THE League History and Information

The Big Sky Conference enters its 56th year and 30th year of women’s competition during the BIG SKY CONFERENCE DIRECTORY AND INFORMATION 2018-19 academic year. Mailing and Street Address: Four of the current league members – 2491 , Suite 201 State University, The University of , Mon- Ogden, UT 84401 Phone: (801) 392-1978 tana State and Weber State – have been with the Fax: (801) 392-5568 league since its birth. www.bigskyconf.com Northern Arizona University enters its 49th season in the league, giving the league five Founded: 1963 members with at least 40 years of continuous Affiliation: NCAA I membership. Sports Sponsored Fellow charter member the University of MEN: Cross Country, Football*, Basketball*, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Tennis*, Golf* Idaho returned most of its sports to the Big Sky on WOMEN: Cross Country, Volleyball*, Basketball*, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Golf*, Tennis*, July 1, 2014. Its football program moves from the Soccer*, Softball* FBS level to FCS this season, rejoining the Big Sky * Conference champion receives automatic bid to NCAA Tournament Conference. Meanwhile, leaving the conference as a full Commissioner: TBA member in 2018 is the University of North Dakota. Deputy Commissioner: Ron Loghry Big Sky Conference Associate Commissioner/Compliance and Governance/SWA: Jaynee Nadolski Football Members The UND program moves to the Missouri Valley UC Davis Conference. However, the Fighting Hawks will still Associate Director of Compliance: Damilola Sule Cal Poly compete on Big Sky schedules through 2019, but Assistant Commissioner/Championships: Jon Kasper Eastern Washington Coordinator of Championships and Communications: Alex Kelly not be eligible for the league title. Idaho Assistant Commissioner/Communications and External Affairs: Denise Thompson Idaho State The Big Sky Conference welcomed Southern Communications Director: Blake Barrington Montana Utah on July 1, 2012 as a full member. UC Davis Assistant Director of Communications: Lea Williams Montana State and Cal Poly joined as football affiliate members. Corporate Partnerships: Dave Champlin Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Eastern Washington University, the University of Administrative Assistant: Janet Carpenter Portland State Northern Colorado, Portland State University and Accounts Technician: Natanee Spencer Sacramento State Sacramento State round out the current member- Business Manager: Stacy Freeman Southern Utah ship. Supervisor of Football Officials: Karl Richins Weber State Supervisor of Women’s Basketball/Volleyball Officials: Marla Denham The league has become one of the stron- gest Division I conferences in the West and is a represented along the entire west coast with and tennis. In addition, there are also champi- national leader in the Football Championship institutions in Washington, Oregon and California. onships in football, and women’s volleyball, golf Subdivision. Six times, Big Sky teams have won League schools also range up and down the Rocky and soccer. The Big Sky sponsored softball for the Division I National Championship, including Mountains with institutions in Montana, Idaho, the first time in 2013. Men’s golf returned as a Eastern Washington in 2010. A Big Sky team has Utah, Arizona and Colorado. It is “The Heart of the championship sport in 2014 for the first time since played for the national championship in three of American West.” 2002. The University of Hartford and Binghamton the past eight seasons. The University of Idaho, which was a mem- University joined the Big Sky as affiliate members The Big Sky is one of three conferences ber from 1963-96, once again competes in the Big in men’s golf. in the western playing Division I Sky in the majority of its sports. Idaho’s football In 1988-89, the Big Sky Conference first football. program maintains its FBS affiliation in the Sun began sponsoring women’s sports. The former The Big Sky Conference was established in Belt Conference. existed from 1982-88, 1963 by six charter members – Idaho, Idaho State, On Feb 25, 1963, the name Big Sky was sponsoring championships for women’s sports Gonzaga, Montana, Montana State and Weber adopted by the six presidents of the charter at the same institutions the Big Sky had men’s State. Those six schools formed the foundation of members as the name of the new conference. The programs. The Big Sky merged with the Mountain the Big Sky before the league expanded in 1970 name Big Sky originated in a novel written by West in 1988, forming one league for both men by adding Boise State and Northern Arizona. the late A.B. (Bud) Guthrie of Great Falls, Mont., and women. Gonzaga left the Sky in 1979 and was replaced by in 1947 entitled “The Big Sky.” Jack Hollowell, a Andrea Williams, who had been commission- Nevada, which gave the league eight members. former Montana advertising director, promoted er that past two years, left the conference in July The conference grew to nine schools in 1987 with the Big Sky theme for the Treasure State. While to become chief operation officer of the College the addition of Eastern Washington. on a track and field trip from Pocatello, Idaho, to Football Playoff. A search for her successor is The 1990s saw change in the makeup of the Missoula, Mont., legendary Dubby Holt of Idaho currently underway. league, beginning in 1992 when Nevada departed State saw a “Welcome to Big Sky Country” sign Williams replaced the retiring Doug Fuller- and put the Big Sky back at eight teams. In 1996 as his team entered Montana. Holt, and his ath- ton, who spent 20 years in the role. Fullerton had Boise State and Idaho left and at the same time letes thought “Big Sky” would be a perfect name replaced former commissioner Ron Stephenson in the conference added Portland State, Sacramento for the new conference. Harry Missildine of the 1995. Stephenson served the league for 14 years. State and Cal State Northridge. The Big Sky main- Spokane Spokesman-Review called for the newly Steve Belko was the commissioner from 1977-81, tained nine teams for five years before Cal State formed league to be named the Big Sky Confer- while John Roning held the post from 1971-77. Northridge departed in the spring of 2001. ence in his column dated Feb. 20, 1963. The first league commissioner was Jack Friel, who The Big Sky’s full members represent nine The Big Sky sponsors championships in 16 served from 1963-71. states spanning from the Pacific Ocean to the sports, including men’s and women’s cross coun- Red River Valley of North Dakota. The league is try, indoor and outdoor track and field, basketball

2018 Viking Football • 47 THE BIG SKY CONFERENCE 2018 Schedule, Past Champions

Thursday, Aug. 30 Western Illinois at Montana State 2017 BIG SKY CONFERENCE STANDINGS Weber State at Utah BIG SKY GAMES ALL GAMES UC Davis at San Jose State W-L PCT. PF PA W-L PCT PF PA Home Away Neut. Streak Friday, Aug. 31 Weber State 7-1 .875 266 126 11-3 .786 472 246 5-1 6-2 0-0 Lost 1 Western State at Idaho State Southern Utah 7-1 .875 294 194 9-3 .750 403 336 5-1 4-2 0-0 Lost 2 Portland State at Nevada Sacramento State 6-2 .750 328 246 7-4 .636 414 327 5-1 2-3 0-0 Won 3 Saturday, Sept. 1 Eastern Washington 6-2 .750 300 250 7-4 .636 379 367 3-2 4-2 0-0 Won 2 Northern Iowa at Montana Northern Arizona 6-2 .750 272 199 7-5 .583 363 356 5-2 2-3 0-0 Lost 2 Cal Poly at North Dakota State Montana 5-3 .625 277 230 7-4 .636 385 319 5-1 2-3 0-0 Lost 1 Idaho at Fresno State Montana State 5-3 .625 237 197 5-6 .455 278 275 3-3 2-3 0-0 Won 1 Northern Arizona at UTEP McNeese State at Northern Colorado UC Davis 3-5 .375 281 295 5-6 .455 370 354 3-2 2-4 0-0 Lost 2 North Alabama at Southern Utah Idaho State 2-6 .250 229 306 4-7 .364 309 391 3-2 1-5 0-0 Lost 3 Central Washington at Eastern Washington Northern Colorado 2-6 .250 216 286 3-7 .300 278 341 3-2 0-5 0-0 Won 1 St. Francis (Illinois) at Sacramento State North Dakota 2-6 .250 220 299 3-8 .273 277 381 2-3 1-5 0-0 Lost 2 Saturday, Sept. 8 Cal Poly 1-7 .125 138 253 1-10 .091 203 352 1-4 0-6 0-0 Lost 2 Southern Utah at Oregon State Portland State 0-8 .000 204 381 0-11 .000 256 473 0-5 0-6 0-0 Lost 11 Portland State at Oregon Drake at Montana *Montana State at Portland State *Eastern Washington at Weber State Sacramento State at San Diego State *Northern Colorado at Weber State *Sacramento State at Southern Utah Montana State at South Dakota State *Cal Poly at Eastern Washington *Idaho State at UC Davis Northern Colorado at South Dakota *Idaho at UC Davis *Northern Colorado at Portland State Weber State at Cal Poly (NC) *Southern Utah at Northern Arizona Saturday, Oct. 20 Eastern Washington at Northern Arizona (NC) *Idaho State at North Dakota *Montana State at Weber State San Diego at UC Davis Saturday, Sept. 29 *UC Davis at Cal Poly Western New Mexico at Idaho *Montana at Cal Poly *Northern Arizona at Northern Colorado Friday, Sept. 14 *Eastern Washington at Montana State *Southern Utah at Idaho Brown at Cal Poly *Portland State at Idaho *North Dakota at Sacramento State *Northern Arizona at Idaho State Idaho State at Liberty Saturday, Sept. 15 *North Dakota at Northern Colorado Eastern Washington at Washington State Saturday, Oct. 27 *Weber State at Southern Utah UC Davis at Stanford *UC Davis at Montana Southern Utah at Arizona Saturday, Oct. 6 *Montana State at Idaho State Idaho State at Cal *Portland State at Montana *Weber State at North Dakota Montana at Western Illinois *Weber State at Northern Arizona *Cal Poly at Northern Arizona Wagner at Montana State *Cal Poly at Sacramento State *Portland State at Sacramento State Northern Arizona at Missouri State *UC Davis at Northern Colorado *Idaho at Eastern Washington South Dakota at Weber State *Southern Utah at Eastern Washington *Northern Colorado at Southern Utah at Portland State *Idaho at Idaho State Saturday, Nov. 3 Sacramento State at Northern Colorado (NC) Saturday, Oct. 13 *Montana at Southern Utah Saturday, Sept. 22 *Montana at North Dakota *Cal Poly at Montana State *Sacramento State at Montana (ROOT) *Idaho at Montana State *Sacramento State at Weber State *Eastern Washington at Northern Colorado BIG SKY CONFERENCE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS *Northern Arizona at UC Davis *Idaho State at Portland State 1963: Idaho State 1984: MONTANA STATE 2004: Montana*, Eastern Washington *North Dakota at Idaho 1964: Montana State 1985: Idaho 2005: Eastern Washington*, 1965: Weber State, Idaho 1986: Nevada Montana, Montana State Saturday, Nov 10 1966: Montana State 1987: Idaho 2006: Montana *Montana at Idaho 1967: Montana State 1988: Idaho 2007: Montana *Northern Colorado at Montana State 1968: Weber State, Montana State, 1989: Idaho 2008: Weber State*, Montana *Weber State at Southern Utah Idaho 1990: Nevada 2009: Montana *Idaho State at Cal Poly 1969: Montana 1991: Nevada 2010: EASTERN WASHINGTON, *UC Davis at Eastern Washington 1970: Montana 1992: Eastern Washington, Idaho* Montana State* *Northern Arizona at Sacramento State 1971: Idaho 1993: Montana 2011: Montana *Portland State at North Dakota 1972: Montana State 1994: Boise State 2012: Montana State*, Cal Poly, 1973: Boise State 1995: MONTANA Eastern Washington Friday, Nov. 16 1974: Boise State 1996: Montana 2013: Eastern Washington *Eastern Washington at Portland State 1975: Boise State 1997: Eastern Washington 2014: Eastern Washington Saturday, Nov. 17 1976: Montana State 1998: Montana 2015: Southern Utah *Montana State at Montana 1977: Boise State 1999: Montana 2016: Eastern Washington, *Weber State at Idaho State 1978: Northern Arizona 2000: Montana North Dakota *Southern Utah at Cal Poly 1979: Montana State 2001: MONTANA 2017: Weber State, *Southern Utah *Sacramento State at UC Davis 1980: BOISE STATE 2002: Montana, Idaho State, Bold CAPS - National Champion *North Dakota at Northern Arizona 1981: IDAHO STATE Montana State* Idaho at Florida 1982: Montana 2003: Montana State*, *Earned automatic berth into 1983: Nevada Montana, Northern Arizona NCAA I FCS playoffs *Big Sky Conference Game

