2019 Portland State Vikings football team

2019 Portland State Vikings football
2019 Portland State Vikings football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	5–7 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bruce Barnum (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Matt Leunen (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Payam Saadat (2nd season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Hillsboro Stadium
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

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.

2019 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Weber State +^	7	–	1	11	–	4
No. 9 Sacramento State +^	7	–	1	9	–	4
No. 4 Montana State ^	6	–	2	11	–	4
No. 6 Montana ^	6	–	2	10	–	4
Eastern Washington	6	–	2	7	–	5
Idaho	3	–	5	5	–	7
Portland State	3	–	5	5	–	7
UC Davis	3	–	5	5	–	7
Northern Arizona	2	–	6	4	–	8
Cal Poly	2	–	6	3	–	8
Idaho State	2	–	6	3	–	9
Southern Utah	2	–	6	3	–	9
Northern Colorado	2	–	6	2	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Although North Dakota was classified as an independent, games against them still counted as Big Sky Conference games. Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

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]

The Vikings had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.^[2]

Offense

Charlie Taumopeau – TE

Defense

Kenton Bartlett – DT

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	1:00 p.m.	at Arkansas*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	SECN	L 13–20	61,055
September 7	2:05 p.m.	Simon Fraser*	Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR	Pluto TV	W 70–7	3,217
September 14	7:15 p.m.	at No. 22 (FBS) Boise State*	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	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	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	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	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	Pluto TV	W 38–30	4,357
October 26	3:00 p.m.	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	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	Roos Field Cheney, WA (The Dam Cup)	Pluto TV	L 46–53	8,629
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	3	3	0	7	13
Razorbacks	10	0	7	3	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Clan	7	0	0	0	7
Vikings	7	14	35	14	70

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	10	0	0	0	10
No. 22 (FBS) Broncos	14	14	10	7	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	0	0	6	3	9
Vikings	14	17	21	7	59

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	10	14	0	24
Bengals	20	21	7	3	51

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thunderbirds	0	10	7	14	31
Vikings	10	28	7	7	52

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	0	0	0	0	0
Vikings	0	0	10	14	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	10	14	7	7	38
Bears	0	14	10	6	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	9	11	9	29
Lumberjacks	14	7	7	3	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Grizzlies	7	7	14	10	38
Vikings	0	17	6	0	23

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	10	7	21	45
Vikings	0	14	7	7	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	7	10	8	21	46
Eagles	17	13	15	8	53

^ "Scoreboard: Big Sky Conference preseason football polls". 406 MT SPORTS. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
^ "Big Sky Conference announces preseason all-conference teams". MTSPX. July 15, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
^ "2019 Football Schedule". Portland State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2019.