American college football season
The 2016 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Paul Petrino and played their home games at Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho. The Vandals were football-only members of the Sun Belt Conference, and finished the season at 9–4, with a 6–2 record in conference to tie for third place. They were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise, where they defeated Colorado State.
Schedule[]
Idaho announced their 2016 football schedule on March 3, with five of the twelve games at home.[1]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 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 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
- All times are in Pacific time
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Game summaries[]
Montana State[]
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bobcats
|
7
|
3
|
7
|
0 |
17 |
Vandals
|
17
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
20 |
at Washington[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Vandals
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
14 |
#8 Huskies
|
7
|
28
|
14
|
10 |
59 |
at Washington State[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Vandals
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0 |
6 |
Cougars
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
28 |
56 |
at UNLV[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT |
Total |
Vandals
|
7
|
10
|
3
|
7 | 6 |
33 |
Rebels
|
0
|
14
|
3
|
10 | 3 |
30 |
Troy[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Trojans
|
14
|
7
|
13
|
0 |
34 |
Vandals
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
13 |
at Louisiana–Monroe[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Vandals
|
16
|
8
|
7
|
3 |
34 |
Warhawks
|
0
|
21
|
3
|
7 |
31 |
New Mexico State[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Aggies
|
13
|
3
|
0
|
7 |
23 |
Vandals
|
7
|
20
|
21
|
7 |
55 |
at Appalachian State[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Vandals
|
0
|
6
|
3
|
10 |
19 |
Mountaineers
|
10
|
0
|
13
|
14 |
37 |
at Louisiana–Lafayette[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Vandals
|
10
|
7
|
3
|
3 |
23 |
Ragin' Cajuns
|
3
|
10
|
0
|
0 |
13 |
at Texas State[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Vandals
|
14
|
17
|
9
|
7 |
47 |
Bobcats
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
14 |
South Alabama[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Jaguars
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
3 |
31 |
Vandals
|
14
|
10
|
7
|
7 |
38 |
Georgia State[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Panthers
|
6
|
6
|
0
|
0 |
12 |
Vandals
|
14
|
10
|
10
|
3 |
37 |
vs. Colorado State–Famous Idaho Potato Bowl[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Vandals
|
0
|
20
|
21
|
20 |
61 |
Rams
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
36 |
50 |
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