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Predicting the worst 2016 college football teams in each conference

By Michael Collins

Nov 21, 2015; Corvallis, OR, USA; Oregon State Beavers fans react to the final score 52-7 against the Washington Huskies at Reser Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Olmos-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 21, 2015; Corvallis, OR, USA; Oregon State Beavers fans react to the final score 52-7 against the Washington Huskies at Reser Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Olmos-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 12, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Idaho Vandals coach Paul Petrino leaves the field after the game against the Southern California Trojans at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 12, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Idaho Vandals coach Paul Petrino leaves the field after the game against the Southern California Trojans at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

Sun Belt Conference

Contenders for the Cellar: ULM Warhawks, Idaho Vandals, Texas State Bobcats

Pick For Last: Idaho Vandals

2015 Record: 4-8, 3-5 Sun Belt
2016 Prediction: 3-9, 1-7 Sun Belt

Simply put, Idaho is moving back to FCS, as well they should. This will be a lame-duck season for the Vandals, and with the schedule they’re playing this season, it looks to be a very unceremonious exit.

Idaho has been weak as an FBS school, averaging 3.7 wins during its 20-year run but only 2.9 per season since 2000. In their two seasons in the Sun Belt, the Vandals went 5-18 overall and 4-12 in conference play. In head coach Paul Petrino’s three seasons at Idaho, the Vandals are 6-39.

Idaho’s last winning season was in 2009, when they went 8-5. That isn’t changing in 2016.

Next: Predicting the 2016 Record For Every First-Year Head Coach

The Vandals will return to the Big Sky conference – where the school’s other athletic teams already play – and where they played football from 1963 to 1995,

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