Mode: | football |
Year: | 2019 |
Team: | Idaho Vandals |
Conference: | Big Sky Conference |
Short Conf: | Big Sky |
Record: | 5–7 |
Conf Record: | 3–5 |
Head Coach: | Paul Petrino |
Hc Year: | 7th |
Off Coach: | Kris Cinkovich |
Oc Year: | 7th |
Off Scheme: | Multiple |
Def Coach: | Mike Breske |
Dc Year: | 5th |
Def Scheme: | Multiple 3–4 |
The 2019 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Vandals played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho, and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They were led by seventh-year head coach Paul Petrino.[1] [2] They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place.
The Big Sky released their preseason media and coaches' polls on July 15, 2019. The Vandals were picked to finish in eighth place in both polls.[3]
1 | Eastern Washington | 536 (25) | |
2 | UC Davis | 510 (13) | |
3 | Weber State | 472 (4) | |
4 | Montana State | 417 | |
5 | Montana | 396 (1) | |
6 | Northern Arizona | 302 | |
7 | Idaho State | 285 | |
8 | Idaho | 248 | |
9 | Cal Poly | 196 | |
10 | Portland State | 178 | |
11 | Southern Utah | 160 | |
12 | Sacramento State | 125 | |
13 | Northern Colorado | 90 |
1 | Eastern Washington | 140 (10) | |
2 | UC Davis | 127 (2) | |
3 | Weber State | 124 | |
4 | Montana | 104 (1) | |
5 | Montana State | 100 | |
6 | Northern Arizona | 88 | |
7 | Idaho State | 72 | |
8 | Idaho | 65 | |
9 | Cal Poly | 56 | |
10 | Portland State | 42 | |
11 | Sacramento State | 40 | |
12 | Southern Utah | 38 | |
13 | Northern Colorado | 19 |
The Vandals had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[4]
Offense – Noah Johnson – Guard
Special teams – Cade Coffey – Punter
Position key
Back | B | Center | C | Cornerback | CB | Defensive back | DB | |||
Defensive end | DE | Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | End | E | |||
Fullback | FB | Guard | G | Halfback | HB | Kicker | K | |||
Kickoff returner | KR | Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB | |||
Long snapper | LS | Punter | P | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB | |||
Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR |
See also: 2019 Penn State Nittany Lions football team.
See also: Central Washington Wildcats football.
See also: 2019 Wyoming Cowboys football team.
See also: 2019 Eastern Washington Eagles football team.
See also: 2019 Northern Colorado Bears football team.
See also: 2019 Weber State Wildcats football team.
The loss was the 52nd for head coach Paul Petrino at Idaho, the most in Vandal history, passing Skip Stahley, whose record was in eight seasons (1954–61).
See also: 2019 Portland State Vikings football team. Idaho was shut out by a Big Sky opponent for only the second time (1986) in over thirty years of league play.
See also: 2019 Idaho State Bengals football team.
See also: 2019 Cal Poly Mustangs football team.
See also: 2019 Montana Grizzlies football team and Little Brown Stein.
See also: 2019 Sacramento State Hornets football team.
See also: 2019 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team.
See also: 2020 NFL draft. No Vandals were selected in the 2020 NFL Draft. Jake Luton of Oregon State, a Vandal quarterback as a redshirt freshman in 2015, was taken by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the sixth round, 189th overall.