2018 Viking Football • 48 NCAA DIVISION I FCS Teams and Conferences BIG SKY CONFERENCE NORTHEAST CONFERENCE Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA Mustangs Bryant Smithfield, RI Bulldogs NCAA I FCS CHAMPIONS UC Davis Davis, CA Aggies Central Connecticut State New Britain, CT Blue Devils Eastern Washington Cheney, WA Eagles Duquesne Pittsburgh, PA Dukes 1978 Florida A&M def. Massachusetts, 35-28 Idaho Moscow, ID Vandals Robert Morris Moon Township, PA Colonials 1979 Eastern Kentucky def. Lehigh, 30-7 Idaho State Pocatello, ID Bengals Sacred Heart Fairfield, CT Pioneers 1980 Boise State def. Eastern Kentucky, 31-29 Montana Missoula, MT Grizzlies St. Francis (PA) Loretto, PA Red Flash 1981 Idaho State def. Eastern Kentucky, 34-23 Montana State Bozeman, MT Bobcats Wagner Staten Island, NY Seahawks 1982 Eastern Kentucky def. Delaware, 17-14 Northern Arizona Flagstaff, AZ Lumberjacks 1983 Southern Illinois def. Western Carolina, 43-7 Northern Colorado Greeley, CO Bears OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE 1984 Montana State def. Louisiana Tech, 19-6 Portland State Portland, OR Vikings Austin Peay State Clarksville, TN Governors Sacramento State Sacramento, CA Hornets 1985 Georgia Southern def. Furman, 44-42 Eastern Illinois Charleston, IL Panthers 1986 Georgia Southern def. Arkansas State, 48-21 Southern Utah Cedar City, UT Thunderbirds Eastern Kentucky Richmond, KY Colonels Weber State Ogden, UT Wildcats Jacksonville State Jacksonville, AL Gamecocks 1987 Northeast Louisiana def. Marshall, 43-42 Murray State Murray, KY Racers 1988 Furman def. Georgia Southern, 17-12 BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE SE Missouri State Cape Girardeau, MO Indians 1989 Georgia Southern def. Stephen F. Austin, 37-34 Campbell Buies Creek, NC Camels Tennessee-Martin Martin, TN Skyhawks 1990 Georgia Southern def. Nevada, 36-13 Charleston Southern Charleston, SC Buccaneers Tennessee State Nashville, TN Tigers 1991 Youngstown State def. Marshall, 25-17 Gardner-Webb Boiling Springs, NC Bulldogs Tennessee Tech Cookeville, TN Golden Eagles 1992 Marshall def. Youngstown State, 31-28 Kennesaw State Kennesaw, GA Owls 1993 Youngstown State def. Marshall, 17-5 Monmouth W. Long Branch, NJ Hawks PATRIOT LEAGUE Presbyterian Clinton, SC Blue Hose 1994 Youngstown State def. Boise State, 28-14 Bucknell Lewisburg, PA Bison 1995 Montana def. Marshall, 22-20 Colgate Hamilton, NY Red Raiders COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Fordham Bronx, NY Rams 1996 Marshall def. Montana, 49-29 Albany Albany, NY Great Danes Georgetown Washington, DC Hoyas 1997 Youngstown State def. McNeese State, 10-9 Delaware Newark, DE Blue Hens Holy Cross Worcester, MA Crusaders 1998 Massachusetts def. Georgia Southern, 55-43 Elon Elon, NC Phoenix Lafayette Easton, PA Leopards 1999 Georgia Southern def. Youngstown State, 59-24 James Madison Harrisonburg, VA Dukes Lehigh Bethlehem, PA Engineers 2000 Georgia Southern def. Montana, 27-25 Maine Orono, ME Black Bears 2001 Montana def. Furman, 13-6 New Hampshire Durham, NH Wildcats PIONEER LEAGUE 2002 Western Kentucky def. McNeese State, 34-14 Rhode Island Kingston, RI Rams Butler Indianapolis, IN Bulldogs Richmond Richmond, VA Spiders 2003 Delaware def. Colgate, 40-0 Davidson Davidson, NC Wildcats 2004 James Madison def. Montana, 31-21 Stony Brook Stony Brook, NY Seawolves Dayton Dayton, OH Flyers Towson Towson, MD Tigers Drake Des Moines, IA Bulldogs 2005 Appalachian State def. Northern Iowa, 21-16 Villanova Villanova, PA Wildcats Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL Dolphins 2006 Appalachian State def. Massachusetts, 28-17 William & Mary Williamsburg, VA Tribe Marist Poughkeepsie, NY Red Foxes 2007 Appalachian State def. Delaware, 49-21 Morehead State Morehead, KY Eagles 2008 Richmond def. Montana, 24-7 IVY LEAGUE San Diego San Diego, CA Toreros 2009 Villanova def. Montana, 23-21 Brown Providence, RI Bears Stetson DeLand, FL Hatters 2010 Eastern Washington def. Delaware, 20-19 Columbia New York, NY Lions Valparaiso Valparaiso, IN Crusaders 2011 North Dakota State def. Sam Houston State, 17-6 Cornell Ithaca, NY Big Red Dartmouth Hanover, NH Big Green 2012 North Dakota State def. Sam Houston State, 39-13 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE 2013 North Dakota State def. Towson, 35-7 Harvard Cambridge, MA Crimson Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN Mocs Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Quakers The Citadel Charleston, SC Bulldogs 2014 North Dakota State def. Illinois State, 29-27 Princeton Princeton, NJ Tigers East Tennessee State Abilene, TX Wildcats 2015 North Dakota State def. Jacksonville State, 37-10 Yale New Haven, CT Bulldogs Furman Greenville, SC Paladins 2016 James Madison def. Youngstown State, 28-14 Mercer Macon, GA Bears 2017 North Dakota State def. James Madison, 17-13 MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Samford Birmingham, AL Bulldogs Bethune-Cookman Daytona Beach, FL Wildcats VMI Lexington, VA Keydets Delaware State Dover, DE Hornets Western Carolina Cullowhee, NC Catamounts Florida A&M Tallahassee, FL Rattlers Wofford Spartanburg, SC Terriers Hampton Hampton, VA Pirates Howard Washington, DC Bison SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE Morgan State Baltimore, MD Bears Abilene Christian Abilene, TX Wildcats Norfolk State Norfolk, VA Spartans Central Arkansas Conway, AR Bears North Carolina A&T Greensboro, NC Aggies Houston Baptist Houston, TX Huskies North Carolina Central Durham, NC Eagles Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX Cardinals Savannah State Savannah, GA Tigers Lamar Beaumont, TX Cardinals South Carolina State Orangeburg, SC Bulldogs McNeese State Lake Charles, LA Cowboys Nicholls State Thibodaux, LA Colonels MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE Northwestern State Natchitoches, LA Demons Illinois State Normal, IL Redbirds Sam Houston State Huntsville, TX Bearkats This year’s NCAA I FCS Championship Indiana State Terre Haute, IN Sycamores Southeastern Louisiana Hammond, LA Lions game will be played at Toyota Stadium Missouri State Springfield, MO Bears Stephen F. Austin State Nacogdoches, TX Lumberjacks in Frisco, TX on Jan. 5, 2019. North Dakota Grand Forks, ND Fighting Hawks North Dakota State Fargo, ND Bison SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA Panthers Alabama A&M Huntsville, AL Bulldogs South Dakota Sioux Falls Coyotes Alabama State Montgomery, AL Hornets South Dakota State Brookings, SD Jackrabbits Alcorn State Lorman, MS Braves Southern Illinois Cardondale, IL Salukis Arkansas-Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR Golden Lions Western Illinois Macomb, IL Leathernecks Grambling State Grambling, LA Tigers Youngstown State Youngstown, OH Penguins Jackson State Jackson, MS Tigers Mississippi Valley State Itta Bena, MS Delta Devils Prairie View A&M Prairie View, TX Panthers Southern Baton Rouge, LA Jaguars Texas Southern Houston, TX Tigers

