The 1980 Portland State Vikings football team was an American football team that represented Portland State University as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season . In its sixth and final season under head coach Mouse Davis , the team compiled an 8–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 550 to 209. The team utilized the run and shoot offense popularized by Davis and gained national acclaim for its high-scoring offensive output, including single-game tallies of 105 and 93 points.[ 1] [ 2] Neil Lomax . During the 1980 season, Lomax tallied 4,094 passing yards and became the all-time leader in college football history with a career total of 13,200 passing yards.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 6 North Dakota W 28–1411,952 [ 6] September 20 Montana Civic Stadium Portland, OR W 29–011,381 [ 7] September 27 at Idaho State No. T–10 L 33–598,042 [ 8] October 4 at Idaho L 27–3713,000 [ 9] October 11 at Puget Sound W 37–145,200 [ 10] October 18 Eastern Washington Civic Stadium Portland, OR W 54–217,347 [ 11] October 25 Cal Poly Pomona Civic Stadium Portland, OR W 93–76,152 [ 12] November 1 at Northwestern State L 21–407,000 [ 13] November 8 Delaware State Civic Stadium Portland, OR W 105–0 4,772 [ 14] November 15 South Dakota State Civic Stadium Portland, OR W 48–174,976 [ 15] November 22 Weber State Civic Stadium Portland, OR W 75–06,890 [ 16]
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1980 Portland State Vikings football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
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