The 2023 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the Big Sky Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Jason Eck, the Vandals were 8–3 (6–2 in Big Sky, 2nd) in the regular season, and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho. The Vandals drew an average home attendance of 11,737 in 2023.
Seeded fourth in the 24-team FCS playoffs, Idaho received a bye in the first round and hosted two games, but fell in the quarterfinals to Albany to finish at .
Preseason
Polls On July 23, 2023, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Vandals were predicted to finish fifth in the Big Sky by the coaches and second by the media.
Schedule
Game summaries
at Lamar
at Nevada
at California
vs No. 4 Sacramento State
at No. 19 Eastern Washington
at Cal Poly
vs No. 16 Montana
vs No. 2 Montana State
at Northern Colorado
at Weber State
vs Idaho State
Rankings
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