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2023 Idaho

9–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Idaho in 2023, game by game: won at Lamar 42–17; won at Nevada 33–6; lost at California 17–31; won vs. Sacramento State 36–27; won at Eastern Washington 44–36; won at Cal Poly 42–14; lost vs. Montana 21–23; won vs. Montana State 24–21; won at Northern Colorado 27–13; lost at Weber State 29–31; won vs. Idaho State 63–21; won vs. Southern Illinois 20–17; lost vs. UAlbany 22–30+42−14Won 42–17 at Lamar+25LamarWon 33–6 at Nevada+27NevadaLost 17–31 at California-14CaliforniaWon 36–27 vs. Sacramento State+9Sacramento StateWon 44–36 at Eastern Washington+8Eastern Washing…Won 42–14 at Cal Poly+28Cal PolyLost 21–23 vs. Montana-2MontanaWon 24–21 vs. Montana State+3Montana StateWon 27–13 at Northern Colorado+14Northern Colora…Lost 29–31 at Weber State-2Weber StateWon 63–21 vs. Idaho State+42Idaho StateWon 20–17 vs. Southern Illinois+3Southern Illino…Lost 22–30 vs. UAlbany-8UAlbany
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atLamarW 42–⁠1770%
Sep 9atNevadaW 33–⁠640%
Sep 16atCaliforniaL 17–⁠3133%
Sep 23vsSacramento StateW 36–⁠2740%
Sep 30atEastern WashingtonW 44–⁠3654%
Oct 7atCal PolyW 42–⁠1477%
Oct 14vsMontanaL 21–⁠2361%
Oct 28vsMontana StateW 24–⁠2140%
Nov 4atNorthern ColoradoW 27–⁠1385%
Nov 11atWeber StateL 29–⁠3157%
Nov 18vsIdaho StateW 63–⁠2188%
Dec 2Bowls & playoffvsSouthern IllinoisFCS Championship – Second RoundW 20–⁠1766%
Dec 9Bowls & playoffvsUAlbanyFCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP QuarterfinalL 22–⁠3058%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UAlbany 30–⁠22 in the FCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP Quarterfinal; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
420–⁠287
Coach
—
Elo
1443 +94 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.5 No. 6 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 143
Offensive coordinator
Luke Schleusner
Defensive coordinator
Rob Aurich
Offense
Spread option
Defense
3–⁠4

Leaders

Passing yardsGevani McCoy QB2,882 yds
Passing touchdownsGevani McCoy QB15 TD
Rushing yardsAnthony Woods RB1,126 yds
Rushing touchdownsAnthony Woods RB16 TD
Receiving yardsHayden Hatten WR1,194 yds
Receiving touchdownsHayden Hatten WR9 TD
TacklesMathias Bertram DB13 tkl
SacksAamarii Notice NT1 sacks
InterceptionsMarcus Harris DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2023 class

Mark Hamper ATH★★★No. 1113
Xe’ree Alexander LB★★★No. 1331
Deshaun Buchanan RB★★★No. 1710
Zach Johnson TE★★★No. 1710
Drew Faulkner CB★★★No. 1953

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2023 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.800
Running backs23.00.825
Receivers52.60.802
Offensive line52.20.786
Defensive line42.80.807
Linebackers22.50.811
Defensive backs32.70.807
Athletes and specialists72.60.801
Whole class302.60.802

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2023 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Montana7–⁠113–⁠2
Idaho6–⁠29–⁠4
Montana State6–⁠28–⁠4
UC Davis5–⁠37–⁠4
Northern Arizona5–⁠35–⁠6
Sacramento State4–⁠48–⁠5
Weber State4–⁠46–⁠5
Portland State4–⁠45–⁠6
Eastern Washington3–⁠54–⁠7
Idaho State3–⁠53–⁠8
Cal Poly1–⁠73–⁠8
Northern Colorado0–⁠80–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.