American college football season
The 2021 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho 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 .
After the season, Petrino was fired with a cumulative record of 34–66 (.340); the 66 losses were the most in program history , fifteen more than Skip Stahley (1954–61).
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[ edit ] The Vandals had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.
Offense
Logan Kendall – FB
Defense
Tre Walker – MLB
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 21–71 5,380 October 23 4:30 p.m. No. 11 Montana SWX/ESPN+ L 14–34 6,059 October 30 1:00 p.m. Northern Arizona SWX/ESPN+ L 31–38 3,000 November 6 1:00 p.m. Southern Utah ESPN+ W 42–24 6,082 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 14–0 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
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Simon Fraser Red Leafs (0–0) at Idaho Vandals (0–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Simon Fraser 0 0 0 0 0 Vandals 21 19 21 7 68
at Kibbie Dome , Moscow, Idaho
Date : September 4Game time : 1:00 p.m. PDT Game weather : None (played indoors)Game attendance : 5,214Referee : Jeff RinkTV : ESPN+
Game information First quarter IDHO – C. J. Jordan 21-yard run (Logan Prescott kick), 13:21. Vandals 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 1:37. IDHO – Roshaun Johnson 6-yard run (Logan Prescott kick), 4:04. Vandals 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 1:39. IDHO – Elisha Cummings 6-yard run (Logan Prescott kick), 0:02. Vandals 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:12. Second quarter
IDHO – Sam Davenport tackled in end zone, 13:02. Vandals 23–0. IDHO – Roshaun Johnson 37-yard run (Logan Prescott kick), 12:19. Vandals 30–0. Drive: 2 plays, 40 yards, 0:36. IDHO – Logan Prescott 21-yard field goal, 8:47. Vandals 33–0. Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 1:08. IDHO – Roshaun Johnson 4-yard run (Logan Prescott kick), 0:38. Vandals 40–0. Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 2:40. Third quarter
IDHO – Connor Whitney 4-yard pass from C. J. Jordan (Logan Prescott kick), 10:21. Vandals 47–0. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:01. IDHO – Aundre Carter 1-yard run (Logan Prescott kick), 6:24. Vandals 54–0. Drive: 6 plays, 21 yards, 3:13. IDHO – Hayden Hatten 71-yard pass from C. J. Jordan (Logan Prescott kick), 1:30. Vandals 61–0. Drive: 1 play, 71 yards, 0:11. Fourth quarter
IDHO – Khalil Forehand 8-yard run (Logan Prescott kick), 8:12. Vandals 68–0. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:00.
Statistics SFU IDHO First downs 9 30 Total yards 127 593 Rushing yards 50 316 Passing yards 77 277 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 32:55 27:03
Team Category Player Statistics Simon Fraser Passing Brandon Niksich 9/16, 77 yards, INT Rushing Mason Glover 16 rushes, 34 yards Receiving Dallas Dixon 4 receptions, 37 yards Idaho Passing C. J. Jordan 7/12, 161 yards, 2 TD Rushing Roshaun Johnson 10 rushes, 87 yards, 3 TD Receiving Hayden Hatten 2 receptions, 106 yards, TD
Idaho Vandals (1–0) vs Indiana Hoosiers (0–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Vandals 0 7 7 0 14 Hoosiers 21 14 7 14 56
at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
Date : September 11, 2021Game time : 7:40 p.m.Game weather : Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)Game attendance : 47,417Referee : Mark KlucyznskiTV announcers (BTN ) : Mark Followill (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst)Sources : IUHoosiers.com[ 3]
