2018 Portland State Vikings football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Leunen (1st season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorPayam Saadat (1st season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumHillsboro Stadium
Providence Park
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.at Nevada*
L 19–7217,525
September 811:00 a.m.at No. 23 (FBS) Oregon*
P12NL 14–6247,210
September 152:00 p.m.College of Idaho*
Pluto TV 232W 63–142,354
September 222:00 p.m.Montana State
  • Hillsboro Stadium
  • Hillsboro, OR
Pluto TV 232L 23–434,135
September 292:00 p.m.at Idaho
Pluto TV 242L 7–2010,566
October 61:00 p.m.at No. 14 Montana
Pluto TV 237W 22–2025,205
October 132:00 p.m.Northern Colorado
Pluto TV 232W 35–144,375
October 276:00 p.m.at Sacramento State
Pluto TV 233W 41–143,267
November 32:00 p.m.Idaho State
  • Hillsboro Stadium
  • Hillsboro, OR
ELVNL 45–483,924
November 1012:00 p.m.at North Dakota
Pluto TV 240L 10–177,494
November 167:00 p.m.No. 4 Eastern Washington
Pluto TV 232L 23–744,205

Game summaries

At Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 9 10 0 0 19
Wolf Pack 9 21 28 14 72

See also: 2018 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

At Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total
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

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

See also: 2018 Montana State Bobcats football team

At Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 0 7 0 7
Vandals 3 17 0 0 20

See also: 2018 Idaho Vandals football team

At Montana

1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 10 3 0 9 22
No. 14 Grizzlies 0 0 14 6 20

See also: 2018 Montana Grizzlies football team

Northern Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 14 14
Vikings 14 14 7 0 35

See also: 2018 Northern Colorado Bears football team

At Sacramento State

1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 3 21 3 14 41
Hornets 0 7 0 7 14

See also: 2018 Sacramento State Hornets football team

Idaho State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 14 17 10 7 48
Vikings 3 21 14 7 45

See also: 2018 Idaho State Bengals football team

At North Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
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

1 2 3 4 Total
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

  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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