The 2021 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the Big Sky Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Paul Petrino, the Vandals were 4–7 (3–5 in Big Sky, ninth), and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho.
After the season, Petrino was fired with a cumulative record of ; the 66 losses were the most in program history, fifteen more than Skip Stahley (1954–61).
Preseason
Polls On July 26, 2021, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Vandals were predicted to finish eighth in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.
Preseason All–Big Sky team The Vandals had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.
Offense
Logan Kendall – FB
Defense
Tre Walker – MLB
Schedule
Game summaries
Simon Fraser
Statistics SFUIDHO First downs 9 30 Total yards 127 593 Rushing yards 50 316 Passing yards 77 277 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 32:55 27:03 Team Category Player StatisticsSimon Fraser Passing Brandon Niksich 9/16, 77 yards, INT Rushing Mason Glover 16 rushes, 34 yards Receiving Dallas Dixon 4 receptions, 37 yardsIdaho Passing C. J. Jordan 7/12, 161 yards, 2 TD Rushing Roshaun Johnson 10 rushes, 87 yards, 3 TD Receiving Hayden Hatten 2 receptions, 106 yards, TD
At Indiana
Statistics IDHO IU First downs 13 20 Total yards 261 338 Rushes/yards 22–65 50–179 Passing yards 196 159 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–39–0 13–20–0 Time of possession 26:36 33:24 Team Category Player StatisticsIdaho Passing Mike Beaudry 23/36, 196 yards, 2 TD Rushing Nick Romano 4 carries, 20 yards Receiving Hayden Hatten 10 receptions, 94 yards, 2 TDIndiana Passing Jack Tuttle 2/4, 91 yards, TD Rushing Stephen Carr 22 carries, 118 yards, TD Receiving A. J. Barner 1 reception, 76 yards, TD
At Oregon State
At No. 8 UC Davis
Portland State
At No. 2 Eastern Washington
No. 11 Montana
Northern Arizona
Southern Utah
At No. 3 Montana State
At Idaho State
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