2016 Portland State Vikings football team explained

Mode:football
Year:2016
Team:Portland State Vikings
Conference:Big Sky Conference
Short Conf:Big Sky
Record:3–8
Conf Record:2–6
Hc Year:2nd
Off Coach:Steve Cooper
Oc Year:2nd
Def Coach:Malik Roberson
Dc Year:2nd
Off Scheme:Pistol
Def Scheme:3–3–5
Stadium:Providence Park

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.

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]

Coaches' poll
1Northern Arizona132 (8)
2Portland State121 (2)
Montana121
4Eastern Washington112 (2)
5North Dakota105 (1)
6Weber State83
7Southern Utah73
Montana State73
9Cal Poly66
10Northern Colorado43
11Sacramento State30
12Idaho State24
13UC Davis23
Media poll
1Northern Arizona287 (8)
2Montana283 (7)
3Eastern Washington269 (5)
4North Dakota262 (2)
5Portland State252 (3)
6Weber State174
7Southern Utah162
8Montana State157
9Cal Poly153
10Northern Colorado111
11Idaho State58
12UC Davis56
13Sacramento State50

Schedule

[2]

Game summaries

Central Washington

See also: Central Washington Wildcats.

At San Jose State

See also: 2016 San Jose State Spartans football team.

At Washington

See also: 2016 Washington Huskies football team.

At Southern Utah

See also: 2016 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team.

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.

At Weber State

See also: 2016 Weber State Wildcats football team.

Cal Poly

See also: 2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football team.

Northern Colorado

See also: 2016 Northern Colorado Bears football team.

At UC Davis

See also: 2016 UC Davis Aggies football team.

At Sacramento State

See also: 2016 Sacramento State Hornets football team.

Eastern Washington–The Dam Cup

See also: 2016 Eastern Washington Eagles football team and The Dam Cup.

Notes and References

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