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GoViks.com • Contact: Mike Lund, Assistant Athletics Director/Media Relations • 503.725.5602 • [email protected] • Game 7 Notes • October 17, 2011 WILLAMETTE BEARCATS (3-3) 2011 PORTLAND STATE vs. VIKING FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time W-L PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS (3-3) S.3 SOUTHERN OREGON CSN _ W, 52-0 1-0 _____________________________________________________________________________ S.17 NORTHERN ARIZONA* CSN W, 31-29 2-0/1-0 Game 7 • Saturday, October 22, 2011 • 5:05 p.m. S.24 @ #20 (FBS) TCU ________ L, 13-55 2-1 JELD-WEN Field (18,627), Portland, OR O.1 @ Idaho State* _________ W, 42-35 3-1/2-0 O.8 #3 MONTANA STATE* CSN L, 36-38 3-2/2-1 TELEVISION __ None O.15 @ #14 Montana* CSN ______ L, 24-30 3-3/2-2 RADIO ______ Freedom 970 am, www.970.am Date Opponent ___________________________Time Pregame Show: 4 p.m. • Play-by-play: Tom Hewitt • Analyst: Mike Lund O.22 WILLAMETTE ________________5:05 p.m. INTERNET ___ Live stats are available at www.GoViks.com O.29 @ Eastern Washington* ________1:05 p.m. Live video stream with radio broadcast at www.b2tv.com N.5 SACRAMENTO STATE* ________1:05 p.m. N.12 @ Northern Colorado* _____ 11:05 a.m. PT PORTLAND STATE vs. WILLAMETTE N.19 WEBER STATE* ______________1:05 p.m. Nickname Vikings Bearcats Home games at JELD-WEN Field • All times listed are Pacific * Big Sky Conference game Location Portland, OR Salem, OR Radio: KUFO 970 AM “Freedom 970”, www.970.am 2010 record 2-9/1-7(t7th) 7-3/4-2 (3rd) CSN: game televised on Comcast SportsNet Conference Big Sky Northwest Live Streaming Video: www.b2tv.com • Live Stats: www.GoViks.com Athletics Director Torre Chisholm David Rigsby Head Coach Nigel Burton Mark Speckman PSU PRACTICE SCHEDULE Alma Mater Washington, 1999 Azusa Pacific, 1977 Monday-Thursday: 1:30-4, Stott Field Record at School 5-12/2nd year 81-56/14th year Friday: 5-6, Stott Field Career Record 5-12/2nd year 81-56/14th year vs. this week’s opponent 0-0 0-0 2011 BEARCATS’ SCHEDULE Media Relations Mike Lund Robert McKinney Sept. 3 WiSconsiN-Stevens PT _L, 6-8 0-1 Office Telephone 503.725.5602 503.370.6110 Sept. 10 HardiN-Simmons ____L, 24-30 0-2 Email [email protected] [email protected] Sept. 17 SOuthern Oregon ___ W, 31-9 1-2 website GoViks.com www.willamette.edu/athletics Oct. 1 LINFIELD* ____________L, 10-20 1-3 Oct. 8 PaciFic* ______________ W, 49-7 2-3 THE SERIES RECORD Oct. 15 @ Puget Sound* _______ W, 49-31 3-3 all-Time Series: 1st meeting Oct. 22 @ Portland State Oct. 29 WHitworth* STREAKS Nov. 5 @ Lewis and Clark* • Portland State has lost two in a row. Nov. 12 PaciFic LutheraN* • Willamette has won two in a row. * Northwest Conference game • SR SS DeShawn Shead has made 39 straight starts. 2011 BIG SKY CONFERENCE BSc Season This Week STORYLINES Montana State 4-0 6-1 NAU* • Portland State and Willamette meet for the first time in history. Montana 4-1 5-2 PSU* • This game marks the first time PSU has played two teams in the same season below the Division I Weber State 3-1 3-3 ISU* level since 1996 - the first year the Vikings moved to Division I. The opponents were Division II teams Eastern Washington 3-2 3-4 UNC* Sonoma State and UC Davis. Portland State 2-2 3-3 @ UM* • Since joining the Big Sky Conference in 1996, Portland State is 9-0 against lower division programs Sacramento State 2-2 3-3 BYE (Division II, III and NAIA). Northern Arizona 1-3 2-4 @ MSU* Idaho State 1-4 2-5 @ WSU* Northern Colorado 0-5 0-7 @ EWU* PORTLAND STATE VS. LOWER DIVISION SCHOOLS (Big Sky era) 1996: PSU 25, Sonoma State 7 (although PSU was only a provisional Division I program) BIG SKY COACHES 1996: PSU 32, UC Davis 27 (although PSU was only a provisional Division I program) MEDIA TELECONFERENCE 1999: PSU 48, Western Washington 28 Every Wednesday during the competitive season, Big Sky 2000: PSU 37, Western Washington 20 football coaches will be available to media members via 2003: PSU 34, Texas A&M-Kingsville 21 teleconference. All times Pacific. 