# 2024 Idaho Vandals football team

The 2024 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the Big Sky Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Jason Eck, the Vandals played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho.
On December 14, head coach Jason Eck was hired for the same position at New Mexico.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 4:30 p.m. | at No. 3 (FBS) Oregon* | No. 7 | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | BTN | L 14–24 | 57,435 |
| September 7 | 12:30 p.m. | at Wyoming* | No. 7 | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | TruTV | W 17–13 | 25,070 |
| September 14 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 17 Albany* | No. 4 | Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID | ESPN+ | W 41–13 | 11,432 |
| September 21 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Abilene Christian* | No. 4 | Anthony Field at Wildcat StadiumAbilene, TX | ESPN+ | W 27–24 | 11,719 |
| September 28 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 14 UC Davis | No. 4 | UC Davis Health StadiumDavis, CA | ESPN+ | L 26–28 | 8,921 |
| October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 25 Northern Arizona | No. 10 | Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID | ESPN+ | W 23–17 | 14,066 |
| October 12 | 7:15 p.m. | at No. 3 Montana State | No. 7 | Bobcat StadiumBozeman, MT | ESPN2 | L 7–38 | 21,907 |
| October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Cal Poly | No. 13 | Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID | ESPN+ | W 34–29 | 8,873 |
| October 26 | 6:00 p.m. | Eastern Washington | No. 11 | Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID | ESPN+ | W 38–28 | 13,277 |
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Portland State | No. 9 | Hillsboro StadiumPortland, OR | ESPN+ | W 39–30 | 2,581 |
| November 16 | 5:00 p.m. | Weber State | No. 8 | Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID | ESPN+ | W 31–24 | 9,851 |
| November 23 | 3:00 p.m. | at Idaho State | No. 7 | ICCU DomePocatello, ID (rivalry) | ESPN+ | W 40–17 | 10,032 |
| December 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Lehigh* | No. 7 | Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID (NCAA Division I Second Round) | ESPN+ | W 34–13 | 7,346 |
| December 13 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Montana State* | No. 7 | Bobcat StadiumBozeman, MT (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal) | ESPN | L 19–52 | 18,127 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific timeSource: ||||||||

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| STATS FCS | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 (3) | 4 (5) | 10 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Coaches | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 (1) | 12 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |

## Game summaries
### at No. 3 (FBS) Oregon

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 7 Vandals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 3 (FBS) Ducks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
at Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
* Date: August 31
* Game time: 4:30 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 92 °F (33 °C) • Wind: NW 5 mph
* Game attendance: 57,435
* Referee: Jim Wharrie
* TV announcers (BTN): Guy Haberman (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst), and Rhett Lewis (sideline reporter)
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | IDHO | ORE |
| First downs | 10 | 31 |
| Total yards | 217 | 487 |
| Rushing yards | 49 | 107 |
| Passing yards | 168 | 380 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11-27-2 | 41-50-0 |
| Time of possession | 20:45 | 39:15 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Idaho | Passing | Jack Layne | 11/25, 168 yards, 2 INT |
| Idaho | Rushing | Elisha Cummings | 8 rushes, 47 yards |
| Idaho | Receiving | Mark Hamper | 3 receptions, 57 yards |
| Oregon | Passing | Dillon Gabriel | 41/49, 380 yards, 2 TD |
| Oregon | Rushing | Jordan James | 15 rushes, 95 yards, TD |
| Oregon | Receiving | Terrance Ferguson | 7 receptions, 87 yards |

### at Wyoming (FBS)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 7 Vandals | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Cowboys (FBS) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, Wyoming
* Date: September 7
* Game time: 12:30 p.m. PDT/1:30 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: N 7 MPH
* Game attendance: 25,070
* Referee: Scott Hardin
* TV announcers (TruTV): Ari Wolfe (play-by-play), Darius Walker (analyst), and Jared Greenberg (sideline)
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | IDHO | WYO |
| First downs | 14 | 16 |
| Total yards | 225 | 270 |
| Rushing yards | 124 | 144 |
| Passing yards | 101 | 126 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–21–0 | 10–26–0 |
| Time of possession | 31:20 | 28:40 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Idaho | Passing | Jack Wagner | 12/21, 101 yards, TD |
| Idaho | Rushing | Nate Thomas | 15 rushes, 64 yards |
| Idaho | Receiving | Jordan Dwyer | 6 receptions, 66 yards |
| Wyoming | Passing | Evan Svoboda | 10/24, 126 yards, TD |
| Wyoming | Rushing | DJ Jones | 17 rushes, 80 yards |
| Wyoming | Receiving | Will Pelissier | 1 reception, 38 yards |

