FCS

Idaho

Vandals · Big Sky

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FCS rank

#44

Among 128 teams · ▲2 since Week 7

Record

3-5

3-4 vs. FCS

Power rating

+0.28

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+4.16

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Idaho is 3-5 and ranks No. 44 of 128 FCS teams, up 2 spots from Week 7. Its +0.3 power rating is 14.0 points behind No. 1 Stephen F. Austin.

It has played one of the toughest schedules in FCS, 1st by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FCS team would have about 3.9 wins against it; Idaho is 0.9 behind, 51st in résumé rank.

Best win: 35–34 over Montana State as a 15% underdog.

Next: at Portland State on Sat, Oct 31. Idaho is a 7.5-point favorite with a 65% chance to win.

Next game

Idaho by 7.5

Idaho 65% · Portland State 35%

Rank by week

FCS rank after each week
FCS rank by week: from No. 83 after Week 1 to No. 44 after Week 8.150100Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#44
Week 8: No. 44 · +0.28 power
FCS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 183−5.63
Week 285−7.12
Week 399−8.89
Week 486−6.85
Week 565−2.79
Week 670−3.96
Week 746−0.22
Week 844+0.28

Game results

8 games · 2026
Idaho results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
W31–2857%+1.01
at Montana #16
W42–35Upset14%+6.09
L27–3844%+1.18
W35–34Upset15%+11.64
L39–4156%+1.72
Lamar #17
L17–2351%+5.86
at Utah
L14–66—+17.85
at Cal Poly #84
L34–38—−5.91
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Big Sky
Big Sky power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
4unchanged7-1
+11.64
#3−0.59+19.1
16up 25-3
+6.09
#29−1.28+9.8
18up 26-2
+5.55
#8+1.60+1.5
27up 65-3
+3.44
#45−4.29+12.6
38down 25-4
+1.18
#48−2.04+1.3
39up 53-5
+1.01
#70+0.06-1.4
43up 175-3
+0.33
#37−4.00+1.0
44up 23-5
+0.28
#51+4.16-8.0
74up 32-6
−4.97
#84+2.98-11.1
75down 113-6
−5.00
#96−0.22-4.7
84down 214-5
−5.91
#76−2.51-3.6
94down 82-6
−7.46
#86+1.94-21.5
112up 61-7
−10.73
#110+1.44-22.4