Idaho Vandals football
| Idaho Vandals football | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| First season | 1893 | ||
| Athletic director | Terry Gawlik | ||
| Head coach | Thomas Ford 1st season, 4–8 (.333) | ||
| Location | Moscow, Idaho | ||
| Stadium | Kibbie Dome (capacity: 15,250) | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
| Conference | Big Sky | ||
| Colors | Silver and gold | ||
| All-time record | 504–656–26 (.436) | ||
| Bowl record | 3–0 (1.000) | ||
| Conference championships | |||
| PCC: 1927 Big Sky: 1965, 1968, 1971, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992 Big West: 1998 | |||
| Consensus All-Americans | 1 | ||
| Rivalries | Idaho State (rivalry) Montana (rivalry) Eastern Washington Boise State (rivalry) Washington State (rivalry) | ||
| Uniforms | |||
| Fight song | Go, Vandals, Go | ||
| Mascot | Joe Vandal | ||
| Marching band | The Sound of Idaho | ||
| Outfitter | Nike | ||
| Website | GoVandals.com | ||
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 Championship Subdivision (FCS). The Vandals are coached by Thomas Ford.
The Idaho football program began 133 years ago in 1893, and through the 2019 season, the Vandals have an all-time record of 460–614–26 (.430). They have played in three bowl games in their history, all victories in the Humanitarian/Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise in 1998, 2009, and 2016. As a Division I-AA (FCS) program for 18 seasons (1978–1995), Idaho made the playoffs eleven times and advanced to the national semifinals twice (1988, 1993).
On April 28, 2016, university president Chuck Staben announced the football program would return to the Big Sky and FCS in 2018. This followed the Sun Belt Conference's announcement on March 1 that the associate membership of Idaho and New Mexico State for football would end after the 2017 season. Idaho is the first FBS program to voluntarily drop to FCS.