2012 Portland State Vikings football team

2012 Portland State Vikings football
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Conference	Big Sky Conference
2012 record	3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach	Nigel Burton (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Bruce Barnum
Defensive coordinator	Erick Jackson
Home stadium	Jeld-Wen Field (Capacity: 18,627)

2012 Big Sky football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#4 Eastern Washington +^		7	–	1					11	–	3
#2 Montana State +^		7	–	1					11	–	2
#12 Cal Poly +^		7	–	1					9	–	3
#20 Northern Arizona		6	–	2					8	–	3
Sacramento State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Northern Colorado		4	–	4					5	–	6
Southern Utah		4	–	4					5	–	6
North Dakota		3	–	5					5	–	6
Montana		3	–	5					5	–	6
UC Davis		3	–	5					4	–	7
Portland State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Weber State		2	–	6					2	–	9
Idaho State		0	–	8					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant As of December 15, 2012 ; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2012 Portland State Vikings football team represented Portland State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third year head coach Nigel Burton and played their home games at Jeld-Wen Field. They are a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for 11th place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	5:00 PM	Carroll*	Jeld-Wen Field • Portland, OR	CSNNW/Big Sky TV	W 38–20	6,845
September 8	4:00 PM	at North Dakota*	Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND	MSN/Big Sky TV	L 37–45	9,210
September 15	4:00 PM	at Washington*	CenturyLink Field • Seattle, WA	FX	L 13–52	54,922
September 22	5:00 PM	Southern Utah	Jeld-Wen Field • Portland, OR	CSNNW/Big Sky TV	L 42–49	6,353
September 29	2:00 PM	at #22 Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ	FCSP/Big Sky TV	L 10–24	9,107
October 6	5:00 PM	Idaho State	Jeld-Wen Field • Portland, OR	CSNNW/Big Sky TV	W 77–10	5,754
October 20	6:00 PM	at #14 Cal Poly	Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	Big Sky TV	L 25–37	10,025
October 27	2:00 PM	at UC Davis	Aggie Stadium • Davis, CA	Big Sky TV	W 49–21	7,826
November 3	1:00 PM	Northern Colorado	Jeld-Wen Field • Portland, OR	Big Sky TV	L 28–32	5,077
November 10	12:30 PM	at #2 Montana State	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT	RTNW	L 30–65	15,177
November 17	1:00 PM	#5 Eastern Washington	Jeld-Wen Field • Portland, OR (The Dam Cup)	CSNNW/Big Sky TV	L 34–41	5,758
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

• Source: Official Schedule

Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with North Dakota on September 8 was considered a non conference game and had no effect on the Big Sky Standings.

Game notes

Carroll

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Saints	9	3	0	8	20
Vikings	14	7	0	17	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

@ North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	9	15	0	13	37
North Dakota	14	21	10	0	45

See also: 2012 University of North Dakota football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	1981	ND, 17–10

@ Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	0	6	7	13
Huskies	14	31	7	0	52

See also: 2012 Washington Huskies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thunderbirds	3	17	15	14	49
Vikings	21	7	14	0	42

See also: 2012 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–1	1994	PSU, 48–16

@ Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	3	0	7	0	10
#22 Lumberjacks	14	3	7	0	24

See also: 2012 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–14	2011	PSU, 31–29

Idaho State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	10	0	0	10
Vikings	7	28	28	14	77

See also: 2012 Idaho State Bengals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–23–1	2011	PSU, 42–35

@ Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	14	3	8	0	25
#14 Mustangs	14	3	6	14	37

See also: 2012 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–8	1999	PSU, 42–28

@ UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	7	7	14	21	49
Aggies	7	7	0	7	21

See also: 2012 UC Davis Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–4	2010	PSU, 41–33

Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	3	7	15	7	32
Vikings	6	15	7	0	28

See also: 2012 Northern Colorado Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–2	2011	PSU, 23–17

@ Montana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	7	3	10	10	30
#2 Bobcats	24	35	6	0	65

See also: 2012 Montana State Bobcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–17	2011	MSU, 38–36

Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Eagles	0	14	13	14	41
Vikings	13	0	13	8	34

See also: 2012 Eastern Washington Eagles football team and The Dam Cup

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–14–1	2011	PSU, 43–26