Portland State Vikings football under Jerry Glanville

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As the 2007 squad entered the season, Nike released new team uniforms and stylized Viking logo.^[7] Although the team entered the season as the No. 13 ranked team in the FCS and the favorite to finish second behind Montana in the Big Sky, the team struggled and finished with a record of three wins and eight losses.^[5][8] After losses against No. 10 McNeese State to open the season, and UC Davis in their home opener, the first victory of the Glanville era came against Sacramento State at PGE Park.^[9][10][11] Portland then lost at San Diego State of the Football Bowl Subdivision a week before their second victory of the season at No. 21 Eastern Washington.^[12][13]

The Vikings then lost their next five consecutive games against Northern Arizona, Idaho State, Weber State, Montana and Montana State.^[14] Their 68–73 loss against Weber State is noted for the combined 141 points scored by both teams and 68 points scored by the Vikings in the loss, both FCS records.^[15] At the time, the 141 combined points also set the NCAA all-division record for most points in a game.^[16] Portland then closed the season with a victory at Northern Colorado to end their five-game losing streak.^[17]

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at No. 10 McNeese State*	No. 13	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 12–35	13,498	[18]
September 8	UC Davis*	No. 18	PGE Park Portland, OR	L 17–26	12,022	[19]
September 15	Sacramento State		PGE Park Portland, OR	W 35–24	8,385	[20]
September 22	at San Diego State*		Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	L 17–52	53,110	[21]
September 29	at No. 21 Eastern Washington		Woodward Field Cheney, WA (rivalry)	W 28–21	6,231	[22]
October 6	Northern Arizona		PGE Park Portland, OR	L 43–44	9,291	[23]
October 20	at Idaho State		Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	L 20–38	5,925	[24]
October 27	Weber State		PGE Park Portland, OR	L 68–73	8,924	[25]
November 3	at No. 4 Montana		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	L 31–34	23,446	[26]
November 10	Montana State		PGE Park Portland, OR	L 36–50	11,786	[27]
November 17	at Northern Colorado		Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	W 31–21	2,837	[28]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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Looking to improve upon their three win 2007 season, Glanville led the Vikings to only an improvement of a single win in their 4–7 2008 campaign. After a victory over Division II Western Oregon to open the season, Portland lost three consecutive road games against UC Davis, Washington State of the FBS and Sacramento State.^[29] The Vikings ended their three-game losing streak with a 47–36 victory over Eastern Washington.^[30] In the win, Portland quarterback set a FCS record for having the most pass attempts in a single game without an interception with 73.^[31]

The Vikings then lost at Northern Arizona and defeated Idaho State at PGE Park to improve their record to 3–4.^[29] However, Portland then had their second three-game losing streak of the season with losses at Weber State, at home against Montana and at home against Montana State before they won their final game of the season at home against Northern Colorado.^[29]

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	Western Oregon*	PGE Park Portland, OR	W 31–14	8,239	[32]
September 13	at UC Davis*	Aggie Stadium Davis, CA	L 24–38	8,107	[33]
September 20	at Washington State*	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	L 9–48	23,920	[34]
September 27	at Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 31–41	8,437	[35]
October 4	No. 11 Eastern Washington	PGE Park Portland, OR (rivalry)	W 47–36	7,092	[36]
October 11	at No. 18 Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 17–37	5,836	[37]
October 25	Idaho State	PGE Park Portland, OR	W 36–13	7,330	[38]
November 1	at No. 13 Weber State	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	L 21–31	8,164	[39]
November 8	No. 5 Montana	PGE Park Portland, OR	L 12–29	12,071	[40]
November 15	at Montana State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 32–49	12,478	[41]
November 22	Northern Colorado	PGE Park Portland, OR	W 24–21	5,143	[42]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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In what was the final season of the Glanville era, Portland State only won a pair of games en route to a final record of two wins and nine losses. After a loss at Oregon State to open the season, the Vikings won their first game of the season at home against Southern Oregon of the NAIA.^[43][44] The Vikings then went on a three-game losing streak with losses at Montana, and against both Weber State and Sacramento State before they won their second and final game of the season at Northern Colorado.^[44] Portland State then concluded the season with five consecutive losses against Northern Arizona, UC Davis, at Seattle against Eastern Washington, against Montana State and at Idaho State.^[44]

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 5	at Oregon State*	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 7–34	41,679
September 12	Southern Oregon*	PGE Park Portland, OR	W 34–10	13,498
September 19	at No. 4 Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	L 17–49	25,726
September 26	No. 11 Weber State	PGE Park Portland, OR	L 29–36	6,659
October 3	Sacramento State	PGE Park Portland, OR	L 14–31	5,037
October 10	at Northern Colorado	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	W 23–18	3,518
October 17	Northern Arizona	PGE Park Portland, OR	L 23–44	6,489
October 24	UC Davis*	PGE Park Portland, OR	L 31–34	5,180
October 31	vs. Eastern Washington	Qwest Field Seattle, WA (Showdown on the Sound, The Dam Cup)	L 10–47	6,124
November 7	Montana State	PGE Park Portland, OR	L 10–28	5,690
November 14	at Idaho State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	L 34–41	5,019
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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