2009 Idaho Vandals football
Humanitarian Bowl champion
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record8–5 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Axman (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorMark Criner (3rd season)
Home stadiumKibbie Dome
(capacity: 16,000)
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Boise State $%   8 0     14 0  
Nevada   7 1     8 5  
Fresno State   6 2     8 5  
Idaho   4 4     8 5  
Hawaii   3 5     6 7  
Louisiana Tech   3 5     4 8  
Utah State   3 5     4 8  
New Mexico State   1 7     3 10  
San Jose State   1 7     2 10  
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Idaho Vandals American football team represented the University of Idaho during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Vandals, led by third-year head coach Robb Akey, were members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and played their home games at the Kibbie Dome, an indoor facility on campus in Moscow, Idaho.

By winning seven games, the Vandals achieved a winning record for the first time since 1999 and were bowl eligible for the first time since 1998. They won six of their first seven games in 2009, but lost four of five conference games to finish at 7–5 in the regular season, and placed fourth (4–4) in the nine-team WAC.

Idaho was invited to the Humanitarian Bowl in Boise, in which they defeated the Bowling Green Falcons (7–5) of the MAC on December 30, by a score of 43–42. This was the Vandals' second bowl invitation since returning to Division I-A (FBS) in 1996; Idaho won the same bowl in 1998, also in Boise.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 55:00 pmat New Mexico StateW 21–616,772[1]
September 1212:30 pmat Washington*FSN NWL 23–4258,980[2]
September 192:00 pmSan Diego State*W 34–2010,324[3]
September 2612:30 pmat Northern Illinois*W 34–3116,320[4]
October 37:30 pmColorado State*
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
ESPNUW 31–2916,000[5]
October 105:00 pmat San Jose StateW 29–2515,321[6]
October 172:00 pmHawaii
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
W 35–2312,763[7]
October 241:00 pmat NevadaL 45–7016,611[8]
October 312:00 pmLouisiana Techdagger
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
ESPN+W 35–3415,236[9]
November 77:30 pmFresno State
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
ESPNUL 21–3112,418[10]
November 1412:30 pmat No. 6 Boise StateESPNUL 25–6333,986[11]
November 282:00 pmUtah State
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
L 49–52  8,532[12]
December 301:30 pmvs. Bowling Green
ESPNW 43–4226,726[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Idaho's home attendance in 2009 was 75,273 for six games, an average of 12,545 per game. The maximum was 16,000 for the Colorado State game on October 3. The minimum was 8,532 for Utah State on November 28, two days after Thanksgiving.

Game summaries

New Mexico State

See also: 2009 New Mexico State Aggies football team

1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 14 7 0 0 21
Aggies 0 0 6 0 6

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

Washington

See also: 2009 Washington Huskies football team

1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 3 6 7 7 23
Huskies 7 14 14 7 42

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

San Diego State

See also: 2009 San Diego State Aztecs football team

1 2 3 4 Total
Aztecs 0 10 3 7 20
Vandals 14 6 0 14 34

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Northern Illinois

See also: 2009 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 0 21 7 6 34
Huskies 3 10 3 15 31

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Colorado State

See also: 2009 Colorado State Rams football team

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 14 6 3 6 29
Vandals 0 10 14 7 31

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

San José State

See also: 2009 San Jose State Spartans football team

1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 3 9 10 7 29
Spartans 7 7 0 11 25

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Hawai'i

See also: 2009 Hawaii Warriors football team

1 2 3 4 Total
Warriors 10 0 0 13 23
Vandals 14 0 7 14 35

1st quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Nevada

See also: 2009 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 0 24 14 7 45
Wolf Pack 14 14 21 21 70

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Louisiana Tech

See also: 2009 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 21 7 0 6 34
Vandals 7 7 7 14 35

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Fresno State

See also: 2009 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 0 0 7 14 21
Bulldogs 17 7 7 0 31

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Boise State

See also: 2009 Boise State Broncos football team and Boise State-Idaho rivalry

1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 7 10 0 8 25
#6 Broncos 21 21 14 7 63
Vandals on offense during the first half.

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Utah State

See also: 2009 Utah State Aggies football team

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 21 10 0 21 52
Vandals 7 14 14 14 49

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Humanitarian Bowl - Bowling Green

See also: 2009 Bowling Green Falcons football team and 2009 Humanitarian Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 14 0 7 21 42
Vandals 7 7 14 15 43

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

NFL Draft

One Vandal was selected in the 2010 NFL Draft:

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Mike Iupati G 1st 17 San Francisco 49ers

References

  1. ^ "Idaho Vandals vs. New Mexico State Aggies Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  2. ^ "Idaho Vandals vs. Washington Huskies Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  3. ^ "San Diego State Aztecs vs. Idaho Vandals Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  4. ^ "Idaho Vandals vs. Northern Illinois Huskies". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  5. ^ "Colorado State Rams vs. Idaho Vandals Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  6. ^ "Idaho Vandals vs. San Jose State Spartans Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  7. ^ "Hawaii Warriors vs. Idaho Vandals Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  8. ^ "Idaho Vandals vs. Nevada Wolf Pack Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  9. ^ "Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs. Idaho Vandals Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  10. ^ "Fresno State Bulldogs vs. Idaho Vandals Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  11. ^ "Idaho Vandals vs. Boise State Broncos Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  12. ^ "Utah State Aggies vs. Idaho Vandals Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  13. ^ "Bowling Green Falcons vs. Idaho Vandals Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2010.