2022 Idaho Vandals football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 18
FCS CoachesNo. 22
Record7–5 (6–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLuke Schleusner (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorRob Aurich (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumKibbie Dome
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Montana State +^   8 – 0     12 – 2  
No. 5 Sacramento State +^   8 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 9 Weber State ^   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 18 Idaho ^   6 – 2     7 – 5  
No. 25 UC Davis   5 – 3     6 – 5  
No. 14 Montana ^   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Portland State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Eastern Washington   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Northern Colorado   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Northern Arizona   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Idaho State   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Cal Poly   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the Big Sky Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Jason Eck, the Vandals were 7–4 in the regular season (6–2 in Big Sky, third) and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho. It was the program's first winning season in six years.

Idaho defeated rival Montana for the first time since 1999 and made their twelfth appearance in the FCS playoffs, the first since 1995 (the program was in FBS from 1996 through 2017).

Hired in December 2021, Eck was previously the offensive coordinator at South Dakota State; earlier, he was an assistant coach at Idaho for three seasons (2004–06).

Preseason

Polls

During the virtual Big Sky Kickoff on July 25, the Vandals were predicted to finish eighth by the coaches, and ninth by the media.[1]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Montana 111 (3)
2 Sacramento State 110 (4)
3 Montana State 109 (5)
4 Weber State 84
5 UC Davis 82
6 Eastern Washington 76
7 Northern Arizona 62
8 Idaho 45
9 Portland State 42
10 Cal Poly 33
T-11 Idaho State 19
T-11 Northern Colorado 19
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Montana 356 (14)
2 Montana State 352 (13)
3 Sacramento State 335 (4)
4 Weber State 261
5 UC Davis 255 (1)
6 Eastern Washington 236
7 Northern Arizona 191
8 Portland State 146
9 Idaho 142
10 Cal Poly 85
11 Northern Colorado 71
12 Idaho State 66

Preseason All–Big Sky team

The Vandals had one player selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]

Roster

2022 Idaho Vandals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 0 Terez Traynor  Jr
WR 1 Jermaine Jackson Sr
WR 2 Michael Noil  Jr
RB 3 Nick Romano Jr
QB 4 Gevani McCoy So
QB 5 J'Bore Gibbs  Jr
QB 7 C. J. Jordan So
QB 8 Tyler Webb Fr
WR 11 Jalen Grable So
TE 12 Connor Whitney Sr
QB, RB 13 Zach Borisch  Jr
QB 18 Ridge Docekal Fr
QB 19 Jack Layne Fr
RB 20 Elisha Cummings So
WR 21 Jordan Dwyey Fr
RB 22 Aundre Carter  Jr
RB 24 Roshaun Johnson  Sr
TE 27 Spencer Fisher Fr
RB 28 Anthony Woods Fr
TE 33 Jake Cox So
RB 39 Trent Elstad Fr
WR 42 Trais Higgins Fr
WR 44 Luke Borchardt Fr
WR 48 Travis Jerome  So
TE 49 Chance Bogan Fr
OL 54 Logan Floyd Sr
OL 55 Abe Christensen  So
OL 58 Greyson Harwood So
OL 60 Logan Harris So
OL 61 Jacob Graves Fr
OL 62 Connor Wood So
OL 65 Jack Foster Fr
OL 66 Jory Dotts So
OL 67 Kevin Eldredge  So
OL 68 Charlie Vliem Fr
OL 70 Cooper Carlson Fr
OL 71 Tigana Cisse Fr
OL 72 Elijah Sanchez So
OL 74 Nate Azzopardi So
OL 75 Ayden Knapik Fr
OL 77 Jason Hahlbeck GS
OL 78 Beau St. John Sr
WR 80 Hayden Hatten Jr
TE 81 Jack Schuster  So
WR 83 Booker Rush  So
TE 84 Alex Moore  So
WR 85 Michael Graves So
TE 86 Dalton Cash Sr
TE 87 Jackson Mason Fr
WR 88 Daseau Puffer  So
WR 89 Tommy Hauser Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 0 Murvin Kenion III So
LB 2 Fa'Avae Fa'Avae  Sr
DB 3 Jeremiah Salaam Sr
DB 4 Arnell Walker Jr. So
DB 5 Josh Jones Sr
DB 6 Wyryon Noil  Sr
LB 7 Mujeeb Rufai  Jr
DB 10 Sean McCormick Jr
DB 11 Marcus Harris  So
DB 12 Jordan Doyle  So
LB 13 Paul Moala  Jr
DB 18 Tommy McCormick So
DB 19 Davis Dengah So
LB 20 Sully Shannon Jr
DB 21 Zamajay Duncan So
DB 22 Ormaine Arnold Fr
DB 22 Awan Parker Sr
DB 23 Dee'Shon Swafford So
LB 24 Isiah King So
S 25 Jordan Velasquez Fr
DB 26 Daniel Coverley Fr
DB 27 Kyrin Beachem  So
DB 28 Colbey Nosworthy So
LB 30 Brett Tommasini So
DB 31 Mathias Bertram  So
DL 33 Leo Tamba Sr
LB 34 Jabarii Pharms So
DL 35 Kemari Bailey So
LB 36 Dylan Layne Fr
LB 40 Eddie Becker  Jr
OLB 41 Juliano Falaniko  Sr
DL 44 Jackson Bailey So
LB 45 Mitchel Jaskowiak Fr
LB 46 Hogan Hatten Jr
LB 47 Colt Musgrave So
OLB 50 Jackson Beck Fr
DE 51 Xavier Slayton Fr
DL 52 Carter Carlson  So
DL 54 Ben Bertram  Sr
LB 57 Jake Kindel So
DL 59 Cooper Wooley Fr
OLB 69 Caleb Menzel Fr
DL 90 Malakai Williams So
DL 92 Aamarii Notice So
DL 93 Sam Brown So
DL 94 Nate Degraw  Sr
OLB 95 Dylan Bartles Fr
DL 96 Zach Krotzer So
LB 97 Tanner Brooks  So
DL 99 Devante Keys Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K, P 10 Ricardo Chavez Jr
K 15 Logan Prescott  Jr
LS 54 Tyson Jacobson Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Luke Schleusner (Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks)
  • Rob Aurich (Defensive coordinator)
  • Thomas Ford (special teams coordinator / Running backs)
  • Tyler Sutton (Tight ends)
  • Tyler Yelk (safeties)
  • Cody Booth (offensive line)
  • David Lose (defensive line)
  • Stanley Franks Jr. (cornerbacks)
  • Matt Linehan (wide receivers)
  • Kapono Roy Asuega (outside linebackers)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 25, 2022

