Bruce Barnum
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Portland State |
| Conference | Big Sky |
| Record | 9–3 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 13, 1964 Vancouver, Washington |
| Playing career | |
| ? | Eastern Washington |
| Position(s) | Middle linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1986 | Central Valley H.S. (WA) (AC) |
| 1987–1988 | Columbia River H.S. (WA) (AC) |
| 1989–1990 | Western Washington (OL) |
| 1991–1992 | Cornell (OL) |
| 1993 | American International (OL) |
| 1994–1997 | Coast Guard (AHC/OL) |
| 1998 | Idaho State (OL) |
| 1999 | Idaho State (DL) |
| 2000 | Idaho State (DC) |
| 2001–2006 | Idaho State (OC) |
| 2007–2009 | Cornell (OC/OL) |
| 2010–2014 | Portland State (OC) |
| 2015– | Portland State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 9–3 |
Bruce Barnum (born April 13, 1964) is the current head coach for the Portland State Vikings college football team. After he was appointed interim head coach after Nigel Burton was fired in November 2014, Barnum was named as the Vikings' permanent replacement as head coach on December 8, 2014.[1]
2015 Season
Barnum led the Vikings to a 24–17 upset over the Washington State Cougars at Martin Stadium in Pullman, WA on September 5, 2015 for his first career victory as head coach.[2] On October 10 Portland State defeated North Texas 66–7, giving Barnum and the Vikings their second victory over an FBS school in 2015. The 59-point win set a new NCAA record for the largest margin of victory by an FCS school over an FBS opponent.[3]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State Vikings (Big Sky Conference) (2015–present) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Portland State | 9–3 | 6–2 | T–2nd | L FCS Playoffs Second Round | ||||
| 2016 | Portland State | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Portland State: | 9–3 | 6–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 9–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| #Rankings from final Coaches Poll. | |||||||||
References
Categories:
- 1964 births
- Living people
- American International Yellow Jackets football coaches
- Cornell Big Red football coaches
- Coast Guard Bears football coaches
- Eastern Washington Eagles football players
- High school football coaches in the United States
- Idaho State Bengals football coaches
- Portland State Vikings football coaches
- Western Washington Vikings football coaches
- Sportspeople from Vancouver, Washington
