2015 Idaho Vandals football team

2015 Idaho Vandals football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2015 record	4–8 (3–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Paul Petrino (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Kris Cinkovich (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Breske (1st year)
Home stadium	Kibbie Dome (Capacity: 16,000)

2015 Sun Belt football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Arkansas State $		8	–	0					9	–	4
Appalachian State		7	–	1					11	–	2
Georgia Southern		6	–	2					9	–	4
Georgia State		5	–	3					6	–	7
South Alabama		3	–	5					5	–	7
Idaho		3	–	5					4	–	8
Troy		3	–	5					4	–	8
Louisiana–Lafayette		3	–	5					4	–	8
New Mexico State		3	–	5					3	–	9
Texas State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Louisiana–Monroe		1	–	7					2	–	11
$ – Conference champion As of December 23, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third year head coach Paul Petrino and played their home games at Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho. The Vandals were football only members the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in a five way tie for fifth place.

Schedule

Idaho announced their 2015 football schedule on February 27, 2015. The 2015 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season. The Vandals hosted Sun Belt foes Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, Louisiana–Monroe, and Texas State, and traveled to Arkansas State, New Mexico State, South Alabama, and Troy.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Ohio*	Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID	ESPN3	L 28–45	11,587
September 12	5:00 p.m.	at #8 USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	P12N	L 9–59	72,422
September 19	2:00 p.m.	Wofford*	Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID	ESPN3	W 41–38	11,633
September 26	6:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID	SWX ALT2	L 20–44	14,441
October 3	4:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	L 35–49	23,411
October 17	12:30 p.m.	at Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN3	W 19–16	20,107
October 24	2:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID	ESPN3	W 27–13	14,414
October 31	5:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM	ESPN3	L 48–55 OT	7,546
November 7	1:00 p.m.	at South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN3	L 45–52	17,651
November 14	2:00 p.m.	Appalachian State	Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID	ESPN3	L 20–47	10,113
November 21	2:00 p.m.	at Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	SECN Alt.	L 34–56	87,451
November 28	2:00 p.m.	Texas State	Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID	ESPN3	W 38–31	8,893
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Schedule source:

Game summaries

Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	21	7	3	14	45
Vandals	3	10	0	15	28

See also: 2015 Ohio Bobcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2014	Ohio, 36–24

at USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	0	3	6	0	9
#8 Trojans	21	17	14	7	59

See also: 2015 USC Trojans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–8	2007	USC, 38–10

Wofford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terriers	3	14	14	7	38
Vandals	14	13	7	7	41

See also: 2015 Wofford Terriers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Georgia Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	10	6	14	14	44
Vandals	3	10	7	0	20

See also: 2015 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2014	GASO, 47–24

at Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	7	7	7	14	35
Red Wolves	7	21	14	7	49

See also: 2015 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–6	2014	ARK ST, 44–28

at Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	0	6	10	3	19
Trojans	0	0	3	13	16

See also: 2015 Troy Trojans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2014	Troy, 34–17

Louisiana–Monroe

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	7	3	3	0	13
Vandals	3	10	7	7	27

See also: 2015 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–3	2014	ULM, 38–31

at New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Vandals	10	13	10	15	0	48
Aggies	0	7	14	27	7	55

See also: 2015 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–6	2014	Idaho, 29–17

at South Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	10	14	7	14	45
Jaguars	0	7	21	24	52

See also: 2015 South Alabama Jaguars football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	USA, 34–10

Appalachian State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	7	14	14	12	47
Vandals	7	6	0	7	20

See also: 2015 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	App St, 45–28

at Auburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	7	10	3	14	34
Tigers	14	21	14	7	56

See also: 2015 Auburn Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1999	Aub, 30–23

Texas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	3	14	7	7	31
Vandals	7	17	0	14	38

See also: 2015 Texas State Bobcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–4	2014	TXST, 35–30