Idaho Vandals

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The University of Idaho is the state's most prominent land-grant and primary research university, located in the city of Moscow in Latah County. Its official abbreviation is UI, but is informally referred to by students and alumni as U of I.

The school's official colors are silver & gold (although black & gold are the prevalent colors for the athletic teams). Its teams, the Vandals, participate in the NCAA's Division I-A in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). In addition to Football (men's), the intercollegiate athletic program fields two teams (men's & women's) in the following sports: Basketball, Cross-Country, Golf, Track (indoor & outdoor), and Tennis. Volleyball, Soccer, and Swimming are sports offered only for women.

Men's Basketball

Idaho has had a major in-state rivalry with Boise State since 1970, when BSU joined the Big Sky. Boise is 300 highway miles (480 km) south of Moscow. In the current century, the Vandals' football and men's basketball teams have not been competitive against BSU, losing 8 straight football games and 12 straight men's basketball games.