2018 Portland State Vikings football team

American college football season

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 ->

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

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### Polls

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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)

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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)

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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

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

Charlie Taumoepeau – Jr. TE

## Schedule

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

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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

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### At Nevada

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Vikings  | 9  | 10  | 0  | 0 | 19
Wolf Pack | 9  | 21  | 28  | 14 | 72

See also: 2018 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

### At Oregon

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Vikings  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 7 | 14
No. 23 (FBS) Ducks | 14  | 21  | 14  | 13 | 62

See also: 2018 Oregon Ducks football team

### College of Idaho

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Coyotes  | 7  | 7  | 0  | 0 | 14
Vikings | 28  | 21  | 0  | 14 | 63

### Montana State

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Bobcats | 6  | 20  | 17  | 0 | 43
Vikings  | 3  | 13  | 7  | 0 | 23

See also: 2018 Montana State Bobcats football team

### At Idaho

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Vikings  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 0 | 7
Vandals | 3  | 17  | 0  | 0 | 20

See also: 2018 Idaho Vandals football team

### At Montana

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Vikings | 10  | 3  | 0  | 9 | 22
No. 14 Grizzlies  | 0  | 0  | 14  | 6 | 20

See also: 2018 Montana Grizzlies football team

### Northern Colorado

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Bears  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 14 | 14
Vikings | 14  | 14  | 7  | 0 | 35

See also: 2018 Northern Colorado Bears football team

### At Sacramento State

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Vikings | 3  | 21  | 3  | 14 | 41
Hornets  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 7 | 14

See also: 2018 Sacramento State Hornets football team

### Idaho State

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Bengals | 14  | 17  | 10  | 7 | 48
Vikings  | 3  | 21  | 14  | 7 | 45

See also: 2018 Idaho State Bengals football team

### At North Dakota

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Vikings  | 0  | 3  | 7  | 0 | 10
Fighting Hawks | 7  | 0  | 0  | 10 | 17

See also: 2018 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

### Eastern Washington–The Dam Cup

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No. 4 Eagles | 14  | 13  | 27  | 20 | 74
Vikings  | 0  | 14  | 7  | 2 | 23

See also: 2018 Eastern Washington Eagles football team and The Dam Cup

## References

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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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