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Idaho: a football coaching history

See Idaho’s full 91-year Zeitgeist History →
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Program GOAT
Chris Tormey
Peaked at Regional Program I
Built by
Dee Andros
Regional Program V → Regional Program V (+3.1)
The fall
Paul Petrino
Regional Program V → Regional Program V (−0.1)
Right now
Paul Petrino
the 4th-best of Idaho's 4 coaches so far
Idaho's highest stature since 2010

Stature & coaches, 1936–2017

The program’s standing over time, with every coach’s tenure beneath it — read down to see who was there for each rise and fall.

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Every coach

2013–2017
Paul Petrinocaretaker
Paul Petrino held Idaho at Regional Program V for 5 seasons.
Regional Program V
19–41
2006–2006
Dennis Ericksonshort tenure
4–8
2004–2005
Nick Holtshort tenure
5–18
1996–1999
Chris Tormeycaretaker
Chris Tormey held Idaho at Regional Program I for 4 seasons.
Regional Program I
27–18
1962–1964
Dee Androscaretaker
Dee Andros held Idaho at Regional Program V for 3 seasons.
Regional Program V
11–16
1947–1950
Dixie Howellcaretaker
Dixie Howell held Idaho at Regional Program V for 4 seasons.
Regional Program V
13–20
1941–1942
Francis Schmidtshort tenure
7–12