2016 Portland State Vikings football team

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2016 Portland State Vikings football
Portland State Athletics wordmark.svg
Conference Big Sky Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Cooper (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Pistol
Defensive coordinatorMalik Roberson (2nd season)
Base defense 3–3–5
Home stadium Providence Park
Seasons
  2015
2017  
2016 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

Contents

Preseason

Big Sky polls

On July 19, 2016, the Big Sky Conference released its preseason coaches' and media polls. The Vikings were predicted to finish tied for second in the coaches' poll and fifth in the media poll. [1]

Coaches' poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Northern Arizona132 (8)
2Portland State121 (2)
Montana121
4Eastern Washington112 (2)
5North Dakota105 (1)
6Weber State83
7Southern Utah73
Montana State73
9Cal Poly66
10Northern Colorado43
11Sacramento State30
12Idaho State24
13UC Davis23
Media poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Northern Arizona287 (8)
2Montana283 (7)
3Eastern Washington269 (5)
4North Dakota262 (2)
5Portland State252 (3)
6Weber State174
7Southern Utah162
8Montana State157
9Cal Poly153
10Northern Colorado111
11Idaho State58
12UC Davis56
13Sacramento State50

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 32:30 pm Central Washington *No. 17 GoViks W 43–264,898
September 101:30 pmat San Jose State *No. 16L 35–6613,210
September 175:00 pmat No. 8 (FBS) Washington *No. 19 P12N L 3–4157,151
September 245:00 pmat Southern Utah No. 25GoViksL 31–4510,306
October 12:30 pm Idaho State
  • Providence Park
  • Portland, OR
Eversport.tv
GoViks
W 45–204,916
October 86:00 pmat Weber State GoViks
KJZZ
L 10–1410,217
October 152:30 pmNo. 19 Cal Poly
  • Providence Park
  • Portland, OR
GoViksL 33–534,019
October 292:30 pm Northern Colorado
  • Providence Park
  • Portland, OR
GoViksL 49–56 OT3,446
November 54:00 pmat UC Davis Eversport.tvW 51–295,665
November 126:00 pmat Sacramento State Eversport.tvL 35–425,086
November 187:00 pmNo. 3 Eastern Washington
RTNW L 28–355,669

[2]

Game summaries

Central Washington

1234Total
Wildcats7127026
No. 17 Vikings71402243
StatisticsCWUPRST
First downs2526
Total yards445508
Rushing yards124286
Passing yards321222
Turnovers01
Time of possession28:5631:04
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Central WashingtonPassingJustin Lane19/37, 321 yards, 3 TD
RushingQuincy Carter19 rushes, 81 yards, TD
ReceivingJesse Zalk9 receptions, 181 yards, 3 TD
Portland StatePassingAlex Kuresa16/26, 222 yards, 2 TD
RushingNate Tago24 rushes, 136 yards, 3 TD
ReceivingMaximo Espitia5 receptions, 88 yards, TD

At San Jose State

1234Total
No. 16 Vikings7771435
Spartans721241466
StatisticsPRSTSJSU
First downs1728
Total yards458642
Rushing yards202409
Passing yards256233
Turnovers60
Time of possession25:0035:00
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Portland State VikingsPassingAlex Kuresa10/22, 135 yards, TD, 3 INT
RushingParis Penn14 rushes, 137 yards, TD
ReceivingAlex Kuresa1 reception, 78 yards, TD
San Jose StatePassingKenny Potter14/20, 233 yards, 3 TD
RushingDeontae Cooper18 rushes, 126 yards, TD
ReceivingTre Hartley4 receptions, 93 yards, TD

At No. 8 (FBS) Washington

1234Total
No. 19 Vikings00303
No. 8 (FBS) Huskies141401341
StatisticsPRSTWASH
First downs1320
Total yards182407
Rushing yards34213
Passing yards148194
Turnovers41
Time of possession33:4226:18
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Portland StatePassingAlex Kuresa11/17, 148 yards, INT
RushingNate Tago12 rushes, 20 yards
ReceivingMaximo Espitia4 receptions, 75 yards
WashingtonPassing Jake Browning 12/19, 163 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Myles Gaskin 13 rushes, 93 yards, TD
ReceivingChico McClatcher4 receptions, 69 yards, 2 TD

At Southern Utah

1234Total
No. 25 Vikings3714731
Thunderbirds7247745
StatisticsPRSTSUU
First downs2516
Total yards509541
Rushing yards234292
Passing yards275249
Turnovers52
Time of possession36:0923:51
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Portland StatePassingAlex Kuresa15/33, 264 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT
RushingAlex Kuresa18 rushes, 133 yards, TD
ReceivingMaximo Espitia7 receptions, 138 yards, TD
Southern UtahPassingPatrick Tyler15/30, 249 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingMalik Brown15 rushes, 173 yards, TD
ReceivingMike Sharp5 receptions, 139 yards, 2 TD

