Football | 04/24/2018

SILVER & GOLD SPRING GAME
FRIDAY, APRIL 27 | 7 P.M.
KIBBIE DOME
FREE ADMISSION

Idaho football's annual Silver and Gold Spring Game is set for Friday, April 27 at 7 p.m. in the Kibbie Dome. Admission is free and the first 500 fans will receive a 2018 schedule poster. Doors will open at 6 p.m., with all fans encouraged to use the southwest concourse doors. Open seating is available in the south grandstands and concessions will be available on the south concourse. Parking around the Dome is free starting at 5 p.m.

Season tickets for the 2018 campaign are on sale now. Purchase yours HERE.

THE FORMAT: The Vandals will break into two teams and line up against each other for four 15-minute quarters with traditional football scoring.

SPRING PREVIEW: The Silver and Gold Game is a culmination of spring practices. The Vandals have been hard at work for the last four weeks working to improve before the fall. The spring has also offered the opportunity for a number of young Vandals to shine. Check out a selection of the recent local news stories below to get to know your Vandals even better:

WR DJ Lee Dazzles Spring Scrimmage Crowd, Including His Mother (Spokesman Review)
David Ungerer Takes on Leadership Role (Spokesman Review)
First Spring Scrimmage Defined More by Sounds than Sights (Spokesman Review)
Young RBs, Loud Hits Highlight First Spring Scrimmage (Lewiston Tribune/Daily News)
VIDEO: Big Man On Campus (KLEW-TV)
New LBs Coach Finds Cupboard Full (Spokesman Review)
Three QBs Vie to Replace Four-Year Starter Linehan (Spokesman Review)
Receivers Have a Handle on It (Lewiston Tribune/Daily News)
VIDEO: New Additions to Vandal Coaching Staff (KLEW-TV)

Note: A limited number of articles from the Moscow-Pullman Daily News and Lewiston Tribune may be viewed online without a subscription. Digital-only subscriptions are available to view all of the outlet's online archives.

TEAM AWARDS: Be sure to stick around at halftime of the spring game as the Vandals will hand out their 2017 team awards. Ryan Phillips, a two-time John Friesz Team MVP Award winner and Vandal Athletics Hall of Famer, will be on hand to announce the winners and congratulate them on their honors.

MAKE IT A WEEKEND: Fans can show their Vandal spirit well into the weekend. In addition to the Silver & Gold Spring Game Friday, reserve your spot for the Latah County Vandal Boosters 2018 Tailgate of Champions Dinner Auction presented by Gritman Medical Center, Saturday. Tickets are $35 per person and all funds raised benefit the Vandal Scholarship Fund which supports our more than 300 student-athletes. Register HERE or contact Melissa Weitz (melissaw@uidaho.edu) for more information.