2024 Idaho Vandals football team

2024 Idaho Vandals football
2024 Idaho Vandals football
NCAA Division I Quarterfinals, L 19–52 at Montana State
Conference	Big Sky
Ranking
STATS	No. 7
FCS Coaches	No. 8
Record	10–4 (6–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jason Eck (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Luke Schleusner (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Dan Jackson (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Kibbie Dome
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Montana State $^	8	–	0	15	–	1
No. 5 UC Davis ^	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 7 Idaho ^	6	–	2	10	–	4
No. 22 Northern Arizona ^	6	–	2	8	–	5
No. 10 Montana ^	5	–	3	9	–	5
Idaho State	3	–	5	5	–	7
Eastern Washington	3	–	5	4	–	8
Weber State	3	–	5	4	–	8
Portland State	3	–	5	3	–	8
Cal Poly	2	–	6	3	–	8
Sacramento State	1	–	7	3	–	9
Northern Colorado	1	–	7	1	–	11

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

The 2024 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the Big Sky Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Jason Eck, the Vandals played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho.

On December 14, head coach Jason Eck was hired for the same position at New Mexico.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	4:30 p.m.	at No. 3 (FBS) Oregon*	No. 7	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	BTN	L 14–24	57,435
September 7	12:30 p.m.	at Wyoming*	No. 7	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	TruTV	W 17–13	25,070
September 14	1:00 p.m.	No. 17 Albany*	No. 4	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN+	W 41–13	11,432
September 21	5:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Abilene Christian*	No. 4	Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+	W 27–24	11,719
September 28	7:00 p.m.	at No. 14 UC Davis	No. 4	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA	ESPN+	L 26–28	8,921
October 5	2:00 p.m.	No. 25 Northern Arizona	No. 10	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN+	W 23–17	14,066
October 12	7:15 p.m.	at No. 3 Montana State	No. 7	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	ESPN2	L 7–38	21,907
October 19	1:00 p.m.	Cal Poly	No. 13	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN+	W 34–29	8,873
October 26	6:00 p.m.	Eastern Washington	No. 11	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN+	W 38–28	13,277
November 9	1:00 p.m.	at Portland State	No. 9	Hillsboro Stadium Portland, OR	ESPN+	W 39–30	2,581
November 16	5:00 p.m.	Weber State	No. 8	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN+	W 31–24	9,851
November 23	3:00 p.m.	at Idaho State	No. 7	ICCU Dome Pocatello, ID (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 40–17	10,032
December 7	6:00 p.m.	Lehigh*	No. 7	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN+	W 34–13	7,346
December 13	6:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Montana State*	No. 7	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPN	L 19–52	18,127
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time Source: ^[2]^[3]

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
STATS FCS	7	7	4	4 (3)	4 (5)	10	7	13	11	10	9	8	7	7	7
Coaches	7	7	5	4	4 (1)	12	8	14	12	11	12	10	8	8	8

Game summaries

at No. 3 (FBS) Oregon

No. 7 Idaho Vandals at No. 3 (FBS) Oregon Ducks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Vandals	0	0	7	7	14
No. 3 (FBS) Ducks	7	7	0	10	24

at Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon

Date: August 31
Game time: 4:30 p.m. PDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 92 °F (33 °C) • Wind: NW 5 mph
Game attendance: 57,435
Referee: Jim Wharrie
TV announcers (BTN): Guy Haberman (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst), and Rhett Lewis (sideline reporter)
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

ORE – Tez Johnson 7-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Atticus Sappington kick), 8:19. Ducks 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 5:16.

Second quarter

ORE – Jordan James 6-yard run (Atticus Sappington kick), 7:00. Ducks 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:24.

Third quarter

IDHO – Jake Cox 36-yard pass from Jack Layne (Cameron Pope kick), 4:15. Ducks 14–7. Drive: 1 play, 36 yards, 0:07.

Fourth quarter

ORE – Atticus Sappington 26-yard field goal, 12:43. Ducks 17–7. Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 6:32.
IDHO – Jack Layne 4-yard run (Cameron Pope kick), 9:45. Ducks 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:58.
ORE – Tez Johnson 12-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Atticus Sappington Kick), 5:36. Ducks 24–14. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:09.

