2008 Idaho Vandals football team explained

Year:2008
Team:Idaho Vandals
Sport:football
Conference:Western Athletic Conference
Short Conf:WAC
Record:2–10
Conf Record:1–7
Head Coach:Robb Akey
Hc Year:2nd
Off Coach:Steve Axman
Oc Year:2nd
Off Scheme:Spread
Def Coach:Mark Criner
Dc Year:2nd
Def Scheme:4–3
Stadium:Kibbie Dome

The 2008 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Idaho competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), and played their home games in the Kibbie Dome, an indoor facility on campus in Moscow, Idaho. The Vandals were led by second-year head coach Robb Akey.

The Vandals finished the season with a 2–10 overall record and 1–7 in conference play, which was the team's ninth-straight season with a losing record. Idaho's two wins were against in-state rival, an FCS program in the Big Sky, and conference foe New Mexico State. The victory over New Mexico State ended a 24-game losing streak against FBS opponents.

Eight of the Vandals' ten losses came by 23 points or more, and against Utah State, Idaho surrendered a third-quarter lead by yielding 28 unanswered points in the final period. Idaho was outgained by conference opponents by 151.6 yards per game on average.[1]

Schedule

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Idaho's reported home attendance in 2008 was 92,041 for six games, an average of 15,340 per game.
The maximum was 17,000 for the Boise State game on November 15, and the minimum was 15,002 for San Jose State on November 1.

NFL Draft

One Vandal was selected in the 2009 NFL draft:

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
7th 221 Washington Redskins

External links

Notes and References

  1. Phil Steele's 2009 College Football Preview, vol. 15, p. 234, 2009.
  2. http://www.wacsports.com/fls/10100/stats/football/2008/ui.htm?SPSID=45953&SPID=4122&DB_OEM_ID=10100 wacsports.com
  3. Web site: Idaho Vandals Schedule - 2008. ESPN.com. August 25, 2012.