2018 Viking Football • 49 Game Television: None Radio: Rip City Radio 620 AM NEVADA 1 Internet: www.ripcityradio.com Live Stream: www.nevadawolfpack.tv WOLFPACK Live Stats: www.ViksLive.com August 31 • 6 p.m. • Mackay Stadium (30,000) • Reno, NV Nevada VIKINGS vs. WOLFPACK Program Information All-Time Series Location: Reno, NV Nevada leads 6-2 Founded: 1874 Nevada leads in Reno 3-1 Enrollment: 21,353 Nevada leads in Portland 3-1 Conference: Mountain West Nickname: Wolfpack Head Coach Senior Senior Oct. 29, 1960: PSU 19-7 at Reno Colors: Navy Blue and Silver Linebacker Sept. 30, 1961: UN 41-20 at Portland President: Dr. Marc Johnson TY GANGI MALIK REED Oct. 16, 1971: PSU 21-7 at Portland Athletics Director: Doug Knuth Oct. 7, 1972: UN 27-13 at Reno Stadium: Mackay Stadium (Fieldturf) 2018 Nevada Oct. 6, 1973: UN 59-0 at Portland Capacity: 27,000 Wolfpack Schedule Sept. 28, 1974: UN 19-14 at Reno Aug. 31 PORTLAND STATE Sept. 13, 1975: PSU 37-0 at Portland Wolfpack Sports Information Sept. 8 at Vanderbilt Nov. 13, 1976: UN 35-22 at Reno Football SID: Chad Hartley Sept. 15 OREGON STATE E-mail: [email protected] Sept. 22 at Toledo Streak: Nevada has won the last three meetings Office Phone: 775.682.6982 Sept. 29 at Air Force* in Reno and four of the last five overall Mobile Phone: 775.229.5513 Oct. 6 FRESNO STATE* Most Points, PSU: 37, 1975 Press Box Phone: 775.784.6545 Oct. 13 BOISE STATE* Most Points, UN: 59, 1973 Internet Site: www.nevadawolfpack.com Oct. 20 at Hawai’i* Oct. 27 SAN DIEGO STATE* Largest Margin of Victory Nevada Nov. 10 COLORADO STATE* PSU: 37, 37-0 in 1975 Team Information Nov. 17 at San Jose State* UN: 59, 59-0 in 1973 Head Coach: Jay Norvell Nov. 24 at UNLV* Alma Mater: Iowa, 1986 * Mountain West Conference game LAST MEETING, Nov. 13, 1976: UN Record: 3-9/2nd year Nevada 35, Portland State 22 Overall Record: 3-9/2nd year 2017 Wolfpack Results (3-9, 3-5) Nevada overcame five turnovers with a powerful All-Time vs. PSU: 0-0 L at Northwestern______20-31 running game that totaled 280 yards on the ground, L Toledo______24-37 and a key special teams play, for a 35-22 victory. Defensive Coordinator/LBs: Jeff Casteel L Idaho State______28-30 Mike Rippee rushed 29 times for 126 yards and Offensive Coordinator/QBs: Matt Mumme L at Washington State______7-45 two touchdowns to lead the Wolfpack. Nevada Assistant Head Coach/OL: Angus McClure L at Fresno State______21-41 blocked a punt late in the second quarter and recov- Special Teams: Tommy Perry W Hawai’i______35-21 ered it in the endzone build a 21-6 halftime lead it Defensive Line: Jason Kaufusi L at Colorado State______42-44 would not reliquish. Outside Receivers: Eric Scott L Air Force______42-45 Portland State quarterback June Jones completed Running Backs: David White L at Boise State______14-41 20 of 45 passes for 266 yards and three intercep- Inside Receivers: Timmy Chang W San Jose State______59-14 tions. Running back Jeff Salta rushed for 83 yards Safeties: David Lockwood L at San Diego State______23-42 and two touchdowns and had 89 yards receiving. : Courtney Viney W UNLV______23-16

2017 Record: 3-9 Storylines ON THIS DATE: Aug. 31 Returning Starters: 16 • Portland State and Nevada will meet for the first time Portland State has only played once in its history on Offense/Defense/Special Teams: 7/7/2 in 42 years. The Wolfpack leads the all-time series, 6-2, Aug. 31 - a 31-23 victory over Stephen F. Austin in Returning Letterwinners: 46 including 3-1 in Reno. 2002. This marks the seventh time ever that Portland • This is the first of two FBS opponents for the Vikings in State has played in the month of August. The Vikings Top Returning Wolfpack 2018. They will also play Oregon on Sept. 8. It marks are 3-3 all-time in August games. Rushing: the fifth straight year that PSU will play two FBS teams Kelton Moore, 164-855-4 in the same season and the ninth time overall (three Jaxson Kincaide, 63-295-0 in 2006). Passing: • Portland State is 4-36 all-time against members of the Ty Gangi, 228-374-11, 2,746 yards, 25 TDs FBS. Viking Head Coach is 2-4 against Receiving: the FBS. This is the first time Portland State plays McLane Mannix, 57-778-6 Nevada as an FBS opponent. Brendan O’Leary-Orange, 39-618-4 • Nevada has eight players that were named preseason Andrew Celis, 23-194-0 All-Mountain West Conference by Athlon Sports: SR DB Defense: Dameon Baber, SR QB Ty Gangi, SR OL Sean Krepsz, Dameon Baber, DB, 94T-1.5TFL-3INT-2PBU-FR SO WR McLane Mannix, JR RB Kelton Moore, JR WR Asauni Rufus, DB, 75T-5.5TFL-1.5SK-3PBU-3FF-2FR Brendan O’Leary-Orange, SR LB Malik Reed and SR DB Gabe Sewell, LB, 59T-3TFL-SK-2FR-PBU Asauni Rufus. Nephi Sewell, DB, 58T-4.5TFL-INT-FR-3PBU, FF • Nevada lost to Big Sky Conference opponent Idaho State last year at home, 30-28.

2018 Viking Football • 50 Game Television: Pac-12 Network Radio: Rip City Radio 620 AM OREGON 2 Internet: www.ripcityradio.com Live Video Stream: None DUCKS Live Stats: TBA September 8 • 11 a.m. • Autzen Stadium (54,000) • Eugene, OR Oregon VIKINGS vs. DUCKS Program Information All-Time Series Location: Eugene, OR Oregon leads 4-0 Founded: 1876 Oregon leads 4-0 at Eugene Enrollment: 24,000 Conference: Pac-12 Sept. 3, 1994: UO 58-16 at Eugene Nickname: Ducks Head Coach Junior Junior Sept. 21, 2002: UO 41-0 at Eugene Colors: Green and Yellow Quarterback Linebacker Oct. 28, 2006: UO 55-12 at Eugene President: Michael Schill JUSTIN HERBERT TROY DYE Sept. 18, 2010: UO 69-0 at Eugene Athletics Director: Rob Mullens Stadium: Autzen (FieldTurf) 2018 Oregon Streak: Oregon has won four in a wo Capacity: 54,000 Ducks Schedule Most Points, PSU: 16, 1994 Sept. 1 BOWLING GREEN Most Points, UO: 69, 2010 Ducks’ Sports Information Sept. 8 PORTLAND STATE SIDs: Jimmy Stanton/Todd Miles/Patrick Pierson Sept. 15 SAN JOSE STATE Largest Margin of Victory E-mail: [email protected] Sept. 22 STANFORD PSU: None Office Phone: 541.346.5538 Sept. 29 at California UN: 69, 2010 Press Box Phone: Oct. 13 WASHINGTON Internet Site: www.goducks.com Oct. 20 at Washington State Oct. 27 at Arizona LAST MEETING, Sept. 18, 2010: Oregon Nov. 3 UCLA Oregon 69 Team Information Nov. 10 at Utah Portland State 0 Head Coach: Mario Cristobal Nov. 17 ARIZONA STATE Oregon rushed for 528 yards on the way to 668 Alma Mater: Miami, 1993 Nov. 23 at Oregon State yards of total offense. LaMichael James had 227 UO Record: 0-1/2nd year yards and three touchdowns for the fifth-ranked Overall Record: 0-1/2nd year 2017 Ducks’ Results (7-6) Ducks. All-Time vs. PSU: 0-0 W Southern Utah______77-21 The Vikings managed only 140 yards of offense W Nebraska______42-35 and had five turnovers. AHC/co-Defensive Coordinator: Joe Salave’a W at Wyoming______49-13 The 69-0 loss was the largest deficit in Portland AHC/Offensive Coord./QBs/TEs: Marcus Arroyo L at Arizona State______35-37 State history. The attendance of 58,086 was the Defensive Coordinator/ILBs: Jim Leavitt W California______45-24 second-largest crowd in PSU history. Co-Defensive Coord./Safeties: Keith Heyward L Washington State______10-33 Special Teams Coordinator: Bobby Williams L at Stanford______7-49 ON THIS DATE: Sept. 8 Outside Linebackers: Cort Dennison L at UCLA______14-31 Portland State is 1-4 all-time on Sept. 8. Oregon will Wide Receivers: Michael Johnson W Utah______41-20 be the first FBS level opponent that PSU has played Running Backs: Jim Mastro L at Washington______3-38 on this date. Offensive Line: Alex Mirabal W Arizona______48-28 Cornerbacks: Donte Williams W Oregon State______69-10 L vs. Boise State (Las Vegas Bowl)___ 28-38 2017 Record: 7-6 Returning Starters: Storylines Offense/Defense/Special Teams: • Portland State and Oregon will be meeting for the fifth Returning Letterwinners: time in history, with all the games played at Autzen Stadium. Top Returning Ducks • This is the second of two FBS opponents for the Rushing: Vikings in 2018. They opened at Nevada on Aug. 31. It Tony Brooks-James, 93-498-2 marks the fifth straight year that PSU will play two FBS Passing: teams in the same season and the ninth time overall Justin Herbert, 139-206-5, 1,983 yards, 15 TDs (three in 2006). Receiving: • Portland State is 4-36 all-time against members of the Dillon Mitchell, 42-517-4 FBS. Viking Head Coach Bruce Barnum is 2-4 against Johnny Johnson, 21-299-1 the FBS. He has never faced Oregon and is 1-2 against Jacob Breeland, 18-320-5 Pac-12 schools. Defense: • Oregon Head Coach Mario Cristobal took over last Troy Dye, LB, 107T-13.5TFL-4SK-INT-4PBU-FR December for the Las Vegas Bowl game against Boise Thomas Graham, CB, 62T-TFL-3INT-4PBU-FR State. The Ducks lost 38-28, however Cristobal was Justin Hollins, DL, 59T-11.5TFL-3.5SK-INT elevated from interim to the new Head Coach after Jalen Jelks, DL, 59T-15TFL-6.5SK-7PBU the season.

