2018 Portland State Vikings football team

2018 Portland State Vikings football
2018 Portland State Vikings football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	4–7 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bruce Barnum (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Matt Leunen (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Payam Saadat (1st season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Hillsboro Stadium; Providence Park
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

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.

Record4–7 (3–5 Big Sky)

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OffensivecoordinatorMatt Leunen (1st season)

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2018 Big Sky Conference football standings
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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

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at Nevada*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		L 19–72	17,525
September 8	11:00 a.m.	at No. 23 (FBS) Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	L 14–62	47,210
September 15	2:00 p.m.	College of Idaho*	Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR	Pluto TV 232	W 63–14	2,354
September 22	2:00 p.m.	Montana State	Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR	Pluto TV 232	L 23–43	4,135
September 29	2:00 p.m.	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	Pluto TV 242	L 7–20	10,566
October 6	1:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	Pluto TV 237	W 22–20	25,205
October 13	2:00 p.m.	Northern Colorado	Providence Park Portland, OR	Pluto TV 232	W 35–14	4,375
October 27	6:00 p.m.	at Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	Pluto TV 233	W 41–14	3,267
November 3	2:00 p.m.	Idaho State	Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR	ELVN	L 45–48	3,924
November 10	12:00 p.m.	at North Dakota	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	Pluto TV 240	L 10–17	7,494
November 16	7:00 p.m.	No. 4 Eastern Washington	Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR (The Dam Cup)	Pluto TV 232	L 23–74	4,205
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	7	0	7	14
No. 23 (FBS) Ducks	14	21	14	13	62

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	7	7	0	0	14
Vikings	28	21	0	14	63

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	6	20	17	0	43
Vikings	3	13	7	0	23

Preseason

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	3	7	0	10
Fighting Hawks	7	0	0	10	17