, Category ...
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Idaho | Passing | Matt Linehan | 21/31, 381 yards, 4 TD |
| Rushing | Isaiah Saunders | 33 rushes, 147 yards, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Deon Watson | 5 receptions, 140 yards, TD | |
| Colorado State | Passing | Nick Stevens | 21/36, 445 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Dalyn Dawkins | 16 rushes, 118 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Bisi Johnson | 7 receptions, 265 yards, 2 TD |
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After a scoreless first quarter, the Vandals would jump out to a 41–14 lead heading into the fourth quarter. Both offenses would go off in the final quarter, scoring a combined 56 points for a final score of 61–50 in favor of Idaho, breaking the record for the most points scored in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, with the previous record being set in 2009, which also featured the Vandals.[3] The two teams scored a combined 84 points in the second half, breaking the bowl record for most points scored in a half, with the previous record being 76 in the first half of the 2015 Independence Bowl.[3] Idaho quarterback Matt Linehan would be named the game's MVP; Linehan finished the game throwing for 381 yards and 4 touchdowns and had one rushing touchdown.[4]
- "Mountaineers Picked to Win League Title in 2016". Sun Belt Conference. July 21, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
- "2016 Idaho Vandals Football Schedule". FBSSchedules. March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
- "Idaho outscores Colorado State in Potato Bowl". USA Today. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- Katz, Michael (December 22, 2016). "Idaho football makes loud, clear statement in 61–50 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl victory". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved April 18, 2021.