2016 Portland State Vikings football team

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.

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
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
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

Preseason

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Big Sky polls

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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]

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
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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 32:30 pmCentral Washington*No. 17GoViksW 43–264,898
September 101:30 pmat San Jose State*No. 16L 35–6613,210
September 175:00 pmat No. 8 (FBS) Washington*No. 19P12NL 3–4157,151
September 245:00 pmat Southern UtahNo. 25GoViksL 31–4510,306
October 12:30 pmIdaho State
  • Providence Park
  • Portland, OR
Eversport.tv
GoViks
W 45–204,916
October 86:00 pmat Weber StateGoViks
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 DavisEversport.tvW 51–295,665
November 126:00 pmat Sacramento StateEversport.tvL 35–425,086
November 187:00 pmNo. 3 Eastern Washington
RTNWL 28–355,669

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Game summaries

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Central Washington

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 12 7 0 26
#17 Vikings 7 14 0 22 43

At San Jose State

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1 2 3 4 Total
#16 Vikings 7 7 7 14 35
Spartans 7 21 24 14 66

At Washington

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1 2 3 4 Total
#19 Vikings 0 0 3 0 3
#8 (FBS) Huskies 14 14 0 13 41

At Southern Utah

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1 2 3 4 Total
#25 Vikings 3 7 14 7 31
Thunderbirds 7 24 7 7 45

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

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 6 0 0 14 20
Vikings 14 17 7 7 45

At Weber State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 7 0 3 10
Wildcats 0 0 7 7 14

Cal Poly

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1 2 3 4 Total
#19 Mustangs 13 14 14 14 55
Vikings 7 7 14 7 35

Northern Colorado

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Bears 3 10 29 77 56
Vikings 7 14 14 140 49

At UC Davis

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1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 10 20 14 7 51
Aggies 6 10 0 13 29

At Sacramento State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 7 14 7 7 35
Hornets 7 14 14 7 42

Eastern Washington–The Dam Cup

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1 2 3 4 Total
#3 Eagles 7 0 14 14 35
Vikings 14 0 14 0 28

Ranking movements

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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

References

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  1. ^ "Northern Arizona voted first in #BigSkyFB Media, Coaches' Preseason Polls". July 19, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "Football Schedule". Portland State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  3. ^ "SUU football notebook: Portland State coach not fond of Cedar City".