Statistics	IDHO	ORE
First downs	10	31
Total yards	217	487
Rushing yards	49	107
Passing yards	168	380
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	11-27-2	41-50-0
Time of possession	20:45	39:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho	Passing	Jack Layne	11/25, 168 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Elisha Cummings	8 rushes, 47 yards
	Receiving	Mark Hamper	3 receptions, 57 yards
Oregon	Passing	Dillon Gabriel	41/49, 380 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jordan James	15 rushes, 95 yards, TD
	Receiving	Terrance Ferguson	7 receptions, 87 yards

at Wyoming (FBS)

No. 7 Idaho Vandals at Wyoming Cowboys (FBS) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Vandals	7	10	0	0	17
Cowboys (FBS)	10	0	0	3	13

at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, Wyoming

Date: September 7
Game time: 12:30 p.m. PDT/1:30 p.m. MDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: N 7 MPH
Game attendance: 25,070
Referee: Scott Hardin
TV announcers (TruTV): Ari Wolfe (play-by-play), Darius Walker (analyst), Jared Greenberg (sideline)
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

WYO – John Hoyland 48-yard field goal, 12:50. Cowboys 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:10.
IDHO – Elisha Cummings 3-yard run (Cameron Pope kick), 6:36. Vandals 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 3:57.
WYO – Devin Boddie 20-yard pass from Evan Svoboda (John Hoyland kick), 2:06. Cowboys 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:23.

Second quarter

IDHO – Jake Cox 2-yard pass from Jack Wagner (Cameron Pope kick), 11:33. Vandals 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:33.
IDHO – Cameron Pope 49-yard field goal, 4:40. Vandals 17–10. Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 3:43.

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

WYO – John Hoyland 22-yard field goal, 14:57. Vandals 17–13. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:29.

Statistics	IDHO	WYO
First downs	14	16
Total yards	225	270
Rushing yards	124	144
Passing yards	101	126
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12–21–0	10–26–0
Time of possession	31:20	28:40

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho	Passing	Jack Wagner	12/21, 101 yards, TD
	Rushing	Nate Thomas	15 rushes, 64 yards
	Receiving	Jordan Dwyer	6 receptions, 66 yards
Wyoming	Passing	Evan Svoboda	10/24, 126 yards, TD
	Rushing	DJ Jones	17 rushes, 80 yards
	Receiving	Will Pelissier	1 reception, 38 yards

No. 17 Albany

No. 17 Albany Great Danes at No. 4 Idaho Vandals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Great Danes	3	0	3	7	13
No. 4 Vandals	13	14	14	0	41

at Kibbie Dome, Moscow, Idaho

Date: September 14
Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
Game weather: None (played indoors)
Game attendance: 11,432
Referee: Jeff Rink
TV: ESPN+
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

IDHO – Jordan Dwyer 12-yard pass from Jack Wagner (run failed), 8:39. Vandals 6–0. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:39.
ALB – John Opalko 25-yard field goal, 3:51. Vandals 6–3. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:48.
IDHO – Nate Thomas 2-yard run (Cameron Pope kick), 0:51. Vandals 13–3. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 2:54.

Second quarter

IDHO – Jordan Dwyer 4-yard pass from Jack Wagner (Cameron Pope kick), 12:29. Vandals 20–3. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 2:12.
IDHO – Andrew Marshall 47-yard punt return (Cameron Pope kick), 7:11. Vandals 27–3.

Third quarter

IDHO – Nate Thomas 1-yard run (Cameron Pope kick), 7:02. Vandals 34–3. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:35.
IDHO – Tommy McCormick 32-yard interception return (Cameron Pope kick), 6:53. Vandals 41–3.
ALB – John Opalko 33-yard field goal, 4:38. Vandals 41–6. Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 2:15.

Fourth quarter

ALB – Levi Wentz 19-yard pass from Myles Burkett (John Opalko kick), 1:52. Vandals 41–13. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:08.

Statistics	ALB	IDHO
First downs	21	20
Total yards	350	420
Rushing yards	60	247
Passing yards	290	173
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23–38–1	11–23–0
Time of possession	35:30	24:30

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Albany	Passing	Myles Burkett	23/38, 290 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Griffin Woodell	14 rushes, 23 yards
	Receiving	Levi Wentz	5 receptions, 114 yards, TD
Idaho	Passing	Jack Wagner	10/20, 156 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Nate Thomas	8 rushes, 75 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Mark Hamper	3 receptions, 74 yards

at No. 19 Abilene Christian

No. 4 Idaho Vandals at No. 19 Abilene Christian Wildcats – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Vandals	14	6	7	0	27
No. 19 Wildcats	0	3	8	13	24

at Wildcat Stadium, Abilene, Texas

Date: September 21
Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT/7:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 11,719
TV announcers (ESPN+): Andy Penney (play-by-play) and Ryan Holmes (analyst)
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

IDHO – Jordan Dwyer 22-yard pass from Jack Wagner (Cameron Pope kick), 7:06. Vandals 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 2:28.
IDHO – Mark Hamper 44-yard pass from Jack Wagner (Cameron Pope kick), 3:00. Vandals 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:47.

Second quarter

ACU – Ritse Vaes 27-yard field goal, 13:01. Vandals 14–3. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 4:59.
IDHO – Cameron Pope 33-yard field goal, 4:41. Vandals 17–3. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 2:17.
IDHO – Cameron Pope 25-yard field goal, 0:15. Vandals 20–3. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 2:54.

