POSTGAME NOTES

MOSCOW, Idaho – Idaho football scored 49 unanswered points to cruise to its first victory of the season Saturday, 56-10 against Western New Mexico at the Kibbie Dome. The Vandals (1-1) scored twice on special teams in the fourth quarter to blow the game open.
 
Idaho quarterbacks Mason Petrino and Colton Richardson combined to complete 20-of-25 passes, throwing for 246 yards and three touchdowns. Petrino and Richardson hit eight different receivers, including three different touchdown recipients.
 
David Ungerer, who caught a four-yard score from Richardson to start the fourth quarter, also returned a punt 65 yards for a touchdown six minutes later. Ungerer finished the day with 235 all-purpose yards – the 13th-highest single-game total in program history – including career highs of nine receptions and 118 receiving yards. His punt return touchdown was Idaho's first such score since 2011.
 
The previous drive by Western New Mexico (0-2) ended with a field goal attempt. Christian Elliss broke through the line and blocked the kick. Dorian Clark scooped up the deflection and scampered 47 yards for a touchdown. It was Idaho's first blocked field goal returned for touchdown since 2005.
 
The Mustangs took a 10-7 lead with 10:57 remaining in the second quarter. Isaiah Saunders scored on the ensuing Idaho drive and the Vandals never looked back. Idaho took a 21-10 lead into halftime after Richardson hit Jeff Cotton for a 25-yard score with 60 seconds left in the half.
 
Western New Mexico rushed for 109 yards in the first half, but the Vandals surrendered just 14 yards on the ground after intermission.

The 46-point win is Idaho's largest margin of victory since 2000.
 
The Vandals will take their bye next week, followed by their Big Sky Conference opener Sept. 22, at UC Davis. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. PT and will be televised by Eleven Sports.