Preseason
Polls During the virtual Big Sky Kickoff on July 25, the Vandals were predicted to finish eighth by the coaches, and ninth by the media.[1]
Coaches poll Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Montana 111 (3) 2 Sacramento State 110 (4) 3 Montana State 109 (5) 4 Weber State 84 5 UC Davis 82 6 Eastern Washington 76 7 Northern Arizona 62 8 Idaho 45 9 Portland State 42 10 Cal Poly 33 T-11 Idaho State 19 T-11 Northern Colorado 19
Media poll Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Montana 356 (14) 2 Montana State 352 (13) 3 Sacramento State 335 (4) 4 Weber State 261 5 UC Davis 255 (1) 6 Eastern Washington 236 7 Northern Arizona 191 8 Portland State 146 9 Idaho 142 10 Cal Poly 85 11 Northern Colorado 71 12 Idaho State 66
Preseason All–Big Sky team The Vandals had one player selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]
Roster
Schedule Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 3 6:30 p.m. at Washington State * P12N L 17–2425,233 September 10 5:00 p.m. at Indiana * BTN L 22–3546,785 September 17 12:00 p.m. Drake * ESPN+ W 42–246,852 September 24 1:00 p.m. at Northern Arizona ESPN+ W 27–107,022 October 1 6:00 p.m. Northern Colorado ESPN+/SWX W 55–3510,759 October 15 12:00 p.m. at No. 3 Montana ESPN+ W 30–2326,314 October 22 12:00 p.m. Portland State No. 17 ESPN+/SWX W 56–217,357 October 29 6:00 p.m. at No. 2 Sacramento State No. 14 ESPN+ L 28–3117,241 November 5 12:00 p.m. Eastern Washington No. 15 ESPN+/SWX W 48–1611,811 November 12 4:00 p.m. UC Davis No. 15 ESPN+/SWX L 26–447,681 November 19 12:00 p.m. at Idaho State No. T–21 ESPN+ W 38–77,706 November 26 4:00 p.m. at No. 17 Southeastern Louisiana * No. 18 ESPN+ L 42–453,174 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
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Game summaries
at Washington State Idaho Vandals (0–0) at Washington State Cougars (0–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Vandals 10 0 0 7 17 Cougars 0 10 7 7 24
at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA
Date : September 3, 2022Game time : 8:00 p.m. PDT Game weather : 70 °F (21 °C) SunnyGame attendance : 25,233Referee : Steven StrimlingTV : P12N
at Indiana Idaho Vandals (0–1) at Indiana Hoosiers (1–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Vandals 0 10 0 12 22 Hoosiers 0 0 23 12 35
at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
Date : September 10, 2022Game time : 8:00 p.m. EDTGame attendance : 46,785TV : BTN
vs Drake Drake Bulldogs (0–2) vs Idaho Vandals (0–2) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 7 7 0 0 14 Vandals 7 13 14 8 42
at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID
Date : September 17, 2022Game time : 12:00 p.m. PSTGame attendance : 6,852TV : ESPN+
at Northern Arizona Idaho Vandals (1–2) at Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (1–2) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Vandals 7 10 3 7 27 Lumberjacks 7 3 0 0 10
at Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ
Date : September 24, 2022Game time : 1:00 p.m. PSTGame attendance : 7,022TV : ESPN+
vs Northern Colorado Northern Colorado Bears (2–2) vs Idaho Vandals (2–2) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Bears 6 14 8 7 35 Vandals 10 14 21 10 55
at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID
Date : October 1, 2022Game time : 6:00 p.m. PST Game weather : SunnyGame attendance : 10,759Referee : Steve HanniTV : ESPN+
at No. 3 Montana Idaho Vandals (3–2) at No. 3 Montana Grizzlies (5–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Vandals 3 9 10 8 30 No. 3 Grizzlies 6 7 3 7 23
at Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT
Date : October 15, 2022Game time : 12:00 p.m. PSTGame attendance : 26,314TV : ESPN+
vs Portland State Portland State Vikings (2–4) vs No. 17 Idaho Vandals (4–2) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Vikings 14 7 0 0 21 No. 17 Vandals 14 7 14 21 56
at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID
Date : October 22, 2022Game time : 12:00 p.m. PSTGame attendance : 7,357TV : ESPN+/SWX
at No. 2 Sacramento State No. 14 Idaho Vandals (5–2) at No. 2 Sacramento State Hornets (7–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 14 Vandals 0 7 7 14 28 No. 2 Hornets 7 10 7 7 31
at Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA
Date : October 29, 2022Game time : 6:00 p.m. PSTGame attendance : 17,241TV : ESPN+
vs Eastern Washington Eastern Washington Eagles (2–6) vs No. 15 Idaho Vandals (5–3) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 3 7 0 6 16 No. 15 Vandals 7 28 3 10 48
at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID
Date : November 5, 2022Game time : 12:00 p.m. PSTGame attendance : 11,811TV : ESPN+/SWX
vs UC Davis UC Davis Aggies (5–4) vs No. 15 Idaho Vandals (6–3) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 14 17 3 10 44 No. 15 Vandals 7 0 12 7 26
at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID
Date : November 12, 2022Game time : 4:00 p.m. PSTGame attendance : 7,681TV : ESPN+/SWX
at Idaho State No. 21T Idaho Vandals (6–4) at Idaho State Bengals (1–9) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 21T Vandals 7 17 7 7 38 Bengals 7 0 0 0 7
at Holt Arena • Pocatello, ID
Date : November 19, 2022Game time : 12:00 p.m. PSTGame attendance : 7,706TV : ESPN+
FCS Playoffs
at No. 17 Southeastern Louisiana – first round Idaho Vandals (7–4) at Southeastern Louisiana Lions (8–3) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 18 Vandals 7 14 0 21 42 No. 17 Lions 7 10 7 21 45
at Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA
Date : November 26Game time : 6:00 p.m.Game weather : CloudyGame attendance : 3,174Referee : Rick WayneTV : ESPN+
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