The 2008 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Idaho competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), and played their home games in the Kibbie Dome, an indoor facility on campus in Moscow, Idaho. The Vandals were led by second-year head coach Robb Akey.
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 2–10 (1–7 WAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Steve Axman (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Mark Criner (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Kibbie Dome |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Boise State $ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Vandals finished the season with a 2–10 overall record and 1–7 in conference play, which was the team's ninth-straight season with a losing record. Idaho's two wins were against in-state rival Idaho State, an FCS program in the Big Sky, and conference foe New Mexico State. The victory over New Mexico State ended a 24-game losing streak against FBS opponents.
Eight of the Vandals' ten losses came by 23 points or more, and against Utah State, Idaho surrendered a third-quarter lead by yielding 28 unanswered points in the final period. Idaho was outgained by conference opponents by 151.6 yards per game on average.[1]
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 7:00 pm | at Arizona* | L 0–70 | 47,511 | ||
| September 6 | 2:00 pm | Idaho State (FCS)* | ALT | W 42–27 | 15,013 | |
| September 13 | 2:00 pm | Western Michigan* |
| L 28–51 | 15,003 | |
| September 20 | 2:00 pm | at Utah State | L 17–42 | 10,154 | ||
| September 27 | 8:00 pm | at San Diego State* | L 17–45 | 21,401 | ||
| October 4 | 2:00 pm | Nevada |
| L 14–49 | 15,013 | |
| October 11 | 7:00 pm | at Fresno State | L 32–45 | 37,015 | ||
| October 18 | 4:00 pm | at Louisiana Tech | L 14–46 | 12,400 | ||
| October 25 | 2:00 pm | New Mexico State |
| W 20–14 | 15,010 | |
| November 1 | 2:00 pm | San Jose State |
| L 24–30 | 15,002 | |
| November 15 | 2:00 pm | No. 9 Boise State |
| KTVB | L 10–45 | 17,000 |
| November 22 | 9:00 pm | at Hawaii | L 17-49 | 39,014 | ||
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Idaho's reported home attendance in 2008 was 92,041 for six games, an average of 15,340 per game.
The maximum was 17,000 for the Boise State game on November 15, and the minimum was 15,002 for San Jose State on November 1.
NFL Draft edit
One Vandal was selected in the 2009 NFL Draft:
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
| Eddie Williams | FB | 7th | 221 | Washington Redskins |
References edit
- ^ Phil Steele's 2009 College Football Preview, vol. 15, p. 234, 2009.
- ^ wacsports.com – football statistics – 2008 – Idaho Vandals – Retrieved September 11, 2011
- ^ "Idaho Vandals Schedule - 2008". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
External links edit
- Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 2008 editions
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