2006 Idaho Vandals football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2006 Idaho Vandals Idaho Vandals logo.svg 60 Western Athletic Conference WAC 4–8 3–5 Dennis Erickson 5th Dan Cozzetto 1st Jeff Mills 3rd Spread 3–4 Kibbie Dome(Capacity: 17,000) The 2006 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Idaho competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), and played their home games in the Kibbie Dome, an indoor facility on campus in Moscow, Idaho. In his second stint as the program's head coach, Dennis Erickson led the Vandals to wins in their first three conference games to move to 4–3 overall,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-9oyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=L_AFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6964%2C2159389 Moscow-Pullman Daily News Idaho-Washington Wasser Aaron Turn, turn, turn: Vandals rack up eight takeaways in win over LTU October 16, 2006 1B Idaho then lost their final five games, all in conference to finish at 4–8 (3–5 in WAC, sixth), their seventh-straight season with a losing record.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UVUzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NPAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3081%2C517442 Moscow-Pullman Daily News Idaho-Washington Wasser Aaron Spartans escape Vandals' grasp November 27, 2006 1B Hired in February following the departure of Nick Holt for an assistant's position at USC, Erickson was previously the head coach of the Vandals from 1982 through 1985, his first collegiate head coaching position, and was most recently the head coach of the NFL's San Francisco 49ers.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wNgyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IfAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4107%2C923189 Moscow-Pullman Daily News Idaho-Washington Bauer Doug Back in silver and gold February 9, 2006 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DWdWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I_MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6478%2C6421064 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Blanchette John Now would be good time to jump on Vandal bandwagon February 9, 2006 C1 After just ten months back at Idaho, Erickson departed in December to become the head coach at Arizona State in the Pac-10 Conference.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qGlWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OvMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6431%2C83769 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Meehan Jim Upset Vandals try to move forward December 11, 2006 C1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PtsyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NvAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4269%2C2480595 Moscow-Pullman Daily News Idaho-Washington Associated Press Baum Bob The search is on December 12, 2006 1B Schedule 2006 AP September 2 9:00 am l y y Michigan State Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ESPN Plus 17–27 70,711 September 9 12:45 pm l y y Washington State Martin Stadium Pullman, WA Battle of the Palouse FSN NW 10–56 29,431 September 16 2:00 pm w y Idaho State Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID rivalry 27–24 15,162 https://www.newspapers.com/article/shoshone-news-press-vandals-top-bengals/178192840/ Shoshone News-Press Vandals top Bengals September 17, 2005 August 4, 2025 Newspapers.com September 23 7:15 pm l y y Oregon State Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR FSN NW 0–38 40,317 September 30 12:00 pm w y Utah State Romney Stadium Logan, UT 41–21   8,618 October 7 2:00 pm w y New Mexico State Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID 28–20 15,107 October 14 4:00 pm w y Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA 24–14 19,231 October 21 2:00 pm l Boise State 17 Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID rivalry KTVB 26–42 17,000 October 28 9:00 pm l y Hawaii Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI 10–68 34,051 November 4 2:00 pm l Nevada Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID 7–45 15,013 November 18 2:00 pm l y Fresno State Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA 0–34 35,382 November 25 2:00 pm l San José State Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID 13–28 10,435 http://www.wacsports.com/fls/10100/stats/football/2006/ui.htm?SPSID=45953&SPID=4122&DB_OEM_ID=10100 wacsports.com Football statistics - 2006 - Idaho Vandals September 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120325090927/http://www.wacsports.com/fls/10100/stats/football/2006/ui.htm?SPSID=45953&SPID=4122&DB_OEM_ID=10100 March 25, 2012 dead Idaho's reported home attendance for 2006 was 72,717 for five games, an average of 15,543. The maximum was 17,000 for the Boise State game on October 21, and the minimum was 10,435 for San Jose State on November 25, two days after Thanksgiving. References External links Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 2006 editions Idaho Category:Idaho Vandals football seasons Idaho Vandals football