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The 1996 Portland State Vikings football team was an American football team that represented Portland State University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. In their fourth year under head coach Tim Walsh, the team compiled a 3–8 record.[1]

Record3–8 (1–7 Big Sky)
Headcoach
OffensiveschemeOption
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1996 Portland State Vikings football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record3–8 (1–7 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive schemeOption
Home stadiumCivic Stadium
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1996 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Montana $^ 7–0  14–1 
No. 6 Northern Arizona ^ 6–1  9–3 
Cal State Northridge 4–3  7–4 
Weber State 4–3  7–4 
Eastern Washington 3–4  6–5 
Montana State 3–4  6–5 
Idaho State 1–6  4–7 
Sacramento State 0–7  1–10 
Portland State 0–0  3–8 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Portland State games did not count in conference standings
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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The season marked the program's return to NCAA Division I-AA. The Vikings had previously played at the division I-AA level from 1978 to 1980.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Boise State*L 22–3319,445[2]
September 14Sonoma State*W 25–77,043[3]
September 21No. 16 Northern Arizona
  • Civic Stadium
  • Portland, OR
L 24–3810,137[4][5]
September 28at Eastern WashingtonL 7–244,120[6]
October 5at Cal State NorthridgeL 14–463,083[7]
October 12UC Davis*
  • Civic Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 32–277,738[8]
October 19Weber State
  • Civic Stadium
  • Portland, OR
L 10–358,194[9]
October 26at Montana StateL 6–244,227[10]
November 2Sacramento State
  • Civic Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 38–318,030[11]
November 9at No. 2 MontanaL 6–6315,961[12]
November 16Idaho State
  • Civic Stadium
  • Portland, OR
L 12–317,105[13]
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