2008 Idaho Vandals football team

2008 Idaho Vandals football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record2–10 (1–7 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Axman (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorMark Criner (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumKibbie Dome
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Boise State $   8 0     12 1  
Louisiana Tech   5 3     8 5  
Nevada   5 3     7 6  
Hawaii   5 3     7 7  
Fresno State   4 4     7 6  
San Jose State   4 4     6 6  
Utah State   3 5     3 9  
New Mexico State   1 7     3 9  
Idaho   1 7     2 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Idaho competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), and played their home games in the Kibbie Dome, an indoor facility on campus in Moscow, Idaho. The Vandals were led by second-year head coach Robb Akey.

The Vandals finished the season with a 2–10 overall record and 1–7 in conference play, which was the team's ninth-straight season with a losing record. Idaho's two wins were against in-state rival Idaho State, an FCS program in the Big Sky, and conference foe New Mexico State. The victory over New Mexico State ended a 24-game losing streak against FBS opponents.

Eight of the Vandals' ten losses came by 23 points or more, and against Utah State, Idaho surrendered a third-quarter lead by yielding 28 unanswered points in the final period. Idaho was outgained by conference opponents by 151.6 yards per game on average.[1]

  1. ^ Phil Steele's 2009 College Football Preview, vol. 15, p. 234, 2009.