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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.

ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Headcoach
OffensivecoordinatorSteve Cooper (2nd season)
Quick facts Portland State Vikings football, Conference ...
2016 Portland State Vikings football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Cooper (2nd season)
Offensive schemePistol
Defensive coordinatorMalik Roberson (2nd season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumProvidence Park
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More information Conf., Overall ...
2016 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll
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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]

More information Predicted finish, Team ...
Coaches' poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
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
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More information Predicted finish, Team ...
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
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
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Schedule

More information Date, Time ...
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 32:30 pmCentral Washington*No. 17
GoViksW 43–264,898
September 101:30 pmat San Jose State*No. 16
L 35–6613,210
September 175:00 pmat No. 8 (FBS) Washington*No. 19
P12NL 3–4157,151
September 245:00 pmat Southern UtahNo. 25
GoViksL 31–4510,306
October 12:30 pmIdaho State
  • Providence Park
  • Portland, OR
Eversport.tv
GoViks		W 45–204,916
October 86:00 pmat Weber State
GoViks
KJZZ		L 10–1410,217
October 152:30 pmNo. 19 Cal Poly
  • Providence Park
  • Portland, OR
GoViksL 33–534,019
October 292:30 pmNorthern Colorado
  • Providence Park
  • Portland, OR
GoViksL 49–56 OT3,446
November 54:00 pmat UC Davis
Eversport.tvW 51–295,665
November 126:00 pmat Sacramento State
Eversport.tvL 35–425,086
November 187:00 pmNo. 3 Eastern Washington
RTNWL 28–355,669
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Game summaries

Central Washington

More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 12 7 0 26
No. 17 Vikings 7 14 0 22 43
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More information Statistics, CWU ...
StatisticsCWUPRST
First downs2526
Total yards445508
Rushing yards124286
Passing yards321222
Turnovers01
Time of possession28:5631:04
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Central WashingtonPassingJustin Lane19/37, 321 yards, 3 TD
RushingQuincy Carter19 rushes, 81 yards, TD
ReceivingJesse Zalk9 receptions, 181 yards, 3 TD
Portland StatePassingAlex Kuresa16/26, 222 yards, 2 TD
RushingNate Tago24 rushes, 136 yards, 3 TD
ReceivingMaximo Espitia5 receptions, 88 yards, TD
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At San Jose State

See also: 2016 San Jose State Spartans football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Vikings 7 7 7 14 35
Spartans 7 21 24 14 66
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More information Statistics, PRST ...
StatisticsPRSTSJSU
First downs1728
Total yards458642
Rushing yards202409
Passing yards256233
Turnovers60
Time of possession25:0035:00
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Portland State VikingsPassingAlex Kuresa10/22, 135 yards, TD, 3 INT
RushingParis Penn14 rushes, 137 yards, TD
ReceivingAlex Kuresa1 reception, 78 yards, TD
San Jose StatePassingKenny Potter14/20, 233 yards, 3 TD
RushingDeontae Cooper18 rushes, 126 yards, TD
ReceivingTre Hartley4 receptions, 93 yards, TD
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At No. 8 (FBS) Washington

See also: 2016 Washington Huskies football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 Vikings 0 0 3 0 3
No. 8 (FBS) Huskies 14 14 0 13 41
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More information Statistics, PRST ...
StatisticsPRSTWASH
First downs1320
Total yards182407
Rushing yards34213
Passing yards148194
Turnovers41
Time of possession33:4226:18
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Portland StatePassingAlex Kuresa11/17, 148 yards, INT
RushingNate Tago12 rushes, 20 yards
ReceivingMaximo Espitia4 receptions, 75 yards
WashingtonPassingJake Browning12/19, 163 yards, 4 TD
RushingMyles Gaskin13 rushes, 93 yards, TD
ReceivingChico McClatcher4 receptions, 69 yards, 2 TD
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At Southern Utah

See also: 2016 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 25 Vikings 3 7 14 7 31
Thunderbirds 7 24 7 7 45
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More information Statistics, PRST ...
StatisticsPRSTSUU
First downs2516
Total yards509541
Rushing yards234292
Passing yards275249
Turnovers52
Time of possession36:0923:51
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Portland StatePassingAlex Kuresa15/33, 264 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT
RushingAlex Kuresa18 rushes, 133 yards, TD
ReceivingMaximo Espitia7 receptions, 138 yards, TD
Southern UtahPassingPatrick Tyler15/30, 249 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingMalik Brown15 rushes, 173 yards, TD
ReceivingMike Sharp5 receptions, 139 yards, 2 TD
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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