2018 Viking Football • 51 Game Television: None Radio: Rip City Radio 620 AM COLLEGE OF IDAHO 3 Internet: www.ripcityradio.com Live Video Stream: Pluto TV (channel 232) COYOTES Live Stats: www.ViksLive.com Sept. 15 • 2:05 p.m. • (7,200) • Hillsboro, OR College of Idaho VIKINGS vs. YOTES Program Information 1st all-time meeting Location: Caldwell, ID Founded: 1891 Enrollment: 980 Conference: Frontier Nickname: Coyotes Head Coach Junior Junior ON THIS DATE: Sept. 15 Colors: Purple and Gold MIKE MOROSKI Quarterback Linebacker Portland State is 3-2 all-time on Sept. 15. The Vikings Presidents: Doug Brigham, Jim Everett DARIUS PETERSON FORREST RIVERS have played one Big Sky Conference game on the Athletics Director: Reagan Rossi date - a 2007 win over Sacramento State. The most Stadium: Simplot Stadium (Field Turf) 2018 College of Idaho recent game was a 52-13 loss at Washington in 2012. Capacity: 4,876 Yotes Schedule Aug. 25 at Eastern Oregon* Coyotes’ Sports Information Sept. 1 MONTANA TECH* Football SID: Mike Safford Jr. Sept. 8 at Southern Oregon* E-mail: [email protected] Sept. 15 at Portland State Office Phone: 208.459.5681 Sept. 22 ROCKY MOUNTAIN* Mobile Phone: 208.412.6099 Oct. 6 CARROLL* Press Box Phone: 208.412.6099 Oct. 13 at Montana Tech* Internet Site: www.yoteathletics.com Oct. 20 SOUTHERN OREGON* Oct. 27 EASTERN OREGON* College of Idaho Nov. 3 at Montana Western* Team Information Nov. 10 at Montana State Northern* Head Coach: Mike Moroski * Alma Mater: UC Davis, 1979 CI Record: 18-26/5th year 2017 Yotes Results (6-5, 6-4) Overall Record: 18-26/5th year L at Montana Western______14-16 All-Time vs. PSU: 0-0 L at Northern Colorado______14-41 L Southern Oregon______25-41 Offensive Coordinator/QBs: Mike Cody W Eastern Oregon______28-20 Defensive Coordinator/DL: Chris Jewell L at Rocky Mountain______7-31 Offensive Line: Nate Potter W at Carroll______21-6 Running Backs: Matt Strong W Montana Western______59-27 Receivers: Brian Taylor L at Southern Oregon______7-36 Tight Ends: Jason DiStefano W at Eastern Oregon______38-20 Linebackers: Jon Choate W Montana Tech______64-35 Defensive Backs: Shiloh Keo W Montana State Northern______45-22

2017 Record: 6-5 Storylines Returning Starters: 14 • Portland State and College of Idaho will meet for the Offense/Defense/Special Teams: 8/4/2 first time in history. Returning Letterwinners: 30 • College of Idaho, which competes in the NAIA’s Fron- tier Conference, is PSU first lower division opponent Top Returning Coyotes since 2016. The Vikings are 15-0 in games against Rushing: lower division opponents since moving to Division I Darius-James Peterson, 188-1,011-12 in 1996. Nick Calzarreta, 101-522-10 Passing: Darius-James Peterson, 123-230-12, 1,820 yards, 20 TDs Receiving: Keegan Crafton, 30-474-4 Wes Fitzpatrick, 24-342-2 Defense: Forrest Rivers, LB, 56T-9TFL-3SK Nik Lyons, DB, 42T-INT Tristen Alesi, DB, 24T-INT

2018 Viking Football • 52 Game Television: SWX in Montana Radio: Rip City Radio 620 AM MONTANA STATE 4 Internet: www.ripcityradio.com Live Video Stream: Pluto TV (channel 232) BOBCATS Live Stats: www.ViksLive.com September 22 • 2:05 p.m. • Hillsboro Stadium (7,200) • Hillsboro, OR Montana State VIKINGS vs. BOBCATS Program Information All-Time Series Location: Bozeman, MT Montana State leads 20-10 Founded: 1893 The series is tied 7-7 in Portland Enrollment: 15,550 MSU leads in Bozeman 13-2 Conference: Big Sky PSU leads in Billings 1-0 Nickname: Bobcats Head Coach Senior Senior Big Sky Conference Series Colors: Blue and Gold JEFF CHOATE Defensive End Defensive Lineman President: Dr. Waded Cruzado TUCKER YATES ZACH WRIGHT Montana State leads 13-7 Athletics Director: Leon Costello PSU leads in Portland 5-4 Stadium: Bobcat Stadium (FieldTurf) 2018 Montana State MSU leads in Bozeman 9-2 Capacity: 17,777 Bobcats Schedule Big Sky Conference games Big Sky Conference titles: 15 (1964, 1966, 1967, Aug. 30 WESTERN ILLINOIS Oct. 26, 1996: MSU 24-6 at Bozeman 1968, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1984, 2002, 2003, Sept. 8 at South Dakota State Oct. 25, 1997: PSU 44-0 at Portland 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012) Sept. 15 WAGNER Oct. 17, 1998: PSU 34-31 at Bozeman FCS post-season appearances: 8 (6-7) Sept. 22 at Portland State* Oct. 16, 1999: PSU 49-28 at Portland NCAA FCS Championships: 1 (1984) Sept. 29 EASTERN WASHINGTON* Nov. 4, 2000: PSU 31-24 at Bozeman Oct. 13 IDAHO* Nov. 3, 2001: PSU 33-21 at Portland Bobcats’ Sports Information Oct. 20 at Weber State* Nov. 16, 2002: MSU 28-26 at Bozeman Football SID: Bill Lamberty Oct. 27 at Idaho State* Nov. 15, 2003: MSU 25-14 at Portland E-mail: [email protected] Nov. 3 CAL POLY* Oct. 16, 2004: MSU 31-24 at Bozeman (ot) Office Phone: 406.994.5133 Nov. 10 NORTHERN COLORADO* Oct. 15, 2005: PSU 44-41 at Portland Mobile Phone: 406.580.6781 Nov. 17 at Montana* Oct. 7, 2006: MSU 14-0 at Bozeman Press Box Phone: 406.994.3099, 3100 * Big Sky Conference game Nov. 10, 2007: MSU 50-36 at Portland Internet Site: www.msubobcats.com Nov. 15, 2008: MSU 49-32 at Bozeman 2017 Bobcats’ Results (5-6, 5-3) Nov. 7, 2009: MSU 28-10 at Portland Montana State L at Washington State______0-31 Oct. 9, 2010: MSU 44-31 at Bozeman Team Information L South Dakota State______27-31 Oct. 8, 2011: MSU 38-36 at Portland Head Coach: Jeff Choate W at North Dakota______49-21 Nov. 10, 2012: MSU 65-30 at Bozeman Alma Mater: Montana-Western, 1993 L Weber State______17-25 Nov. 8, 2014: MSU 29-22 at Bozeman MSU Record: 9-13/3rd year W Portland State______30-22 Oct. 17, 2015: PSU 59-42 at Portland Overall Record: 9-13/3rd year L at Eastern Washington______19-31 Oct. 7, 2017: MSU 30-22 at Bozeman All-Time vs. PSU: 1-0 W at Northern Colorado______27-24 Streak: MSU has won eight straight in Bozeman W Idaho State______28-14 and nine of 10 overall Defensive Coordinator/LBs: Ty Gregorak L Kennesaw State______14-16 Most Points, PSU: 59, 2015 Offensive Coordinator/TEs: Brian Armstrong L at Northern Arizona______36-37 Most Points, MSU: 65, 2012 Special Teams Coordinator: BJ Robertson W Montana______31-23 Pass Game Coordinator/QBs: Bob Cole Largest Margin of Victory Offensive Line: Joshua Taufalele Storylines PSU: 44, 44-0 in 1997 Running Backs: Denarius McGhee • Montana State has won nine of the last 10 meetings MSU: 45, 52-7 in 1967 overall. PSU’s last win was recent, however, a 59-22 Wide Receivers: Matt Miller *complete series listed on page 120 Defensive Line: Bryan Hout victory over the Bobcats in in 2015. Secondary: Mark Orphey • Although Portland State has played entire seasons at Secondary Assistant: Kyle Risinger Hillsboro Stadium (2000, 2010) and individual games LAST MEETING, Oct. 7, 2017: (2014, 2015, 2017), the Vikings have never hosted Montana State 30 2017 Record: 5-6 Montana State there. Portland State 22 • Montana State leads the Big Sky series 13-7 and the Conference Record/Finish: 5-3/6th Montana State’s ground game, led by quarter- all-time series 20-10. Returning Starters: 16 back Chris Murray, overwhelmed the Vikings. Murray Offense/Defense/Special Teams: 7/8/1 rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns as the Returning Letterwinners: 41 Bobcats totaled 403 yards on the ground. MSU was only 2-9 passing for nine yards and an Top Returning Bobcats interception, but the Vikings could not take advan- Rushing: tage. Chris Murray, 191-1,124-10 Viking quarterback Josh Kraght kept the Vikings Troy Anderson, 90-515-5 in the game, throwing for a career-high 317 yards Passing: and two touchdowns to Charlie Taumoepeau. Chris Murray, 120-233-9, 1,597 yards, 15 TDs A pair of punting game snafus for Portland State Receiving: resulted in a recovered fumble for touchdown by the Kevin Kassis, 21-270-2 Bobcats and a blocked punt by the Bobcats. Defense: Brayden Konkol, LB, 83T-SK-2INT-3PBU ON THIS DATE: Sept. 22 Josh Hill, LB, 69T-2.5TFL-5PBU-FF Portland State is only 1-6 on Sept. 22 dating Derek Marks, DE, 43T-8.5TFL-4SK-FR back to 1962 (previous dates unavailable). The Tucker Yates, DT, 41T-4.5TFL0SK-BK Vikings have never faced Montana State on Sept. 22 and played only one Big Sky Conference opponent on the date.

