NCAA FCS Big Sky

Idaho football predictions & picks

Big Sky

2026 record: 5-5
Big Sky: 7th
PPG: 33.9
Streak: W4
Last 5: Lost 27–38 at Weber State · Sat, Oct 10 Won 42–35 at Montana · Sat, Oct 17 Won 31–28 vs Southern Utah · Sat, Oct 24 Won 38–14 at Portland State · Sat, Oct 31 Won 62–31 vs Eastern Washington · Sat, Nov 7

Idaho next game

Wk 11

Idaho vs4:00 PM ET Saturday, November 14 UC Davis

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

Idaho 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Fri, Aug 28Aug 28 @Cal Poly Cal Poly L34–38 —

Wk 1Thu, Sep 3Sep 3 @Utah Utah L14–66 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vs Lamar Lamar L17–23 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 vs Abilene Christian Abilene Chrstn L39–41 —

Wk 5Fri, Oct 2Oct 2 vs Montana State Montana St W35–34 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 @Weber State Weber St L27–38 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 @Montana Montana W42–35 —

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 vs Southern Utah Southern Utah W31–28 —

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 @Portland State Portland St W38–14 —

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 vs Eastern Washington E Washington W62–31 —

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs UC Davis UC Davis 4:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 @Idaho State Idaho St 5:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Idaho team stats

2026 regular season · 10 games · rank among 127 FCS teams

Offense

Points 33.9/ game 23rd

Total yards 436.2/ game 13th

Passing yards 280.7/ game 10th

Rushing yards 155.5/ game 54th

Third-down conversions 45.2% 17th

Giveaways 1.3/ game 50th

Time of possession 30:19 52nd

Defense

Points allowed 34.8/ game 104th

Yards allowed 424.1/ game 108th

Passing yards allowed 231.5/ game 84th

Rushing yards allowed 192.6/ game 103rd

Takeaways 0.7/ game 121st

Penalties 5.5/ game 35th

Idaho leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Joshua Wood 2,807yds 20 TD · 7 INT · 63.2% comp. · 10 games

Rushing Joshua Wood 545yds 11 TD · 4.6 per carry · 10 games

Receiving Tony Harste 646yds 38 catches · 5 TD · 8 games

Tackles Cruz Hepburn 81 10 games

Sacks Mason Krahn 5 10 games

Interceptions Aaron Kinsey 1 1 passes defended · 7 games

Big Sky standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Montana State Montana St 910 9-1 .900 405196 +209 W4

2 Northern Arizona N Arizona 820 8-2 .800 325278 +47 W5

3 Montana Montana 730 7-3 .700 401281 +120 W2

4 Idaho State Idaho St 640 6-4 .600 327221 +106 L1

5 Weber State Weber St 640 6-4 .600 361325 +36 W1

6 UC Davis UC Davis 640 6-4 .600 294303 −9 W1

7 Idaho Idaho 550 5-5 .500 339348 −9 W4

8 Southern Utah Southern Utah 460 4-6 .400 312323 −11 W1

9 Cal Poly Cal Poly 470 4-7 .364 268382 −114 L4

10 Northern Colorado N Colorado 370 3-7 .300 219268 −49 L2

11 Eastern Washington E Washington 280 2-8 .200 280409 −129 L3

12 Portland State Portland St 280 2-8 .200 212441 −229 L4

13 Utah Tech Utah Tech 190 1-9 .100 191384 −193 L2

Idaho FAQ

Who does Idaho play next?

Next up for Idaho: home against UC Davis, Saturday, November 14, 4:00 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is Idaho’s record this season?

Idaho is 5-5, 7th in the Big Sky.

Who leads Idaho in passing yards?

Joshua Wood, with 2,807 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (20 TD · 7 INT · 63.2% comp. · 10 games).

Big Sky rivals

All teams

Cal Poly Eastern Washington Idaho State Montana Montana State Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Portland State Southern Utah UC Davis Utah Tech Weber State

Idaho this week

Idaho is 5-5, 5-2 in Big Sky play. Its last game was a 62–31 win over Eastern Washington at home on November 7, its fourth in a row. Its offense averages 33.9 points a game (23rd in FCS), and its defense allows 34.8 (104th).

Next up, Idaho hosts UC Davis on Saturday, November 14 at 4:00 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.