 The football rivalry was most intense and equal in the 1970s and 1980s, but the teams played only sparingly during Idaho's 1996–2017 absence from Big Sky football, with Idaho winning all four contests.Their last game before Idaho's return to Big Sky football was in 2008 in Moscow, with Idaho winning 42–27.The Vandals had won 11 of the 12 meetings between 1988 and 2017; the schools have split their first two games since the Vandals' return to Big Sky football, with Idaho State winning in 2018 and Idaho in 2019.