2018 Viking Football • 53 Game Television: SWX in Montana Radio: Rip City Radio 620 AM IDAHO 5 Internet: www.ripcityradio.com Live Video Stream: Pluto TV (channel 232) VANDALS Live Stats: www.ViksLive.com September 29 • TBA • ASUI (16,000) • Moscow, ID Idaho VIKINGS vs. VANDALS Program Information All-Time Series Location: Moscow, ID Idaho leads 11-1 Founded: 1889 UI leads 7-0 in Moscow Enrollment: 12,072 UI leads 4-1 in Portland Conference: Big Sky Nickname: Vandals Head Coach Senior Senior Big Sky Conference Series Colors: Silver and Gold Linebacker Running Back 1st meeting President: Dr. Chuck Staben KADEN ELLISS ISAIAH SAUNDERS Athletics Director: Rob Spear Oct. 24, 1970: UI 17-16 at Pullman, WA Stadium: ASUI Kibbie Dome 2018 Idaho Oct. 4, 1980: UI 37-27 at Moscow Capacity: 16,000 Vandals Schedule Oct. 3, 1981: UI 56-9 at Portland Big Sky Conference titles: 8 (1965, 1968, 1971, Sept. 1 at Fresno State Sept. 25, 1982: UI 56-0 at Moscow 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992) Sept. 8 WESTERN NEW MEXICO Oct. 8, 1983: UI 17-16 at Portland FCS post-season appearances: 11 Sept. 22 at UC Davis Sept. 8, 1984: UI 49-14 at Moscow NCAA FCS Championships: 0 Sept. 29 PORTLAND STATE* Oct. 5, 1985: UI 51-17 at Portland Oct. 6 at Idaho State* Sept. 6, 1986: UI 42-10 at Moscow Vandals’ Sports Information Oct. 13 at Montana State* Sept. 19, 1987: UI 17-10 at Portland Football SID: Mike Walsh Oct. 20 SOUTHERN UTAH* Sept. 10, 1988: UI 27-18 at Moscow E-mail: [email protected] Oct. 27 at Eastern Washington* Sept. 9, 1989: PSU 29-20 at Portland Office Phone: 208.885.0245 Nov. 3 NORTH DAKOTA* Sept. 6, 1997: UI 46-0 at Moscow Mobile Phone: 208.921.7396 Nov. 10 MONTANA* Press Box Phone: 208.921.7396 Nov. 17 at Florida Streak: Idaho has won seven straight in Moscow Internet Site: www.govandals.com * Big Sky Conference game Most Points, PSU: 29, 1989 Most Points, UI: 56, 1981 and 1982 Idaho 2017 Vandals’ Results (4-8) Team Information W Sacramento State______28-6 Largest Margin of Victory Head Coach: Paul Petrino L UNLV______16-44 PSU: 9, 29-20 in 1989 Alma Mater: Carroll College L at Western Michigan______28-37 MSU: 56, 56-0 in 1982 UI Record: 19-41/6th year W at South Alabama______29-23 Overall Record: 19-41/6th year L LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE______16-21 LAST MEETING, Sept. 6, 1997: All-Time vs. PSU: 0-0 L APPALACHIAN STATE______20-23 L at Missouri______21-68 Idaho 46, Offensive Coordinator/OL: Kris Cinkovich W LOUISIANA MONROE______31-23 Portland State 0 Defensive Coordinator/Safeties: Mike Breske L at Troy______21-24 Portland State suffered its first shutout since a Special Teams Coordinator/TEs: Troy Purcell L COASTAL CAROLINA______7-13 1989 NCAA II playoff loss to Indiana (PA) as the Running Backs: Brian Reader L at New Mexico State______10-17 Vandals rolled to a 46-0 win. Inside Linebackers: Adam Breske W at Georgia State______24-10 The Vikings gained only 166 total yards in the Outside Linebackers: Bobby Daly game and punted 11 times. Meanwhile, Idaho Defensive Line: Luther Elliss Storylines gained 400 yards exactly as quarterback Brian Wide Receivers: Brandon Mitchell • Idaho returns to the Big Sky Conference after leaving Brennan passed for 279 and two touchdowns. : Charlie Molnar the league in 1996. Idaho becomes the first NCAA Idaho benefitted from a safety, a fumble recovery Cornerbacks: Vernon Smith Division I program to move from the FBS level to the in the end zone and a blocked punt return for a FCS level. touchdown. 2017 Record: 4-8 • The Vandals lead the all-time series 11-1. The teams Conference Record/Finish: 3-5 (Sun Belt) played for 10 straight seasons from 1980 to 1989. ON THIS DATE: Sept. 29 Returning Starters: 11 Portland State’s only victory was a 29-20 home win in Portland State is 5-3 all-time on Sept. 29, including Offense/Defense/Special Teams: 5/5/1 1989. The most recent meeting was in 1997 - a 46-0 2-1 in Big Sky Conference games. Returning Letterwinners: 40 Vandal win. • Idaho was an original member of the Big Sky Confer- Top Returning Vandals ence when it formed in 1963. The Vandals won eight Rushing: league titles in its 33 seasons, and made 11 appear- Isaiah Saunders, 126-506-2 ances in the NCAA playoffs. Passing: • Idaho has a winning series record against every mem- Colton Richardson, 34-63-1, 395 yards, 2 TDs ber of the Big Sky Conference it has faced throughout Mason Petrino, 23-33-2, 248 yards, 3 TDs its history. Receiving: David Ungerer, 39-432-6 Defense: Kaden Elliss, LB, 80T-16TFL-6SK-4PBU-FR-2FF-BK Ed Hall, LB, 78T-1.5TFL-SK-3INT-FF Jalen Hoover, DB, 51T-4.5TFL-2INT-2FR-PBU Dorian Clark, DB, 44T-2.5TFl-3PBU

2018 Viking Football • 54 Game Television: SWX in Montana Radio: Rip City Radio 620 AM MONTANA 6 Internet: www.ripcityradio.com Live Video Stream: www.GoViks.com GRIZZLIES Live Stats: www.ViksLive.com October 6 • 2 p.m. MT/1 p.m. PT • Washington-Grizzly Stadium (25,217) • Missoula, MT Montana VIKINGS vs. GRIZZLIES Program Information All-Time Series Location: Missoula, MT Montana leads 30-12 Founded: 1893 UM leads 13-9 in Portland Enrollment: 10,987 UM leads 17-3 in Missoula Conference: Big Sky Nickname: Grizzlies Big Sky Conference Series Head Coach Junior Senior Colors: Maroon and Silver Wide Receiver Linebacker Montana leads 16-3 President: Seth Bodnar KEENAN CURRAN JOSH BUSS UM leads 9-0 in Missoula Athletics Director: Kent Haslam UM leads 7-3 in Portland Stadium: Washington-Grizzly Stadium (FieldTurf) 2018 Montana Big Sky Conference games Capacity: 25,217 Grizzlies Schedule Nov. 9, 1996: UM 63-6 at Missoula Big Sky Conference titles: 19 (1969, 1970, 1982, Sept. 1 NORTHERN IOWA Nov. 8, 1997: UM 37-7 at Portland 1983, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, Sept. 8 DRAKE Oct. 3, 1998: UM 20-17 at Missoula 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, Sept. 15 at Western Illinois Oct. 2, 1999: PSU 51-48 at Portland (OT) 2011) Sept. 22 SACRAMENTO STATE* Oct. 28, 2000: UM 33-21 at Portland FCS post-season appearances: 23 (33-21) Sept. 29 at Cal Poly* Oct. 27, 2001: UM 33-13 at Missoula NCAA FCS Championships: 2 (1995, 2001) Oct. 6 PORTLAND STATE* Oct. 26, 2002: UM 24-21 at Portland Oct. 13 at North Dakota* Oct. 25, 2003: UM 42-14 at Missoula Grizzlies’ Sports Information Oct. 27 UC DAVIS* Oct. 30, 2004: PSU 35-32 at Portland Football SID: Eric Taber Nov. 3 at Southern Utah* Oct. 29, 2005: UM 37-16 at Missoula E-mail: [email protected] Nov. 10 at Idaho* Sept. 30, 2006: UM 26-20 at Portland Office Phone: 406.231.8331 Nov. 17 MONTANA STATE* Nov. 3, 2007: UM 34-31 at Missoula Mobile Phone: 646.287.7492 * Big Sky Conference game Nov. 8, 2008: UM 29-12 at Portland Internet Site: www.gogriz.com Sept. 19, 2009: UM 49-17 at Missoula 2017 Grizzlies’ Results (7-4, 5-3) Oct. 16, 2010: UM 23-21 at Portland Montana W Valparaiso______45-23 Oct. 15, 2011: UM 30-24 at Missoula Team Information L at Washington______7-63 Oct. 5, 2013: UM 55-27 at Missoula Head Coach: Bobby Hauck W Savannah State______56-3 Oct. 31, 2015: PSU 35-16 at Portland Alma Mater: Montana, 1988 L Eastern Washington______41-48 Sept. 30, 2017: UM 45-33 at Portland (HS) UM Record: 0-0/1st year (80-17 from 2003-09) W at Portland State______45-33 Streak: UM has 13 of last 15 Overall Record: 95-67/14th year W at Idaho State______39-31 Most Points, PSU: 75, 1980 All-Time vs. PSU: 6-1 W North Dakota______41-17 Most Points, UM: 74, 1965 L at Weber State______27-41 Defensive Coordinator/LBs: Kent Baer W Northern Arizona______17-15 Largest Margin of Victory Offensive Coordinator/QBs: Timm Rosenbach W Northern Colorado______44-14 PSU: 29, 29-0 in 1980 Assistant Head Coach/WRs: Brent Pease L at Montana State______23-31 UM: 58, 58-0 in 1968 Running Backs: Justin Green *complete series listed on page 120 Offensive Line: Chad Germer Defensive Line: Barry Sacks Storylines • Bobby Hauck returns to coach the Grizzlies after a Tight Ends: Jase Schillinger LAST MEETING, Sept. 30, 2017: tenure at UNLV. He coached the Griz from 2003-09, Safeties: Shann Schillinger Montana 45 compiling an 80-17 record, including 6-1 against the Cornerbacks: CJ Cox Portland State 33 Vikings Quarterback Josh Kraght led the Vikings to 544 • PSU has beaten Montana three times in its 19 Big Sky 2017 Record: 7-4 yards of total offense, but three interceptions by meetings. All three wins have come at Providence Park Conference Record/Finish: 5-3/t6th Montana’s Justin Strong - one of which was returned (1999, 2004, 2015). PSU has never won at Washing- Returning Starters: 12 for a touchdown - proved costly for the Vikings. ton-Grizzly Stadium in Big Sky play (0-9). Offense/Defense/Special Teams: 5/6/1 The Grizzlies gained 454 yards and were more • Last season marked the first time the Grizzlies were Returning Letterwinners: 37 efficient on third downs. They also used 10 Viking not nationally-ranked when the Vikings have played penalties for 104 yards to their advantage. Jeremy them in Big Sky competition. The Vikings were nation- Calhoun rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns in Top Returning Grizzlies ally-ranked five times. the game. Rushing: • Linebacker Josh Buss was named Big Sky Conference Jeremy Calhoun, 158-684-7 Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. He is the top Alijah Lee, 131-509-6 returning tackler (94 in 2017) in the Big Sky. ON THIS DATE: Oct. 6, 2012 Passing: • Defensive line coach Barry Sacks was an assistant Portland State had its biggest Big Sky Conference None coach for the Vikings in the late 1980s and early 1990s win on Oct. 6, 2012, when it defeated Idaho State, Receiving: under Head Coach Pokey Allen. 77-10, at Providence Park. The Vikings totaled 758 Jerry Louie-McGee, 50-645-3 yards of offense, including a (then) school-record Keenan Curran, 38-803-7 437 rushing yards. Quarterback Kieran McDonagh Justin Calhoun, 32-505-4 accounted for six touchdowns in the game - three Defense: rushing, two passing and one receiving. Josh Buss, LB, 94T-13.5TFL-5.5SK-2INT-5PBU Josh Sandry, S, 49T-3INT-2PBU-FR-FF-BK Jesse Sims, DE, 43T-6TFL-3.5SK