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. [3]

Idaho State

1234Total
Bengals6001420
Vikings14177745
StatisticsIDSTPRST
First downs2421
Total yards370531
Rushing yards158531
Passing yards2120
Turnovers20
Time of possession29:4530:15
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Idaho StatePassingTanner Gueller22/39, 212 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingJakori Ford18 rushes, 78 yards, TD
ReceivingK. W. Williams10 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TD
Portland StatePassingAlex Kuresa0/5, 0 yards
RushingNate Tago12 rushes, 199 yards, TD
ReceivingNone

At Weber State

1234Total
Vikings070310
Wildcats007714
StatisticsPRSTWEB
First downs1815
Total yards317271
Rushing yards136185
Passing yards18186
Turnovers01
Time of possession34:0725:53
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Portland StatePassingAlex Kuresa14/25, 181 yards
RushingNate Tago12 rushes, 51 yards
ReceivingParis Penn6 receptions, 65 yards
Weber StatePassingJadrian Clark12/25, 86 yards, TD, INT
RushingJadrian Clark7 rushes, 77 yards
ReceivingTui Satuala1 reception, 29 yards

No. 19 Cal Poly

1234Total
No. 19 Mustangs1314141455
Vikings7714735
StatisticsCPPRST
First downs3218
Total yards658347
Rushing yards46272
Passing yards196275
Turnovers11
Time of possession38:4521:15
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Cal PolyPassingDano Graves12/13, 166 yards, 3 TD
RushingKyle Lewis11 rushes, 158 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingCarson McMurtrey2 receptions, 44 yards, TD
Portland StatePassingAlex Kuresa19/30, 275 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingParis Penn14 rushes, 68 yards
ReceivingJosh Kraght6 receptions, 83 yards

Northern Colorado

1234OTTotal
Bears310297756
Vikings7141414049
StatisticsUNCOPRST
First downs2825
Total yards558549
Rushing yards245371
Passing yards313178
Turnovers12
Time of possession23:5336:07
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Northern ColoradoPassingKyle Sloter20/31, 313 yards, 3 TD
RushingTrae Riek12 rushes, 90 yards
ReceivingStephen Miller7 receptions, 143 yards
Portland StatePassingAlex Kuresa11/22, 178 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingAlex Kuresa22 rushes, 130 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingJosh Kraght4 receptions, 100 yards

At UC Davis

1234Total
Vikings102014751
Aggies61001329
StatisticsPRSTUCD
First downs2521
Total yards602408
Rushing yards177190
Passing yards425218
Turnovers02
Time of possession32:3827:22
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Portland StatePassingAlex Kuresa16/20, 384 yards, TD
RushingParis Penn15 rushes, 53 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingAustin Holman3 receptions, 108 yards
UC DavisPassingBen Scott8/22, 118 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Joshua Kelley 10 rushes, 91 yards
ReceivingKeelan Doss4 receptions, 91 yards, TD

At Sacramento State

1234Total
Vikings7147735
Hornets71414742
StatisticsPRSTSAC
First downs2120
Total yards522519
Rushing yards424324
Passing yards98195
Turnovers03
Time of possession30:4829:12
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Portland StatePassingAlex Kuresa11/24, 98 yards, TD
RushingAlex Kuresa15 rushes, 198 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingJosh Kraght3 receptions, 35 yards, TD
Sacramento StatePassingNate Ketteringham10/17, 195 yards, 2 INT
RushingJordan Robinson23 rushes, 262 yards, 4 TD
ReceivingJaelen Ratliff4 receptions, 103 yards

No. 3 Eastern Washington

1234Total
No. 3 Eagles70141435
Vikings14014028
StatisticsEWUPRST
First downs2226
Total yards442471
Rushing yards138213
Passing yards304258
Turnovers11
Time of possession25:1534:45
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Eastern WashingtonPassing Gage Gubrud 24/41, 304 yards, 3 TD, INT
RushingAntoine Custer Jr.13 rushes, 69 yards
ReceivingShaq Hill7 receptions, 124 yards, TD
Portland StatePassingAlex Kuresa22/33, 252 yards, TD, INT
RushingAlex Kuresa13 rushes, 93 yards
Receiving Charlie Taumoepeau 2 receptions, 71 yards

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS 17161925RVRV
Coaches 12141725–TRVRV

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