2019 Idaho Vandals football team
The 2019 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Vandals played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho, and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They were led by seventh-year head coach Paul Petrino. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place.Previous season
The Vandals finished the 2018 season 4–7, 3–5 in Big Sky Conference.Preseason
Big Sky preseason poll
The Big Sky released their preseason media and coaches' polls on July 15, 2019. The Vandals were picked to finish in eighth place in both polls.Preseason All–Big Sky team
The Vandals had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.
Offense – Noah Johnson – Guard
Special Teams – Cade Coffey – PunterSchedule
Position key
Back | B | | Center | C | | Cornerback | CB | | Defensive back | DB |
Defensive end | DE | Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | End | E | - | - | - |
Fullback | FB | Guard | G | Halfback | HB | Kicker | K | - | - | - |
Kickoff returner | KR | Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB | - | - | - |
Long snapper | LS | Punter | P | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB | - | - | - |
Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR | - | - | - |
Game summaries
Central Washington
at Wyoming
Eastern Washington
Weber State
The loss was the 52nd for head coach Paul Petrino at Idaho, the most in Vandal history, passing Skip Stahley, whose record was in eight seasons.Idaho was shut out by a Big Sky opponent for only the second time in over thirty years of league play.Idaho State
Cal Poly
at Montana
Sacramento State
Ranking movements
No Vandals were selected in the 2020 NFL Draft. Jake Luton of Oregon State, a Vandal quarterback as a redshirt freshman in 2015, was taken by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the sixth round, 189th overall.
- List of Idaho Vandals in the NFL Draft