2016 Portland State Vikings football team
The 2016 Portland State Vikings football team represented Portland State University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Bruce Barnum and played their home games at Providence Park. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a four way tie for ninth place.
2016 Portland State Vikings football | |
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
2016 record | 3–8 (2–6 Big Sky) |
Head coach | Bruce Barnum (2nd season) |
Offensive coordinator | Steve Morton |
Defensive coordinator | Malik Roberson |
Home stadium | Providence Park (Capacity: 20,674) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Eastern Washington +^ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 North Dakota +^ | 8 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Weber State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Cal Poly ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Utah | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Davis | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 2:30 PM | Central Washington* | No. 17 | GoViks | W 43–26 | 4,898 | |
September 10 | 1:30 PM | at San Jose State* | No. 16 | L 35–66 | 13,210 | ||
September 17 | 5:00 PM | at No. 8 (FBS) Washington* | No. 19 |
| P12N | L 3–41 | 57,151 |
September 24 | 5:00 PM | at Southern Utah | No. 25 | GoViks | L 31–45 | 10,306 | |
October 1 | 2:30 PM | Idaho State |
| Eversport.tv GoViks | W 45–20 | 4,916 | |
October 8 | 6:00 PM | at Weber State | GoViks KJZZ | L 10–14 | 10,217 | ||
October 15 | 2:30 PM | No. 19 Cal Poly |
| GoViks | L 33–53 | 4,019 | |
October 29 | 2:30 PM | Northern Colorado |
| GoViks | L 49–56 OT | 3,446 | |
November 5 | 4:00 PM | at UC Davis |
| Eversport.tv | W 51–29 | 5,665 | |
November 12 | 6:00 PM | at Sacramento State |
| Eversport.tv | L 35–42 | 5,086 | |
November 18 | 7:00 PM | No. 3 Eastern Washington |
| RTNW | L 28–35 | 5,669 | |
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Game summaries
Central Washington
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 7 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 26 |
#17 Vikings | 7 | 14 | 0 | 22 | 43 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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8–3 | 1977 | PSU, 53–6 |
at San Jose State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#16 Vikings | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
Spartans | 7 | 21 | 24 | 14 | 66 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
at Washington
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#19 Vikings | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
#8 (FBS) Huskies | 14 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 41 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0–1 | 2012 | UW, 52–13 |
at Southern Utah
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#25 Vikings | 3 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
Thunderbirds | 7 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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9–3 | 2015 | PSU, 24–23 |
This matchup quickly became known for the controversial comments made by Coach Barnum leading up to the game when he said, referring to Cedar City, Utah (home of SUU), "I didn’t want to stay in Whoville. We are going to stay up in the Grinch's Castle. We are going to go down, play them Saturday, whoop up on them." SUU fans responded by setting a single-game attendance record, with many students carrying signs mocking Barnum's remarks.[2]
Idaho State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bengals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
Vikings | 14 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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16–24–1 | 2015 | PSU, 34–14 |
at Weber State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Vikings | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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14–20 | 2014 | PSU, 30–17 |
Cal Poly
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#19 Mustangs | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 55 |
Vikings | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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11–11 | 2015 | PSU, 38–35 |
Northern Colorado
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Bears | 3 | 10 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 56 |
Vikings | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 49 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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7–4 | 2015 | UNC, 35–32 |
at UC Davis
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Vikings | 10 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 51 |
Aggies | 6 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 29 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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10–4 | 2014 | PSU, 23–14 |
at Sacramento State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Vikings | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Hornets | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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22–11 | 2014 | SAC, 48–41 |
Eastern Washington–The Dam Cup
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#3 Eagles | 7 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
Vikings | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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20–17–1 | 2015 | PSU, 34–31 |
Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
STATS FCS | 17 | 16 | 19 | 25 | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||||||
Coaches | 12 | 14 | 17 | 25–T | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
References
- "Football Schedule". Portland State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- http://www.thespectrum.com/story/sports/2016/09/22/suu-football-notebook-portland-state-coach-not-fond-cedar-city/90863042/