2016 Portland State Vikings football team
The 2016 Portland State Vikings football team represented Portland State University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Bruce Barnum and played their home games at Providence Park. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a four way tie for ninth place.
| 2016 Portland State Vikings football | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (2–6 Big Sky) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Steve Morton (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Malik Roberson (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 3–3–5 |
| Home stadium | Providence Park (Capacity: 20,674) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Eastern Washington +^ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 North Dakota +^ | 8 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Weber State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Cal Poly ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
Big Sky polls
On July 19, 2016, the Big Sky Conference released its preseason coaches' and media polls. The Vikings were predicted to finish tied for second in the coaches' poll and fifth in the media poll.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Northern Arizona | 132 (8) |
| 2 | Portland State | 121 (2) |
| Montana | 121 | |
| 4 | Eastern Washington | 112 (2) |
| 5 | North Dakota | 105 (1) |
| 6 | Weber State | 83 |
| 7 | Southern Utah | 73 |
| Montana State | 73 | |
| 9 | Cal Poly | 66 |
| 10 | Northern Colorado | 43 |
| 11 | Sacramento State | 30 |
| 12 | Idaho State | 24 |
| 13 | UC Davis | 23 |
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Northern Arizona | 287 (8) |
| 2 | Montana | 283 (7) |
| 3 | Eastern Washington | 269 (5) |
| 4 | North Dakota | 262 (2) |
| 5 | Portland State | 252 (3) |
| 6 | Weber State | 174 |
| 7 | Southern Utah | 162 |
| 8 | Montana State | 157 |
| 9 | Cal Poly | 153 |
| 10 | Northern Colorado | 111 |
| 11 | Idaho State | 58 |
| 12 | UC Davis | 56 |
| 13 | Sacramento State | 50 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 2:30 pm | Central Washington* | No. 17 | GoViks | W 43–26 | 4,898 | |
| September 10 | 1:30 pm | at San Jose State* | No. 16 | L 35–66 | 13,210 | ||
| September 17 | 5:00 pm | at No. 8 (FBS) Washington* | No. 19 | P12N | L 3–41 | 57,151 | |
| September 24 | 5:00 pm | at Southern Utah | No. 25 | GoViks | L 31–45 | 10,306 | |
| October 1 | 2:30 pm | Idaho State |
| Eversport.tv GoViks | W 45–20 | 4,916 | |
| October 8 | 6:00 pm | at Weber State | GoViks KJZZ | L 10–14 | 10,217 | ||
| October 15 | 2:30 pm | No. 19 Cal Poly |
| GoViks | L 33–53 | 4,019 | |
| October 29 | 2:30 pm | Northern Colorado |
| GoViks | L 49–56 OT | 3,446 | |
| November 5 | 4:00 pm | at UC Davis | Eversport.tv | W 51–29 | 5,665 | ||
| November 12 | 6:00 pm | at Sacramento State | Eversport.tv | L 35–42 | 5,086 | ||
| November 18 | 7:00 pm | No. 3 Eastern Washington |
| RTNW | L 28–35 | 5,669 | |
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Game summaries
Central Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 7 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 26 |
| #17 Vikings | 7 | 14 | 0 | 22 | 43 |
At San Jose State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #16 Vikings | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Spartans | 7 | 21 | 24 | 14 | 66 |
At Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #19 Vikings | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| #8 (FBS) Huskies | 14 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 41 |
At Southern Utah
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #25 Vikings | 3 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| Thunderbirds | 7 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
This matchup quickly became known for the controversial comments made by Coach Barnum leading up to the game when he said, referring to Cedar City, Utah (home of SUU), "I didn’t want to stay in Whoville. We are going to stay up in the Grinch's Castle. We are going to go down, play them Saturday, whoop up on them." SUU fans responded by setting a single-game attendance record, with many students carrying signs mocking Barnum's remarks.[3]
Idaho State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bengals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
| Vikings | 14 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
At Weber State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vikings | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Cal Poly
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #19 Mustangs | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 55 |
| Vikings | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
Northern Colorado
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Bears | 3 | 10 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 56 |
| Vikings | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 49 |
At UC Davis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vikings | 10 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 51 |
| Aggies | 6 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 29 |
At Sacramento State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vikings | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Hornets | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
Eastern Washington–The Dam Cup
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #3 Eagles | 7 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
| Vikings | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | 17 | 16 | 19 | 25 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | 12 | 14 | 17 | 25–T | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
References
- "Northern Arizona voted first in #BigSkyFB Media, Coaches' Preseason Polls". July 19, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- "Football Schedule". Portland State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- "SUU football notebook: Portland State coach not fond of Cedar City".