Game information First quarter (4:27) IU – Stephen Carr 2-yard run, Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 18 plays, 75 yards, 8:33; Indiana 7–0 ) (3:01) IU – Javon Swinton 9-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 2 plays, 13 yards, 0:39; Indiana 14–0 ) (2:02) IU – Javon Swinton 4-yard blocked punt return, Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 3 plays, -1 yards, 0:54; Indiana 21–0 ) Second quarter (3:39) IU – Ty Fryfogle 9-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 6:32; Indiana 28–0 ) (1:49) IU – D. J. Matthews 81-yard punt return, Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 3 plays, -9 yards, 1:47; Indiana 35–0 ) (0:26) IDHO – Hayden Hatten 16-yard pass from Mike Beaudry, Logan Prescott kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:21; Indiana 35–7 ) Third quarter (13:14) IU – Michael Penix Jr. 1-yard run, Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:32; Indiana 42–7 ) (9:09) IDHO – Hayden Hatten 23-yard pass from Mike Beaudry, Logan Prescott kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:03; Indiana 42–14 ) Fourth quarter (13:02) IU – A. J. Barner 76-yard pass from Jack Tuttle, Chris Freeman kick (Drive: 4 plays, 88 yards, 1:34; Indiana 49–14 ) (9:56) IU – Davion Ervin-Poindexter 4-yard run, Chris Freeman kick (Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:11; Indiana 56–14 )
Statistics IDHO IU First downs 13 20 Total yards 261 338 Rushes/yards 22–65 50–179 Passing yards 196 159 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–39–0 13–20–0 Time of possession 26:36 33:24
Team Category Player Statistics Idaho Passing Mike Beaudry 23/36, 196 yards, 2 TD Rushing Nick Romano 4 carries, 20 yards Receiving Hayden Hatten 10 receptions, 94 yards, 2 TD Indiana Passing Jack Tuttle 2/4, 91 yards, TD Rushing Stephen Carr 22 carries, 118 yards, TD Receiving A. J. Barner 1 reception, 76 yards, TD
Idaho Vandals vs Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Vandals 0 0 0 0 0 Beavers 14 14 14 0 42
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
Date : September 18, 2021Game time : 12:30 p.m. PDT Game weather : 61 °F (16 °C); RainGame attendance : 26,797Referee : Michael MothershedTV announcers (P12N ) : Rich Burk (play-by-play), Nigel Burton (analyst)
Game information First quarter OSU – Tyjon Lindsey 18 Yd pass from Chance Nolan (Everett Hayes Kick), 7:47. Oregon State 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:42. OSU – B. J. Baylor 4 Yd Run (Everett Hayes Kick), 1:36. Oregon State 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:13. Second quarter OSU – Deshaun Fenwick 9 Yd Run (Everett Hayes Kick), 11:05. Oregon State 21–0. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 2:37. OSU – Teagan Quitoriano 2 Yd pass from Chance Nolan (Everett Hayes Kick), 1:16. Oregon State 28–0. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:55. Third quarter OSU – Champ Flemings 30 Yd pass from Chance Nolan (Everett Hayes Kick), 10:51. Oregon State 35–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:09. OSU – B. J. Baylor 2 Yd Run (Everett Hayes Kick), 5:39. Oregon State 42–0. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:15. Fourth quarter Top passers IDA – Mike Beaudry – 6/9, 47 yards OSU – Chance Nolan – 14/19, 175 yards, 3 TD Top rushers IDA – C. J. Jordan – 14 rushes, 55 yards OSU – B. J. Baylor – 11 rushes, 69 yards, 2 TD Top receivers IDA – Terez Traynor – 5 receptions, 38 yards OSU – Luke Musgrave – 3 receptions, 40 yards
1 2 3 4 Total Vandals 6 7 7 0 20 No. 8 Aggies 3 10 0 14 27
1 2 3 4 Total Vikings 7 7 0 21 35 Vandals 21 14 0 7 42
At No. 2 Eastern Washington [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Vandals 7 7 0 7 21 No. 2 Eagles 29 14 14 14 71
1 2 3 4 Total No. 11 Grizzlies 7 13 7 7 34 Vandals 7 0 0 7 14
1 2 3 4 Total Lumberjacks 14 3 14 7 38 Vandals 7 14 0 10 31
1 2 3 4 Total Thunderbirds 7 3 7 7 24 Vandals 14 14 7 7 42
At No. 3 Montana State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Vandals 0 10 3 0 13 No. 3 Bobcats 7 6 0 7 20
1 2 3 4 Total Vandals 14 0 0 0 14 Bengals 0 0 0 0 0
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