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.
Preseason
Big Sky preseason poll
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]
Media poll
Predicted finish
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Team
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Votes (1st place)
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1 |
Eastern Washington |
536 (25)
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2 |
UC Davis |
510 (13)
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3 |
Weber State |
472 (4)
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4 |
Montana State |
417
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5 |
Montana |
396 (1)
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6 |
Northern Arizona |
302
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7 |
Idaho State |
285
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8 |
Idaho |
248
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9 |
Cal Poly |
196
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10 |
Portland State |
178
|
11 |
Southern Utah |
160
|
12 |
Sacramento State |
125
|
13 |
Northern Colorado |
90
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Coaches poll
Predicted finish
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Team
|
Votes (1st place)
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1 |
Eastern Washington |
140 (10)
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2 |
UC Davis |
127 (2)
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3 |
Weber State |
124
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4 |
Montana |
104 (1)
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5 |
Montana State |
100
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6 |
Northern Arizona |
88
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7 |
Idaho State |
72
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8 |
Idaho |
65
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9 |
Cal Poly |
56
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10 |
Portland State |
42
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11 |
Sacramento State |
40
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12 |
Southern Utah |
38
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13 |
Northern Colorado |
19
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Preseason All–Big Sky team
The Vandals had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[4]
Offense – Noah Johnson – Guard
Special teams – Cade Coffey – Punter
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 15 (FBS) Penn State* | | BTN | L 7–79 | 104,527 |
September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Central Washington* | | Pluto TV | W 41–31 | 5,905 |
September 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at Wyoming* | | ESPN3 | L 16–21 | 28,814 |
September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 11 Eastern Washington* | | RTNW | W 35–27 | 6,567 |
September 28 | 12:00 p.m. | at Northern Colorado | | Eleven/Pluto TV | L 24–27 | 5,373 |
October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 4 Weber State | | Pluto TV/SWX | L 35–41 | 5,947 |
October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at Portland State | | Pluto TV | L 0–24 | 4,675 |
October 19 | 2:30 p.m. | Idaho State | | RTNW | W 45–21 | 10,361 |
November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | Cal Poly | | Pluto TV | W 21–9 | 6,424 |
November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Montana | | RTNW | L 17–42 | 22,233 |
November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 6 Sacramento State | | Pluto TV/SWX | L 7–31 | 6,108 |
November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at Northern Arizona | | Pluto TV | W 60–53 OT | 5,120 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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- The Eastern Washington game was designated by the Big Sky as a non-conference game.
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Roster
2019 Idaho Vandals football team roster
|
Players
|
Coaches
|
Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
RB
|
3
|
Marquese Albert
|
Fr
|
WR
|
4
|
Michael Noil
|
Fr
|
QB
|
6
|
Nikhil Nayar
|
Fr
|
WR
|
7
|
Cutrell Haywood
|
So
|
QB
|
8
|
Mason Petrino
|
Sr
|
WR
|
11
|
DJ Lee
|
So
|
TE
|
12
|
Connor Whitney
|
So
|
WR
|
14
|
Brandon Luckett
|
Jr
|
QB
|
19
|
Colton Richardson
|
Jr
|
RB
|
22
|
Aundre Carter
|
Fr
|
RB
|
23
|
Khalil Forehand
|
Fr
|
RB
|
24
|
Roshaun Johnson
|
So
|
WR
|
26
|
Jagger Jacobi
|
Fr
|
RB
|
28
|
Dylan Thigpen
|
Jr
|
FB
|
32
|
Logan Kendall
|
So
|
RB
|
34
|
Jack Bamis
|
Sr
|
FB
|
36
|
Drew Rice
|
Fr
|
WR
|
39
|
Jed Byers
|
Fr
|
OL
|
43
|
Carlos Collado III
|
So
|
TE
|
47
|
Luke Hyde
|
Sr
|
FB
|
49
|
Luke Johnson
|
Jr
|
OL
|
50
|
Noah Gunn
|
Fr
|
OL
|
54
|
Logan Floyd
|
So
|
OL
|
61
|
Bruce Burns
|
Jr
|
OL
|
63
|
Benjamin Hidalgo
|
So
|
OL
|
66
|
Conner Vrba
|
Jr
|
OL
|
68
|
Seth Carnahan
|
Fr
|
OL
|
70
|
Josh Guzik
|
Fr
|
OL
|
71
|
Edwin Grande
|
Sr
|
OL
|
72
|
Sean Tulette
|
Sr
|
OL
|
73
|
Darius Archie
|
So
|
OL
|
74
|
Noah Johnson
|
Sr
|
OL
|
75
|
Matthew Faupusa
|
Sr
|
OL
|
77
|
Brian Robinson
|
Sr
|
