1980 Portland State Vikings football team
American college football season
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The 1980 Portland State Vikings football team was an American football team that represented Portland State University as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its sixth and final season under head coach Mouse Davis, the team compiled an 8–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 550 to 209. The team utilized the run and shoot offense popularized by Davis and gained national acclaim for its high-scoring offensive output, including single-game tallies of 105 and 93 points.[1][2] On the field, the team was led by senior quarterback Neil Lomax. During the 1980 season, Lomax tallied 4,094 passing yards and became the all-time leader in college football history with a career total of 13,200 passing yards.[3][4][5]
| 1980 Portland State Vikings football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 8–3 |
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| Offensive scheme | Run and shoot |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
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| Home stadium | Civic Stadium |
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| No. 1 Lehigh ^ | – | 9 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Delaware | – | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Northwestern State | – | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | – | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | – | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | – | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | – | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | North Dakota | W 28–14 | 11,952 | [6] | ||
| September 20 | Montana |
| W 20–0 | 11,381 | [7] | |
| September 27 | at Idaho State | No. 10т | L 33–59 | 8,042 | [8] | |
| October 4 | at Idaho | L 27–37 | 13,000 | [9] | ||
| October 11 | at Puget Sound |
| W 37–14 | 5,200 | [10] | |
| October 18 | Eastern Washington |
| W 54–21 | 7,347 | [11] | |
| October 25 | Cal Poly Pomona |
| W 93–7 | 6,152 | [12] | |
| November 1 | at Northwestern State | L 21–40 | 7,000 | [13] | ||
| November 8 | Delaware State |
| W 105–0 | 4,772 | [14] | |
| November 15 | South Dakota State |
| W 48–17 | 4,976 | [15] | |
| November 22 | Weber State |
| W 75–0 | 6,890 | [16] | |
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Roster
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Special teams
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Game summaries
Delaware State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hornets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vikings | 49 | 14 | 35 | 7 | 105 |
| Statistics | DSU | PSU |
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| First downs | 10 | 26 |
| Total yards | 61 | 451 |
| Rushing yards | 27 | 32 |
| Passing yards | 34 | 419 |
| Turnovers | 7 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 38:23 | 21:37 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Delaware State | Passing | Rod Lester | 5/18, 34 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Doug Picott | 11 rushes, 53 yards | |
| Receiving | Greg Lee | 2 receptions, 18 yards | |
| Portland State | Passing | Neil Lomax | 16/28, 311 yards, 8 TD |
| Rushing | Neil Lomax | 3 rushes, 23 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Clint Didier | 8 receptions, 111 yards, 2 TD |
