▁South ▁Alabama ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 3 8 – 3 1 ▁and ▁Georgia ▁State ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 3 7 – 1 2 . ▁They ▁received ▁an ▁inv itation ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Fam ous ▁Id aho ▁Pot ato ▁Bowl ▁where ▁they ▁defeated ▁Colorado ▁State ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 6 1 – 5 0 , ▁with ▁the ▁teams ▁setting ▁a ▁record ▁for ▁most ▁combined ▁points ▁scored ▁in ▁the ▁bow l ▁game . ▁The ▁Id aho ▁V and als ▁also ▁set ▁the ▁bow l ▁game ' s ▁record ▁for ▁most ▁total ▁off ensive ▁yard age ▁with ▁ 6 0 6 . ▁After ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁season , ▁following ▁Jeff ▁Bro hm ' s ▁departure ▁to ▁Pur due , ▁Paul ▁Pet r ino ▁was ▁mentioned ▁as ▁a ▁possible ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁Western ▁Kentucky ▁head ▁co aching ▁position ▁and ▁even ▁spoke ▁to ▁W K U ▁athlet ics ▁director ▁Tod d ▁Stewart ▁about ▁the ▁position , ▁which ▁was ▁held ▁by ▁his ▁brother ▁Bobby ▁for ▁one ▁season ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁However , ▁the ▁position ▁eventually ▁went ▁to ▁Mike ▁San ford ▁Jr . ▁ ▁Id aho ▁went ▁ 4 – 8 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁They ▁began ▁the ▁season ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 3 ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 8 – 6 ▁victory ▁over ▁FC S ▁oppon ent ▁Sac r amento ▁State . ▁After ▁a ▁ 4 4 – 1 6 ▁loss ▁to ▁UN L V ▁and ▁a ▁ 3 7 – 2 8