2004: PSU 38, Western State (CO) 0 call: 1-866-398-2885 • Passcode: 517644 2008: PSU 31, Western Oregon 14 9:30 a.m. - Rob Ash, Montana State 2009: PSU 34, Southern Oregon 10 9:38 a.m. - Ron McBride, Weber State 2011: PSU 52, Southern Oregon 0 9:46 a.m. - Mike Kramer, Idaho State 9:54 a.m. - Robin Pflugrad, Montana 10:02 a.m. - Earnest Collins Jr., No. Colorado 10:10 a.m. - Jerome Souers, No. Arizona 10:18 a.m. - Nigel Burton, Portland State 10:26 a.m. - Marshall Sperbeck, Sac State 10:34 a.m. - Beau Baldwin, E. Washington 10:42 a.m. - Doug Fullerton (if needed) The 2011 Portland State football media guide can be found online at www.Goviks.com. Go to the football page and click on the right column link. 2011 PORTLaND STaTE viKiNGS FOOTBaLL • 2 VIKINGS HOST FIRST-EVER MEETING WITH WILLAMETTE Portland State returns to JELD-WEN Field after a grueling loss at 14th-ranked Montana last Saturday, HEAD COACH NIGEL BURTON A former assistant looking to heal some wounds and get back on the winning track. The Vikings (3-3) host Division III Willamette coach at Portland State (3-3) in a 5:05 p.m. game this Saturday. The game airs on Freedom 970 AM and www.970.am with the pre- (2001-02), and most recent- game show at 4 p.m. ly the defensive coordinator The Vikings have lost games each of the last two weeks to the top two teams in the Big Sky Conference at the University of Nevada in heart-breaking fashion (38-36 to #3 Montana State after failing on a late two-point conversion, and 30-24 (2008-09), Nigel Burton was at #14 Montana after leading 21-7 in the first half). That’s a total of eight points difference against a pair of the named Portland State Head best teams in the nation. But, close only counts in horseshoes, not football. So, the Vikings will get a chance Football Coach on Decem- to bounce back in non-conference game with the Bearcats this week. ber 8, 2009. Willamette has won its last two games and is 2-1 in the Northwest Conference. Willamette is located Burton is the 13th just 45 miles south of Portland State, but it will be the first time the Bearcats and Vikings have met on the head coach in the history of football field. For PSU, it will be a second opponent that plays below the Division I level, marking the first time Portland State football, and is charged with returning that has occured since 1996. PSU is 9-0 against lower division opponents since joining the Big Sky in 1996. the Vikings to prominence in the Big Sky Conference Portland State will likely face Willamette without star running back Cory McCaffrey, who suffered a left and nationally at the NCAA I Football Championship leg injury at Montana. Subdivision level. The Vikings get back into Big Sky Conference play next week with a game at defending national cham- After his previous experience at Portland State, pion Eastern Washington. Then, Portland State hosts Sacramento State on Nov. 5, plays at Northern Colorado Burton moved on to Oregon State, where he spent on Nov. 12, then hosts the season finale against Weber State on Nov. 19. five years as the secondary coach (2003-07), develop- ing a reputation as one of the top recruiters on the SCOUTING THE BEARCATS west coast for a top level Pac-10 program. Willamette University, a Division III member of the Northwest Conference, comes into this week’s game Although Portland State has always been at the with a 3-3 record. The Bearcats have won two in a row and three of their last four. Head Coach Mark Speck- forefront of progress, hiring its first African-American man is in his 14th season at Willamette and has an 81-56 career record. Head Football Coach in 1973 (Ron Stratten), the Willamette is renowned for its innovative “fly” offense which, similar to the Pistol, is a difficult to defend 35-year-old Burton becomes the first African Ameri- run-based attack. The Bearcats average 229.7 yards rushing per game and just over 352 yards of total offense. can Head Coach in the Big Sky Conference. Willamette seems to have hit its stride, scoring 98 points in wins over the last two weeks. Burton brings a distinctive offense (The Pis- A remarkable 21 players have running plays this season for Willamette. The leading rusher is Jamiere tol) from his experience at Nevada, as well as a 4-3 Abney with 71carries for 382 yards and two touchdowns. No other player has rushed for as many as 200 defense. He is also the position coach for the Viking yards. cornerbacks. Quarterback Brian Widing is 52-100 passing with five touchdowns, six interceptions and 675 yards. Jake Knecht has a team-leading 18 receptions for 355 yards and three touchdowns. THE NIGEL BURTON FILE The Bearcat defense has allowed just 17.5 points per game and forced 18 turnovers in six contests. Also Hometown: Sacramento, CA impressive is allowing opponents to convert only one of 15 fourth-down attempts this season.