### No. 17 Albany

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 17 Great Danes | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| No. 4 Vandals | 13 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 41 |
at Kibbie Dome, Moscow, Idaho
* Date: September 14
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: None (played indoors)
* Game attendance: 11,432
* Referee: Jeff Rink
* TV announcers (ESPN+/SWX NW): Bob Castle, Brian Standley
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | ALB | IDHO |
| First downs | 21 | 20 |
| Total yards | 350 | 420 |
| Rushing yards | 60 | 247 |
| Passing yards | 290 | 173 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23–38–1 | 11–23–0 |
| Time of possession | 35:30 | 24:30 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Albany | Passing | Myles Burkett | 23/38, 290 yards, TD, INT |
| Albany | Rushing | Griffin Woodell | 14 rushes, 23 yards |
| Albany | Receiving | Levi Wentz | 5 receptions, 114 yards, TD |
| Idaho | Passing | Jack Wagner | 10/20, 156 yards, 2 TD |
| Idaho | Rushing | Nate Thomas | 8 rushes, 75 yards, 2 TD |
| Idaho | Receiving | Mark Hamper | 3 receptions, 74 yards |

### at No. 19 Abilene Christian

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 4 Vandals | 14 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| No. 19 Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 24 |
at Wildcat Stadium, Abilene, Texas
* Date: September 21
* Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT/7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 11,719
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Andy Penney (play-by-play) and Ryan Holmes (analyst)
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | IDHO | ACU |
| First downs | 23 | 25 |
| Total yards | 424 | 393 |
| Rushing yards | 171 | 105 |
| Passing yards | 253 | 288 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 30:57 | 29:03 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Idaho | Passing | Jack Wagner | 18/35, 253 yards, 2 TD |
| Idaho | Rushing | Nate Thomas | 15 carries, 64 yards, TD |
| Idaho | Receiving | Jordan Dwyer | 5 receptions, 91 yards, TD |
| Abilene Christian | Passing | Maverick McIvor | 26/46, 288 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Abilene Christian | Rushing | Isaiah Jonhson | 10 carries, 59 yards, TD |
| Abilene Christian | Receiving | Nehemiah Martinez I | 4 receptions, 77 yards, TD |

### at No. 14 UC Davis

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 4 Vandals | 14 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 26 |
| No. 13 Aggies | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
at UC Davis Health Stadium • Davis, CA
* Date: September 28, 2024
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. PDT
* TV announcers (ESPN+/KQCA): Scott Marsh, Scott Gordon
| Statistics | IDHO | UCD |
| First downs | 28 | 20 |
| Total yards | 459 | 312 |
| Rushing yards | 185 | 26 |
| Passing yards | 274 | 286 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 32:19 | 27:41 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Idaho | Passing | Jack Wagner | 13/25, 178 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Idaho | Rushing | Elisha Cummings | 11 carries, 72 yards |
| Idaho | Receiving | Jordan Dwyer | 8 receptions, 114 yards |
| UC Davis | Passing | Miles Hastings | 25/32, 248 yards, 3 TD |
| UC Davis | Rushing | Lan Larison | 18 carries, 46 yards, TD |
| UC Davis | Receiving | Lan Larison | 4 receptions, 54 yards, TD |

### No. 25 Northern Arizona

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 25 Lumberjacks | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| No. 4 Vandals | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID
* Date: October 5, 2024
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. PDT
* TV announcers (ESPN+/SWX NW): Bob Castle, Brian Strandley
| Statistics | NAU | IDHO |
| First downs | 16 | 15 |
| Total yards | 314 | 313 |
| Rushing yards | 118 | 189 |
| Passing yards | 196 | 124 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 28:45 | 31:15 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Northern Arizona | Passing | Ty Pennington | 12/17, 114 yards, TD |
| Northern Arizona | Rushing | J'Wan Evans | 6 carries, 35 yards |
| Northern Arizona | Receiving | Bryzai White | 4 receptions, 72 yards, TD |
| Idaho | Passing | Nick Josifek | 6/7, 109 yards, TD |
| Idaho | Rushing | Elisha Cummings | 17 carries, 119 yards |
| Idaho | Receiving | Mark Hamper | 3 receptions, 48 yards |

