2016 Idaho Vandals football team

Sun Belt coaches poll The Sun Belt coaches preseason prediction poll was released on July 21, 2016. The Vandals were predicted to finish eighth in the conference. ==Schedule==

Idaho announced their 2016 football schedule on March 3, with five of the twelve games at home. }} }} }} }} }} }} }} }} }} }} }} }} }} ==Personnel==

Montana State At No. 8 Washington At Washington State At UNLV Troy At Louisiana–Monroe New Mexico State At Appalachian State At Louisiana–Lafayette At Texas State South Alabama Georgia State Vs. Colorado State (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl) After a scoreless first quarter, the Vandals would jump out to a 41–14 lead heading into the fourth quarter. Both offenses would go off in the final quarter, scoring a combined 56 points for a final score of 61–50 in favor of Idaho, breaking the record for the most points scored in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, with the previous record being set in 2009, which also featured the Vandals. The two teams scored a combined 84 points in the second half, breaking the bowl record for most points scored in a half, with the previous record being 76 in the first half of the 2015 Independence Bowl. ==References==