2016 Idaho Vandals football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2016 Idaho Vandals football Idaho Vandals logo.svg 100 Sun Belt Conference Sun Belt 9–4 6–2 Paul Petrino 4th Kris Cinkovich 4th Multiple Mike Breske 2nd Multiple 3–4 Kibbie Dome Famous Idaho Potato Bowl champion Famous Idaho Potato Bowl W 61–50 vs. Colorado State The 2016 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the Sun Belt Conference during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Paul Petrino, the Vandals played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho. A football-only member of the Sun Belt, Idaho finished the regular season at 8–4 (6–2 in Sun Belt, third). The Vandals were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise and defeated Colorado State 61–50 to finish at 9–4. It was the program's final bowl game as an FBS team and last winning season for six years. Preseason Sun Belt coaches poll The Sun Belt coaches preseason prediction poll was released on July 21, 2016. The Vandals were predicted to finish eighth in the conference.Mountaineers Picked to Win League Title in 2016 http://sunbeltsports.org/news/2016/7/21/FB_0721160822.aspx?path=football August 24, 2016 Sun Belt Conference July 21, 2016 Sun Belt coaches pollIdaho Vandals Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Appalachian State 114 (5) 2 Arkansas State 110 (5) 3 Georgia Southern 98 (1) 4 Georgia State 735 Louisiana–Lafayette 70 Troy 7 South Alabama 62 8 Idaho 48 9 New Mexico State 37 10 Texas State 30 11 Louisiana–Monroe 14 Schedule Idaho announced their 2016 football schedule on March 3, with five of the twelve games at home.http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-16/2016-idaho-vandals-football-schedule.php 2016 Idaho Vandals Football Schedule FBSSchedules March 4, 2016 March 4, 2016 2016 AP Poll released prior to game Pacific September 1, 2016 6:00 pm w y Montana State Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID SWX 20–17 11,987 September 10 2:00 pm l y y Washington 8 Husky Stadium Seattle, WA P12N 14–59 60,678 September 17 11:00 am l y y Washington State Battle of the Palouse Martin Stadium Pullman, WA P12N 6–56 28,477 September 24 6:00 pm w y y UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV CI 33–30 OT 17,229 October 1 2:00 pm l Troy y Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID ESPN3 13–34 13,392 October 8 4:00 pm w y Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium Monroe, LA ESPN3 34–31   9,524 October 15 2:00 pm w New Mexico State Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID SWX 55–23 10,278 October 22 12:30 pm l y Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC ESPN3 19–37 26,931 November 5 2:00 pm w y Louisiana–Lafayette Cajun Field Lafayette, LA ESPN3 23–13 21,367 November 12 1:00 pm w y Texas State Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX ESPN3 47–14 15,314 November 26 12:30 pm w South Alabama Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID ASN 38–31   9,049 December 3 2:00 pm w Georgia State Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID ESPN3 37–12 11,242 December 22, 2016 4:00 pm w y y Colorado State Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID ESPN 61–50 24,975 Personnel 2016 Idaho Vandals y Alfonso Onunwor 1 WR Jr David Ungerer 2 WR So y Deon Watson 3 TE Sr Mason Petrino 4 QB Fr Callen Hightower 6 WR Sr Jante Boston 7 WR Fr y Jacob Sannon 8 WR Jr y Matt Linehan 10 QB Jr y A. J. Woodin 12 QB So Trent Cowan 13 TE Sr Brandon Luckett 14 WR Fr Gunnar Amos 15 QB Fr y Isaiah Saunders 21 RB So Doug Coman 22 RB Jr Aaron Duckworth 23 RB Jr Denzal Brantley 24 RB Fr y Reuben Mwehla 26 WR Jr Jordan Frysinger 27 WR Sr Dylan Thigpen 28 RB Fr Zach Bafus 30 RB Fr y Andrew Sibley 36 RB Fr Brady Strodtbeck 38 