American college football season
The 2019 Portland State Vikings football team represented Portland State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Bruce Barnum and played their home games at Hillsboro Stadium. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place.
Preseason
Big Sky preseason poll
The Big Sky released their preseason media and coaches' polls on July 15, 2019. The Vikings were picked to finish in tenth place in both polls.[1]
Media poll
Predicted finish
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Team
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Votes (1st place)
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1 |
Eastern Washington |
536 (25)
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2 |
UC Davis |
510 (13)
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3 |
Weber State |
472 (4)
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4 |
Montana State |
417
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5 |
Montana |
396 (1)
|
6 |
Northern Arizona |
302
|
7 |
Idaho State |
285
|
8 |
Idaho |
248
|
9 |
Cal Poly |
196
|
10 |
Portland State |
178
|
11 |
Southern Utah |
160
|
12 |
Sacramento State |
125
|
13 |
Northern Colorado |
90
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Coaches poll
Predicted finish
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Team
|
Votes (1st place)
|
1 |
Eastern Washington |
140 (10)
|
2 |
UC Davis |
127 (2)
|
3 |
Weber State |
124
|
4 |
Montana |
104 (1)
|
5 |
Montana State |
100
|
6 |
Northern Arizona |
88
|
7 |
Idaho State |
72
|
8 |
Idaho |
65
|
9 |
Cal Poly |
56
|
10 |
Portland State |
42
|
11 |
Sacramento State |
40
|
12 |
Southern Utah |
38
|
13 |
Northern Colorado |
19
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Preseason All–Big Sky team
The Vikings had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]
Offense
Charlie Taumopeau – TE
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Defense
Kenton Bartlett – DT
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 1:00 p.m. | at Arkansas* | | SECN | L 13–20 | 61,055 |
September 7 | 2:05 p.m. | Simon Fraser* | | Pluto TV | W 70–7 | 3,217 |
September 14 | 7:15 p.m. | at No. 22 (FBS) Boise State* | | ESPN2 | L 10–45 | 31,068 |
September 21 | 2:05 p.m. | Eastern Oregon* | - Hillsboro Stadium
- Hillsboro, OR
| | W 59–9 | 3,312 |
September 28 | 2:05 p.m. | at Idaho State | | Pluto TV | L 24–51 | 6,398 |
October 5 | 2:05 p.m. | Southern Utah | - Hillsboro Stadium
- Hillsboro, OR
| Pluto TV | W 52–31 | 3,222 |
October 12 | 2:05 p.m. | Idaho | - Hillsboro Stadium
- Hillsboro, OR
| Pluto TV | W 24–0 | 4,675 |
October 19 | 12:05 p.m. | at Northern Colorado | | Pluto TV | W 38–30 | 4,357 |
October 26 | 3:00 p.m. | at Northern Arizona | | Pluto TV | L 29–31 | 7,234 |
November 2 | 2:05 p.m. | No. 8 Montana | - Hillsboro Stadium
- Hillsboro, OR
| Pluto TV | L 23–38 | 6,191 |
November 9 | 2:05 p.m. | UC Davis | - Hillsboro Stadium
- Hillsboro, OR
| Pluto TV | L 28–45 | 3,378 |
November 23 | 1:05 p.m. | at Eastern Washington | | Pluto TV | L 46–53 | 8,629 |
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Game summaries
At Arkansas
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Vikings
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
7 |
13 |
Razorbacks
|
10
|
0
|
7
|
3 |
20 |
Simon Fraser
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Clan
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
Vikings
|
7
|
14
|
35
|
14 |
70 |
At Boise State
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Vikings
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
No. 22 (FBS) Broncos
|
14
|
14
|
10
|
7 |
45 |
Eastern Oregon
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Mountaineers
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
3 |
9 |
Vikings
|
14
|
17
|
21
|
7 |
59 |
At Idaho State
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Vikings
|
0
|
10
|
14
|
0 |
24 |
Bengals
|
20
|
21
|
7
|
3 |
51 |
Southern Utah
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Thunderbirds
|
0
|
10
|
7
|
14 |
31 |
Vikings
|
10
|
28
|
7
|
7 |
52 |
Idaho
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Vandals
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
Vikings
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
14 |
24 |
At Northern Colorado
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Vikings
|
10
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
38 |
Bears
|
0
|
14
|
10
|
6 |
30 |
At Northern Arizona
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Vikings
|
0
|
9
|
11
|
9 |
29 |
Lumberjacks
|
14
|
7
|
7
|
3 |
31 |
Montana
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
No. 8 Grizzlies
|
7
|
7
|
14
|
10 |
38 |
Vikings
|
0
|
17
|
6
|
0 |
23 |
UC Davis
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Aggies
|
7
|
10
|
7
|
21 |
45 |
Vikings
|
0
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
At Eastern Washington–The Dam Cup
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Vikings
|
7
|
10
|
8
|
21 |
46 |
Eagles
|
17
|
13
|
15
|
8 |
53 |
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