The 2007 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Idaho competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), and played their home games on campus in the Kibbie Dome. The Vandals were led by first-year head coach Robb Akey, hired following the departure of Dennis Erickson for Arizona State in December 2006.[1][2]
| 2007 Idaho Vandals football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 1–11 (0–8 WAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Steve Axman (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Mark Criner (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Kibbie Dome |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Hawaii $ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Vandals were winless in eight conference games and went 1–11 overall,[3] which was Idaho's eighth consecutive season with a losing record. The sole victory came in early September against Cal Poly-SLO, an FCS program.[4][5]
Akey was previously the defensive coordinator at Washington State University in neighboring Pullman.[1][2]
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 7:15 pm | at No. 1 USC* | FSN | L 10–38 | 90,917 | |
| September 8 | 2:00 pm | Cal Poly (FCS)* | W 20–13 | 9,820 | ||
| September 15 | 7:00 pm | at Washington State* | FSN | L 28–45 | 32,064 | |
| September 22 | 2:00 pm | Northern Illinois* |
| L 35–42 | 12,461 | |
| September 29 | 2:00 pm | No. 17 Hawaii |
| L 20–48 | 13,807 | |
| October 6 | 1:00 pm | at San Jose State | L 20–28 | 16,289 | ||
| October 13 | 2:00 pm | Fresno State |
| ALT | L 24–37 | 14,205 |
| October 20 | 5:00 pm | at New Mexico State | L 31–45 | 15,788 | ||
| October 27 | 1:00 pm | at Nevada | L 21–37 | 11,960 | ||
| November 3 | 2:00 pm | Louisiana Tech |
| L 16–28 | 10,479 | |
| November 17 | 12:00 pm | at No. 15 Boise State | KTVB | L 14–58 | 30,681 | |
| November 24 | 2:00 pm | Utah State |
| ALT | L 19–24 | 8,102 |
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Idaho's home attendance for 2007 was 68,874 for six games, an average of 11,479.
The maximum was 14,205 for the Fresno State game on October 13,
the minimum was 8,102 for the Utah State game on November 24, two days after Thanksgiving.
NFL Draft edit
One Vandal was selected in the 2008 NFL Draft; linebacker David Vobora was the final pick and the draft's Mr. Irrelevant.
This ended a three-year drought in the NFL Draft for Idaho. The last Vandal selection was guard Jake Scott, four years earlier in 2004.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall |
Franchise |
| David Vobora | LB | 7th | 252 | St. Louis Rams |
References edit
- ^ a b Meehan, Jim (December 21, 2006). "Akey a change of pace". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
- ^ a b Trimmer, Dave (August 27, 2007). "New era in Moscow". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
- ^ Wasser, Aaron (November 26, 2007). "A tough end to a tough year". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
- ^ Wasser, Aaron (September 8, 2007). "Vandals, Cougars make another push for first win of the season". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
- ^ Wasser, Aaron (September 10, 2007). "Vandals, Akey get season's first win". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
- ^ "Idaho Vandals: 2007 schedule". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). August 27, 2007. p. C3.
- ^ "Football statistics - 2007 - Idaho Vandals". wacsports.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
External links edit
- Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 2007 editions
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