2012 Portland State Vikings football team

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2012 Portland State Vikings football

Conference| Big Sky Conference
Record| 3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach|

* Nigel Burton (3rd season)

Offensive coordinator| Bruce Barnum (3rd season)
Offensive scheme| Pistol
Defensive coordinator| Erick Jackson (3rd season)
Home stadium| Jeld-Wen Field

Seasons

<- 2011

2013 ->

2012 Big Sky Conference football standings

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No. 4 Eastern Washington +^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 3  |
No. 5 Montana State +^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 2  |
No. 12 Cal Poly +^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
No. 20 Northern Arizona |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Sacramento State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Northern Colorado |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Southern Utah |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
North Dakota |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Montana |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
UC Davis |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Portland State |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Weber State |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
Idaho State |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 1| 5:00 pm| Carroll*|

* Jeld-Wen Field
* Portland, OR

| CSNNW/Big Sky TV| W 38–20| 6,845
September 8| 4:00 pm| at North Dakota*|

* Alerus Center
* Grand Forks, ND

| MSN/Big Sky TV| L 37–45| 9,210
September 15| 4:00 pm| at Washington*|

* CenturyLink Field
* Seattle, WA

| FX| L 13–52| 54,922
September 22| 5:00 pm| Southern Utah|

* Jeld-Wen Field
* Portland, OR

| CSNNW/Big Sky TV| L 42–49| 6,353
September 29| 2:00 pm| at No. 22 Northern Arizona|

* Walkup Skydome
* Flagstaff, AZ

| FCSP/Big Sky TV| L 10–24| 9,107
October 6| 5:00 pm| Idaho State|

* Jeld-Wen Field
* Portland, OR

| CSNNW/Big Sky TV| W 77–10| 5,754
October 20| 6:00 pm| at No. 14 Cal Poly|

* Alex G. Spanos Stadium
* San Luis Obispo, CA

| Big Sky TV| L 25–37| 10,025
October 27| 2:00 pm| at UC Davis|

* Aggie Stadium
* Davis, CA

| Big Sky TV| W 49–21| 7,826
November 3| 1:00 pm| Northern Colorado|

* Jeld-Wen Field
* Portland, OR

| Big Sky TV| L 28–32| 5,077
November 10| 12:30 pm| at No. 2 Montana State|

* Bobcat Stadium
* Bozeman, MT

| RTNW| L 30–65| 15,177
November 17| 1:00 pm| No. 5 Eastern Washington|

* Jeld-Wen Field
* Portland, OR (The Dam Cup)

| CSNNW/Big Sky TV| L 34–41| 5,758

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Pacific time

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.

## Game summaries

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### Carroll

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Fighting Saints  | 9  | 3  | 0  | 8 | 20
Vikings | 14  | 7  | 0  | 17 | 38

### @ North Dakota

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Vikings  | 9  | 15  | 0  | 13 | 37
North Dakota | 14  | 21  | 10  | 0 | 45

See also: 2012 University of North Dakota football team

### @ Washington

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Vikings  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 7 | 13
Huskies | 14  | 31  | 7  | 0 | 52

See also: 2012 Washington Huskies football team

### Southern Utah

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Thunderbirds | 3  | 17  | 15  | 14 | 49
Vikings  | 21  | 7  | 14  | 0 | 42

See also: 2012 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

### @ Northern Arizona

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Vikings  | 3  | 0  | 7  | 0 | 10
#22 Lumberjacks | 14  | 3  | 7  | 0 | 24

See also: 2012 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

### Idaho State

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Bengals  | 0  | 10  | 0  | 0 | 10
Vikings | 7  | 28  | 28  | 14 | 77

See also: 2012 Idaho State Bengals football team

### @ Cal Poly

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Vikings  | 14  | 3  | 8  | 0 | 25
#14 Mustangs | 14  | 3  | 6  | 14 | 37

See also: 2012 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

### @ UC Davis

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Vikings | 7  | 7  | 14  | 21 | 49
Aggies  | 7  | 7  | 0  | 7 | 21

See also: 2012 UC Davis Aggies football team

### Northern Colorado

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Bears | 3  | 7  | 15  | 7 | 32
Vikings  | 6  | 15  | 7  | 0 | 28

See also: 2012 Northern Colorado Bears football team

### @ Montana State

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Vikings  | 7  | 3  | 10  | 10 | 30
#2 Bobcats | 24  | 35  | 6  | 0 | 65

See also: 2012 Montana State Bobcats football team

### Eastern Washington

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#5 Eagles | 0  | 14  | 13  | 14 | 41
Vikings  | 13  | 0  | 13  | 8 | 34

See also: 2012 Eastern Washington Eagles football team and The Dam Cup

## References

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Portland State Vikings football

Venues|

* Providence Park (1947–1999, 2001–2009, 2011–2018)
* Hillsboro Stadium (2000, 2010, 2015, 2018–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Eastern Washington: The Dam Cup

Culture & lore|

* Victor E. Viking
* Highest scoring NCAA football game

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* NFL draftees

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