FB Jr Josh Herman 45 FB Jr Luke Hyde 47 FB Fr y Luke Johnson 49 FB Fr Austin Phillips 58 OL So Koa Wilkins 59 OL Fr D. J. Luby 60 OL Fr Steven Matlock 61 OL Sr Calvin White 63 OL Sr Conner Vrba 66 OL Fr Mason Woods 67 OL Sr Kato Fawkes 69 OL GS Zion Dixon 70 OL Fr y Brett Carter 71 OL Fr Patrick Johnson 72 OL So Noah Johnson 74 OL Fr Darius Peterson 75 OL Sr Jordan Rose 76 OL Jr Tanner Mauseth 77 OL Fr y Eric Lemke 80 TE GS Josh Ellingson 81 WR Fr y Elijah Sapico 83 WR Fr Micah Hamilton 84 WR Fr y Joseph Wysocki 85 TE Fr Cade Smith 87 WR Fr Michael Garner 88 WR Fr y D. J. Olmstead 1 S Jr D. J. Hampton 2 S Sr Kaden Elliss 3 LB So y Jayshawn Jordan 4 CB Sr Lloyd Hightower 5 DB Fr Kendrick Trotter 6 CB GS Khalin Smith 7 Buck Sr Armond Hawkins 8 CB Jr Ty Graham 10 S Fr Russell Siavii 11 S Sr Kevin Shelton 13 DL Sr Jaden Gardner 14 LB Fr Glen Antoine 15 DL Sr Tarik Littlejohn 16 LB Fr Kasheen Greene 18 DB Jr Dorian Clark 20 DB Jr Jordan Grabski 21 DB Jr Leonard Hazewood IV 22 LB Jr y Calvary Pugh 23 DB So Alec Nordsieck 24 S Fr Desmond Banks 25 S Jr Sedrick Thomas 29 DB Fr y Qendarrion Barnett 31 DB Fr Aaron Pue 32 LB Fr y Tony Lashley 33 LB So y Jack Bamis 34 Buck Fr y Jack Tate 35 S Jr Vaughn Daggs 39 LB Fr Mike Linehan 40 LB Fr y Dylan Beeler 41 LB Fr Charles Akanno 43 LB Fr Tueni Lupeamanu 44 DL Sr Ed Hall 50 LB So Wayne Eades II 51 DE Fr Mason Ulrich 54 LB Fr Rahsaan Crawford 55 DT Fr Colton Thrasher 62 DL So Will Schmidt 82 DE Jr Zach Cable 90 DL Jr Eric Hale 91 DL Fr y Mytreal Denson 92 DL Fr Arie Anderson 93 DL Jr Gavin Whitesitt 96 DE Fr y Aikeem Coleman 97 DE Jr Austin Rehkow 5 K P Sr y Cade Coffey 15 K Fr Alex Boatman 37 LS So Sam Fenlason 52 K Fr Brett Ballard 95 LS GS Garrett Wideen 98 LS Fr y https://govandals.com/sports/football/roster/2016 December 26, 2023 Paul Petrino Kris CinkovichAssociate head coach/Offensive coordinator/Offensive line Mike BreskeDefensive coordinator/Safeties Eric BrownLinebackers Kenny HolmesDefensive line Charley MolnarQuarterbacks Troy PurcellInside linebackers Al PupunuTight ends Jason ShumakerRunning backs/Recruiting coordinator/Special teams coordinator Aric WilliamsCornerbacks Game summaries Montana State 2016 Montana State Bobcats football team Idaho Vandals black ;text-align:center; autocollapse Montana State Bobcats at Idaho Vandals – Game summary September 1, 2016 6:00 p.m. PDT Bobcats 7 3 7 0 Vandals 17 3 0 0 Kibbie Dome, Moscow, Idaho 11,987 None (played indoors) Charles Lewis SWX Box score, Recap First quarter IDHO – Austin Rehkow 44-yard field goal, 13:38. Vandals 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 1:22. MTST – Justin Paige 12-yard pass from Tyler Bruggman (Devon Tandberg kick), 8:17. Bobcats 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:21. IDHO – Aaron Duckworth 43-yard run (Austin Rehkow kick), 7:38. Vandals 10–7. Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 0:39. IDHO – Aaron Duckworth 1-yard run (Austin Rehkow kick), 4:04. Vandals 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, 1:24. Second quarter IDHO – Austin Rehkow 34-yard field goal, 8:09. Vandals 20–7. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 4:58. MTST – Devon Tandberg 33-yard field goal, 1:40. Vandals 20–10. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 2:15. Third quarter MTST – Chad Newell 3-yard run (Devon Tandberg kick), 9:22. Vandals 20–17. Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 5:38. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Statistics MTSTIDHO First downs 19 15 Total yards 305 357 Rushing yards 110 229 Passing yards 195 128 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 36:14 23:46 Team Category Player StatisticsMontana State Passing Tyler Bruggman 19/35, 191 yards, TD, INT Rushing Chad Newell 25 rushes, 105 yards, TD Receiving Mitchell Herbert 4 receptions, 62 yardsIdaho Passing Matt Linehan 8/22, 128 yards, INT Rushing Aaron Duckworth 15 rushes, 112 yards, 2 TD Receiving Deon Watson 2 receptions, 67 yards At No. 8 Washington 2016 Washington Huskies football team Idaho Vandals white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Idaho Vandals at No. 8 Washington Huskies – Game summary September 10 2:00 p.m. PDT Vandals 0 0 7 7 No. 8 Huskies 7 28 14 10 Husky Stadium, Seattle, Washington 60,678 Clear, 71 F C Terry Leyden P12N J. B. Long, Glenn Parker, and Jill Savage Box score, Recap First quarter WASH – Dante Pettis 21-yard pass from Jake Browning (Cameron Van Winkle kick), 14:44. Huskies 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 21 yards, 0:10. Second quarter WASH – Dante Pettis 7-yard pass from Jake Browning (Cameron Van Winkle kick), 12:09. Huskies 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 1:25. WASH – Chico McClatcher 30-yard pass from Jake Browning (Cameron Van Winkle kick), 7:37. Huskies 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 2:20. WASH – Myles Gaskin 7-yard run (Cameron Van Winkle kick), 3:25. Huskies 28–0. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 2:11. WASH – John Ross III 9-yard pass from Jake Browning (Cameron Van Winkle kick), 1:00. Huskies 35–0. Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 1:02. Third quarter WASH – John Ross III 8-yard pass from Jake Browning (Cameron Van Winkle kick), 12:05. Huskies 42–0. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:55. IDHO – Trent Cowan 20-yard pass from Matt Linehan (Austin Rehkow kick), 4:44. Huskies 42–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:09. WASH – Quinten Pounds 26-yard pass from K. J. Carta-Samuels (Cameron Van Winkle kick), 2:13. Huskies 49–7. Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 2:24. Fourth quarter IDHO – Gunnar Amos 6-yard run (Austin Rehkow kick), 10:41. Huskies 49–14. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 6:32. WASH – Cameron Van Winkle 34-yard field goal, 5:21. Huskies 52–14. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 5:11. WASH – Connor O'Brien 46-yard interception return (Cameron Van Winkle kick), 3:05. Huskies 59–14. Statistics IDHOWASH First downs 17 27 Total yards 322 482 Rushing yards 104 126 Passing yards 218 356 Turnovers 3 1 Time of possession 33:15 26:45 Team Category Player StatisticsIdaho Passing Matt Linehan 19/29, 187 yards, TD Rushing Mason Petrino 9 rushes, 48 yards Receiving Isaiah Saunders 2 receptions, 54 yardsWashington Passing Jake Browning 23/28, 294 yards, 5 TD Rushing Myles Gaskin 12 rushes, 67 yards, TD Receiving Dante Pettis 6 receptions, 88 yards, 2 TD At Washington State 2016 Washington State Cougars football team Battle of the Palouse Idaho Vandals white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Idaho Vandals at Washington State Cougars – Game summary September 17 11:00 a.m. PDT Vandals 3 0 3 0 Cougars 7 14 7 28 Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington 28,477 Overcast, 64 F C Mark Duddy P12N Box score, Recap First quarter IDHO – Austin Rehkow 42-yard field goal, 9:47. Vandals 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 29 yards, 3:40. WSU – James Williams 2-yard run (Erik Powell kick), 0:22. Cougars 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 3:07. Second quarter WSU – Marcellus Pippins 72-yard blocked kick return (Erik Powell kick), 7:35. Cougars 14–3. WSU – Gabe Marks 8-yard pass from Luke Falk (Erik Powell kick), 4:02. Cougars 21–3. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 1:36. Third quarter IDHO – Austin Rehkow 18-yard field goal, 8:47. Cougars 21–6. