The Vandals played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho, and were members of the Big Sky Conference.

The Big Sky released their preseason media and coaches' polls on July 15, 2019.

[4] Offense – Noah Johnson – GuardSpecial teams – Cade Coffey – Punter [5] Roster Last update: April 1, 2019 Position key The loss was the 52nd for head coach Paul Petrino at Idaho, the most in Vandal history, passing Skip Stahley, whose record was 22–51–1 (.304) in eight seasons (1954–61).

Idaho was shut out by a Big Sky opponent for only the second time (1986) in over thirty years of league play.

Jake Luton of Oregon State, a Vandal quarterback as a redshirt freshman in 2015, was taken by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the sixth round, 189th overall.