2025 Idaho Vandals football team

2025 Idaho Vandals football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record4–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Linehan (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorCort Dennison (1st season)
Home stadiumKibbie Dome
2025 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Montana State $^   8 0     12 2  
No. 3 Montana ^   7 1     13 1  
No. 11 UC Davis ^   6 2     9 4  
Sacramento State   5 3     7 5  
Idaho State   5 3     6 6  
Northern Arizona   4 4     7 5  
Eastern Washington   4 4     5 7  
Cal Poly   2 6     4 8  
Idaho   2 6     4 8  
Northern Colorado   2 6     4 8  
Weber State   2 6     4 8  
Portland State   1 7     1 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
As of December 19, 2025
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Vandals were led by first-year head coach Thomas Ford and played home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho.

Hired in December 2024, Ford coached the running backs at Oregon State in 2024; he coached the running backs and special teams at Idaho under predecessor Jason Eck in 2022 and 2023.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.at Washington State*No. 12The CWL 10–1328,243
September 61:00 p.m.St. Thomas (MN)*No. 10ESPN+W 37–308,065
September 131:00 p.m.Utah Tech*No. 8
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
ESPN+W 20–67,681
September 202:00 p.m.at San Jose State*No. 8NBCSBAL 28–3113,155
September 277:15 p.m.at No. 5 MontanaNo. 8ESPN2L 30–4127,025
October 112:00 p.m.Northern ColoradoNo. 11
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
ESPN+L 33–4912,902
October 184:00 p.m.at Eastern WashingtonNo. 24ESPN+L 14–216,071
October 251:00 p.m.Portland State
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
ESPN+W 45–67,040
October 317:30 p.m.at No. 19 Northern ArizonaESPN2W 35–32 OT5,112
November 84:00 p.m.No. 11 UC Davis
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
ESPN+L 14–2810,712
November 156:00 p.m.at Sacramento StateESPN+L 20–2315,467
November 221:00 p.m.Idaho State
ESPN+L 16–377,428

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Rankings

Ranking movements
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Game summaries

at Washington State (FBS) (Battle of the Palouse)

No. 12 Idaho Vandals (0–0) at Washington State Cougars (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 12 Vandals 0 0 01010
Cougars (FBS) 0 7 3313

at Martin StadiumPullman, Washington

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 28,243
  • Referee: Chris Wiggins
  • TV announcers (The CW): Rick Allen, Ryan Leaf and Nigel Burton
Game information
Second quarter
  • WSU – Joshua Meredith 6-yard pass from Jaxon Potter (Jack Stevens kick), 11:30. Cougars 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:46.
Third quarter
  • WSU – Jack Stevens 30-yard field goal, 1:18. Cougars 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 2:02.
Fourth quarter
  • IDHO – Art Williams 3-yard run (Cameron Pope kick), 7:25. Cougars 10–7. Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 8:53.
  • IDHO – Cameron Pope 21-yard field goal, 1:42. Tied 10–10. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 0:39.
  • WSU – Jack Stevens 32-yard field goal, 0:03. Cougars 13–10. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 1:33.
Statistics IDHO WSU
First downs 16 13
Plays–yards 65–221 45–211
Rushes–yards 45–188 22–3
Passing yards 33 208
Passing: comp–att–int 12–20–0 23–31–0
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 35:11 24:49
Team Category Player Statistics
Idaho Passing Joshua Wood 12/20, 33 yards
Rushing Joshua Wood 12 carries, 101 yards
Receiving Ryan Jezioro 3 receptions, 26 yards
Washington State Passing Jaxon Potter 23/30, 208 yards, TD
Rushing Kirby Vorhees 6 carries, 19 yards
Receiving Tony Freeman 7 receptions, 64 yards

St. Thomas (MN)