OL
|
79
|
Dylan Korte
|
So
|
TE
|
80
|
Hayden Hatten
|
Fr
|
WR
|
82
|
Collin Sather
|
Fr
|
TE
|
86
|
Dalton Cash
|
So
|
WR
|
88
|
Jeff Cotton
|
Sr
|
|
Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
LB
|
1
|
Christian Elliss
|
Jr
|
LB
|
3
|
Austin Holt
|
Jr
|
DB
|
5
|
Lloyd Hightower
|
Sr
|
DB
|
6
|
Wyryor Noil
|
So
|
LB
|
7
|
Charles Akanno
|
Jr
|
LB
|
8
|
Tre Walker
|
So
|
LB
|
10
|
Coleman Johnson
|
Fr
|
DB
|
11
|
Vaughn Daggs
|
Jr
|
LB
|
11
|
Jalan Jenkins
|
Jr
|
LB
|
12
|
Robert Miller
|
Jr
|
DB
|
13
|
Jante Boston
|
Sr
|
DB
|
15
|
Zach Borisch
|
Fr
|
DL
|
16
|
Theo Griffin
|
Jr
|
DB
|
16
|
Jaxon Woodward
|
Fr
|
DB
|
19
|
Tevin Duke
|
Jr
|
DB
|
21
|
Ryan Swanson
|
So
|
DB
|
24
|
Satchel Escalante
|
Jr
|
DB
|
24
|
D'Andrei Pittman
|
Fr
|
DB
|
25
|
Jalen Hoover
|
Jr
|
DB
|
27
|
Tyrese Dedman
|
Jr
|
LB
|
28
|
Christian Blackburn
|
So
|
DB
|
29
|
Sedrick Thomas
|
Sr
|
LB
|
30
|
Ross Chadderdon
|
Fr
|
LB
|
31
|
Talon Davis
|
So
|
LB
|
35
|
Kyle Perry
|
So
|
DB
|
37
|
Trae Nichols
|
Jr
|
LB
|
40
|
Edward Becker
|
Fr
|
DL
|
41
|
Dylan Beeler
|
Jr
|
LB
|
45
|
JT Mahon
|
So
|
LB
|
46
|
Hogan Hatten
|
Fr
|
LB
|
52
|
Talon Haskett
|
Fr
|
DL
|
55
|
Rahsaan Crawford
|
Jr
|
DL
|
91
|
Eric Hale
|
Sr
|
DL
|
92
|
Correy Quinn
|
Fr
|
DL
|
93
|
Cameron Townsend
|
Sr
|
DL
|
94
|
Nate DeGraw
|
So
|
DL
|
95
|
Bradley Noesen
|
So
|
DL
|
97
|
Vei Thomasi
|
Jr
|
|
Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
K
|
15
|
Cade Coffey
|
Jr
|
LS
|
42
|
Cameron Lang
|
So
|
K
|
48
|
Noah Croninger
|
Sr
|
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Kris Cinkovich (Assistant head coach / Offensive Coordinator / Offensive line)
- Mike Breske (Defensive Coordinator / Safeties)
- Brian Reader (Recruiting Coordinator / Running Backs)
- Adam Breske (Special Teams Coordinator / Outside Linebackers)
- Luther Elliss (Defensive line)
- Charley Molnar (Quarterbacks)
- Steve Oliver (Tight Ends)
- Vernon Smith (Cornerbacks)
- Tony Spencer (Wide Receivers)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Roster Last update: April 1, 2019
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Position key
Game summaries
At Penn State
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Vandals
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
7 |
Nittany Lions
|
20
|
24
|
14
|
21 |
79 |
Central Washington
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Wildcats
|
0
|
17
|
7
|
7 |
31 |
Vandals
|
3
|
14
|
14
|
10 |
41 |
At Wyoming
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Vandals
|
3
|
7
|
3
|
3 |
16 |
Cowboys
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
7 |
21 |
Eastern Washington
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
No. 11 Eagles
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
20 |
27 |
Vandals
|
14
|
14
|
0
|
7 |
35 |
At Northern Colorado
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Vandals
|
3
|
14
|
7
|
0 |
24 |
Bears
|
0
|
7
|
10
|
10 |
27 |
Weber State
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
No. 4 Wildcats
|
10
|
10
|
14
|
7 |
41 |
Vandals
|
0
|
14
|
7
|
14 |
35 |
The loss was the 52nd for head coach Paul Petrino at Idaho, the most in Vandal history, passing Skip Stahley, whose record was 22–51–1 (.304) in eight seasons (1954–61).
At Portland State
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Vandals
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
Vikings
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
14 |
24 |
Idaho was shut out by a Big Sky opponent for only the second time (1986) in over thirty years of league play.
Idaho State
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Bengals
|
0
|
7
|
14
|
0 |
21 |
Vandals
|
17
|
7
|
21
|
0 |
45 |
Cal Poly
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Mustangs
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
6 |
9 |
Vandals
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
21 |
At Montana
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Vandals
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
17 |
No. 6 Grizzlies
|
0
|
14
|
14
|
14 |
42 |
Sacramento State
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
No. 6 Hornets
|
7
|
17
|
0
|
7 |
31 |
Vandals
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
At Northern Arizona
|
|
|
|
| |
Total |
Vandals
|
10
|
14
|
22
|
7 | 7 |
60 |
Lumberjacks
|
10
|
20
|
6
|
17 | 0 |
53 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Coaches | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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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.
References
- ^ "Vandals to Host EWU in 2019, Season Tickets on Sale", govandals.com, January 11, 2019, retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Idaho Roster", govandals.com, March 6, 2019.
- ^ "Scoreboard: Big Sky Conference preseason football polls". 406 MT SPORTS. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ "Big Sky Conference announces preseason all-conference teams". MTSPX. July 15, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Football Schedule". University of Idaho. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
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