2013 Idaho Vandals football team

2013 Idaho Vandals football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–11
Head coach	Paul Petrino (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Kris Cinkovich (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Ronnie Lee (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Kibbie Dome

2013 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 20 Notre Dame*			–						9	–	4
Navy			–						9	–	4
BYU			–						8	–	5
Army			–						3	–	9
New Mexico State			–						2	–	10
Idaho			–						1	–	11
*All wins for Notre Dame (9–4) in the 2013 season were later vacated Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Vandals were led by first year head coach Paul Petrino and played their home games at the Kibbie Dome. This was Idaho's first and only season as an independent. They became a football only member of the Sun Belt Conference in 2014.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	4:00 pm	at North Texas	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX		L 6–40	21,975
September 7	1:00 pm	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	RTNW	L 10–42	22,030
September 14	2:00 pm	Northern Illinois	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID		L 35–45	14,071
September 21	7:30 pm	at Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA (Battle of the Palouse)	P12N	L 0–42	31,521
September 28	2:00 pm	Temple	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ALT	W 26–24	15,323
October 5	2:00 pm	No. 23 Fresno State	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID		L 14–61	14,747
October 12	4:00 pm	at Arkansas State	Liberty Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR		L 24–48	26,781
October 26	4:30 pm	at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	ESPN3	L 14–59	57,870
November 2	2:00 pm	Texas State	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ALT	L 21–37	15,088
November 9	2:00 pm	Old Dominion	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID		L 38–59	14,489
November 23	12:30 pm	at No. 2 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPNU	L 14–80	65,061
November 30	12:30 pm	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	ALT	L 16–24	14,661
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

At North Texas

See also: 2013 North Texas Mean Green football team

Idaho Vandals at North Texas Mean Green – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	6	0	0	0	6
Mean Green	14	12	7	7	40

at Apogee Stadium, Denton, Texas

• Date: August 31
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Clear, 103 °F (39 °C)
• Game attendance: 21,975
• Referee: Jerry Banks
• TV: NTTV
• Box score

Game information

First quarter IDHO – Jake Manley 6-yard pass from Chad Chalich (kick blocked), 13:00. Vandals 6–0. Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, 0:40. UNT – Brandin Byrd 1-yard run (Zach Olen kick), 8:05. Mean Green 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:54. UNT – Brelan Chancellor 85-yard pass from Derek Thompson (Zach Olen kick), 5:17. Mean Green 14–6. Drive: 3 plays, 81 yards, 1:21. Second quarter UNT – Mark Lewis 1-yard run (kick failed), 6:34. Mean Green 20–6. Drive: 15 plays, 49 yards, 6:13. UNT – Brandin Byrd 27-yard run (kick blocked), 2:46. Mean Green 26–6. Drive: 2 plays, 38 yards, 0:27. Third quarter UNT – Reggie Pegram 2-yard run (Zach Paul kick), 3:28. Mean Green 33–6. Drive: 9 plays, 89 yards, 3:16. Fourth quarter UNT – Darius Terrell 30-yard pass from Derek Thompson (Zach Paul kick), 11:17. Mean Green 40–6. Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 3:34.

Statistics	IDHO	UNT
First downs	14	27
Total yards	369	591
Rushing yards	139	187
Passing yards	230	404
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	28:41	31:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho	Passing	Chad Chalich	19/27, 230 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jerrel Brown	6 rushes, 70 yards
	Receiving	Dezmon Epps	8 receptions, 94 yards
North Texas	Passing	Derek Thompson	23/27, 349 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Brandin Byrd	7 rushes, 57 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Brelan Chancellor	6 receptions, 135 yards, TD

At Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	0	0	0	10	10
Cowboys	0	21	21	0	42

See also: 2013 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	14	14	10	45
Vandals	14	14	0	7	35

See also: 2013 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

At Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	0	0	0	0	0
Cougars	7	21	7	7	42

See also: 2013 Washington State Cougars football team and Battle of the Palouse

Temple

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	3	0	7	14	24
Vandals	7	10	3	6	26

See also: 2013 Temple Owls football team

Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Bulldogs	28	19	7	7	61
Vandals	0	0	0	14	14

See also: 2013 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

At Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	7	0	10	7	24
Red Wolves	14	10	7	17	48

See also: 2013 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

At Ole Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	0	7	7	0	14
Rebels	17	7	21	14	59

See also: 2013 Ole Miss Rebels football team

Texas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	16	7	7	37
Vandals	7	7	0	7	21

See also: 2013 Texas State Bobcats football team

Old Dominion

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	17	14	14	14	59
Vandals	21	10	7	0	38

See also: 2013 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

At Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	0	7	0	7	14
Seminoles	21	21	17	21	80

See also: 2013 Florida State Seminoles football team

At New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	0	13	3	0	16
Aggies	7	3	7	7	24

See also: 2013 New Mexico State Aggies football team