American college football season
The 2012 Portland State Vikings football team represented Portland State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by third year head coach Nigel Burton and played their home games at Jeld-Wen Field . They are a member of the Big Sky Conference . They finished the season 3–8, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for 11th place.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 5:00 pm Carroll * CSNNW /Big Sky TVW 38–206,845 September 8 4:00 pm at North Dakota * MSN /Big Sky TVL 37–459,210 September 15 4:00 pm at Washington * FX L 13–5254,922 September 22 5:00 pm Southern Utah Jeld-Wen Field Portland, OR CSNNW/Big Sky TV L 42–496,353 September 29 2:00 pm at No. 22 Northern Arizona FCSP /Big Sky TVL 10–249,107 October 6 5:00 pm Idaho State Jeld-Wen Field Portland, OR CSNNW/Big Sky TV W 77–105,754 October 20 6:00 pm at No. 14 Cal Poly Big Sky TV L 25–3710,025 October 27 2:00 pm at UC Davis Big Sky TV W 49–217,826 November 3 1:00 pm Northern Colorado Jeld-Wen Field Portland, OR Big Sky TV L 28–325,077 November 10 12:30 pm at No. 2 Montana State RTNW L 30–6515,177 November 17 1:00 pm No. 5 Eastern Washington CSNNW/Big Sky TV L 34–415,758
Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with North Dakota on September 8 was considered a non conference game and had no effect on the Big Sky Standings.
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2
3
4
Total
Fighting Saints
9
3
0
8
20
Vikings
14
7
0
17
38
1
2
3
4
Total
Vikings
9
15
0
13
37
North Dakota
14
21
10
0
45
1
2
3
4
Total
Vikings
0
0
6
7
13
Huskies
14
31
7
0
52
1
2
3
4
Total
Thunderbirds
3
17
15
14
49
Vikings
21
7
14
0
42
1
2
3
4
Total
Vikings
3
0
7
0
10
#22 Lumberjacks
14
3
7
0
24
1
2
3
4
Total
Bengals
0
10
0
0
10
Vikings
7
28
28
14
77
1
2
3
4
Total
Vikings
14
3
8
0
25
#14 Mustangs
14
3
6
14
37
1
2
3
4
Total
Vikings
7
7
14
21
49
Aggies
7
7
0
7
21
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
3
7
15
7
32
Vikings
6
15
7
0
28
1
2
3
4
Total
Vikings
7
3
10
10
30
#2 Bobcats
24
35
6
0
65
1
2
3
4
Total
#5 Eagles
0
14
13
14
41
Vikings
13
0
13
8
34
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