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:30. WSU – Gerard Wicks 2-yard run (Erik Powell kick), 2:50. Cougars 28–6. Drive: 14 plays, 90 yards, 5:49. Fourth quarter WSU – Robert Lewis 10-yard pass from Luke Falk (Erik Powell kick), 13:05. Cougars 35–6. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 3:36. WSU – Kyle Sweet 9-yard pass from Luke Falk (Erik Powell kick), 8:52. Cougars 42–6. Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 2:18. WSU – Gerard Wicks 11-yard fumble return (Erik Powell kick), 8:43. Cougars 49–6. WSU – Alijah Lee 6-yard run (Erik Powell kick), 1:02. Cougars 56–6. Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:09. Statistics IDHOWSU First downs 15 26 Total yards 257 509 Rushing yards 78 228 Passing yards 179 281 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 30:40 29:20 Team Category Player StatisticsIdaho Passing Matt Linehan 19/33, 172 yards Rushing Aaron Duckworth 13 rushes, 43 yards Receiving Deon Watson 5 receptions, 62 yardsWashington State Passing Luke Falk 21/36, 226 yards, 3 TD Rushing James Williams 14 rushes, 126 yards, TD Receiving Kyle Sweet 4 receptions, 77 yards, TD At UNLV 2016 UNLV Rebels football team Idaho Vandals white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Idaho Vandals at UNLV Rebels – Game summary September 24 6:00 p.m. PDT Vandals 7 10 3 7 6 Rebels 0 14 3 10 3 Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada 17,229 Clear, 86 F C Ted Pitts CI Tony Cordasco and Caleb Herring Box score, Recap First quarter IDHO – Kaden Elliss 31-yard interception return (Austin Kehdow kick), 10:30. Vandals 7–0. Second quarter IDHO – Austin Rehkow 40-yard field goal, 11:48. Vandals 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 3:07. UNLV – Lexington Thomas 3-yard run (Evan Pantels kick), 9:04. Vandals 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:44. IDHO – Aaron Duckworth 4-yard run (Austin Rehkow kick), 4:58. Vandals 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:06. UNLV – Marc Philippi 4-yard pass from Johnny Stanton (Evan Pantels kick), 0:59. Vandals 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:48. Third quarter IDHO – Austin Rehkow 33-yard field goal, 11:45. Vandals 20–14. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:10. UNLV – Evan Pantels 32-yard field goal, 6:05. Vandals 20–17. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 5:36. Fourth quarter UNLV – Evan Pantels 24-yard field goal, 8:29. Tied 20–20. Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 6:31. IDHO – Matt Linehan 7-yard run (Austin Rehkow kick), 6:14. Vandals 27–20. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:09. UNLV – Lexington Thomas 55-yard run (Evan Pantels kick), 5:09. Tied 27–27. Drive: 3 plays, 83 yards, 1:01. Overtime UNLV – Evan Pantels 23-yard field goal. Rebels 30–27. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards. IDHO – Callen Hightower 11-yard pass from Matt Linehan. Vandals 33–30. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards. Statistics IDHOUNLV First downs 21 26 Total yards 378 539 Rushing yards 129 364 Passing yards 249 175 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 26:47 33:13 Team Category Player StatisticsIdaho Passing Matt Linehan 17/35, 249 yards, TD Rushing Aaron Duckworth 20 rushes, 90 yards, TD Receiving Callen Hightower 4 receptions, 67 yards, TDUNLV Passing Johnny Stanton 14/26, 175 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Lexington Thomas 19 rushes, 160 yards, 2 TD Receiving Darren Woods Jr. 4 receptions, 66 yards Troy 2016 Troy Trojans football team Idaho Vandals black ;text-align:center; autocollapse Troy Trojans at Idaho Vandals – Game summary October 1 2:00 p.m. PDT Trojans 14 7 13 0 Vandals 6 0 0 7 Kibbie Dome, Moscow, Idaho 13,392 None (played indoors) Kevin Stine ESPN3 Box score, Recap First quarter IDHO – Austin Rehkow 21-yard field goal, 8:49. Vandals 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, 6:11. IDHO – Austin Rehkow 42-yard field goal, 6:20. Vandals 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, -4 yards, 2:01. TROY – Tevaris McCormick 36-yard pass from Brandon Silvers (Ryan Kay kick), 5:27. Trojans 7–6. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 0:53. TROY – Emanuel Thompson 14-yard pass from Brandon Silvers (Ryan Kay kick), 0:20. Trojans 14–6. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:11. Second quarter TROY – Jordan Chunn 12-yard run (Ryan Kay kick), 3:39. Trojans 21–6. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 3:56. Third quarter TROY – John Johnson 60-yard pass from Brandon Silvers (Ryan Kay kick), 14:46. Trojans 28–6. Drive: 1 play, 60 yards, 0:14. TROY – Ryan Kay 25-yard field goal, 7:43. Trojans 31–6. Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 4:32. TROY – Ryan Kay 31-yard field goal, 3:45. Trojans 34–6. Drive: 5 plays, 16 yards, 1:28. Fourth quarter IDHO – Trent Cowan 22-yard pass from Matt Linehan (Austin Rehkow kick), 14:09. Trojans 34–13. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:36. Statistics TROYIDHO First downs 27 19 Total yards 530 255 Rushing yards 157 89 Passing yards 373 166 Turnovers 3 2 Time of possession 29:39 30:21 Team Category Player StatisticsTroy Passing Brandon Silvers 31/42, 373 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Jordan Chunn 22 rushes, 137 yards, TD Receiving John Johnson 7 receptions, 128 yards, TDIdaho Passing Matt Linehan 19/34, 166 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Aaron Duckworth 15 rushes, 50 yards Receiving Trent Cowan 5 receptions, 58 yards, TD At Louisiana–Monroe 2016 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team Idaho Vandals white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Idaho Vandals at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks – Game summary October 8 4:00 p.m. PDT/6:00 p.m. CDT Vandals 16 8 7 3 Warhawks 0 21 3 7 Malone Stadium, Monroe, Louisiana 9,524 Clear, 77 F C Jason McArthur ESPN3 Box score, Recap First quarter IDHO – Austin Rehkow 28-yard field goal, 9:01. Vandals 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 64 yards, 5:59. IDHO – Austin Rehkow 34-yard field goal, 6:56. Vandals 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:03. IDHO – Austin Rehkow 32-yard field goal, 2:36. Vandals 9–0. Drive: 9 plays, 20 yards, 3:33. IDHO – Kendrick Trotter 19-yard blocked punt return (Austin Rehkow kick), 1:18. Vandals 16–0. Second quarter ULM – Ben Luckett 31-yard run (Craig Ford kick), 13:31. Vandals 16–7. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 2:47. IDHO – Aaron Duckworth 2-yard run (Matt Linehan pass to David Ungerer), 10:59. Vandals 24–7. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:32. ULM – Garrett Smith 6-yard run (Craig Ford kick), 7:42. Vandals 24–14. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:17. ULM – Xavier Brown 44-yard pass from Garrett Smith (Craig Ford kick), 1:25. Vandals 24–21. Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 2:45. Third quarter ULM – Craig Ford 31-yard field goal, 6:40. Tied 24–24. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 4:34. IDHO – Jordan Frysinger 71-yard pass from Matt Linehan (Austin Rehkow kick), 5:46. Vandals 31–24. Drive: 2 plays, 69 yards, 0:54. Fourth quarter ULM – Ajalen Holley 30-yard pass from Garrett Smith (Craig Ford kick), 2:28. Tied 31–31. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:52. IDHO – Austin Rehkow 27-yard field goal, 0:00. Vandals 34–31. Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:28. Statistics IDHOULM First downs 18 27 Total yards 414 523 Rushing yards 203 221 Passing yards 211 302 Turnovers 0 4 Time of possession 31:01 28:59 Team Category Player StatisticsIdaho Passing Matt Linehan 21/38, 211 yards, TD Rushing Aaron Duckworth 16 rushes, 121 yards, TD Receiving Jordan Frysinger 4 receptions, 100 yards, TDLouisiana–Monroe Passing Garrett Smith 20/38, 302 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Rushing Garrett Smith 13 rushes, 88 yards, TD Receiving Xavier Brown 3 receptions, 96 yards, TD New Mexico State 2016 New Mexico State Aggies football team Idaho Vandals black ;text-align:center; autocollapse New Mexico State Aggies at Idaho Vandals – Game summary October 15 2:00 p.m. PDT Aggies 13 3 0 7 Vandals 7 20 21 7 Kibbie Dome, Moscow, Idaho 10,278 None (played indoors) Ted Pitts SWX Box score, Recap First quarter NMSU – Izaiah Lottie 68-yard pass from Tyler Rogers (kick failed), 10:06. Aggies 6–0. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:47. IDHO – Deon Watson 9-yard pass from Matt Linehan (Austin Rehkow kick), 4:56. Vandals 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:10. NMSU – Clayton Granch 10-yard pass from Tyler Rogers (Parker Davidson kick), 2:43. Aggies 13–7. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:13. Second quarter IDHO – Denzal Brantley 4-yard run (Austin Rehkow kick), 14:55. Vandals 14–13. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 2:44. IDHO – Austin Rehkow 33-yard field goal, 10:37. Vandals 17–13. Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 2:43. IDHO – Alfonso Onunwor 7-yard pass from Matt Linehan (Austin Rehkow kick), 4:30. Vandals 24–13. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 5:06. IDHO – Austin Rehkow 37-yard field goal, 1:08. Vandals 27–13. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:18. NMSU – Parker Davidson 35-yard field goal, 0:00. Vandals 27–16. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 1:08. Third quarter IDHO – Aaron Duckworth 19-yard pass from Matt Linehan (Austin Rehkow kick), 10:36. Vandals 34–16. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 2:21. IDHO – Jordan Frysinger 78-yard pass from Matt Linehan (Austin Rehkow kick), 8:02. Vandals 41–16. Drive: 1 play, 78 yards, 0:11. IDHO – Isaiah Saunders 1-yard run (Austin Rehkow kick), 1:08. Vandals 48–16. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:37. Fourth quarter IDHO – Matt Linehan 10-yard run (Austin Rehkow kick), 12:19. Vandals 55–16. Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 2:34. NMSU – Jaleel Scott 45-yard pass from Nick Jeanty (Parker Davidson kick), 1:12. Vandals 55–23. Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 1:31. Statistics NMSUIDHO First downs 17 34 Total yards 428 651 Rushing yards 62 169 Passing yards 366 482 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 21:03 38:57 Team Category Player StatisticsNew Mexico State Passing Tyler Rogers 19/29, 302 yards, 2 TD Rushing Larry Rose III 11 rushes, 32 yards Receiving Tyrian Taylor 4 receptions, 110 yardsIdaho Passing Matt Linehan 29/36, 476 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Isaiah Saunders 12 rushes, 59 yards, TD Receiving Deon Watson 6 receptions, 129 yards,td At Appalachian State 2016 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team Idaho Vandals white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Idaho Vandals at Appalachian State Mountaineers – Game summary October 22 12:30 p.m. PDT/3:30 EDT Vandals 0 6 3 10 Mountaineers 10 0 13 14 Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, North Carolina 26,931 Fair, 46 F C Jason Autrey ESPN3 Box score, Recap Statistics IDHOAPP First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsIdaho Passing Rushing Receiving Appalachian State Passing Rushing Receiving At Louisiana–Lafayette 2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team