2013 Idaho Vandals football team

The 2013 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Vandals were led by first year head coach Paul Petrino and played their home games at the Kibbie Dome. This was Idaho's first and only season as an independent. They became a football only member of the Sun Belt Conference in 2014.^[1]

2013 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 20 Notre Dame*		–		9	–	4
Navy		–		9	–	4
BYU		–		8	–	5
Army		–		3	–	9
New Mexico State		–		2	–	10
Idaho		–		1	–	11

*All wins for Notre Dame (9–4) in the 2013 season were later vacated Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	4:00 pm	at North Texas	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX		L 6–40	21,975
September 7	1:00 pm	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	RTNW	L 10–42	22,030
September 14	2:00 pm	Northern Illinois	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID		L 35–45	14,071
September 21	7:30 pm	at Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA (Battle of the Palouse)	P12N	L 0–42	31,521
September 28	2:00 pm	Temple	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ALT	W 26–24	15,323
October 5	2:00 pm	No. 23 Fresno State	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID		L 14–61	14,747
October 12	4:00 pm	at Arkansas State	Liberty Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR		L 24–48	26,781
October 26	4:30 pm	at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	ESPN3	L 14–59	57,870
November 2	2:00 pm	Texas State	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ALT	L 21–37	15,088
November 9	2:00 pm	Old Dominion	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID		L 38–59	14,489
November 23	12:30 pm	at No. 2 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPNU	L 14–80	65,061
November 30	12:30 pm	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	ALT	L 16–24	14,661
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Idaho Vandals at North Texas Mean Green – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	6	0	0	0	6
Mean Green	14	12	7	7	40

Game information

First quarter

IDHO – Jake Manley 6-yard pass from Chad Chalich (kick blocked), 13:00. Vandals 6–0. Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, 0:40.
UNT – Brandin Byrd 1-yard run (Zach Olen kick), 8:05. Mean Green 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:54.
UNT – Brelan Chancellor 85-yard pass from Derek Thompson (Zach Olen kick), 5:17. Mean Green 14–6. Drive: 3 plays, 81 yards, 1:21.

Second quarter

UNT – Mark Lewis 1-yard run (kick failed), 6:34. Mean Green 20–6. Drive: 15 plays, 49 yards, 6:13.
UNT – Brandin Byrd 27-yard run (kick blocked), 2:46. Mean Green 26–6. Drive: 2 plays, 38 yards, 0:27.

Third quarter

UNT – Reggie Pegram 2-yard run (Zach Paul kick), 3:28. Mean Green 33–6. Drive: 9 plays, 89 yards, 3:16.

Fourth quarter

UNT – Darius Terrell 30-yard pass from Derek Thompson (Zach Paul kick), 11:17. Mean Green 40–6. Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 3:34.

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho	Passing	Chad Chalich	19/27, 230 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jerrel Brown	6 rushes, 70 yards
	Receiving	Dezmon Epps	8 receptions, 94 yards
North Texas	Passing	Derek Thompson	23/27, 349 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Brandin Byrd	7 rushes, 57 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Brelan Chancellor	6 receptions, 135 yards, TD

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	0	0	0	10	10
Cowboys	0	21	21	0	42

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	14	14	10	45
Vandals	14	14	0	7	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	0	0	0	0	0
Cougars	7	21	7	7	42

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	3	0	7	14	24
Vandals	7	10	3	6	26

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Bulldogs	28	19	7	7	61
Vandals	0	0	0	14	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	7	0	10	7	24
Red Wolves	14	10	7	17	48

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	0	7	7	0	14
Rebels	17	7	21	14	59

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	16	7	7	37
Vandals	7	7	0	7	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	17	14	14	14	59
Vandals	21	10	7	0	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	0	7	0	7	14
Seminoles	21	21	17	21	80

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	0	13	3	0	16
Aggies	7	3	7	7	24

^ Murphy, Brian (August 16, 2012). "Idaho to Go Independent in Football, Join Big Sky in Other Sports". Idaho Statesman. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
^ "Football–2013 schedule/results". GoVandals.com. Retrieved June 11, 2013.