2018 Viking Football • 55 Game Television: None Radio: Rip City Radio 620 AM NORTHERN COLORADO 7 Internet: www.ripcityradio.com Live Video Stream: www.GoViks.com BEARS Live Stats: www.ViksLive.com October 13 • 2:05 p.m. • Providence Park (18,627) • Portland, OR Northern Colorado VIKINGS vs. BEARS Program Information Location: Greeley, CO All-Time Series Founded: 1889 Portland State leads 7-5 Enrollment: 12,000 PSU leads 4-3 in Portland Conference: Big Sky PSU leads 3-2 in Greeley Nickname: Bears Colors: Blue and Gold Head Coach Senior Senior EARNEST Quarterback Wide Receiver Big Sky Conference Series President: Kay Norton COLLINS JR. JACOB KNIPP ALEX WESLEY Portland State leads 5-4 Athletics Director: Darren Dunn UNC leads 3-2 in Portland Stadium: (natural grass) 2018 Northern Colorado PSU leads 3-1 in Greeley Capacity: 8,533 Bears Schedule Big Sky Conference titles: 0 1979: UNC 21-20 @ Greeley FCS post-season appearances: 0 (0-0) Sept. 1 McNEESE STATE Sept. 8 at South Dakota 1991: PSU 28-21 @ Portland* Sept. 15 SACRAMENTO STATE (NC) 2005: PSU 41-17 @ Portland Bears’ Sports Information Sept. 22 at Weber State* Football SID: Ryan Pfeifer Sept. 29 NORTH DAKOTA* Big Sky Conference games E-mail: [email protected] Oct. 6 UC DAVIS* 2006: PSU 45-3 @ Portland Office Phone: 970.351.3645 Oct. 13 at Portland State* 2007: PSU 31-21 @ Greeley Mobile Phone: 720.290.8886 Oct. 20 NORTHERN ARIZONA* 2008: PSU 24-21 @ Portland Press Box Phone: 970.351.1996 Oct. 27 at Southern Utah* 2009: PSU 23-18 @ Greeley Internet Site: www.uncbears.com Nov. 3 EASTERN WASHINGTON* 2010: UNC 35-30 @ Portland Nov. 10 at Montana State* 2011: PSU 23-17 @ Greeley Northern Colorado * Big Sky Conference game 2012: UNC 32-28 @ Portland Team Information 2015: UNC 35-32 @ Greeley 2016: UNC 56-49 at Portland (ot) Head Coach: Earnest Collins, Jr. 2017 Bears’ Results (3-7, 2-6) Alma Mater: Northern Colorado, 1996 W COLLEGE OF IDAHO______41-14 *NCAA II playoff game UNC Record: 24-53/8th year L at Colorado______21-41 Overall Record: 32-65/10th year W IDAHO STATE______43-42 Streak: UNC has won the last three in Portland All-Time vs. PSU: 3-1 L at Northern Arizona______20-48 Most Points, PSU: 49, 2016 L at North Dakota______38-48 Most Points, UNC: 56, 2016 Assoc. HC/Offensive Coordinator: Jon Boyer L MONTANA STATE______24-27 Defensive Coordinator/LBs: Marty English L SOUTHERN UTAH______14-27 Largest Margin of Victory Inside Receivers: Michael Armour L at Sacramento State______21-50 PSU: 42, 45-3 in 2006 Special Teams Coord./Safeties: Woody Bevlins L at Montana______14-44 UNC: 7, 56-49 in 2016 (ot) Outside Receivers: Keith Grable W CAL POLY______42-0 Tight Ends: Jeremy Hayden Defensive Ends: Garrien Johnson Storylines LAST MEETING, Oct. 29, 2016: Running Backs: Brandon McGuire • Portland State and Northern Colorado will meet for Northern Colorado 56 Defensive Line: Ronnie Palmer the first time in two seasons. The last meeting was a Portland State 49 (ot) Offensive Line: Trevor Wikre 56-49 overtime win by the Bears at Providence Park. Portland State tied the game at 49-49 with 1:12 Ironically, among UNC’s five all-time wins in the series to play in regulation, but had its collective hearts 2017 Record: 3-7 with the Vikings, the seven-point margin was the broken in overtime when an apparent tying touch- Conference Record/Finish: 2-6/t9th largest ever. Other wins have come by the margin of down was overturned by review. Returning Starters: 19 one, five, four and three. After Northern Colorado had opened overtime Offense/Defense/Special Teams: 9/8/2 • Northern Colorado has won three straight games in with a touchdown, the Vikings had appeared to Returning Letterwinners: 42 Portland and leads the Big Sky series in Portland (3-2). match it on a third-down pass from Alex Kuresa to Meanwhile, Portland State leads the Big Sky series in Josh Kraght on PSU’s possession. The play went to Top Returning Bears Greeley (3-1). review with everyone in the stadium expecting the Rushing: • The last seven meetings between the teams have been question to be whether Kraght had crossed the goal Trae Riek, 131-523-6 decided by seven points or less. line or was down at the one-yard line. When the Passing: • Wide receiver Alex Wesley was named Preseason All- review came back as an incompletion, saying Kraght Jacob Knipp, 93-148-4, 1,352 yards, 9 TDs Big Sky Conference. did not possess the ball to the ground, the Vikings Conor Regan, 91-182-6, 1,305 yards, 10 TDs • Former Viking quarterback Neil Lomax set Portland were down to a final play, which was an incomple- Receiving: State records for pass completions (44) and attempts tion in the endzone. Alex Wesley, 55-1,010-6 (77) in a 1979 21-20 loss to the Bears. Lomax passed The teams had a remarkable offensive battle, Theron Verna, 20-366-4 for 499 yards. with the Bears gaining 558 yards and the Vikings Defense: amassing 549. Sherand Boyd, DB, 84T-7.5TFL-INT-2PBU-2FF Henry Stelzner, LB, 83T-4TFL-SK-FR ON THIS DATE: Oct. 13, 1962 Luke Nelson, LB, 79T-4.5TFL-1.5SK-2INT-2PBU-FF The Vikings had their most unusual win and lowest Keifer Morris, DE, 63T-13.5TFL-9SK-2FF-2FR scoring game in school history with a 2-0 victory over Eastern Oregon. Portland State is 3-4 all-time on Oct. 13, having played a Big Sky game only once previously on this date, a 23-17 loss to Idaho State, in 2001.

2018 Viking Football • 56 Game Television: Sac State TV in Sacramento Radio: Rip City Radio 620 AM SACRAMENTO STATE 8 Internet: www.ripcityradio.com Live Video Stream: www.GoViks.com HORNETS Live Stats: www.ViksLive.com October 27 • 6 p.m. • Hornet Stadium (21,195) • Sacramento, CA Sacramento State VIKINGS vs. HORNETS Program Information All-Time Series: Portland State leads 22-12 Location: Sacramento, CA Portland State leads 12-4 at Portland Founded: 1947 Portland State leads 10-8 at Sacramento Enrollment: 30,800 Conference: Big Sky Big Sky Series: Portland State leads 12-7 Nickname: Hornets Head Coach Senior Senior Portland State leads 7-2 in Portland Colors: Green and Gold JODY SEARS Safety Wide Receiver The series is tied 5-5 in Sacramento President: Dr. Robert Nelson MISTER HARRIEL ANDRE LINDSEY Big Sky Conference games Athletics Director: Mark Orr Nov. 2, 1996: PSU 38-31 at Portland Stadium: Hornet Stadium (FieldTurf) 2018 Sacramento State Nov. 1, 1997: PSU 27-13 at Sacramento Capacity: 21,195 Hornets Schedule Big Sky Conference titles: 0 Oct. 10, 1998: PSU 58-31 at Portland Sept. 1 ST. FRANCIS (IL) FCS post-season appearances: 0 Oct. 9, 1999: SAC 41-14 at Sacramento Sept. 8 at San Diego State Sept. 16, 2000: PSU 35-23 at Sacramento Sept. 15 at Northern Colorado (NC) Nov. 24, 2001: PSU 52-33 at Portland Hornets’ Sports Information Sept. 22 at Montana* Oct. 19, 2002: PSU 34-20 at Sacramento Football SID: Brian Berger Oct. 6 CAL POLY* Oct. 18, 2003: PSU 20-7 at Portland E-mail: [email protected] Oct. 13 at Southern Utah* Oct. 9, 2004: PSU 31-0 at Sacramento Office Phone: 916.278.4313 Oct. 20 NORTH DAKOTA* Sept. 17, 2005: PSU 28-12 at Portland Mobile Phone: 916.397.4325 Oct. 27 PORTLAND STATE* Nov. 11, 2006: PSU 13-7 at Sacramento Press Box Phone: 916.278.5995 Nov. 3 at Weber State* Sept. 15, 2007: PSU 35-24 at Portland Internet Site: www.gogriz.com Nov. 10 NORTHERN ARIZONA* Sept. 27, 2008: SAC 41-31 at Sacramento Nov. 17 at UC Davis* Oct. 3, 2009: SAC 31-14 at Portland Sacramento State * Big Sky Conference game Nov. 6, 2010: SAC 28-15 at Sacramento Team Information Nov. 5, 2011: PSU 29-20 at Portland Head Coach: Jody Sears 2017 Hornets’ Results (7-4, 6-2) Nov. 16, 2013: SAC 43-42 at Portland Alma Mater: Washington State, 1991 L at Idaho______6-28 Nov. 15, 2014: SAC 48-41 at Sacramento SAC Record: 18-27/5th year W Incarnate Word______56-22 Nov. 12, 2016: SAC 42-35 at Sacramento L Weber State______24-31 Overall Record: 22-46/6th year Streak: SAC has won three straight and six of the W Southern Utah______54-27 All-Time vs. PSU: 2-1 (2-0 at SAC, 0-1 at WSU) last seven meetings. The Hornets have won L at Eastern Washington______31-52 four straight in Sacramento W Idaho State______42-21 Asst. HC/co-Offensive Coord./OL: Most Points, PSU: 63, 1978 W at North Dakota______34-27 Offensive Coordinator/QBs: Luke Huard Most Points, SAC: 51, 1986 Defensive Coordinator/LB: Samuel Lawanson L at Northern Arizona______17-37 Special Teams/Tight Ends: Fred Kelley W Northern Colorado______50-21 Largest Margin of Victory Cornerbacks: JB Hall W at Cal Poly______49-14 PSU: 56, 63-7 in 1978 Running Backs: James Montgomery W UC Davis______52-47 SAC: 31, 51-20 in 1986 Defensive Line: Will Plemons *complete series listed on page 121 Wide Receivers: Jason Pollak Storylines Safeties: John Therrell • Portland State and Sacramento State have met 31 Defensive Assistant: Henry Fernandez times in the last 35 years. LAST MEETING, Nov. 12, 2016: • PSU holds the all-time series (22-12) and Big Sky series Sacramento State 42 2017 Record: 7-4 advantage (12-7), but Sacramento State has won six of Conference Record/Finish: 6-2/t3rd Portland State 35 the last seven meetings and four straight at home. Prior Returning Starters: 17 An apparent tying touchdown with 15 seconds to that, the Vikings had won eight in a row in the series Offense/Defense/Special Teams: 7/8/2 left was wiped away by a referees flag as the Vikings (2000-07) and 13 of 14 (1994-2007). Returning Letterwinners: 57 lost at Sacramento State. • In one of many Big Sky Conference scheduling quirks, PSU forced three turnovers and outgained the the Vikings play at Sacramento State for the third Sacramento State 522 to 519. However, a late holding Top Returning Hornets straight time. The last time the Hornets played in penalty proved to be key as the Vikings would have Rushing: Portland was 2011. had a chance to tie or go ahead with an ensuing Bryant Perkinson, 85-591-4 • Wide receiver Andre Lindsey averaged a remarkable conversion play. Montaz Thompson, 79-494-9 30.2 yards per reception last season. He, along with That strange ending did not diminish a brilliant Elijah Dotson, 87-475-5 defensive end George Obinna, were named Preseason performance by Hornets’ running back Jordan Passing: All-Big Sky Conference. Robinson who rushed 23 times for 262 yards and four Kevin Thomson, 97-175-3, 1,828 yards, 17 TDs touchdowns. Receiving: Andre Lindsey, 25-756-7 Jaelin Ratliff, 25-663-4 ON THIS DATE: Oct. 27 Defense: Portland State has not had much success on this Mister Harriel, DB, 87T-5TFL-2SK-3INT-2PBU date, going just 2-5 dating back to the 1957 season. Dre Terrell, DB, 61T-3TFL-SK-5INT-9PBU PSU is 1-1 in Big Sky games played on Oct. 27 but Immanuel Anderson, LB, 59T-10TFL-SK-INT-4PBU has never played Sacramento State. Marcus Bruce, LB, 57T-2TFL-SK-2PBU-4FR