St. Thomas Tommies (1-0) at No. 10 Idaho Vandals (0-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tommies 7 6 31430
No. 10 Vandals 3 20 01437

at Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 1:00 PM PDT
  • Game weather: Indoor • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C)
  • Game attendance: 8,540
  • Referee: Jim Crowley
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Austin Getz (play-by-play) and Adam Shackleford (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • IDHO - Cameron Pope 33-yard field goal, 5:13. Vandals 3-0. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 6:34.
  • STMN - Quentin Cobb-Butler 17-yard pass from Andy Peters (Elliot Huether kick), 0:57. Tommies 7-3. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:16.
Second Quarter
  • IDHO - Rocco Koch 4-yard run (Cameron Pope kick), 11:40. Vandals 10-7. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 4:08.
  • STMN - Mariano Birdno 27-yard pass from Andy Peters (Two-point run conversion failed), 8:08. Tommies 13-10. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 3:27.
  • IDHO - Jake Cox 4-yard pass from Joshua Wood (Cameron Pope kick), 3:03. Vandals 17-13. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 5:00.
  • IDHO - Tony Harste 21-yard pass from Joshua Wood (Two-point run conversion failed), 0:16. Vandals 23-13. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 1:40.
Third Quarter
  • STMN - Elliot Huether 44-yard field goal, 1:33. Vandals 23-16. Drive: 5 plays, 8 yards, 2:05.
Fourth Quarter
  • IDHO - Ryan Jezioro 42-yard pass from Joshua Wood (Cameron Pope PAT failed), 14:52. Vandals 29-16. Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards, 1:37.
  • STMN - Patrick Bowen 38-yard run (Elliot Huether kick), 10:10. Vandals 29-23. Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 4:37.
  • IDHO - Joshua Wood 59-yard run (Joshua Wood pass to Jake Cox for two-point conversion), 2:19. Vandals 37-23. Drive: 2 plays, 60 yards, 0:55.
  • STMN - Patrick Wagner 6-yard pass from Andy Peters (Elliot Huether kick), 0:11. Vandals 37-30. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 2:01.
Statistics STMN IDHO
First downs 26 22
Total yards 472 467
Rushing yards 208 186
Passing yards 264 281
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21-32-0 20-25-1
Time of possession 28:41 31:19
Team Category Player Statistics
St. Thomas (MN) Passing Andy Peters 21/29, 264 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Andy Peters 11 carries, 79 yards
Receiving Patrick Wagner 6 receptions, 59 yards, 1 TD
Idaho Passing Joshua Wood 20/25, 281 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Joshua Wood 5 carries, 87 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tony Harste 5 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD

Utah Tech

Utah Tech Trailblazers (0-2) at No. 8 Idaho Vandals (1-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Trailblazers 0 3 306
No. 8 Vandals 0 10 3720

at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Indoor • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 7,681
  • Referee: Mike Bezner
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Austin Getz (play-by-play) and Adam Shackleford (analyst)
Game information
Second Quarter
  • IDHO - Ryan Jezioro 6-yard pass from Joshua Wood (Cameron Pope kick), 13:12. Vandals 7-0. Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, 7:40.
  • IDHO - Owen Forsman 24-yard field goal, 0:17. Vandals 10-0. Drive: 12 plays, 84 yards, 2:55.
  • UTU - Ilya Uvaydov 55-yard field goal, 0:00. Vandals 10-3. Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 0:17.
Third Quarter
  • UTU - Ilya Uvaydov 53-yard field goal, 9:29. Vandals 10-6. Drive: 12 plays, 49 yards, 5:26.
  • IDHO - Owen Forsman 49-yard field goal, 6:04. Vandals 13-6. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 3:25.
Fourth Quarter
  • IDHO - Joshua Wood 18-yard run (Owen Forsman kick), 6:27. Vandals 20-6. Drive: 12 plays, 94 yards, 7:12.
Statistics UTU IDHO
First downs 15 26
Total yards 247 405
Rushing yards 98 286
Passing yards 149 119
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17-29-1 14-25-0
Time of possession 25:14 34:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Tech Passing Bronson Barben 12/20, 111 yards
Rushing Reggie Graff 7 carries, 45 yards
Receiving Eric Olsen 5 receptions, 45 yards
Idaho Passing Joshua Wood 14/25, 119 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Art Williams 16 carries, 144 yards
Receiving Ryan Jezioro 5 receptions, 50 yards, 1 TD

at San Jose State (FBS)

No. 8 Idaho Vandals (2-1) vs. San Jose State Spartans (FBS) (0-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Vandals 7 7 7728
Spartans (FBS) 0 14 71031

at CEFCU StadiumSan Jose, CA

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 2:00 PM PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 13,155
  • Referee: Kenneth Ray
  • TV announcers (NBCSBA): Larry Beil (play-by-play), David Fales (analyst) and Lindsey Pallares (sideline reporter)
Game information
First Quarter
  • IDHO - Joshua Wood 1-yard run (Owen Forsman kick), 7:03. Vandals 7-0. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 6:06.
Second Quarter
  • IDHO - Art Williams 1-yard run (Owen Forsman kick), 7:12. Vandals 14-0. Drive: 15 plays, 85 yards, 8:50.
  • SJSU - Jabari Bates 87-yard run (Denis Lynch kick), 6:53. Vandals 14-7. Drive: 1 play, 87 yards, 0:13.
  • SJSU - Kyri Shoels 15-yard pass from Walker Eget (Denis Lynch kick), 1:55. Tied 14-14. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 4:01.
Third Quarter
  • IDHO - Ryan Jezioro 15-yard pass from Joshua Wood (Owen Forsman kick), 5:11. Vandals 21-14. Drive: 15 plays, 74 yards, 9:46.
  • SJSU - Floyd Chalk IV 7-yard run (Denis Lynch kick), 1:51. Tied 21-21. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:20.
Fourth Quarter
  • IDHO - Noah West-Baranco 18-yard pass from Joshua Wood (Owen Forsman kick), 9:17. Vandals 28-21. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 7:27.
  • SJSU - Floyd Chalk IV 1-yard run (Denis Lynch kick), 5:21. Tied 28-28. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:50.
  • SJSU - Denis Lynch 48-yard field goal, 0:08. Spartans 31-28. Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 3:15.
Statistics IDHO SJSU
First downs 22 15
Total yards 384 420
Rushing yards 152 198
Passing yards 232 222
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18-32-0 13-21-0
Time of possession 39:01 20:59
Team Category Player Statistics
Idaho Passing Joshua Wood 18/32, 232 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Art Williams 18 carries, 65 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Emmerson Cortez-Menjivar 5 receptions, 84 yards
San Jose State Passing Walker Eget 13/21, 222 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Jabari Bates 11 carries, 131 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Danny Scudero 6 receptions, 130 yards

at No. 5 Montana (Little Brown Stein)

No. 8 Idaho Vandals (2-2) vs. No. 5 Montana Grizzlies (3-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Vandals 0 6 81630
No. 5 Grizziles 10 7 141041

at Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 7:15 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 27,025
  • Referee: Jeff Rink
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick (play-by-play) and Chase Daniel (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • MONT - Ty Morrison 37-yard field goal, 11:11. Grizzlies 3-0. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:49.
  • MONT - Eli Gillman 2-yard run (Ty Morrison kick), 4:37. Grizzlies 10-0. Drive: 4 plays, 23 yards, 1:19.
Second Quarter
  • IDHO - Owen Adams 31-yard field goal, 13:22. Grizzlies 10-3. Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 6:15.
  • MONT - Michael Wortham 11-yard run (Ty Morrison kick), 7:02. Grizzlies 17-3. Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 2:51.
  • IDHO - Owen Adams 41-yard field goal, 2:55. Grizzlies 17-6. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 4:07.
Third Quarter
  • MONT - Michael Wortham 22-yard pass from Keali'i Ah Yat (Ty Morrison kick), 9:22. Grizzlies 24-6. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:33.
  • IDHO - Joshua Wood 8-yard run (Emmerson Cortez-Menjivar pass for two-point conversion), 3:43. Grizzlies 24-14. Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards, 2:35.
  • MONT - Eli Gillman 6-yard run (Ty Morrison kick), 0:38. Grizzlies 31-14. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:54.
Fourth Quarter
  • IDHO - Joshua Wood 4-yard run (Joshua Wood pass to Nate Thomas for two-point conversion), 13:31. Grizzlies 31-22. Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 2:01.
  • MONT - Keali'i Ah Yat 1-yard run (Ty Morrison kick), 7:49. Grizzlies 38-22. Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 5:37.
  • MONT - Ty Morrison 26-yard field goal, 1:56. Grizzlies 41-22. Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 5:14.
  • IDHO - Joshua Wood 1-yard run (Joshua Wood pass to Hayden Kincheloe for two-point conversion), 0:19. Grizzlies 41-30. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:37.
Statistics IDHO MONT
First downs 15 22
Total yards 370 413
Rushing yards 108 190
Passing yards 262 223
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14-28-0 17-23-0
Time of possession 26:13 33:47
Team Category Player Statistics
Idaho Passing Joshua Wood 14/28, 262 yards
Rushing Nate Thomas 19 carries, 70 yards
Receiving Ryan Jezioro 4 receptions, 102 yards
Montana Passing Keali'i Ah Yat 17/23, 223 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Eli Gillman 27 carries, 142 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Drew Deck 5 receptions, 67 yards