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:30 p.m.at Washington State*
P12NL 17–2425,233
September 105:00 p.m.at Indiana*
BTNL 22–3546,785
September 1712:00 p.m.Drake*
ESPN+W 42–246,852
September 241:00 p.m.at Northern Arizona
ESPN+W 27–107,022
October 16:00 p.m.Northern Coloradodagger
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
ESPN+/SWXW 55–3510,759
October 1512:00 p.m.at No. 3 Montana
ESPN+W 30–2326,314
October 2212:00 p.m.Portland StateNo. 17
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
ESPN+/SWXW 56–217,357
October 296:00 p.m.at No. 2 Sacramento StateNo. 14
ESPN+L 28–3117,241
November 512:00 p.m.Eastern WashingtonNo. 15
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
ESPN+/SWXW 48–1611,811
November 124:00 p.m.UC DavisNo. 15
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
ESPN+/SWXL 26–447,681
November 1912:00 p.m.at Idaho StateNo. T–21
ESPN+W 38–77,706
November 264:00 p.m.at No. 17 Southeastern Louisiana*No. 18
ESPN+L 42–453,174
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[3]

Game summaries

at Washington State

See also: 2022 Washington State Cougars football team and Battle of the Palouse
Idaho Vandals (0–0) at Washington State Cougars (0–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vandals 10 0 0717
Cougars 0 10 7724

at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA

  • Date: September 3, 2022
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) Sunny
  • Game attendance: 25,233
  • Referee: Steven Strimling
  • TV: P12N
Game information

at Indiana

See also: 2022 Indiana Hoosiers football team
Idaho Vandals (0–1) at Indiana Hoosiers (1–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vandals 0 10 01222
Hoosiers 0 0 231235

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN

  • Date: September 10, 2022
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 46,785
  • TV: BTN

vs Drake

See also: 2022 Drake Bulldogs football team
Drake Bulldogs (0–2) vs Idaho Vandals (0–2) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 7 7 0014
Vandals 7 13 14842

at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID

at Northern Arizona

See also: 2022 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
Idaho Vandals (1–2) at Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (1–2) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vandals 7 10 3727
Lumberjacks 7 3 0010

at Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ

vs Northern Colorado

See also: 2022 Northern Colorado Bears football team
Northern Colorado Bears (2–2) vs Idaho Vandals (2–2) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bears 6 14 8735
Vandals 10 14 211055

at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID

at No. 3 Montana

See also: 2022 Montana Grizzlies football team and Little Brown Stein
Idaho Vandals (3–2) at No. 3 Montana Grizzlies (5–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vandals 3 9 10830
No. 3 Grizzlies 6 7 3723

at Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT

vs Portland State

See also: 2022 Portland State Vikings football team
Portland State Vikings (2–4) vs No. 17 Idaho Vandals (4–2) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vikings 14 7 0021
No. 17 Vandals 14 7 142156

at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID

at No. 2 Sacramento State

See also: 2022 Sacramento State Hornets football team
No. 14 Idaho Vandals (5–2) at No. 2 Sacramento State Hornets (7–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 14 Vandals 0 7 71428
No. 2 Hornets 7 10 7731

at Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA

vs Eastern Washington

See also: 2022 Eastern Washington Eagles football team
Eastern Washington Eagles (2–6) vs No. 15 Idaho Vandals (5–3) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 3 7 0616
No. 15 Vandals 7 28 31048

at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID

vs UC Davis

See also: 2022 UC Davis Aggies football team
UC Davis Aggies (5–4) vs No. 15 Idaho Vandals (6–3) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Aggies 14 17 31044
No. 15 Vandals 7 0 12726

at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID

at Idaho State

See also: 2022 Idaho State Bengals football team and Battle of the Domes
No. 21T Idaho Vandals (6–4) at Idaho State Bengals (1–9) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 21T Vandals 7 17 7738
Bengals 7 0 007

at Holt Arena • Pocatello, ID

FCS Playoffs

at No. 17 Southeastern Louisiana – first round

See also: 2022 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team and 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season
Idaho Vandals (7–4) at Southeastern Louisiana Lions (8–3) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 18 Vandals 7 14 02142
No. 17 Lions 7 10 72145

at Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA

  • Date: November 26
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 3,174
  • Referee: Rick Wayne
  • TV: ESPN+

References

  1. ^ "Montana Tabbed Big Sky Preseason Favorites by Coaches & Media". July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "Fa'Avae Named Preseason All-Conference, Vandal Football Picked 8th". Idaho Athletics. July 25, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022 Vandal Football". University of Idaho. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
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