2016 Portland State Vikings football team

2016 Portland State Vikings football

Conference	Big Sky Conference
2016 record	3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bruce Barnum (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Morton
Defensive coordinator	Malik Roberson
Home stadium	Providence Park (Capacity: 20,674)

2016 Big Sky football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#3 Eastern Washington +^		8	–	0		11	–	1
#8 North Dakota +^		8	–	0		9	–	3
#25 Weber State ^		6	–	2		7	–	5
#21 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 co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS 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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	2:30 PM	Central Washington*	No. 17	Providence Park • Portland, OR	GoViks	W 43–26	4,898
September 10	1:30 PM	at San Jose State*	No. 16	CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA		L 35–66	13,210
September 17	5:00 PM	at No. 8 (FBS) Washington*	No. 19	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	P12N	L 3–41	57,151
September 24	5:00 PM	at Southern Utah	No. 25	Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT	GoViks	L 31–45	10,306
October 1	2:30 PM	Idaho State		Providence Park • Portland, OR	Eversport.tv GoViks	W 45–20	4,916
October 8	6:00 PM	at Weber State		Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT	GoViks KJZZ	L 10–14	10,217
October 15	2:30 PM	No. 19 Cal Poly		Providence Park • Portland, OR	GoViks	L 33–53	4,019
October 29	2:30 PM	Northern Colorado		Providence Park • Portland, OR	GoViks	L 49–56 ^OT	3,446
November 5	4:00 PM	at UC Davis		Aggie Stadium • Davis, CA	Eversport.tv	W 51–29	5,665
November 12	6:00 PM	at Sacramento State		Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA	Eversport.tv	L 35–42	5,086
November 18	7:00 PM	No. 3 Eastern Washington		Providence Park • Portland, OR (The Dam Cup)	RTNW	L 28–35	5,669
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

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Game notes

Central Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	12	7	0	26
#17 Vikings	7	14	0	22	43

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–3	1977	PSU, 53–6

at San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 Vikings	7	7	7	14	35
Spartans	7	21	24	14	66

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Vikings	0	0	3	0	3
#8 (FBS) Huskies	14	14	0	13	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2012	UW, 52–13

at Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 Vikings	3	7	14	7	31
Thunderbirds	7	24	7	7	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
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
Bengals	6	0	0	14	20
Vikings	14	17	7	7	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–24–1	2015	PSU, 34–14

at Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	7	0	3	10
Wildcats	0	0	7	7	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–20	2014	PSU, 30–17

Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Mustangs	13	14	14	14	55
Vikings	7	7	14	7	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–11	2015	PSU, 38–35

Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Bears	3	10	29	7	7	56
Vikings	7	14	14	14	0	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–4	2015	UNC, 35–32

at UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	10	20	14	7	51
Aggies	6	10	0	13	29

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–4	2014	PSU, 23–14

at Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	7	14	7	7	35
Hornets	7	14	14	7	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–11	2014	SAC, 48–41

Eastern Washington–The Dam Cup

	1	2	3	4	Total
#3 Eagles	7	0	14	14	35
Vikings	14	0	14	0	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–17–1	2015	PSU, 34–31

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
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
Coaches	12	14	17	25–T	RV	RV	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/

Portland State Vikings football

Venues	Providence Park (1947–1999, 2001–2009, 2011–present) Hillsboro Stadium (2000, 2010)

Bowls & rivalries	The Dam Cup (Eastern Washington)

Culture & lore	Victor E. Viking Highest scoring NCAA football game

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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