2021 Idaho Vandals football team

2021 Idaho Vandals football
2021 Idaho Vandals football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	4–7 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Paul Petrino (9th season);
Offensive coordinator	Brian Reader (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Mike Breske (7th season)
Base defense	Multiple 3–4
Home stadium	Kibbie Dome
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the Big Sky Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Paul Petrino, the Vandals were 4–7 (3–5 in Big Sky, ninth), and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho.

2021 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 10 Sacramento State $^	8	–	0	9	–	3
No. 2 Montana State ^	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 7 Eastern Washington ^	6	–	2	10	–	3
No. 6 Montana ^	6	–	2	10	–	3
No. 17 UC Davis ^	5	–	3	8	–	4
Weber State	5	–	3	6	–	5
Northern Arizona	4	–	4	5	–	6
Portland State	4	–	4	5	–	6
Idaho	3	–	5	4	–	7
Northern Colorado	2	–	6	3	–	8
Cal Poly	1	–	7	2	–	9
Idaho State	1	–	7	1	–	10
Southern Utah	0	–	8	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

After the season, Petrino was fired with a cumulative record of 34–66 (.340); the 66 losses were the most in program history, fifteen more than Skip Stahley (1954–61).

Preseason

Polls

On July 26, 2021, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Vandals were predicted to finish eighth in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.^[1]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Weber State	(7)
2	Montana	(3)
3	Eastern Washington	(2)
4	Montana State	(1)
5	Sacramento State	(1)
6	UC Davis
7	Northern Arizona
8	Idaho
9	Idaho State
10	Portland State
11	Southern Utah
12	Cal Poly
13	Northern Colorado

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Weber State	(14)
2	Montana	(4)
3	Eastern Washington	(3)
4	Montana State	(3)
5	Sacramento State
6	UC Davis
7	Northern Arizona
8	Idaho
9	Idaho State
10	Portland State
11	Southern Utah
12	Northern Colorado
13	Cal Poly

Preseason All–Big Sky team

The Vandals had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.

Offense

Logan Kendall – FB

Defense

Tre Walker – MLB

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	1:00 p.m.	Simon Fraser*	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	SWX/ESPN+	W 68–0	5,214
September 11	4:30 p.m.	at Indiana*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	L 14–56	47,417
September 18	12:30 p.m.	at Oregon State*	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	P12N	L 0–42	26,797
October 2	7:00 p.m.	at No. 8 UC Davis	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA	ESPN+	L 20–27	11,622
October 9	2:00 p.m.	Portland State	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	SWX/ESPN+	W 42–35	7,034
October 16	11:30 a.m.	at No. 2 Eastern Washington	Roos Field Cheney, WA	RTNW	L 21–71	5,380
October 23	4:30 p.m.	No. 11 Montana	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID (Little Brown Stein)	SWX/ESPN+	L 14–34	6,059
October 30	1:00 p.m.	Northern Arizona	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	SWX/ESPN+	L 31–38	3,000
November 6	1:00 p.m.	Southern Utah	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN+	W 42–24	6,082
November 13	12:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Montana State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	SWX/ESPN+	L 13–20	19,447
November 20	12:00 p.m.	at Idaho State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 14–0
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

Simon Fraser

Simon Fraser Red Leafs (0–0) at Idaho Vandals (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Simon Fraser	0	0	0	0	0
Vandals	21	19	21	7	68

at Kibbie Dome, Moscow, Idaho

Date: September 4
Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
Game weather: None (played indoors)
Game attendance: 5,214
Referee: Jeff Rink
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter

IDHO – C. J. Jordan 21-yard run (Logan Prescott kick), 13:21. Vandals 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 1:37.
IDHO – Roshaun Johnson 6-yard run (Logan Prescott kick), 4:04. Vandals 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 1:39.
IDHO – Elisha Cummings 6-yard run (Logan Prescott kick), 0:02. Vandals 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:12.

Second quarter

IDHO – Sam Davenport tackled in end zone, 13:02. Vandals 23–0.
IDHO – Roshaun Johnson 37-yard run (Logan Prescott kick), 12:19. Vandals 30–0. Drive: 2 plays, 40 yards, 0:36.
IDHO – Logan Prescott 21-yard field goal, 8:47. Vandals 33–0. Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 1:08.
IDHO – Roshaun Johnson 4-yard run (Logan Prescott kick), 0:38. Vandals 40–0. Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 2:40.

Third quarter

IDHO – Connor Whitney 4-yard pass from C. J. Jordan (Logan Prescott kick), 10:21. Vandals 47–0. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:01.
IDHO – Aundre Carter 1-yard run (Logan Prescott kick), 6:24. Vandals 54–0. Drive: 6 plays, 21 yards, 3:13.
IDHO – Hayden Hatten 71-yard pass from C. J. Jordan (Logan Prescott kick), 1:30. Vandals 61–0. Drive: 1 play, 71 yards, 0:11.

Fourth quarter

IDHO – Khalil Forehand 8-yard run (Logan Prescott kick), 8:12. Vandals 68–0. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:00.

