The University of Idaho released the fall 2016 football schedule late Thursday morning.
“We are very excited for the 2016 season,” Idaho head coach Paul Petrino said in the university statement.
Notable home Sun Belt Conference games next year include Troy, New Mexico State, South Alabama and Georgia State.
The team will participate in four nonconference matchups and eight Sun Belt games throughout the season, punctuated by two separate bye weeks.
The Vandals will host five home games and will play in a sixth Palouse matchup against Washington State Sept. 17.
The team opens the year in Moscow against Montana State Sept. 1, before departing for a three-game road trip against Washington, Washington State and UNLV respectively.
Idaho then kicks off its conference schedule with a home game against Troy and a road contest at Louisiana-Monroe. The team has two more October matchups against New Mexico State and Appalachian State before its first bye week.
The Vandals have a total of three games in November, including a home matchup against South Alabama Nov. 26.
Idaho will conclude its regular season schedule with a matchup against Georgia State in Moscow Dec. 2.
Full Schedule:
Sept. 1 — Montana State
Sept. 10 — at Washington
Sept. 17 — at Washington State
Sept. 24 — at UNLV
Oct. 1 — Troy *
Oct. 8 — at Louisiana-Monroe *
Oct. 15 — New Mexico State *
Oct. 22 — at Appalachian State *
Oct. 29 — Bye week
Nov. 5 — at Louisiana-Lafayette *
Nov. 12 — at Texas State *
Nov. 19 — Bye week
Nov. 26 — South Alabama *
Dec. 3 — Georgia State *
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