2019 Portland State Vikings football team
The 2019 Portland State Vikings football team represented Portland State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Bruce Barnum and played their home games at Hillsboro Stadium. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place.
| 2019 Portland State Vikings football | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| 2019 record | 5–7 (3–5 Big Sky) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Matt Leunen (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Payam Saadat (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Hillsboro Stadium (Capacity: 7,600) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Weber State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Sacramento State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Montana ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Montana State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Vikings finished the 2018 season 4–7, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for ninth place.
Preseason
Big Sky preseason poll
The Big Sky released their preseason media and coaches' polls on July 15, 2019. The Vikings were picked to finish in tenth place in both polls.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Eastern Washington | 536 (25) |
| 2 | UC Davis | 510 (13) |
| 3 | Weber State | 472 (4) |
| 4 | Montana State | 417 |
| 5 | Montana | 396 (1) |
| 6 | Northern Arizona | 302 |
| 7 | Idaho State | 285 |
| 8 | Idaho | 248 |
| 9 | Cal Poly | 196 |
| 10 | Portland State | 178 |
| 11 | Southern Utah | 160 |
| 12 | Sacramento State | 125 |
| 13 | Northern Colorado | 90 |
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Eastern Washington | 140 (10) |
| 2 | UC Davis | 127 (2) |
| 3 | Weber State | 124 |
| 4 | Montana | 104 (1) |
| 5 | Montana State | 100 |
| 6 | Northern Arizona | 88 |
| 7 | Idaho State | 72 |
| 8 | Idaho | 65 |
| 9 | Cal Poly | 56 |
| 10 | Portland State | 42 |
| 11 | Sacramento State | 40 |
| 12 | Southern Utah | 38 |
| 13 | Northern Colorado | 19 |
Preseason All–Big Sky team
The Vikings had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]
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Offense Charlie Taumopeau – TE |
Defense Kenton Bartlett – DT |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 1:00 p.m. | at Arkansas* | SECN | L 13–20 | 61,055 | |
| September 7 | 2:05 p.m. | Simon Fraser* | Pluto TV | W 70–7 | 3,217 | |
| September 14 | 7:15 p.m. | at No. 22 (FBS) Boise State* | ESPN2 | L 10–45 | 31,068 | |
| September 21 | 2:05 p.m. | Eastern Oregon* |
| W 59–9 | 3,312 | |
| September 28 | 2:05 p.m. | at Idaho State | Pluto TV | L 24–51 | 6,398 | |
| October 5 | 2:05 p.m. | Southern Utah |
| Pluto TV | W 52–31 | 3,222 |
| October 12 | 2:05 p.m. | Idaho |
| Pluto TV | W 24–0 | 4,675 |
| October 19 | 12:05 p.m. | at Northern Colorado | Pluto TV | W 38–30 | 4,357 | |
| October 26 | 3:00 p.m. | at Northern Arizona | Pluto TV | L 29–31 | 7,234 | |
| November 2 | 2:05 p.m. | No. 8 Montana |
| Pluto TV | L 23–38 | 6,191 |
| November 9 | 2:05 p.m. | UC Davis |
| Pluto TV | L 28–45 | 3,378 |
| November 23 | 1:05 p.m. | at Eastern Washington | Pluto TV | L 46–53 | 8,629 | |
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Game summaries
at Arkansas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vikings | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Razorbacks | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
Simon Fraser
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Clan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Vikings | 7 | 14 | 35 | 14 | 70 |
at Boise State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vikings | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 22 (FBS) Broncos | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
Eastern Oregon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mountaineers | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Vikings | 14 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 59 |
at Idaho State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vikings | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Bengals | 20 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 51 |
Southern Utah
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thunderbirds | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Vikings | 10 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 52 |
Idaho
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vandals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vikings | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 24 |
at Northern Colorado
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vikings | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Bears | 0 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 30 |
at Northern Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vikings | 0 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 29 |
| Lumberjacks | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
Montana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 8 Grizzlies | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
| Vikings | 0 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
UC Davis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Aggies | 7 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 45 |
| Vikings | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Eastern Washington–The Dam Cup
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vikings | 7 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 46 |
| Eagles | 17 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 53 |
References
- "Scoreboard: Big Sky Conference preseason football polls". 406 MT SPORTS. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- "Big Sky Conference announces preseason all-conference teams". MTSPX. 15 July 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- "2019 Football Schedule". Portland State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
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