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The 1997 Portland State Vikings football team was an American football team that represented Portland State University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. In their fifth year under head coach Tim Walsh, the team compiled a 3–8 record, with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, and finished seventh in the Big Sky.

Record4–7 (3–5 Big Sky)
Headcoach
HomestadiumCivic Stadium
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1997 Portland State Vikings football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumCivic Stadium
Seasons
 1996
1998 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1997 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Eastern Washington $^ 71  122 
No. 11 Montana ^ 62  84 
Montana State 53  65 
Northern Arizona 44  65 
Weber State 44  65 
Cal State Northridge 44  48 
Portland State 35  47 
Idaho State 26  38 
Sacramento State 17  110 
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Cal State Northridge record includes two losses by forfeit
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at Fresno State*L 7–3533,114[1]
September 6at Idaho*L 0–4612,128[2]
September 20No. 21 Eastern WashingtonL 14–318,216[3]
September 27at No. 5 Northern ArizonaL 21–5613,055[4][5]
October 4Cal State Northridge
  • Civic Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 26–136,888[6]
October 11Saint Mary's*
  • Civic Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 35–216,857[7]
October 18at Weber StateL 7–16[8]
October 25Montana State
  • Civic Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 44–07,811[9]
November 1at Sacramento StateW 27–132,701[10]
November 8No. 13 Montana
  • Civic Stadium
  • Portland, OR
L 7–3712,387[11]
November 15at Idaho StateL 24–265,228[12]
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