2010 Idaho Vandals football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2010
| team = Idaho Vandals
| sport = football
| image = Idaho Vandals logo.svg
| image_size = 100
| conference = Western Athletic Conference
| short_conf = WAC
| record = 6–7
| conf_record = 3–5
| head_coach = Robb Akey
| hc_year = 4th
| off_coach = Steve Axman
| oc_year = 4th
| off_scheme = Spread
| def_coach = Mark Criner
| dc_year = 4th
| def_scheme = 4–3
| captain =
| stadium = Kibbie Dome
}}
{{2010 Western Athletic Conference football standings}}
The 2010 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Vandals, led by fourth-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. They finished the season 6–7 overall and 3–5 in WAC play.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2010
| poll = AP
| timezone = Pacific
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{dow tooltip|September 2, 2010}}
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2010|team=North Dakota Fighting Sioux|title=North Dakota}}
| site_stadium = Kibbie Dome
| site_cityst = Moscow, ID
| tv =
| score = 45–0
| attend = 11,466
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 11
| time = 9:30 am
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Nebraska
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE
| score = 17–38
| attend = 85,732
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| time = 7:30 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = UNLV
| site_stadium = Kibbie Dome
| site_cityst = Moscow, ID
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 30–7
| attend = 15,390
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 25
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Colorado State
| site_stadium = Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| tv =
| score = 34–36
| attend = 23,925
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| time = 11:00 am
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Western Michigan
| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium
| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI
| tv = WSN
| score = 33–13
| attend = 18,508
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Louisiana Tech
| site_stadium = Joe Aillet Stadium
| site_cityst = Ruston, LA
| tv =
| score = 35–48
| attend = 19,750
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = New Mexico State
| site_stadium = Kibbie Dome
| site_cityst = Moscow, ID
| tv = SWX
| score = 37–14
| attend = 13,812
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| time = 8:30 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Hawaii
| site_stadium = Aloha Stadium
| site_cityst = Honolulu, HI
| tv =
| score = 10–45
| attend = 37,466
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 6
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Nevada
| opprank = 25
| site_stadium = Kibbie Dome
| site_cityst = Moscow, ID
| tv =
| score = 17–63
| attend = 11,247
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{dow tooltip|November 12, 2010}}
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Boise State
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Kibbie Dome
| site_cityst = Moscow, ID
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 14–52
| attend = 16,453
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 20
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Utah State
| site_stadium = Romney Stadium
| site_cityst = Logan, UT
| tv =
| score = 28–6
| attend = 14,072
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 27
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Fresno State
| site_stadium = Bulldog Stadium
| site_cityst = Fresno, CA
| tv = WSN
| score = 20–23
| attend = 25,965
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 4
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = San Jose State
| site_stadium = Kibbie Dome
| site_cityst = Moscow, ID
| tv =
| score = 26–23
| overtime = OT
| attend = 8,011
}}
}}
Idaho's home attendance in 2010 was 76,379 for six games, an average of 12,730 per game. The maximum was 16,453 for Boise State on November 12, and the minimum was 8,011 for San Jose State on December 4.
NFL Draft
Three Vandals were selected in the 2011 NFL draft, the most taken in one draft since 1972.[http://www.uiargonaut.com/sections/sports/stories/2011/may/5311/goodbye_idaho_hello.html UI Argonaut.com]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} - Goodbye Idaho, Hello NFL - May 3, 2011 In that 1972 NFL draft,
which lasted 17 rounds (442 selections), three Vandals were taken from the 1971 Vandal team that went 8-3.
The third Vandal went in the 17th round at #428; the 2011 Draft was just seven rounds (254 selections).
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| Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
| align="center" bgcolor="" | S | 5th | 144 | Houston Texans |
| align="center" bgcolor="" | QB | 5th | 160 | Chicago Bears |
| align="center" bgcolor="" | TE | 7th | 238 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |