Portland State Vikings football

Portland State Vikings
2016 Portland State Vikings football team
First season 1947
Head coach Bruce Barnum
2nd year, 12–11 (.522)
Stadium Providence Park
Seating capacity 22,000
Location Portland, Oregon
NCAA division Division I FCS
Conference Big Sky Conference
All-time record 342–366–10 (.483)
Colors Green, White, and Silver[1]
              
Website goviks.com
For information on all Portland State University sports, see Portland State Vikings

The Portland State Vikings football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Portland State University located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Big Sky Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1947. The team plays its home games at the 20,483 seat Providence Park. Viking football practice takes place on campus at the Peter W. Stott Field.

History

Classifications

Conference memberships

Playoff results

Division I-AA/FCS

The Vikings have appeared in the I-AA/FCS playoffs two times. Their overall record is 0–2.

Year Round Opponent Result
2000 First Round Delaware L 14–49
2015 Second Round Northern Iowa L 17–29

Division II

The Vikings have appeared in the Division II playoffs seven times with an overall record of 11–7.

Year Round Opponent Result
1987 Quarterfinals
Semifinals
National Championship Game 		Minnesota State–Mankato
Northern Michigan
Troy State 		W 27–21
W 13–7
L 17–31
1988 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
National Championship Game 		Bowie State
Jacksonville State
Texas A&I
North Dakota State 		W 34–17
W 20–13
W 35–27
L 21–35
1991 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals 		Northern Colorado
Minnesota State–Mankato
Pittsburg State 		W 27–7
W 37–27
L 21–53
1992 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals 		UC Davis
Texas A&I
Pittsburg State 		W 42–28
W 35–30
L 38–41
1993 First Round Texas A&M–Kingsville L 15–50
1994 First Round
Quarterfinals 		Angelo State
Texas A&M–Kingsville 		W 29–0
L 16–21
1995 First Round
Quarterfinals 		East Texas State
Texas A&M–Kingsville 		W 56–35
L 3–30

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

Year-by-year results

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1947–1954 Joe Holland 8 20–42–3 .331
1955–1956 Ralph Davis 2 4–11–1 .281
1957–1958 Les Leggatt 2 6–11–0 .353
1959–1961 Hugh Smithwick 3 6–17–2 .280
1962–1962 Tom DeSylvia 1 4–4–0 .500
1963–1967 Jerry Lyons 5 21–24–1 .467
1968–1971 Don Read* 4 20–19 .513
1972–1974 Ron Stratten 3 9–24–0 .273
1975–1980 Mouse Davis 6 42–24–0 .636
1981–1985 Don Read* 5 19–33–1 .365
1986–1992 Pokey Allen 7 63–26–2 .703
1993–2006 Tim Walsh 14 90–68–0 .570
2007–2009 Jerry Glanville 3 9–24–0 .273
2010–2014 Nigel Burton 3 12–21–0 .364
2015–present Bruce Barnum 1 9–3–0 .750
Totals 15 coaches 67 seasons 332–343–10 .484
* Read's combined statistics: 9 seasons, with a record of 39–52–1 (.429).

References

  1. ↑ Color Palette (PDF). Portland State University Athletics Brand Identity. Portland State University. 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
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