2009 record 8–5 (4–4 WAC) Offensive coordinator Steve Axman (3rd year) | Head coach Robb Akey (3rd year) Defensive coordinator Mark Criner (3rd year) | |
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Conference Western Athletic Conference Home stadium Kibbie Dome
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The 2009 Idaho Vandals American football team represented the University of Idaho during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Vandals, led by third-year head coach Robb Akey, were members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and played their home games at the Kibbie Dome, an indoor facility on campus in Moscow, Idaho.
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By winning seven games, the Vandals achieved a winning record for the first time since 1999 and were bowl eligible for the first time since 1998. The Vandals won six of their first seven games in 2009, but lost four of five WAC games to finish 7–5 in the regular season and placed fourth (4–4) in the nine-team WAC.
They were invited to the Humanitarian Bowl in Boise, in which they defeated the Bowling Green Falcons (7–5) of the MAC on December 30, by a score of 43–42. This was the Vandals' second bowl invitation since returning to Division I-A (FBS) in 1996; Idaho won the 1998 Humanitarian Bowl.
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Idaho's home attendance in 2009 was 75,273 for six games, an average of 12,545 per game.
The maximum was 16,000 for the Colorado State game on October 3,
the minimum was 8,532 for the Utah State game on November 28, two days after Thanksgiving.
NFL Draft
One Vandal was selected in the 2010 NFL Draft: