American college football season
2018 Portland State Vikings football |
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
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Record | 4–7 (3–5 Big Sky) |
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Head coach | - Bruce Barnum (4th season)
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Offensive coordinator | Matt Leunen (1st season) |
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Offensive scheme | Pro spread |
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Defensive coordinator | Payam Saadat (1st season) |
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Base defense | 3–3–5 |
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Home stadium | Hillsboro Stadium Providence Park |
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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 |
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August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | at Nevada* | | | L 19–72 | 17,525 |
September 8 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 23 (FBS) Oregon* | | P12N | L 14–62 | 47,210 |
September 15 | 2:00 p.m. | College of Idaho* | | 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 | | Pluto TV 242 | L 7–20 | 10,566 |
October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Montana | | Pluto TV 237 | W 22–20 | 25,205 |
October 13 | 2:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado | | Pluto TV 232 | W 35–14 | 4,375 |
October 27 | 6:00 p.m. | at Sacramento State | | 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 | | Pluto TV 240 | L 10–17 | 7,494 |
November 16 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 4 Eastern Washington | | Pluto TV 232 | L 23–74 | 4,205 |
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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 |
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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