2018 Portland State Vikings football team

2018 Portland State Vikings football
2018 Portland State Vikings football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	4–7 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bruce Barnum (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Matt Leunen (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Payam Saadat (1st season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Hillsboro Stadium ; Providence Park
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

Last updated December 14, 2023

2018 Big Sky Conference football standings
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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.

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 finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Eastern Washington	134 (6)
2	Weber State	124 (3)
3	Northern Arizona	121 (3)
4	Idaho	101 (1)
5	Sacramento State	94
6	Southern Utah	91
7	Montana	82
8	Montana State	76
9	UC Davis	64
10	Cal Poly	40
11	Northern Colorado	30
12	Idaho State	29
13	Portland State	21

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Eastern Washington	651 (27)
2	Weber State	636 (19)
3	Northern Arizona	535 (1)
4	Montana	496 (2)
5	Idaho	483 (3)
6	Southern Utah	449 (1)
7	Sacramento State	415
8	Montana State	391 (1)
9	UC Davis	331 (1)
10	Idaho State	170
11	Cal Poly	169
12	Northern Colorado	166
13	Portland State	103

Preseason All-Conference Team

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

Charlie Taumoepeau – Jr. TE

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at Nevada *	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		L 19–72	17,525
September 8	11:00 a.m.	at No. 23 (FBS) Oregon *	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	L 14–62	47,210
September 15	2:00 p.m.	College of Idaho *	Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR	Pluto TV 232	W 63–14	2,354
September 22	2:00 p.m.	Montana State	Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR	Pluto TV 232	L 23–43	4,135
September 29	2:00 p.m.	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	Pluto TV 242	L 7–20	10,566
October 6	1:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	Pluto TV 237	W 22–20	25,205
October 13	2:00 p.m.	Northern Colorado	Providence Park Portland, OR	Pluto TV 232	W 35–14	4,375
October 27	6:00 p.m.	at Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	Pluto TV 233	W 41–14	3,267
November 3	2:00 p.m.	Idaho State	Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR	ELVN	L 45–48	3,924
November 10	12:00 p.m.	at North Dakota	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	Pluto TV 240	L 10–17	7,494
November 16	7:00 p.m.	No. 4 Eastern Washington	Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR (The Dam Cup)	Pluto TV 232	L 23–74	4,205
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Source:^[3]

Game summaries

At Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	9	10	0	0	19
Wolf Pack	9	21	28	14	72

At Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	7	0	7	14
No. 23(FBS)Ducks	14	21	14	13	62

College of Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	7	7	0	0	14
Vikings	28	21	0	14	63

Montana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	6	20	17	0	43
Vikings	3	13	7	0	23

At Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	0	7	0	7
Vandals	3	17	0	0	20

At Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	10	3	0	9	22
No. 14 Grizzlies	0	0	14	6	20

Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	14	14
Vikings	14	14	7	0	35

At Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	3	21	3	14	41
Hornets	0	7	0	7	14

Idaho State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	14	17	10	7	48
Vikings	3	21	14	7	45

At North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	3	7	0	10
Fighting Hawks	7	0	0	10	17

Eastern Washington–The Dam Cup

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Eagles	14	13	27	20	74
Vikings	0	14	7	2	23

Related Research Articles

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References

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

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[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.

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