2018 Viking Football • 57 Game Television: Eleven Sports Radio: Rip City Radio 620 AM IDAHO STATE 9 Internet: www.ripcityradio.com Live Video Stream: www.GoViks.com BENGALS Live Stats: www.ViksLive.com November 3 • 2:05 p.m. • Hillsboro Stadium (7,200) • Hillsboro, OR Idaho State VIKINGS vs. BENGALS Program Information All-Time Series: Idaho State leads 25-17-1 Location: Pocatello, ID Portland State leads 11-10 in Portland Founded: 1901 Idaho State leads 15-6-1 in Pocatello Enrollment: 14,489 Conference: Big Sky Big Sky Conference Series: PSU leads 12-10 Nickname: Bengals Head Coach Senior Senior Idaho State leads 7-4 in Pocatello Colors: Black and Orange Running Back Quarterback Portland State leads 8-3 in Portland President: Kevin Satterlee JAMES MADISON TANNER GUELLER Athletics Director: Jeff Tingey Big Sky Conference games Stadium: (Helas turf) 2018 Idaho State Nov. 16, 1996: ISU 31-12 at Portland Capacity: 12,000 Bengals Schedule Nov. 15, 1997: ISU 26-24 at Pocatello Big Sky Conference titles: 3 (1963, 1981, 2002) Aug. 31 WESTERN STATE Sept. 26, 1998: ISU 43-41 at Portland FCS post-season appearances: 2 (3-1) Sept. 15 at Cal Oct. 9, 1999: PSU 52-13 at Pocatello NCAA FCS Championships: 1 (1981) Sept. 22 at North Dakota* Oct. 14, 2000: PSU 59-21 at Portland Sept. 29 NORTHERN ARIZONA* Oct. 13, 2001: ISU 23-17 at Pocatello Bengals’ Sports Information Oct. 6 IDAHO* Nov. 2, 2002: PSU 27-24 at Portland Football SID: Steve Schaack Oct. 13 at UC Davis* Nov. 1, 2003: ISU 30-20 at Pocatello E-mail: [email protected] Oct. 20 LIBERTY Nov. 6, 2004: PSU 42-21 at Portland Office Phone: 208.282.2621 Oct. 27 at Montana State* Nov. 5, 2005: ISU 36-34 at Pocatello Mobile Phone: 208.406.3570 Nov. 3 at Portland State* Oct. 14, 2006: PSU 34-13 at Portland Press Box Phone: 206.282.2952 Nov. 10 at Cal Poly* Oct. 20, 2007: ISU 38-20 at Pocatello Internet Site: www.isubengals.com Nov. 17 WEBER STATE* Oct. 25, 2008: PSU 36-13 at Portland * Big Sky Conference game Nov. 14, 2009: ISU 41-34 at Pocatello Idaho State Oct. 2, 2010: PSU 38-3 at Portland Team Information 2017 Bengals’ Results (4-7, 2-6) Oct. 1, 2011: PSU 42-35 at Pocatello Head Coach: Rob Phenicie W Western State______37-6 Oct. 6, 2012: PSU 77-10 at Portland Alma Mater: Memphis, 1989 L at Utah State______13-51 Nov. 9, 2013: PSU 38-31 at Pocatello ISU Record: 4-7/2nd year W at Nevada______30-28 Nov. 1, 2014: ISU 31-13 at Portland Overall Record: 4-7/2nd year L at Northern Colorado______42-43 Sept. 10, 2015: PSU 34-14 at Pocatello All-Time vs. PSU: 1-0 W Cal Poly______38-34 Oct. 1, 2016: PSU 45-20 at Portland L Montana______31-39 Oct. 21, 2017: ISU 59-30 at Pocatello Offensive Coordinator/QBs: Matt Ferriter L at Sacramento State______21-41 Defensive Coordinator/LBs: Roger Cooper W Portland State______59-30 Streak: PSU lost last year, but has won six of the Assistant Head Coach/RBs/TEs: David Fiefia L at Montana State______14-28 last eight overall Defensive Line: Steve Fifita L UC Davis______17-56 Most Points, PSU: 77, 2012 Offensive Line: Roman Sapolu L at Weber State______7-35 Most Points, ISU: 59, 1980 and 2017 Tight Ends: Aaron Pryor Largest Margin of Victory Cornerbacks: Kam Yancy Storylines Safeties: Jay Staggs PSU: 67, 77-10 in 2012 • Portland State has compiled four of the top eight rush- ISU: 45, 51-6 in 1972 ing games in school history against Idaho State since 2017 Record: 4-7 2011. The Vikings went for a school-record 531 yards in Conference Record/Finish: 2-6/t9th *complete series listed on page 120 2016. They also have 437 (3rd, 2012), 436 (4th, 2011) Returning Starters: 20 and 395 (8th, 2013). Offense/Defense/Special Teams: 8/8/4 • Idaho State senior running back James Madison was LAST MEETING, Oct. 21, 2017: Returning Letterwinners: 40 named Preseason All-Big Sky Conference. Idaho State 59 • Portland State Head Coach Bruce Barnum spent nine Portland State 30 Top Returning Bengals seasons at Idaho State (1998-2006), serving as offen- Idaho State broke open a close game midway Rushing: sive coordinator the last six seasons. His first recruit, through the second quarter and rolled to 691 yards of James Madison, 185-933-5 and a star running back at ISU was Nick Whitworth, total offense. Ty Flanagan, 125-634-11 now Portland State’s Special Teams Coordinator and Quarterback Tanner Gueller threw for 327 yards Passing: running backs coach. and three touchdowns while Ty Flanagan rush for Tanner Gueller, 188-325-9, 2,754 yard, 22 TDs • The teams have met 43 times in the last 53 years. 108 yards and four scores to lead the Bengals. James Receiving: Madison added 160 rushing yards. Michael Dean, 52-754-8 The Vikings got 256 passing yards from Jalani Ea- Mitch Gueller, 36-871-8 son, but had 11 penalties, two turnovers and allowed James Madison, 21-213-1 ISU to convert nearly 70% of its third downs. Defense: Adkin Aguirre, DB, 80T-2.5TFL-5INT-3PBU-2FR Joe Martin, LB, 69T-2TFL-INT-2PBU ON THIS DATE: Nov. 3 Kody Graves, LB, 58T-8TFL-SK-2PBU-2FF Portland State is 2-5 all-time on Nov. 3 dating back Paea Moala, DL, 56T-7.5TFL-4SK-2FR-FF to 1957. The Vikings dropped a 21-13 home contest to the Bengals in 1973 and are 1-2 in Big Sky games on this date.

