2017 Idaho Vandals football
Sun Belt Conference 4–8 (3–5 Sun Belt) Paul Petrino (5th season) Kris Cinkovich (5th season) Multiple Mike Breske (3rd season) Multiple 3–4 Kibbie Dome
The 2017 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Vandals played their home games at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho , and competed in the Sun Belt Conference . They were led by fifth-year head coach Paul Petrino . They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for eighth place.
The season marked the Vandals' final year in the Sun Belt and the FBS, as the team rejoined the Big Sky Conference and FCS in 2018 .
Idaho announced its football schedule on March 1, 2017 and the regular season consisted of six home games and six away games, with four each in the Sun Belt Conference. The Vandals hosted Appalachian State , Coastal Carolina , Louisiana–Lafayette , and Louisiana–Monroe , and traveled to Georgia State , New Mexico State , South Alabama , and Troy
The Vandals hosted two of the four non-conference opponents, Sacramento State from the Big Sky Conference and UNLV from the Mountain West Conference , and traveled to Western Michigan from the Mid-American Conference and Missouri from the Southeastern Conference .
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}August 31 6:00 p.m. Sacramento State* Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID ESPN3 W 28–6 10,526 September 9 4:00 p.m. UNLV* Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID ESPN3 L 16–44 10,156 September 16 4:00 p.m. at Western Michigan* Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI ESPN3 L 28–37 25,732 September 23 11:00 a.m. at South Alabama Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL ESPN3 W 29–23 2OT 12,603 October 7 2:00 p.m. Louisiana–Lafayette Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID ESPN3 L 16–21 14,198 October 14 2:00 p.m. Appalachian State Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID ESPN3 L 20–23 10,168 October 21 10:00 a.m. at Missouri* Faurot FieldColumbia, MO SECN L 21–68 47,648 October 28 2:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID ESPN3 W 31–23 10,705 November 2 6:15 p.m. at Troy Veterans Memorial StadiumTroy, AL ESPNU L 21–24 20,341 November 18 2:00 p.m. Coastal Carolina Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID ESPN3 L 7–13 7,444 November 25 1:00 p.m. at New Mexico State Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM ESPN3 L 10–17 21,894 December 2 11:00 a.m. at Georgia State Georgia State StadiumAtlanta, GA ESPN3 W 24–10 14,163 *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Pacific time
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Hornets 0 6 0 0 6 Vandals 0 14 7 7 28
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Rebels 7 3 24 10 44 Vandals 0 3 7 6 16
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Vandals 7 7 14 0 28 Broncos 3 3 13 18 37
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Vandals 3 7 0 10 3 6 29 Jaguars 10 3 0 7 3 0 23
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Ragin' Cajuns 7 7 7 0 21 Vandals 7 3 3 3 16
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Mountaineers 0 0 7 16 23 Vandals 0 17 3 0 20
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Vandals 7 7 0 7 21 Tigers 34 17 14 3 68
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Warhawks 0 7 6 10 23 Vandals 14 14 3 0 31
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Vandals 7 0 0 14 21 Trojans 0 10 7 7 24
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Chanticleers 0 10 0 3 13 Vandals 7 0 0 0 7
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Vandals 0 7 3 0 10 Aggies 14 0 0 3 17
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Vandals 7 7 3 7 24 Panthers 7 3 0 0 10
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