2018 Portland State Vikings football team

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2018 Portland State Vikings football
Portland State Athletics wordmark.svg
Conference Big Sky Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Leunen (1st season)
Offensive scheme Pro spread
Defensive coordinatorPayam Saadat (1st season)
Base defense 3–3–5
Home stadium Hillsboro Stadium
Providence Park
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Weber State +^  7 1   10 3  
No. 2 Eastern Washington +^  7 1   12 3  
No. 7 UC Davis +^  7 1   10 3  
No. 17 Montana State ^  5 3   8 5  
Idaho State  5 3   6 5  
Montana  4 4   6 5  
Cal Poly  4 4   5 6  
Northern Arizona  3 4   4 6  
Portland State  3 5   4 7  
Idaho  3 5   4 7  
Northern Colorado  2 6   2 9  
Southern Utah  1 7   1 10  
Sacramento State  0 7   2 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • Although North Dakota was classified as an independent, games against them still counted as Big Sky Conference games.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Portland State Vikings football team represented Portland State University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Bruce Barnum and played their home games at Hillsboro Stadium and Providence Park. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for ninth place.

Contents

Preseason

Polls

On July 16, 2018, during the Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, Washington, the Vikings were predicted to finish in last place in both the coaches and media poll. [1]

Coaches poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Eastern Washington134 (6)
2Weber State124 (3)
3Northern Arizona121 (3)
4Idaho101 (1)
5Sacramento State94
6Southern Utah91
7Montana82
8Montana State76
9UC Davis64
10Cal Poly40
11Northern Colorado30
12Idaho State29
13Portland State21
Media poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Eastern Washington651 (27)
2Weber State636 (19)
3Northern Arizona535 (1)
4Montana496 (2)
5Idaho483 (3)
6Southern Utah449 (1)
7Sacramento State415
8Montana State391 (1)
9UC Davis331 (1)
10Idaho State170
11Cal Poly169
12Northern Colorado166
13Portland State103

Preseason All-Conference Team

The Vikings had one player selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team. [2]

Charlie Taumoepeau – Jr. TE

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.at Nevada *L 19–7217,525
September 811:00 a.m.at No. 23 (FBS) Oregon * P12N L 14–6247,210
September 152:00 p.m. College of Idaho * Pluto TV 232W 63–142,354
September 222:00 p.m. Montana State
  • Hillsboro Stadium
  • Hillsboro, OR
Pluto TV 232L 23–434,135
September 292:00 p.m.at Idaho Pluto TV 242L 7–2010,566
October 61:00 p.m.at No. 14 Montana Pluto TV 237W 22–2025,205
October 132:00 p.m. Northern Colorado Pluto TV 232W 35–144,375
October 276:00 p.m.at Sacramento State Pluto TV 233W 41–143,267
November 32:00 p.m. Idaho State
  • Hillsboro Stadium
  • Hillsboro, OR
ELVN L 45–483,924
November 1012:00 p.m.at North Dakota Pluto TV 240L 10–177,494
November 167:00 p.m.No. 4 Eastern Washington
Pluto TV 232L 23–744,205

Game summaries

At Nevada

1234Total
Vikings9100019
Wolf Pack921281472

At Oregon

1234Total
Vikings070714
No. 23(FBS)Ducks1421141362

College of Idaho

1234Total
Coyotes770014
Vikings282101463

Montana State

1234Total
Bobcats62017043
Vikings3137023

At Idaho

1234Total
Vikings00707
Vandals3170020

At Montana

1234Total
Vikings1030922
No. 14 Grizzlies0014620

Northern Colorado

1234Total
Bears0001414
Vikings14147035

At Sacramento State

1234Total
Vikings32131441
Hornets070714

Idaho State

1234Total
Bengals141710748
Vikings32114745

At North Dakota

1234Total
Vikings037010
Fighting Hawks7001017

Eastern Washington–The Dam Cup

1234Total
No. 4 Eagles1413272074
Vikings0147223

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References

  1. "Eastern Washington Picked to Win the Big Sky".
  2. "Doss, Buss Headline Big Sky Football Preseason All-Conference Team".
  3. "2018 Football Schedule". Portland State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved April 30, 2018.