No. 11 UC Davis (6-2, 4-1) vs. Idaho (4-5, 2-3)
MOSCOW, Idaho – The Idaho Vandals (4-5, 2-3) come back to Moscow following their thrilling overtime win against No. 19 Northern Arizona, and will face the No. 11 UC Davis Aggies (6-2, 4-1) this weekend in the P1FCU Kibbie Dome. The Big Sky Conference selected this matchup as the conference's Game of the Week.
This is Idaho's penultimate home game of the 2025 season, and it is just the seventh time the two teams have met in series history. Idaho recorded a 44-14 win in the first game of the series back on Oct. 11, 1997.
Idaho enters the game following its biggest win of the season. In a Friday night showdown on ESPN2, Idaho came up clutch when it mattered most, recording its first overtime win since the 2023 FCS playoffs, and the Vandals' first win against a ranked opponent since the 2024 FCS playoffs.
UC Davis has been ranked in the top ten of the national polls for most of the season. Its two losses came against Washington in week three of the season and last week in a nail-biter against Idaho State. Quarterback Caden Pinnick has been one of the most electric players in the Big Sky Conference.
IDAHO NOTES
- In Elisha Cummings' last two games, he has totaled nearly 350 yards of offense and four touchdowns, proving to be one of the best offensive weapons in the Big Sky Conference.
- Following a Freddy Lujan sack in Idaho's game against NAU, linebacker Cruz Hepburn scooped the ball up and sprinted 63 yards to the endzone for the Vandals' first defensive touchdown of the season.
- Quarterback Joshua Wood has thrown for 439 yards and six touchdowns since returning from injury two weeks ago.
- With Wood in the lineup, the Vandals are 4-3 on the year. The three losses were by three points each to Washington State and San Jose State, and on the road against Montana.
NUMBERS TO KNOW
- 50: All year long, the Vandals are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the P1FCU Kibbie Dome, one of the most unique and celebrated venues in all of college sports
- 3: Idaho is one of three FCS teams to record multiple wins over FBS programs since 2023 (Idaho beat Nevada 33-6 in 2023, Idaho beat Wyoming 17-13 last season)
- 7: Number of FBS or teams from the FCS preseason top 25 that Idaho plays this year
- 13: Idaho's strength of schedule is rated per Massey.
- 17: Games Idaho has won in the P1FCU Kibbie Dome since 2022.
- 19: Amount of transfers Thomas Ford Jr. brought in to this year's squad
- 56: Amount of letterwinners returning from last season
- 90.1: Joshua Wood's season grade from PFSN – sixth highest in FCS.
- 166: Games Idaho has won in the P1FCU Kibbie Dome
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