2018 Viking Football • 58 Game Television: MidCoSN in North Dakota Radio: Rip City Radio 620 AM NORTH DAKOTA 10 Internet: www.ripcityradio.com Live Video Stream: www.GoViks.com FIGHTING HAWKS Live Stats: www.ViksLive.com Nov. 10 • 2 p.m. CT/Noon PT • Alerus Center (12,283) • Grand Forks, ND North Dakota VIKINGS vs. Program Information Location: Grand Forks, ND FIGHTING HAWKS Founded: 1883 All-Time Series Enrollment: 14,406 North Dakota leads the series, 5-2 Conference: Independent The series is tied 2-2 in Portland Nickname: Fighting Hawks Head Coach Senior Senior North Dakota leads 3-0 in Grand Forks Colors: Kelly Green and White BUBBA Running Back Linebacker President: Mark Kennedy SCHWEIGERT JOHN SANTIAGO TANNER PALMBORG Big Sky Conference Series Athletics Director: Bill Chaves North Dakota leads the series 3-1 Stadium: Alerus Center (FieldTurf) 2018 North Dakota North Dakota leads 2-1 in Portland Capacity: 12,283 Fighting Hawks Schedule North Dakota leads 1-0 in Grand Forks Big Sky Conference titles: 1 (2016) Aug. 30 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE FCS post-season appearances: 1 (0-1) Sept. 9 at Washington Sept. 6, 1980: PSU 28-14 at Portland NCAA FCS Championships: None Sept. 16 at Sam Houston State Sept. 5, 1981: UND 17-10 at Grand Forks Sept. 23 IDAHO STATE Sept. 8, 2012: UND 45-37 at Grand Forks (NC) Fighting Hawks’ Sept. 30 at Northern Colorado Sports Information Oct. 13 MONTANA Big Sky Conference games Football SID: TBA Oct. 20 at Sacramento State Oct. 26, 2013: PSU 14-10 at Portland E-mail: TBA Oct. 27 WEBER STATE Oct. 11, 2014: UND 24-16 at Grand Forks Office Phone: TBA Nov. 3 at Idaho Oct. 3, 2015: UND 19-17 at Portland (HS) Mobile Phone: TBA Nov. 10 PORTLAND STATE Oct. 28, 2017: UND 48-21 at Portland Press Box Phone: 701.792.1501 Nov. 17 at Northern Arizona Internet Site: www.undsports.com Streak: UND has won the last three meetings Most Points, PSU: 37, 2012 2017 Fighting Hawks’ Most Points, UND: 48, 2017 North Dakota Results (3-8, 2-6) Team Information L at Utah______16-37 Largest Margin of Victory Head Coach: Bubba Schweigert W at Missouri State______34-0 PSU: 14, 28-14 in 1980 Alma Mater: Jamestown, 1985 L at South Dakota______7-45 UND: 27, 48-21 in 2017 UND Record: 24-22/5th year L Montana State______21-49 Overall Record: 45-42/9th year L at UC Davis______24-48 All-Time vs. PSU: 3-0 W Northern Colorado______48-38 LAST MEETING, Oct. 28, 2017: L at Montana______17-41 North Dakota 48 Defensive Coordinator/OLBs: Eric Schmidt L Sacramento State______27-34 Portland State 21 Offensive Coordinator/QBs: Paul Rudolph W at Portland State______48-21 Portland State jumped to a 14-0 lead after one Special Teams/TEs: Shawn Kostich L at Southern Utah______21-47 quarter but was unable to hang on. The Fighting Running Backs: Malcolm Agnew L Eastern Washington______14-21 Hawks finally grabbed the lead in the third quarter, Wide Receivers: Danny Freund scoring three times in the last 5:55 of the period Offensive Line: Luke Knauf Storylines - once on offense, once on defense and once on Defensive Backs: Travis Stepps • North Dakota has won three straight games against special teams. Defensive Line: Jordan Gigli Portland State. The Vikings managed only 290 yards of offense Safeties: Joel Schwenzfeier • The Vikings play at North Dakota for the first time in and turned the ball over four times - two of which Inside Linebackers: Carl Reinholz four years and are 0-3 all-time in Grand Forks. were returned for touchdowns. • Five of the seven games in the all-time series have John Santiago had a rushing touchdown and a 2017 Record: 3-8 been decided by one score. punt return touchdown for UND. The Fighting Hawks Conference Record/Finish: 2-6/t9th • The Fighting Hawks are moving to the Missouri Valley were held under 400 yards of offense on 70 plays, Returning Starters: 12 Conference and are not considered members of the but the Vikings made too many mistakes in the game Offense/Defense/Special Teams: 7/5/0 Big Sky Conference in 2018 despite playing a BSC to have a chance at victory. Returning Letterwinners: 37 schedule. • Running back John Santiago was named first team Top Returning Fighting Hawks ON THIS DATE: Nov. 10 All-Big Sky Conference in 2017. Portland State is 4-5 all-time on Nov. 10. In Rushing: • North Dakota won the Big Sky Conference title in 1979 on this date, Neil Lomax threw for 347 yards in John Santiago, 119-717-5 2016, sharing the honor with Eastern Washington at a 44-14 win over Idaho State. Brady Oliveira, 111-637-3 8-0. The Vikings are happy not to play Montana Passing: • Head Coach Bubba Schweigert was the Big Sky Con- State on Nov. 10, having given up 50 (2007) and 65 Andrew Zimmerman, 21-41-1, 339 yards, 3 TDs ference Coach of the Year in 2016. points (2012) on this date to the Bobcats. Receiving: Noah Wanzek, 52-648-5 Travis Toivonen, 30-408-1 Defense: Jake Rastas, LB, 73T-4.5TFL-SK Tanner Palmborg, LB, 43T-8.5TFL-2.5SK-PBU-FR-FF Hayden Blubaugh, DB, 41T-6PBU-FF

2018 Viking Football • 59 Game Television: None Radio: Rip City Radio 620 AM EASTERN WASHINGTON 11 Internet: www.ripcityradio.com Live Video Stream: www.GoViks.com EAGLES Live Stats: www.ViksLive.com November 16 • 7:05 p.m. • Hillsboro Stadium (7,200) • Hillsboro, OR Eastern Washington VIKINGS vs. EAGLES Program Information All-Time Series: PSU leads 20-19-1 Location: Cheney, WA The series is tied 10-10 in Portland Founded: 1882 Portland State leads 10-8-1 in Cheney Enrollment: 12,607 EWU leads 1-0 in Conference: Big Sky Nickname: Eagles Big Sky Conference Series: EWU leads 13-9 Head Coach Senior Senior Eastern Washington leads 7-4 in Portland Colors: Red and White Defensive Back Quarterback The series is tied 5-5 in Cheney President: Dr. Mary Cullinan MITCH FETTIG GAGE GUBRUD Athletics Director: Lynn Hickey Eastern Washington leads 1-0 in Seattle Stadium: Roos Field (red sprinturf) 2018 Eastern Washington Big Sky Conference games Capacity: 8,600 Eagles Schedule Sept. 28, 1996: EWU 24-7 at Cheney Big Sky Conference titles: 9 (1992, 1997, 2004, Sept. 1 CENTRAL WASHINGTON Sept. 20, 1997: EWU 31-14 at Portland 2005, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016) Sept. 8 at Northern Arizona Sept. 12, 1998: PSU 30-27 at Cheney (ot) FCS post-season appearances: 12 (14-10) Sept. 15 at Washington State Sept. 16, 1999: PSU 48-39 at Portland NCAA FCS Championships: 1 (2010) Sept. 22 CAL POLY* Nov. 11, 2000: EWU 27-24 at Portland Sept. 29 at Montana State* Nov. 10, 2001: PSU 37-22 at Cheney Eagles’ Sports Information Oct. 6 SOUTHERN UTAH* Oct. 12, 2002: PSU 34-31 at Portland Football SID: Dave Cook Oct. 13 at Weber State* Oct. 11, 2003: EWU 42-16 at Cheney E-mail: [email protected] Oct. 27 IDAHO* Oct. 2, 2004: EWU 41-21 at Portland Office Phone: 509.359.6334 Nov. 3 at Northern Colorado* Oct. 1, 2005: EWU 42-24 at Cheney Mobile Phone: 509.280.2502 Nov. 10 UC DAVIS* Oct. 21, 2006: PSU 34-0 at Portland Press Box Phone: 509.359.6351 Nov. 16 at Portland State* Sept. 29, 2007: PSU 28-21 at Cheney Internet Site: www.goeags.com * Big Sky Conference game Oct. 4, 2008: PSU 47-36 at Portland Oct. 31, 2009: EWU 47-10 at Seattle Eastern Washington 2017 Eagles’ Results (7-4, 6-2) Oct. 30, 2010: EWU 50-17 at Portland Team Information L at Texas Tech______10-56 Oct. 29, 2011: PSU 43-26 at Cheney Head Coach: Aaron Best L North Dakota State______13-40 Nov. 17, 2012: EWU 41-34 at Portland Alma Mater: Eastern Washington, 2001 W at Fordham______56-21 Nov. 23, 2013: EWU 42-41 at Cheney EWU Record: 7-4/2nd year W at Montana______48-41 Nov. 21, 2014: EWU 56-34 at Portland Overall Record: 7-4/2nd year W Sacramento State______52-31 Nov. 21, 2015: PSU 34-31 at Cheney All-Time vs. PSU: 1-0 W at UC Davis______41-38 Nov. 18, 2016: EWU 35-28 at Portland W Montana State______31-19 Nov. 18, 2017: EWU 59-33 at Cheney Offensive Coordinator/QBs: Bodie Reeder L at Southern Utah______28-46 Streak: Eastern Washington has won five of the Defensive Coordinator/Safeties: Jeff Schmedding L Weber State______20-28 last six. EWU has won four straight in Associate Head Coach/DL: Eti Ena W at North Dakota______21-14 Portland. Special Teams Coordinator/TEs: Heath Pulver W Portland State______59-33 Most Points, PSU: 56, 1974 Linebackers: Josh Fetter Most Points, EWU: 59, 2017 Offensive Line: Jason Butorac Storylines Wide Receivers: Jay Dumas • This marks the seventh straight year that Portland Largest Margin of Victory Defensive Line: Brian Strandley State and Eastern Washington will meet in the regular PSU: 51, 51-0 in 1975 Cornerbacks: Cherokee Valeria season finale. EWU: 37, 47-10 in 2009 Running Backs: Kevin Maurice • Quarterback Gage Gubrud has thrown for over 8,500 *complete series listed on page 119 yards and 74 touchdowns the past two seasons. 2017 Record: 7-4 • The Eagles have 10 All-Big Sky Conference players returning this season. LAST MEETING, Nov. 18, 2017: Conference Record/Finish: 6-2/t3rd # Returning Starters: 17 • Eastern Washington is the closest - in proximity - Big 18 Eastern Washington 59 Offense/Defense/Special Teams: 9/8/1 Sky Conference opponent, and the Eagles also main- Portland State 33 Returning Letterwinners: 56 tain the longest continuous series with the Vikings. Portland State held its own with the 18th-ranked This year the teams will meet for the 29th consecutive Eagles in the first half, but were blitzed 28-0 in the third quarter as Eastern Washington eased to the win. Top Returning Eagles season. • Eastern Washington won the national championship in The Vikings had an impressive 502 yards of total Rushing: 2010, reached the semifinals in 2012, 2013 and 2016 offense, but the Eagles rolled up 728 yards. Quarterback Antoine Custer, 157-776-10 and got to the quarterfinals in 2014. Gage Gubrud completed 17-32 passes for 445 yards Sam McPherson, 80-477-2 • Portland State’s all-time best passing game (Drew and four touchdowns and also rushed for 67 yards and Gage Gubrud, 82-236-5 a score. He was complemented by running back Antoine Hubel, 623 yards, 2008, 47-36 win) and rushing Passing: Custer’s 177 rushing yards and three TDs. game (Ryan Fuqua, 393 yards, 2001, 37-22 win) and Gage Gubrud, 261-422-12, 3,342 yards, 26 TDs PSU quarterback Davis Alexander had 386 yards longest pass play (Jimmy Blanchard to Terry Charles, Receiving: passing and three touchdowns and rushed for 70 yards. 99 yards, 1998, 48-39 win) have come against Eastern Nzuzi Webster, 59-693-5 Charlie Taumoeapeau caught nine passes for 145 yards Washington. Zach Eagle, 24-286-1 and a TD. Antoine Custer, 21-276-2 Defense: ON THIS DATE: Nov. 16 Mitch Fettig, DB, 92T-2.5TFL-SK-3PBU-FR Portland State is 5-4-1 on Nov. 16, dating back Kurt Calhoun, LB, 73T-4TFL-1.5SK-2PBU-FR-2FF to 1957. The Vikings are 0-3 in Big Sky Conference Ketner Cupp, LB, 66T-3TFL-SK-PBU games, but have never faced Eastern Washington on Keenan Williams, DL, 55T-6TFL-4SK-PBU-FR this date.

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