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The 2021 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho as in the Big Sky Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season . Led by ninth-year head coach Paul Petrino , the Vandals were 4–7 (3–5 in Big Sky, ninth), and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho .
Previous season [ ] The Vandals finished the 2020–21 season 2–4 to finish in a tie for fifth place.
Preseason [ ] Polls [ ] On July 26, 2021, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Vandals were predicted to finish eighth in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[1]
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Weber State
(7)
2
Montana
(3)
3
Eastern Washington
(2)
4
Montana State
(1)
5
Sacramento State
(1)
6
UC Davis
7
Northern Arizona
8
Idaho
9
Idaho State
10
Portland State
11
Southern Utah
12
Cal Poly
13
Northern Colorado
Media poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Weber State
(14)
2
Montana
(4)
3
Eastern Washington
(3)
4
Montana State
(3)
5
Sacramento State
6
UC Davis
7
Northern Arizona
8
Idaho
9
Idaho State
10
Portland State
11
Southern Utah
12
Northern Colorado
13
Cal Poly
Preseason All–Big Sky team [ ] The Vandals had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.
Offense
Logan Kendall – FB
Defense
Tre Walker – MLB
Schedule [ ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 4 1:00 p.m. Simon Fraser * SWX / ESPN+ W 68–0 5,214 September 11 4:30 p.m. at Indiana * BTN L 14–5647,417 September 18 12:30 p.m. at Oregon State * P12N L 0–4226,797 October 2 7:00 p.m. at No. 8 UC Davis ESPN+ L 20–2711,622 October 9 2:00 p.m. Portland State SWX / ESPN+ W 42–35 7,034 October 16 11:30 a.m. at No. 2 Eastern Washington RTNW L 21–715,380 October 23 4:30 p.m. No. 11 Montana SWX / ESPN+ L 14–346,059 October 30 1:00 p.m. Northern Arizona SWX / ESPN+ L 31–383,000 November 6 1:00 p.m. Southern Utah ESPN+ W 42–246,082 November 13 12:00 p.m. at No. 3 Montana State SWX / ESPN+ L 13–2019,447 November 20 12:00 p.m. at Idaho State ESPN+ W 14-00 *Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
[2]
Game summaries [ ] Simon Fraser [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Clan
0
0
0
0
0
Vandals
21
19
21
7
68
at Indiana [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Vandals
0
7
7
0
14
Hoosiers
21
14
7
14
56
at Oregon State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Vandals
0
0
0
0
0
Beavers
14
14
14
0
42
at No. 8 UC Davis [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Vandals
6
7
7
0
20
No. 8 Aggies
3
10
0
14
27
Portland State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Vikings
7
7
0
21
35
Vandals
21
14
0
7
42
at No. 2 Eastern Washington [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Vandals
7
7
0
7
21
No. 2 Eagles
29
14
14
14
71
No. 11 Montana [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 11 Grizzlies
7
13
7
7
34
Vandals
7
0
0
7
14
Northern Arizona [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Lumberjacks
14
3
14
7
38
Vandals
7
14
0
10
31
Southern Utah [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Thunderbirds
7
3
7
7
24
Vandals
14
14
7
7
42
at No. 3 Montana State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Vandals
0
10
3
0
13
No. 3 Bobcats
7
6
0
7
20
at Idaho State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Vandals
14
0
0
0
14
Bengals
0
0
0
0
0
References [ ]
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