Inside the Vandals

Confirmed kickoff times and telecast information for the 2026 Vandal football conference season were announced by the Big Sky Conference on Tuesday.

“There is a ton of excitement around the program this year and I am excited to show the fruits of our labor to Vandal fans as well as the rest of the nation,” Idaho coach Thomas Ford, Jr. said.

The 2026 Idaho schedule with announced Pacific Time kickoffs and television information follows.
All games are also carried on the Vandal Radio Network.

• 8/28 - Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo, CA - 7:00 PM (ESPN)

• 9/3 - Utah - Salt Lake City, UT - 6:00 PM (ESPNU)

• 9/12 - Lamar - Moscow, ID - TBA (ESPN+)

• 9/19 - Abilene Christian - Moscow, ID - TBA (ESPN+)

• 10/2 - Montana State - Moscow, ID - 7:30 PM (ESPN)

• 10/10 - Weber State - Ogden, UT - 12:00 PM (ESPN+)

• 10/17 - Montana - Missoula, MT - 12:00 PM (ESPN+/Scripps Sports)

• 10/24 - Southern Utah - Moscow, ID - 2:00 PM (ESPN+/SWX)

• 10/31 - Portland State - Portland, OR - 1:00 PM (ESPN+)

• 11/7 - Eastern Washington - Moscow, ID - 2:00 PM (ESPN+/SWX)

• 11/14 - UC Davis - Moscow, ID - 1:00 PM (ESPN+/SWX)

• 11/21 - Idaho State - Pocatello, ID - 3:00 PM (ESPN+)

The Big Sky enters its 64th season as a conference in 2026 and welcomes a 13-team football lineup following the additions of Southern Utah and Utah Tech.

In all, 56 conference matchups cover ten weekends between the end of August and the end of November.

For the first time in league history, five regular-season Big Sky football conference games were selected for national linear distribution by ESPN's family of networks.

(Idaho Athletics photo)