Northern Colorado

Northern Colorado Bears (2-3) vs. No. 11 Idaho Vandals (2-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 13 22 01449
No. 11 Vandals 7 10 8833

at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Indoor • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 12,902
  • Referee: Gregg Wilson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Greg Heister (play-by-play) and Adam Shackleford (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • UNCO - Mathias Price 1-yard run (Jacob Willig kick), 9:57. Bears 7-0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:03.
  • UNCO - Jacob Willig 52-yard field goal, 8:44. Bears 10-0. Drive: 5 plays, -3 yards, 0:58.
  • IDHO - Elisha Cummings 39-yard pass from Jack Wagner (Owen Adams kick), 5:18. Bears 10-7. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:26.
  • UNCO - Jacob Willig 43-yard field goal, 2:35. Bears 13-7. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 2:38.
Second Quarter
  • UNCO - Mathias Price 7-yard pass from Eric Gibson Jr. (Eric Gibson Jr. pass to Brayden Munroe for two-point conversion), 13:13. Bears 21-7. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 2:26.
  • IDHO - Rocco Koch 12-yard run (Owen Adams kick), 7:50. Bears 21-14. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:23.
  • UNCO - Brayden Monroe 22-yard pass from Eric Gibson Jr. (Jacob Willig kick), 3:19. Bears 28-14. Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 1:14.
  • IDHO - Owen Adams 38-yard field goal, 0:40. Bears 28-17. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 2:39.
  • UNCO - Kieryus Boone 10-yard run (Jacob Willig kick), 0:13. Bears 35-17. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 0:27.
Third Quarter
  • IDHO - Rocco Koch 16-yard run (Rocco Koch run for two-point conversion), 7:23. Bears 35-25. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:37.
Fourth Quarter
  • UNCO - Carver Cheeks 0-yard run (Jacob Willig kick), 12:58. Bears 42-25. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 2:56.
  • IDHO - Nate Thomas 10-yard run (Jack Wagner pass to Nolan McWilliams for two-point conversion), 7:49. Bears 42-33. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:09.
  • UNCO - Brandon Johnson 18-yard run (Jacob Willig kick), 4:32. Bears 49-33. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 3:17.
Statistics UNCO IDHO
First downs 23 27
Total yards 482 440
Rushing yards 132 203
Passing yards 350 237
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22-35-0 21-33-2
Time of possession 25:47 34:13
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Colorado Passing Eric Gibson Jr. 22/34, 350 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Brandon Johnson 5 carries, 36 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Brayden Munroe 5 receptions, 151 yards, 1 TD
Idaho Passing Jack Wagner 21/33, 237 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Rocco Koch 10 carries, 81 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Elisha Cummings 5 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD

at Eastern Washington

No. 24 Idaho Vandals (2-4) vs. Eastern Washington Eagles (2-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 24 Vandals 7 0 0714
Eagles 3 10 0821