Third quarter

IDHO – Nate Thomas 3-yard run (Cameron Pope kick), 13:04. Vandals 27–3. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:56.
ACU – J. J. Henry 5-yard pass from Maverick McIvor (Maverick McIvor pass to Blayne Taylor), 2:32. Vandals 27–11. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 4:50.

Fourth quarter

ACU – Nehemiah Martinez I 23-yard pass from Maverick McIvor (pass failed), 10:03. Vandals 27–17. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:29.
ACU – Isaiah Johnson 1-yard run (Ritse Vaes kick), 3:47. Vandals 27–24. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:14.

Statistics	IDHO	ACU
First downs	23	25
Total yards	424	393
Rushing yards	171	105
Passing yards	253	288
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	30:57	29:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho	Passing	Jack Wagner	18/35, 253 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Nate Thomas	15 carries, 64 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jordan Dwyer	5 receptions, 91 yards, TD
Abilene Christian	Passing	Maverick McIvor	26/46, 288 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Isaiah Jonhson	10 carries, 59 yards, TD
	Receiving	Nehemiah Martinez I	4 receptions, 77 yards, TD

at No. 14 UC Davis

No. 4 Idaho Vandals at No. 14 UC Davis Aggies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Vandals	0	0	0	0	0
No. 13 Aggies	0	0	0	0	0

at UC Davis Health Stadium • Davis, CA

Date: September 28, 2024
Game time: 7:00 p.m. PDT
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	IDHO	UCD
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UC Davis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

No. 25 Northern Arizona

No. 25 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks at No. 10 Idaho Vandals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Lumberjacks	0	0	0	0	0
No. 4 Vandals	0	0	0	0	0

at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID

Date: October 5, 2024
Game time: 2:00 p.m. PDT
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	NAU	IDHO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Arizona	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Idaho	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 3 Montana State

No. 7 Idaho Vandals at No. 3 Montana State Bobcats – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Vandals	0	0	0	0	0
No. 3 Bobcats	0	0	0	0	0

at Bobcat Stadium, Bozeman, Montana

Date: October 12
Game time: 7:15 p.m. PDT/8:15 p.m. MDT
TV announcers (ESPN2): Jay Alter (play-by-play) and Rocky Boiman (analyst)

Statistics	IDHO	MTST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Montana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Cal Poly

Cal Poly Mustangs at No. 13 Idaho Vandals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	0	0	0	0
No. 13 Vandals	0	0	0	0	0

at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID

Date: October 19, 2024
Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	CP	IDHO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cal Poly	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Idaho	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Eastern Washington

Eastern Washington Eagles at No. 11 Idaho Vandals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	0	0	0
No. 11 Vandals	0	0	0	0	0

at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID

Date: October 26, 2024
Game time: 6:00 p.m. PDT
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	EWU	IDHO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Washington	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Idaho	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Portland State

No. 9 Idaho Vandals at Portland State Vikings – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Vandals	0	0	0	0	0
Vikings	0	0	0	0	0

at Hillsboro Stadium, Portland, Oregon

Date: November 9
Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	IDHO	PRST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Portland State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Weber State

Weber State Wildcats at No. 8 Idaho Vandals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
No. 8 Vandals	0	0	0	0	0

at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID

Date: November 16, 2024
Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WEB	IDHO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Weber State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Idaho	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Idaho State (rivalry)

No. 7 Idaho Vandals at Idaho State Bengals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Vandals	0	0	0	0	0
Bengals	0	0	0	0	0

at ICCU Dome, Pocatello, Idaho

Date: November 23
Game time: 3:00 p.m. PDT
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	IDHO	IDST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Idaho State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Lehigh (NCAA Division I playoff–second round)

Lehigh Mountain Hawks at No. 8 Idaho Vandals Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Hawks	0	0	0	0	0
No. 8 Vandals	0	0	0	0	0

at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, Idaho

Date: December 7
Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST/11:00 p.m. PST
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	LEH	IDHO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lehigh	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Idaho	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 1 Montana State (NCAA Division I Playoff–Quarterfinal)

NCAA Division I Playoff–Quarterfinal – No. 7 Idaho Vandals (10–3) at No. 1 Montana State (13–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Vandals	7	3	0	9	19
No. 1 Bobcats	7	24	14	7	52

at Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT

Date: Friday December 13, 2024
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
TV: ESPN

Statistics	IDHO	MTST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Montana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ Rider, Sean (December 14, 2024). "Entering the Eck era: New Mexico taps Jason Eck to be its next football coach". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
^ "2024 Idaho Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
^ "2024 Football Schedule". Idaho Vandals. Retrieved March 17, 2024.

[1] Rider, Sean (December 14, 2024). "Entering the Eck era: New Mexico taps Jason Eck to be its next football coach". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved January 3, 2025.

[2] "2024 Idaho Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 17, 2024.

[3] "2024 Football Schedule". Idaho Vandals. Retrieved March 17, 2024.

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