See also: 2016 Idaho State Bengals football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 6 0 0 14 20
Vikings 14 17 7 7 45
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More information Statistics, IDST ...
StatisticsIDSTPRST
First downs2421
Total yards370531
Rushing yards158531
Passing yards2120
Turnovers20
Time of possession29:4530:15
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Idaho StatePassingTanner Gueller22/39, 212 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingJakori Ford18 rushes, 78 yards, TD
ReceivingK. W. Williams10 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TD
Portland StatePassingAlex Kuresa0/5, 0 yards
RushingNate Tago12 rushes, 199 yards, TD
ReceivingNone
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At Weber State

See also: 2016 Weber State Wildcats football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 7 0 3 10
Wildcats 0 0 7 7 14
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More information Statistics, PRST ...
StatisticsPRSTWEB
First downs1815
Total yards317271
Rushing yards136185
Passing yards18186
Turnovers01
Time of possession34:0725:53
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Portland StatePassingAlex Kuresa14/25, 181 yards
RushingNate Tago12 rushes, 51 yards
ReceivingParis Penn6 receptions, 65 yards
Weber StatePassingJadrian Clark12/25, 86 yards, TD, INT
RushingJadrian Clark7 rushes, 77 yards
ReceivingTui Satuala1 reception, 29 yards
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No. 19 Cal Poly

See also: 2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 Mustangs 13 14 14 14 55
Vikings 7 7 14 7 35
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More information Statistics, CP ...
StatisticsCPPRST
First downs3218
Total yards658347
Rushing yards46272
Passing yards196275
Turnovers11
Time of possession38:4521:15
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Cal PolyPassingDano Graves12/13, 166 yards, 3 TD
RushingKyle Lewis11 rushes, 158 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingCarson McMurtrey2 receptions, 44 yards, TD
Portland StatePassingAlex Kuresa19/30, 275 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingParis Penn14 rushes, 68 yards
ReceivingJosh Kraght6 receptions, 83 yards
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Northern Colorado

See also: 2016 Northern Colorado Bears football team
More information OT, Total ...
1 2 3 4OT Total
Bears 3 10 29 77 56
Vikings 7 14 14 140 49
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More information Statistics, UNCO ...
StatisticsUNCOPRST
First downs2825
Total yards558549
Rushing yards245371
Passing yards313178
Turnovers12
Time of possession23:5336:07
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TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Northern ColoradoPassingKyle Sloter20/31, 313 yards, 3 TD
RushingTrae Riek12 rushes, 90 yards
ReceivingStephen Miller7 receptions, 143 yards
Portland StatePassingAlex Kuresa11/22, 178 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingAlex Kuresa22 rushes, 130 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingJosh Kraght4 receptions, 100 yards
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At UC Davis

See also: 2016 UC Davis Aggies football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 10 20 14 7 51
Aggies 6 10 0 13 29
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More information Statistics, PRST ...
StatisticsPRSTUCD
First downs2521
Total yards602408
Rushing yards177190
Passing yards425218
Turnovers02
Time of possession32:3827:22
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Portland StatePassingAlex Kuresa16/20, 384 yards, TD
RushingParis Penn15 rushes, 53 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingAustin Holman3 receptions, 108 yards
UC DavisPassingBen Scott8/22, 118 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingJoshua Kelley10 rushes, 91 yards
ReceivingKeelan Doss4 receptions, 91 yards, TD
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At Sacramento State

See also: 2016 Sacramento State Hornets football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 7 14 7 7 35
Hornets 7 14 14 7 42
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More information Statistics, PRST ...
StatisticsPRSTSAC
First downs2120
Total yards522519
Rushing yards424324
Passing yards98195
Turnovers03
Time of possession30:4829:12
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Portland StatePassingAlex Kuresa11/24, 98 yards, TD
RushingAlex Kuresa15 rushes, 198 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingJosh Kraght3 receptions, 35 yards, TD
Sacramento StatePassingNate Ketteringham10/17, 195 yards, 2 INT
RushingJordan Robinson23 rushes, 262 yards, 4 TD
ReceivingJaelen Ratliff4 receptions, 103 yards
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No. 3 Eastern Washington

See also: 2016 Eastern Washington Eagles football team and The Dam Cup
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Eagles 7 0 14 14 35
Vikings 14 0 14 0 28
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More information Statistics, EWU ...
StatisticsEWUPRST
First downs2226
Total yards442471
Rushing yards138213
Passing yards304258
Turnovers11
Time of possession25:1534:45
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Eastern WashingtonPassingGage Gubrud24/41, 304 yards, 3 TD, INT
RushingAntoine Custer Jr.13 rushes, 69 yards
ReceivingShaq Hill7 receptions, 124 yards, TD
Portland StatePassingAlex Kuresa22/33, 252 yards, TD, INT
RushingAlex Kuresa13 rushes, 93 yards
ReceivingCharlie Taumoepeau2 receptions, 71 yards
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Ranking movements

More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS17161925RVRV————————
Coaches12141725–TRVRV————————
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