Statistics	SFU	IDHO
First downs	9	30
Total yards	127	593
Rushing yards	50	316
Passing yards	77	277
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	32:55	27:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Simon Fraser	Passing	Brandon Niksich	9/16, 77 yards, INT
	Rushing	Mason Glover	16 rushes, 34 yards
	Receiving	Dallas Dixon	4 receptions, 37 yards
Idaho	Passing	C. J. Jordan	7/12, 161 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Roshaun Johnson	10 rushes, 87 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Hayden Hatten	2 receptions, 106 yards, TD

At Indiana

Idaho Vandals (1–0) vs Indiana Hoosiers (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	0	7	7	0	14
Hoosiers	21	14	7	14	56

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN

Date: September 11, 2021
Game time: 7:40 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 47,417
Referee: Mark Klucyznski
TV announcers (BTN): Mark Followill (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst)
Sources: IUHoosiers.com^[3]

Game information

First quarter

(4:27) IU – Stephen Carr 2-yard run, Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 18 plays, 75 yards, 8:33; Indiana 7–0)
(3:01) IU – Javon Swinton 9-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 2 plays, 13 yards, 0:39; Indiana 14–0)
(2:02) IU – Javon Swinton 4-yard blocked punt return, Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 3 plays, -1 yards, 0:54; Indiana 21–0)

Second quarter

(3:39) IU – Ty Fryfogle 9-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 6:32; Indiana 28–0)
(1:49) IU – D. J. Matthews 81-yard punt return, Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 3 plays, -9 yards, 1:47; Indiana 35–0)
(0:26) IDHO – Hayden Hatten 16-yard pass from Mike Beaudry, Logan Prescott kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:21; Indiana 35–7)

Third quarter

(13:14) IU – Michael Penix Jr. 1-yard run, Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:32; Indiana 42–7)
(9:09) IDHO – Hayden Hatten 23-yard pass from Mike Beaudry, Logan Prescott kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:03; Indiana 42–14)

Fourth quarter

(13:02) IU – A. J. Barner 76-yard pass from Jack Tuttle, Chris Freeman kick (Drive: 4 plays, 88 yards, 1:34; Indiana 49–14)
(9:56) IU – Davion Ervin-Poindexter 4-yard run, Chris Freeman kick (Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:11; Indiana 56–14)

Statistics	IDHO	IU
First downs	13	20
Total yards	261	338
Rushes/yards	22–65	50–179
Passing yards	196	159
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23–39–0	13–20–0
Time of possession	26:36	33:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho	Passing	Mike Beaudry	23/36, 196 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Nick Romano	4 carries, 20 yards
	Receiving	Hayden Hatten	10 receptions, 94 yards, 2 TD
Indiana	Passing	Jack Tuttle	2/4, 91 yards, TD
	Rushing	Stephen Carr	22 carries, 118 yards, TD
	Receiving	A. J. Barner	1 reception, 76 yards, TD

At Oregon State

Idaho Vandals vs Oregon State Beavers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	0	0	0	0	0
Beavers	14	14	14	0	42

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR

Date: September 18, 2021
Game time: 12:30 p.m. PDT
Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C); Rain
Game attendance: 26,797
Referee: Michael Mothershed
TV announcers (P12N): Rich Burk (play-by-play), Nigel Burton (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

OSU – Tyjon Lindsey 18 Yd pass from Chance Nolan (Everett Hayes Kick), 7:47. Oregon State 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:42.
OSU – B. J. Baylor 4 Yd Run (Everett Hayes Kick), 1:36. Oregon State 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:13.

Second quarter

OSU – Deshaun Fenwick 9 Yd Run (Everett Hayes Kick), 11:05. Oregon State 21–0. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 2:37.
OSU – Teagan Quitoriano 2 Yd pass from Chance Nolan (Everett Hayes Kick), 1:16. Oregon State 28–0. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:55.

Third quarter

OSU – Champ Flemings 30 Yd pass from Chance Nolan (Everett Hayes Kick), 10:51. Oregon State 35–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:09.
OSU – B. J. Baylor 2 Yd Run (Everett Hayes Kick), 5:39. Oregon State 42–0. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:15.

Fourth quarter

None

Top passers

IDA – Mike Beaudry – 6/9, 47 yards
OSU – Chance Nolan – 14/19, 175 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

IDA – C. J. Jordan – 14 rushes, 55 yards
OSU – B. J. Baylor – 11 rushes, 69 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

IDA – Terez Traynor – 5 receptions, 38 yards
OSU – Luke Musgrave – 3 receptions, 40 yards

At No. 8 UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	6	7	7	0	20
No. 8 Aggies	3	10	0	14	27

Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	7	7	0	21	35
Vandals	21	14	0	7	42

At No. 2 Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	7	7	0	7	21
No. 2 Eagles	29	14	14	14	71

No. 11 Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Grizzlies	7	13	7	7	34
Vandals	7	0	0	7	14

Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	14	3	14	7	38
Vandals	7	14	0	10	31

Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thunderbirds	7	3	7	7	24
Vandals	14	14	7	7	42

At No. 3 Montana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	0	10	3	0	13
No. 3 Bobcats	7	6	0	7	20

At Idaho State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	14	0	0	0	14
Bengals	0	0	0	0	0

References

^ "Walker, Kendall Earn Preseason Nods". July 26, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
^ "2021 Football Schedule". University of Idaho. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
^ "Idaho 14, IU 56". IUHoosiers.com. September 11, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.

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[1] "Walker, Kendall Earn Preseason Nods". July 26, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.

[2] "2021 Football Schedule". University of Idaho. Retrieved April 19, 2023.

[3] "Idaho 14, IU 56". IUHoosiers.com. September 11, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.

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