Idaho Vandals white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Idaho Vandals at Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns – Game summary November 5 2:00 p.m. PDT/4:00 p.m. CDT Vandals 10 7 3 3 Ragin' Cajuns 3 10 0 0 Cajun Field, Lafayette, Louisiana 21,367 Clear, 81 F C Kevin Stine ESPN3 Box score, Recap First quarter IDAHO - Denzal Brantley 1-yard TD run, Austin Rehkow kick good, 10:15 (IDAHO 7-0) ULL - Stevie Artigue 37-yard field goal, 8:13 (IDAHO 7-3) IDAHO - Rehkow 29-yard field goal, 4:51 (IDAHO 10-3) Second quarter ULL - Anthony Jennings 3-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 13:31 (TIE 10-10) IDAHO - Isaiah Saunders 1-yard TD run, Rehkow kick good, 4:33 (IDAHO 17-10) ULL - Artigue 29-yard field goal, 0:28 (IDAHO 17-13) Third quarter IDAHO - Rehkow 50-yard field goal, 4:29 (IDAHO 20-13) Fourth quarter IDAHO - Rehkow 44-yard field goal, 7:22 (IDAHO 23-13) Statistics IDHOULL First downs 22 18 Total yards 384 266 Rushing yards 157 105 Passing yards 227 161 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 32:32 27:28 Team Category Player StatisticsIdaho Passing Matt Linehan 20/30, 227 yards Rushing Isaiah Saunders 21 carries, 86 yards, TD Receiving Isaiah Saunders 5 receptions, 55 yardsLouisiana–Lafayette Passing Anthony Jennings 17/30, 161 yards Rushing Elijah McGuire 17 carries, 55 yards Receiving Michael Jacquet 3 receptions, 77 yards At Texas State 2016 Texas State Bobcats football team Idaho Vandals white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Idaho Vandals at Texas State Bobcats – Game summary November 12 1:00 p.m. PST/3:00 p.m. CST Vandals 14 17 9 7 Bobcats 14 0 0 0 Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, Texas 15,314 Partly cloudy, 75 F C Jason Autrey ESPN3 Box score, Recap Statistics IDHOTXST First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsIdaho Passing Rushing Receiving Texas State Passing Rushing Receiving South Alabama 2016 South Alabama Jaguars football team Idaho Vandals black ;text-align:center; autocollapse South Alabama Jaguars at Idaho Vandals – Game summary November 26 12:30 p.m. PST Jaguars 7 14 7 3 Vandals 14 10 7 7 Kibbie Dome, Moscow, Idaho 9,049 None (played indoors) Jason McArthur ASN Box score, Recap Statistics USAIDHO First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsSouth Alabama Passing Rushing Receiving Idaho Passing Rushing Receiving Georgia State 2016 Georgia State Panthers football team Idaho Vandals black ;text-align:center; autocollapse Georgia State Panthers at Idaho Vandals – Game summary December 3 2:00 p.m. Panthers 6 6 0 0 Vandals 14 10 10 3 Kibbie Dome, Moscow, Idaho 11,242 None (played indoors) Jason Autry ESPN3 Box score, Recap Statistics GASTIDHO First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsGeorgia State Passing Rushing Receiving Idaho Passing Rushing Receiving Vs. Colorado State (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl) 2016 Colorado State Rams football team 2016 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Idaho Vandals white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Idaho Vandals vs. Colorado State Rams (Famous Idaho Bowl) – Game summary December 22, 2016 4:00 p.m. PST/5:00 p.m. MST Vandals 0 20 21 20 Rams 0 7 7 36 Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho 24,975 Mostly cloudy, 22 F C Tracy Jones ESPN Dave Neal, Matt Stinchcomb, and Olivia Harlan Box score, Recap First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter CSU – Bisi Johnson 52-yard pass from Nick Stevens (Wyatt Bryan kick), 14:35. Rams 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 84 yards, 1:28. IDHO – Isaiah Saunders 2-yard run (kick failed), 12:03. Rams 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:32. IDHO – Isaiah Saunders 26-yard run (Austin Rehkow kick), 9:59. Vandals 13–7. Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 0:56. IDHO – Jacob Sannon 6-yard pass from Matt Linehan (Austin Rehkow kick), 0:24. Vandals 20–7. Drive: 18 plays, 85 yards, 6:44. Third quarter IDHO – Matt Linehan 7-yard run (Austin Rehkow kick), 11:12. Vandals 27–7. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 3:48. IDHO – Deon Watson 74-yard pass from Matt Linehan (Austin Rehkow kick), 8:13. Vandals 34–7. Drive: 1 play, 79 yards, 0:18. IDHO – Jacob Shannon 16-yard pass from Matt Linehan (Austin Rehkow kick), 3:16. Vandals 41–7. Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 0:53. CSU – Michael Gallup 12-yard pass from Nick Stevens (Wyatt Bryan kick), 1:43. Vandals 41–14. Drive: 5 plays, 91 yards, 1:33. Fourth quarter IDHO – Aaron Duckworth 5-yard run (Austin Rehkow kick), 12:56. Vandals 48–14. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 3:47. CSU – Bisi Johnson 73-yard pass from Nick Stevens (Wyatt Bryan kick), 12:21. Vandals 48–21. Drive: 2 plays, 86 yards, 0:35. IDHO – Jordan Frysinger 54-yard pass from Matt Linehan (Austin Rehkow kick), 9:27. Vandals 55–21. Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 2:54. CSU – Michael Gallup 60-yard pass from Nick Stevens (Wyatt Bryan kick), 9:06. Vandals 55–28. Drive: 1 play, 60 yards, 0:21. IDHO – Isaiah Saunders 12-yard run (kick failed), 7:40. Vandals 61–28. Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 1:26. CSU – Michael Gallup 3-yard pass from Nick Stevens (Wyatt Bryan kick), 5:29. Vandals 61–35. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 2:11. CSU – Dalyn Dawkins 22-yard run (Wyatt Bryan kick), 1:07. Vandals 61–42. Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 1:09. CSU – Izzy Matthews 1-yard run (Nick Stevens pass to Bisi Johnson), 0:29. Vandals 61–50. Drive: 3 plays, 54 yards, 0:38. Statistics IDHOCSU First downs 30 25 Total yards 606 600 Rushing yards 225 155 Passing yards 381 445 Turnovers 0 3 Time of possession 36:05 23:55 Team Category Player StatisticsIdaho Passing Matt Linehan 21/31, 381 yards, 4 TD Rushing Isaiah Saunders 33 rushes, 147 yards, 3 TD Receiving Deon Watson 5 receptions, 140 yards, TDColorado State Passing Nick Stevens 21/36, 445 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT Rushing Dalyn Dawkins 16 rushes, 118 yards, TD Receiving Bisi Johnson 7 receptions, 265 yards, 2 TD After a scoreless first quarter, the Vandals would jump out to a 41–14 lead heading into the fourth quarter. Both offenses would go off in the final quarter, scoring a combined 56 points for a final score of 61–50 in favor of Idaho, breaking the record for the most points scored in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, with the previous record being set in 2009, which also featured the Vandals.Idaho outscores Colorado State in Potato Bowl https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2016/12/22/idaho-outscores-colorado-state-61-50-in-potato-bowl/95782106/ USA Today December 26, 2023 The two teams scored a combined 84 points in the second half, breaking the bowl record for most points scored in a half, with the previous record being 76 in the first half of the 2015 Independence Bowl. Idaho quarterback Matt Linehan would be named the game's MVP; Linehan finished the game throwing for 381 yards and 4 touchdowns and had one rushing touchdown.Katz Michael Idaho football makes loud, clear statement in 61–50 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl victory http://www.idahostatesman.com/sports/college/university-of-idaho/article122593079.html Idaho Statesman April 18, 2021 December 22, 2016 References Idaho Category:Idaho Vandals football seasons Category:Famous Idaho Potato Bowl champion seasons Idaho Vandals football