2001 Idaho Vandals football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2001 Idaho Vandals Idaho Vandals logo.svg 60 Sun Belt Conference SBC 1–10 1–5 Tom Cable 2nd Bret Ingalls 2nd Ed Rifilatohttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xL9eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WzEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4210%2C1677343 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Rifilato resigns from UI staff December 21, 2001 2B 2nd Pro-style 4–3 Martin Stadium (Pullman, WA)Kibbie Dome (Moscow, ID) The 2001 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Idaho was a football-only member of the Sun Belt Conference. The Vandals' head coach was alumnus Tom Cable, in his second season, and Idaho was 1–10 overall, 1–5 in conference, their lowest win total since 1960, and most losses in a season.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jI9XAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dfIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3099%2C6093728 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Meehan Jim UI finds a new way to lose November 25, 2001 C1 Idaho played its November home games at the Kibbie Dome, an indoor 16,000-seat facility on campus in Moscow, Idaho; earlier home games in 2001 were held at Martin Stadium at Washington State University in nearby Pullman, Washington.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5phXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rvIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6432%2C8835284 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Strickland Carter Payback on the Palouse August 31, 2001 C1 This was the first year of football competition in the Sun Belt Conference, which included four of the six members of the Big West from the previous football season; the three that moved to full membership were Arkansas State, New Mexico State, and North Texas. Idaho and Utah State stayed in the Big West for other sports, but the Aggies went independent for football (for two seasons). Boise State joined the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), marking the first time Idaho and BSU were not in the same conference since 1969, when the Broncos were an NAIA independent. Schedule 2001 AP poll Pacific August 30 Thursday 7:00 pm l y y Washington State Battle of the Palouse Martin Stadium Pullman, WA FSN 7–36 31,097 September 8 7:00 pm l y y Arizona Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ 29–36 44,250 September 22 12:30 pm l y y Washington 13 Husky Stadium Seattle, WA FSN 3–53 70,145 September 29 7:00 pm l Boise State rivalry Martin Stadium Pullman, WA 13–45 20,359 October 6 4:00 pm l y Middle Tennessee Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN 58–70 23,100 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3MUjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=INEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1231%2C1219668 Moscow-Pullman Daily News Idaho-Washington Fessenden Darren Records fall along with Vandals October 8, 2001 1B October 13 5:00 pm l y New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM 39–46 20,323 October 20 12:30 pm l y Louisiana–Lafayette Martin Stadium Pullman, WA 37–54 13,088 October 27 12:00 pm l y Arkansas State Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR 31–34 November 3 6:00 pm w Louisiana–Monroe Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID 42–38 8,465 November 17 7:00 pm l North Texas Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID 27–50 November 24 11:00 am l y y Montana 1 I-AA) Little Brown Stein Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-record-grizzlies-edge-id/177977804/ The Independent-Record Grizzlies edge Idaho in double overtime November 25, 2001 August 1, 2025 Newspapers.com 27–33 2OT 18,056 References External links Gem of the Mountains: 2002 University of Idaho yearbook – 2001 football season Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 2001 editions Idaho Category:Idaho Vandals football seasons Idaho Vandals football