at Roos FieldCheney, WA

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 6,071
  • Referee: Mike Bezner
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Austin Getz (play-by-play) and Bill Ames (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • EWU - Soren McKee 31-yard field goal, 4:18. Eagles 3-0. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 2:15.
  • IDHO - Marquawn McCraney 26-yard pass from Jack Wagner (Owen Adams kick), 1:11. Vandals 7-3. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:07.
Second Quarter
  • EWU - Soren McKee 39-yard field goal, 1:31. Vandals 7-6. Drive: 14 plays, 36 yards, 6:26.
  • EWU - Miles Williams 9-yard pass from Nate Bell (Soren McKee kick), 0:44. Eagles 13-7. Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 0:18.
Fourth Quarter
  • EWU - Miles Williams 6-yard pass from Nate Bell (Jaxon Branch pass for two-point conversion), 14:12. Eagles 21-7. Drive: 8 plays, 93 yards, 3:08.
  • IDHO - Michael Graves 40-yard pass from Nick Josifek (Owen Adams kick), 2:30. Eagles 21-14. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:32.
Statistics IDHO EWU
First downs 17 14
Total yards 338 305
Rushing yards 147 128
Passing yards 191 177
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14-32-1 18-31-1
Time of possession 30:41 29:19
Team Category Player Statistics
Idaho Passing Nick Josifek 6/13, 104 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Rocco Koch 14 carries, 81 yards
Receiving Marquawn McCraney 7 receptions, 105 yards, 1 TD
Eastern Washington Passing Nate Bell 18/31, 177 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Nate Bell 23 carries, 134 yards
Receiving Miles Williams 4 receptions, 40 yards, 2 TD

Portland State

Portland State Vikings (0-7) vs. Idaho Vandals (2-5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vikings 3 3 006
Vandals 7 21 14345

at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Indoor • Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C)
  • Game attendance: 7,040
  • Referee: Jeff Rink
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Austin Getz (play-by-play) and Adam Shackleford (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • PRST - Mathias Uribe 27-yard field goal, 3:55. Vikings 3-0. Drive: 15 plays, 60 yards, 7:22.
  • IDHO - Elisha Cummings 64-yard pass from Joshua Wood (Owen Adams kick), 2:49. Vandals 7-3. Drive: 2 plays, 73 yards, 0:59.
Second Quarter
  • IDHO - Noah West-Baranco 48-yard pass from Joshua Wood (Owen Adams kick), 12:07. Vandals 14-3. Drive: 2 plays, 59 yards, 0:49.
  • PRST - Mathias Uribe 40-yard field goal, 8:38. Vandals 14-6. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 3:29.
  • IDHO - Marquawn McCraney 24-yard pass from Joshua Wood (Owen Adams kick), 4:57. Vandals 21-6. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:35.
  • IDHO - Emmerson Cortez-Menjivar 6-yard pass from Joshua Wood (Owen Adams kick), 0:17. Vandals 28-6. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 2:04.
Third Quarter
  • IDHO - Jake Cox 42-yard pass from Rocco Koch (Owen Adams kick), 12:47. Vandals 35-6. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:13.
  • IDHO - Elisha Cummings 13-yard run (Owen Adams kick), 6:51. Vandals 42-6. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 4:55.
Fourth Quarter
  • IDHO - Owen Adams 44-yard field goal, 11:38. Vandals 45-6. Drive: 5 plays, 10 yards, 3:22.
Statistics PRST IDHO
First downs 16 22
Total yards 317 464
Rushing yards 135 163
Passing yards 182 301
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14-27-2 18-27-0
Time of possession 31:48 28:12
Team Category Player Statistics
Portland State Passing Tyrese Smith 7/13, 141 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Tyrese Smith 9 carries, 42 yards
Receiving Terence Loville 2 receptions, 59 yards
Idaho Passing Joshua Wood 15/22, 259 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Elisha Cummings 8 carries, 65 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Elisha Cummings 4 receptions, 100 yards, 1 TD

at No. 19 Northern Arizona

Idaho Vandals (3-5) vs. No. 19 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (5-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Vandals 0 19 73635
No. 19 Lumberjacks 7 0 715332

