2015 Idaho Vandals football team

The 2015 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third year head coach Paul Petrino and played their home games at Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho. The Vandals were football only members the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in a five way tie for fifth place.

2015 Idaho Vandals football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	4–8 (3–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Paul Petrino (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Kris Cinkovich (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Mike Breske (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple 3–4
Home stadium	Kibbie Dome

2015 Sun Belt Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Arkansas State $		8	–	0					9	–	4
Appalachian State		7	–	1					11	–	2
Georgia Southern		6	–	2					9	–	4
Georgia State		5	–	3					6	–	7
South Alabama		3	–	5					5	–	7
Idaho		3	–	5					4	–	8
Louisiana–Lafayette		3	–	5					4	–	8
Troy		3	–	5					4	–	8
New Mexico State		3	–	5					3	–	9
Texas State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Louisiana–Monroe		1	–	7					2	–	11
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Idaho announced their 2015 football schedule on February 27, 2015. The 2015 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season. The Vandals hosted Sun Belt foes Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, Louisiana–Monroe, and Texas State, and traveled to Arkansas State, New Mexico State, South Alabama, and Troy.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Ohio*	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN3	L 28–45	11,587
September 12	5:00 p.m.	at No. 8 USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	P12N	L 9–59	72,422
September 19	2:00 p.m.	Wofford*	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN3	W 41–38	11,633
September 26	6:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	SWX ALT2	L 20–44	14,441
October 3	4:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	L 35–49	23,411
October 17	12:30 p.m.	at Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	W 19–16	20,107
October 24	2:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN3	W 27–13	14,414
October 31	5:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	ESPN3	L 48–55 OT	7,546
November 7	1:00 p.m.	at South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN3	L 45–52	17,651
November 14	2:00 p.m.	Appalachian State	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN3	L 20–47	10,113
November 21	2:00 p.m.	at Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	SECN Alt.	L 34–56	87,451
November 28	2:00 p.m.	Texas State	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN3	W 38–31	8,893
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	21	7	3	14	45
Vandals	3	10	0	15	28

See also: 2015 Ohio Bobcats football team

At USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	0	3	6	0	9
#8 Trojans	21	17	14	7	59

See also: 2015 USC Trojans football team

Wofford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terriers	3	14	14	7	38
Vandals	14	13	7	7	41

See also: 2015 Wofford Terriers football team

Georgia Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	10	6	14	14	44
Vandals	3	10	7	0	20

See also: 2015 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

At Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	7	7	7	14	35
Red Wolves	7	21	14	7	49

See also: 2015 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

At Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	0	6	10	3	19
Trojans	0	0	3	13	16

See also: 2015 Troy Trojans football team

Louisiana–Monroe

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	7	3	3	0	13
Vandals	3	10	7	7	27

See also: 2015 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

At New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Vandals	10	13	10	15	0	48
Aggies	0	7	14	27	7	55

See also: 2015 New Mexico State Aggies football team

At South Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	10	14	7	14	45
Jaguars	0	7	21	24	52

See also: 2015 South Alabama Jaguars football team

Appalachian State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	7	14	14	12	47
Vandals	7	6	0	7	20

See also: 2015 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

At Auburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	7	10	3	14	34
Tigers	14	21	14	7	56

See also: 2015 Auburn Tigers football team

Texas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	3	14	7	7	31
Vandals	7	17	0	14	38

See also: 2015 Texas State Bobcats football team