| Year: | 2022 |
| Team: | Idaho Vandals |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Sky |
| Short Conf: | Big Sky |
| Statsrank: | 18 |
| Fcscoachrank: | 22 |
| Record: | 7–5 |
| Conf Record: | 6–2 |
| Head Coach: | Jason Eck |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Off Coach: | Luke Schleusner |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Spread option |
| Def Coach: | Rob Aurich |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Def Scheme: | 3–4 |
| Stadium: | Kibbie Dome |
| Bowl: | FCS First Round |
| Bowl Result: | L 42–45 at Southeastern Louisiana |
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).
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]
| 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 |
| 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 |
The Vandals had one player selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]
Defense
Fa'Avae Fa'Avae – OLB
See also: 2022 Washington State Cougars football team and Battle of the Palouse.
See also: 2022 Indiana Hoosiers football team.
See also: 2022 Drake Bulldogs football team.
See also: 2022 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team.
See also: 2022 Northern Colorado Bears football team.
See also: 2022 Montana Grizzlies football team and Little Brown Stein.
See also: 2022 Portland State Vikings football team.
See also: 2022 Sacramento State Hornets football team.
See also: 2022 Eastern Washington Eagles football team.
See also: 2022 UC Davis Aggies football team.
See also: 2022 Idaho State Bengals football team.
See also: 2022 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team and 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season.