at Walkup SkydomeFlagstaff, AZ

  • Date: October 31
  • Game time: 7:30 PM MST
  • Game weather: Indoor
  • Game attendance: 5,112
  • Referee: Robert Quello
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Courtney Lyle (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • NAU - Ryan Fontaine 20-yard punt return (Samuel Hunsaker kick), 1:59. Lumberjacks 7-0. Drive: 5 plays, 13 yards, 2:41.
Second Quarter
  • IDHO - Ryan Jezioro 3-yard pass from Joshua Wood (Owen Adams PAT blocked), 12:43. Lumberjacks 7-6. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:16.
  • IDHO - Elisha Cummings 25-yard pass from Joshua Wood (two-point pass conversion failed), 4:13. Vandals 12-7. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:48.
  • IDHO - Elisha Cummings 22-yard run (Owen Adams kick), 0:28. Vandals 19-7. Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 2:09.
Third Quarter
  • IDHO - Cruz Hepburn 63-yard fumble recovery (Owen Adams kick), 9:04. Vandals 26-7. Drive: 5 plays, -27 yards, 1:57.
  • NAU - Quran Gossett 1-yard run (Samuel Hunsaker kick), 5:06. Vandals 26-14. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:58.
Fourth Quarter
  • NAU - Kolbe Katsis 57-yard pass from Ty Pennington (Samuel Hunsaker kick), 13:56. Vandals 26-21. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:56.
  • NAU - Kolbe Katsis 28-yard run (Ty Pennington pass to Joey Stout for two-point conversion), 8:28. Lumberjacks 29-26. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 3:27.
  • IDHO - Owen Adams 42-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 29-29. Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards, 4:06.
Overtime
  • NAU - Samuel Hunsaker 38-yard field goal. Lumberjacks 32-29. Drive: 9 plays, 4 yards.
  • IDHO - Hayden Kincheloe 1-yard run. Vandals 35-32. Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards.
Statistics IDHO NAU
First downs 21 19
Total yards 393 413
Rushing yards 213 146
Passing yards 180 267
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15-31-1 23-34-0
Time of possession 29:24 30:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Idaho Passing Joshua Wood 15/31, 180 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Elisha Cummings 12 carries, 106 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Elisha Cummings 5 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD
Northern Arizona Passing Ty Pennington 23/34, 267 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Seth Cromwell 18 carries, 116 yards
Receiving Kolbe Katsis 5 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD

No. 11 UC Davis

No. 11 UC Davis Aggies (6-2) vs. Idaho Vandals (4-5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 11 Aggies 14 7 7028
Vandals 0 7 0714

at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 10,712
  • Referee: Kelly Holman
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Austin Getz (play-by-play) and Brian Strandley (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • UCD - Ian Simpson 11-yard pass from Caden Pinnick (Hunter Ridley kick), 10:25. Aggies 7-0. Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:23.
  • UCD - Samuel Gbatu Jr. 8-yard pass from Caden Pinnick (Hunter Ridley kick), 4:20. Aggies 14-0. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:47.
Second Quarter
  • IDHO - Michael Graves 68-yard pass from Joshua Wood (Owen Forsman kick), 14:49. Aggies 14-7. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:44.
  • UCD - Caden Pinnick 22-yard run (Hunter Ridley kick), 2:17. Aggies 21-7. Drive: 10 plays, 94 yards, 4:00.
Third Quarter
  • UCD - Stacy Dobbins 3-yard pass from Caden Pinnick (Hunter Ridley kick), 8:29. Aggies 28-7. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 1:57.
Fourth Quarter
  • IDHO - Michael Graves 35-yard pass from Joshua Wood (Owen Forsman kick), 11:35. Aggies 28-14. Drive: 5 plays, 94 yards, 1:43.
Statistics UCD IDHO
First downs 25 18
Total yards 448 430
Rushing yards 200 133
Passing yards 248 297
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21-27-2 20-39-1
Time of possession 32:03 27:57
Team Category Player Statistics
UC Davis Passing Caden Pinnick 21/27, 248 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jordan Fisher 21 carries, 103 yards
Receiving Samuel Gbatu Jr. 7 receptions, 110 yards, 1 TD
Idaho Passing Joshua Wood 20/38, 297 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Elisha Cummings 10 carries, 52 yards
Receiving Michael Graves 3 receptions, 112 yards, 2 TD

at Sacramento State

Idaho Vandals (4-6) vs. Sacramento State Hornets (6-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vandals 0 3 31420
Hornets 3 3 10723