### at No. 3 Montana State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 7 Vandals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| No. 3 Bobcats | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at Bobcat Stadium, Bozeman, Montana
* Date: October 12
* Game time: 7:15 p.m. PDT/8:15 p.m. MDT
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Jay Alter (play-by-play) and Rocky Boiman (analyst)
| Statistics | IDHO | MTST |
| First downs | 13 | 27 |
| Total yards | 267 | 485 |
| Rushing yards | 91 | 360 |
| Passing yards | 176 | 125 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16-31-1 | 12-17-0 |
| Time of possession | 22:17 | 37:43 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Idaho | Passing | Jack Wagner | 11/23, 134 yards, TD, INT |
| Idaho | Rushing | Deshaun Buchanan | 9 carries, 49 yards |
| Idaho | Receiving | Tony Harste | 3 receptions, 48 yards |
| Montana State | Passing | Tommy Mellott | 11/15, 121 yards, 2 TD |
| Montana State | Rushing | Tommy Mellott | 11 carries, 140 yards, 2 TD |
| Montana State | Receiving | Rohan Jones | 3 receptions, 28 yards, TD |

### Cal Poly

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 0 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 29 |
| No. 13 Vandals | 3 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 34 |
at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID
* Date: October 19, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
* TV announcers (ESPN+/SWX NW): Bob Castle, Brian Strandley
| Statistics | CP | IDHO |
| First downs | 21 | 19 |
| Total yards | 357 | 453 |
| Rushing yards | 77 | 106 |
| Passing yards | 280 | 347 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 29:45 | 30:15 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Cal Poly | Passing | Bo Kelly | 29/41, 268 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Cal Poly | Rushing | Michael Briscoe | 1 carry, 50 yards |
| Cal Poly | Receiving | Giancarlo Woods | 8 receptions, 102 yards, 2 TD |
| Idaho | Passing | Jack Wagner | 17/23, 347 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Idaho | Rushing | Art Williams | 15 carries, 86 yards |
| Idaho | Receiving | Mark Hamper | 4 receptions, 103 yards |

### Eastern Washington

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 7 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 28 |
| No. 11 Vandals | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID
* Date: October 26, 2024
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. PDT
* TV announcers (ESPN+/SWX NW): Austin Getz, Ty Graham
| Statistics | EWU | IDHO |
| First downs | 20 | 24 |
| Total yards | 388 | 487 |
| Rushing yards | 215 | 252 |
| Passing yards | 173 | 235 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 26:42 | 33:18 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Eastern Washington | Passing | Kekoa Visperas | 11/14, 156 yards |
| Eastern Washington | Rushing | Tuna Altahir | 13 carries, 67 yards |
| Eastern Washington | Receiving | Efton Chism III | 7 receptions, 114 yards |
| Idaho | Passing | Jack Layne | 17/28, 235 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Idaho | Rushing | Deshaun Buchanan | 8 carries, 116 yards, 2 TD |
| Idaho | Receiving | Jordan Dwyer | 4 receptions, 78 yards, TD |

### at Portland State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 9 Vandals | 14 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 39 |
| Vikings | 7 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 30 |
at Hillsboro Stadium, Portland, Oregon
* Date: November 9
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Richert, Scott Hermo
| Statistics | IDHO | PRST |
| First downs | 20 | 20 |
| Total yards | 462 | 314 |
| Rushing yards | 257 | 134 |
| Passing yards | 205 | 180 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11-17-0 | 15-21-0 |
| Time of possession | 26:39 | 33:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Idaho | Passing | Jack Wagner | 11/17, 205 yards, TD |
| Idaho | Rushing | Deshaun Buchanan | 22 carries, 212 yards, 2 TD |
| Idaho | Receiving | Jordan Dwyer | 5 receptions, 109 yards, TD |
| Portland State | Passing | Dante Chachere | 15/21, 180 yards, 2 TD |
| Portland State | Rushing | Deion Thompson | 15 carries, 71 yards, TD |
| Portland State | Receiving | Branden Alvarez | 5 receptions, 63 yards, TD |

