2020_Idaho_Vandals_football_team
2020 Idaho Vandals football team
American college football season
The 2020 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Paul Petrino, the Vandals played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho.
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 2–4 (2–4 Big Sky) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Kris Cinkovich (8th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Mike Breske (6th season) |
| Base defense | Multiple 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Kibbie Dome |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Weber State $^ | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Eastern Washington ^ | 5 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 UC Davis | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly‡ | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana† | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State† | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was delayed and started in late February 2021.
Polls
On July 23, 2020, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Vandals were predicted to finish ninth in the Big Sky by the coaches and eighth by the media.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Weber State | 135 (7) |
| 2 | Montana | 128 (3) |
| 3 | Montana State | 121 (1) |
| 4 | Eastern Washington | 118 (1) |
| 5 | Sacramento State | 99 (1) |
| 6 | UC Davis | 83 |
| 7 | Northern Arizona | 68 |
| 8 | Portland State | 67 |
| 9 | Idaho | 66 |
| 10 | Cal Poly | 46 |
| 11 | Idaho State | 37 |
| 12 | Southern Utah | 33 |
| 13 | Northern Colorado | 13 |
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Weber State | 546 (28) |
| 2 | Montana | 496 (8) |
| 3 | Montana State | 493 (6) |
| 4 | Eastern Washington | 438 (1) |
| 5 | Sacramento State | 389 |
| 6 | UC Davis | 325 (1) |
| 7 | Portland State | 274 |
| 8 | Idaho | 273 |
| 9 | Northern Arizona | 238 |
| 10 | Cal Poly | 206 |
| 11 | Idaho State | 133 |
| 12 | Southern Utah | 105 |
| 13 | Northern Colorado | 88 |
Idaho released their full schedule on November 7, 2019.[2] The Vandals had games scheduled against Western Oregon and Washington State, which were later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[3][4]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was delayed and started in late February 2021.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| February 27, 2021 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 12 Eastern Washington | SWX | W 28–21 | 2,694 | ||||
| March 6 | 1:00 p.m. | UC Davis | No. 19 |
| Pluto TV | L 17–27 | 1,823 | ||
| March 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Southern Utah |
| Pluto TV | W 33–32 | 1,947 | |||
| April 3 | at Idaho State | No. 24 | Pluto TV | L 22–24 | 2,797 | ||||
| April 10 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Eastern Washington | SWX | L 31–38 | 0 | ||||
| April 17 | 2:00 p.m. | at Northern Arizona | Pluto TV | L 9–19 | 0 | ||||
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- "Eagles Selected to Finish Fourth in the Big Sky in 2020". July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- Kelley, Kevin (November 7, 2019). "Idaho announces 2020 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- Bromberg, Nick. "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020". Yahoo News. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- Kelley, Kevin (July 19, 2020). "Idaho, Montana each have non-conference game canceled due to COVID-19". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
- "2020-21 Football Schedule". University of Idaho. Retrieved April 19, 2023.