at Hornet StadiumSacramento, CA

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: SE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 15,467
  • Referee: Gregg Wilson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Ross (play-by-play) and Darren Arbet (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • SAC - Grant Meadors 30-yard field goal, 8:03. Hornets 3-0. Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 6:50.
Second Quarter
  • SAC - Grant Meadors 38-yard field goal, 5:30. Hornets 6-0. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:44.
  • IDHO - Owen Forsman 21-yard field goal, 1:20. Hornets 6-3. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:10.
Third Quarter
  • SAC - Ernest Campbell 26-yard pass from Cardell Williams (Grant Meadors kick), 10:27. Hornets 13-3. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:05.
  • IDHO - Owen Forsman 22-yard field goal, 6:35. Hornets 13-6. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 3:52.
  • SAC - Grant Meadors 31-yard field goal, 1:37. Hornets 16-6. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 4:55.
Fourth Quarter
  • IDHO - Nate Thomas 7-yard run (Owen Forsman kick), 13:37. Hornets 16-13. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:58.
  • IDHO - Joshua Wood 10-yard run (Owen Forsman kick), 3:17. Vandals 20-16. Drive: 11 plays, 91 yards, 6:18.
  • SAC - Cardell Williams 2-yard run (Grant Meadors kick), 0:09. Hornets 23-20. Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 3:05.
Statistics IDHO SAC
First downs 19 25
Total yards 355 458
Rushing yards 193 282
Passing yards 162 176
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15-26-1 14-18-0
Time of possession 26:46 33:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Idaho Passing Joshua Wood 15/26, 162 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Joshua Wood 14 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Nolan McWilliams 2 receptions, 49 yards
Sacramento State Passing Cardell Williams 14/18, 176 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Jaquail Smith 14 carries, 122 yards
Receiving Ernest Campbell 6 receptions, 61 yards, 1 TD

Idaho State (rivalry)

Idaho State Bengals (5-6) vs. Idaho Vandals (4-7) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bengals 10 17 01037
Vandals 0 0 8816

at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID

  • Date: November 21
  • Game time: 1 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Indoor • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 7,428
  • Referee: Jeff Rink
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Noah Schmick (play-by-play) and Darren Arbet (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • IDST - Trajan Sinatra 39-yard field goal, 10:17. Bengals 3-0. Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 4:43.
  • IDST - Ian Duarte 14-yard pass from Jordan Cooke (Trajan Sinatra kick), 0:50. Bengals 10-0. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 2:28.
Second Quarter
  • IDST - Jordan Cooke 1-yard run (Trajan Sinatra kick), 6:01. Bengals 17-0. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:37.
  • IDST - Tsion Nunally 30-yard pass from Jordan Cooke (Trajan Sinatra kick), 0:28. Bengals 24-0. Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 1:46.
  • IDST - Trajan Sinatra 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Bengals 27-0. Drive: 4 plays, 49 yards, 0:25.
Third Quarter
  • IDHO - Nate Thomas 16-yard run (Rocco Koch run for two-point conversion), 3:36. Bengals 27-8. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 3:23.
Fourth Quarter
  • IDST - Jordan Cooke 9-yard run (Trajan Sinatra kick), 11:47. Bengals 34-8. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 6:49.
  • IDST - Trajan Sinatra 19-yard field goal, 7:06. Bengals 37-8. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:20.
  • IDHO - Nolan McWilliams 21-yard pass from Sawyer Teeney (Sawyer Teeney pass from to Carlos Matheny for two-point conversion), 1:57. Bengals 37-16. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 5:09.
Statistics IDST IDHO
First downs 24 13
Total yards 404 259
Rushing yards 192 133
Passing yards 212 126
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20-33-0 17-25-1
Time of possession 33:04 26:56
Team Category Player Statistics
Idaho State Passing Jordan Cooke 20/33, 212 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Dason Brooks 23 carries, 103 yards
Receiving Tsion Nunally 6 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD
Idaho Passing Joshua Wood 9/13, 73 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Nate Thomas 15 carries, 66 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Nolan McWilliams 5 receptions, 49 yards, 1 TD

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References

  1. ^ Kelley, Kevin (January 7, 2025). "Idaho shifts St. Thomas game, finalizes 2025 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  2. ^ Craven, Brock (January 7, 2025). "Idaho Vandals to host six home games in 2025, all against DI teams, after schedule adjustment". SWX Right Now. Retrieved April 22, 2025.