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Idaho

Vandals · Sun Belt

Head coach Paul Petrino

Season Projection · 2026 W0

10,000 sims
5.7
Expected wins
6-6
Proj record
2 to 9
Win range (90%)
#74 (47–98)
Final rank (90%)
0%
Make playoff
2%
Win conference

Path to Glory

Their playoff probability after a win or a loss in each pivotal game. (Interactive toggles coming once the scenario sim finishes for this team.)

  • at Cal Poly
    on road · Aug 29
    Win
    0%
    Loss
    0%
    +0pp
  • vs Lamar
    at home · Sep 12
    Win
    0%
    Loss
    0%
    +0pp
  • vs Abilene Christian
    at home · Sep 19
    Win
    0%
    Loss
    0%
    +0pp
  • at Montana
    on road · Oct 17
    Win
    0%
    Loss
    0%
    +0pp
  • vs UC Davis
    at home · Nov 14
    Win
    0%
    Loss
    0%
    +0pp

Returning production · 2026

58 score
  • Quarterback 10% (3/6 )
  • Offensive line 89% (16/18 players)
  • Skill (RB/WR/TE) 70% (23/28 )
  • Front 7 (DL/LB) 67% (32/36 )
  • Secondary 77% (16/19 )
  • Special teams 100% (6/6 )

Share of last season's production each unit returns. Higher means more continuity: 70%+ is healthy, 45–70% a normal rebuild, under 45% a major turnover.

If QB1 is out (Joshua Wood)

GIE projects a -3.0 rating drop and a -12.1pp shift in playoff probability if Idaho loses its QB1 for an extended stretch. (n=2 historical samples; pooled across recent seasons.)

Situational efficiency · 2025

FBS percentile rank
  • 3rd-down conversion 40.3% 71th — strong
  • Red-zone TD rate 14.3% 45th — average
  • 4th-down aggression 43.4% 81th — strong
  • Late & close 6.0 yds/play 73th — strong

Percentile is across all FBS teams with play-by-play data for the season. "Late & close" is yards per play in Q4+ with a one-score margin — a proxy for clutch offensive performance.

Schedule

Full 2026 slate. Tap a row for the matchup breakdown.

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Per-team pages get the full treatment in Phase 3: current rating, season projection histogram, schedule with win probabilities, and live overlays on Pylon stream days. For now, this page exists so stories and news have a permanent home as content rolls in.