### Weber State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| No. 8 Vandals | 7 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 31 |
at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID
* Date: November 16, 2024
* Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT
* TV announcers (ESPN+/SWX NW): Austin Getz, Brian Strandley
| Statistics | WEB | IDHO |
| First downs | 12 | 20 |
| Total yards | 296 | 419 |
| Rushing yards | 78 | 136 |
| Passing yards | 218 | 283 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 27:06 | 32:54 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Weber State | Passing | Richie Munoz | 20/32, 207 yards, 2 TD |
| Weber State | Rushing | Damon Bankston | 11 carries, 54 yards |
| Weber State | Receiving | Jacob Sharp | 3 receptions, 67 yards, TD |
| Idaho | Passing | Jack Layne | 18/27, 283 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Idaho | Rushing | Art Williams | 10 carries, 67 yards |
| Idaho | Receiving | Mark Hamper | 8 receptions, 187 yards, 3 TD |

### at Idaho State (rivalry)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 7 Vandals | 10 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 40 |
| Bengals | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
at ICCU Dome, Pocatello, Idaho
* Date: November 23
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. PDT
* TV announcers (ESPN+/SWX NW): Scott Gross, Cody Graves
| Statistics | IDHO | IDST |
| First downs | 21 | 24 |
| Total yards | 415 | 373 |
| Rushing yards | 181 | 111 |
| Passing yards | 234 | 262 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17-22-0 | 29-47-3 |
| Time of possession | 31:23 | 28:37 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Idaho | Passing | Jack Layne | 17/22, 234 yards, 3 TD |
| Idaho | Rushing | Nate Thomas | 21 carries, 171 yards |
| Idaho | Receiving | Jordan Dwyer | 11 receptions, 134 yards, TD |
| Idaho State | Passing | Kobe Tracy | 27/44, 249 yards, 3 INT |
| Idaho State | Rushing | Dason Brooks | 6 carries, 56 yards |
| Idaho State | Receiving | Michael Shulikov | 6 receptions, 61 yards, TD |

### Lehigh (NCAA Division I playoff–second round)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mountain Hawks | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| No. 8 Vandals | 6 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 34 |
at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, Idaho
* Date: December 7
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST/11:00 p.m. PST
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney, Marcus Ray
| Statistics | LEH | IDHO |
| First downs | 20 | 19 |
| Total yards | 371 | 410 |
| Rushing yards | 169 | 92 |
| Passing yards | 202 | 318 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17-31-1 | 16-22-0 |
| Time of possession | 31:18 | 28:42 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Lehigh | Passing | Hayden Johnson | 13/27, 143 yards, INT |
| Lehigh | Rushing | Luke Yoder | 11 carries, 74 yards |
| Lehigh | Receiving | Mason Humphrey | 6 receptions, 98 yards |
| Idaho | Passing | Jack Layne | 16/22, 318 yards, 3 TD |
| Idaho | Rushing | Deshaun Buchanan | 15 carries, 42 yards, TD |
| Idaho | Receiving | Jordan Dwyer | 7 receptions, 166 yards, 2 TD |

### at No. 1 Montana State (NCAA Division I Playoff–Quarterfinal)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 7 Vandals | 7 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
| No. 1 Bobcats | 7 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
at Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT
* Date: Friday December 13, 2024
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* TV announcers (ESPN): Clay Matvick, Rene Ingoglia, Morgan Uber
| Statistics | IDHO | MTST |
| First downs | 17 | 20 |
| Total yards | 407 | 457 |
| Rushing yards | 143 | 283 |
| Passing yards | 264 | 174 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23-36-1 | 12-19-1 |
| Time of possession | 21:09 | 38:51 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Idaho | Passing | Jack Layne | 20/30, 239 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Idaho | Rushing | Deshaun Buchanan | 10 carries, 95 yards |
| Idaho | Receiving | Jordan Dwyer | 11 receptions, 189 yards, 2 TD |
| Montana State | Passing | Tommy Mellott | 12/18, 174 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Montana State | Rushing | Tommy Mellott | 14 carries, 131 yards, TD |
| Montana State | Receiving | Adam Jones | 3 receptions, 66 yards |