Preseason
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On July 23, 2023, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Vandals were predicted to finish fifth in the Big Sky by the coaches and second by the media.[1]
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Montana State
120 (10)
2
UC Davis
96 (1)
3
Sacramento State
94 (1)
4
Weber State
91
5
Idaho
89
6
Montana
84
7
Eastern Washington
52
8
Portland State
45
9
Northern Arizona
44
10
Northern Colorado
37
11
Cal Poly
25
12
Idaho State
15
Media poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Montana State
447 (26)
2
Idaho
410 (8)
3
Montana
359 (2)
4
Sacramento State
334 (3)
5
UC Davis
330
6
Weber State
320
7
Eastern Washington
216
8
Northern Arizona
178
9
Portland State
167
10
Northern Colorado
109
11
Cal Poly
103
12
Idaho State
69
Schedule
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Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 5:00 pm at Lamar * No. 8 ESPN+ W 42–17 5,321
September 9 4:00 p.m. at Nevada * No. 7 KNSN-TV W 33–619,852
September 16 1:00 p.m. at California * No. 5 P12N L 17–3136,810
September 23 1:00 p.m. No. 4 Sacramento State No. 7 ESPN+ W 36–27 9,433
September 30 1:00 p.m. at No. 19 Eastern Washington No. 4 ESPN+ W 44–36 8,347
October 7 5:00 p.m. at Cal Poly No. 3 ESPN+ W 42–14 6,028
October 14 7:30 p.m. No. 16 Montana No. 3 ESPN2 L 21–2314,218
October 28 1:00 p.m. No. 2 Montana State No. 9 ESPN+ W 24–2113,073
November 4 12:00 p.m. at Northern Colorado No. 3 ESPN+ W 27–13 3,608
November 11 12:00 p.m. at Weber State No. 4 ESPN+ L 29–31 8,741
November 18 4:00 p.m. Idaho State No. 6 ESPN+ W 63–21 9,854
December 2 7:00 p.m. No. 14 Southern Illinois * No. 4 ESPN2 W 20–17 OT 9,224
December 9 7:00 p.m. No. 9 Albany * No. 4 Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID (FCS Quarterfinal) ESPN+ L 22–30 9,372
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
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Game summaries
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at Lamar
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No. 8 Idaho Vandals (0–0) at Lamar Cardinals (0–0) – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 8 Vandals
14
14
7 7 42
Cardinals
0
0
3 14 17
at Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX
Date : August 31, 2023Game time : 7:00 p.m. CDTGame attendance : 5,321TV : ESPN+
at Nevada
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No. 7 Idaho Vandals (1–0) at Nevada Wolf Pack (0–1) – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 7 Vandals
14
3
10 6 33
Wolf Pack
3
3
0 0 6
at Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV
Date : September 9, 2023Game time : 4:00 p.m. PDTGame attendance : 19,852TV : KNSN-TV
at California
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No. 5 Idaho Vandals (2–0) at California Golden Bears (1–1) – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 5 Vandals
10
7
0 0 17
Golden Bears
0
14
14 3 31
at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
Date : September 16, 2023Game time : 1:00 p.m. PDTGame attendance : 36,810TV : Pac-12 Network
Game information
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Fourth quarter
vs No. 4 Sacramento State
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No. 4 Sacramento State (3–0) vs No. 7 Idaho Vandals (2–1) – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 4 Hornets
3
7
7 10 27
No. 7 Vandals
3
10
14 9 36
at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID
Date : September 23, 2023Game time : 1:00 p.m. PDTGame attendance : 9,433TV : ESPN+
at No. 19 Eastern Washington
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No. 4 Idaho Vandals (3–1) at No. 19 Eastern Washington (2–2) – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 4 Vandals
7
14
10 13 44
No. 19 Eagles
7
14
7 8 36
at Roos Field • Cheney, WA
Date : September 30, 2023Game time : 1:00 p.m. PDTGame attendance : 8,347TV : ESPN+
at Cal Poly
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No. 3 Idaho Vandals (4–1) at Cal Poly Mustangs (2–3) – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 3 Vandals
7
21
7 7 42
Mustangs
0
7
0 7 14
at Mustang Memorial Field • San Luis Obispo, CA
Date : October 7, 2023Game time : 5:00 p.m. PDTGame attendance : 6,028TV : ESPN+
vs No. 16 Montana
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No. 16 Montana Grizzlies (5–1) vs No. 3 Idaho Vandals (5–1) – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 16 Grizzlies
10
10
0 3 23
No. 3 Vandals
0
7
0 14 21
at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID
Date : October 14, 2023Game time : 7:30 p.m. PDTGame attendance : 14,218TV : ESPN2
vs No. 2 Montana State
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No. 2 Montana State Bobcats (6–1) vs No. 9 Idaho Vandals (5–2) – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 2 Bobcats
0
0
14 7 21
No. 9 Vandals
3
7
0 14 24
at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID
Date : October 28, 2023Game time : 1:00 p.m. PDTGame attendance : 13,073TV : ESPN+
at Northern Colorado
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No. 3 Idaho Vandals (6–2) at Northern Colorado Bears (0–8) – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 3 Vandals
3
7
7 10 27
Bears
0
7
0 6 13
at Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO
Date : November 4, 2023Game time : 1:00 p.m. MDTGame attendance : 3,608TV : ESPN+
at Weber State
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No. 4 Idaho Vandals (7–2) at Weber State Wildcats (4–5) – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 4 Vandals
3
10
8 8 29
Wildcats
0
14
14 3 31
at Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT
Date : November 11, 2023Game time : 1:00 p.m. PDTGame attendance : 8,741TV : ESPN+
vs Idaho State
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Idaho State Bengals (3–7) vs No. 6 Idaho Vandals (7–3) – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Bengals
0
0
7 14 21
No. 6 Vandals
28
28
0 7 63
at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID
Date : November 18, 2023Game time : 4:00 p.m. PDTGame attendance : 9,854TV : ESPN+
Rankings
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Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final STATS FCS 8 7 5 (1) 7 4 3 3 10 9 3 4 6 4 Coaches 13 12 10 10 5 3 3 8 8 5 4 8 4
References
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