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2015 PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS FOOTBALL www. GoViks.com • Contact: Mike Lund, Associate Athletics Director/Media and Communications • 503.725.5602 • [email protected] • @mikelund65 • GAME 11 NOTES # 2015 BIG SKY CONFERENCE 11 PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS (8-2, 5-2) BSC Season This Week vs. Southern Utah 6-1 7-3 NAU # # Portland State 5-2 8-2 at EWU ____________________________________________________________________________18/ 19 EASTERN WASHINGTON EAGLES (6-4, 5-2) Northern Arizona 5-2 7-3 at SUU Game 11 • Saturday, November 21, 2015, 2:05 p.m. Eastern Washington 5-2 6-4 PSU Roos Field (8,600), Cheney, WA Montana 5-2 6-4 at MSU North Dakota 4-3 6-4 at CP TELEVISION __None Weber State 4-3 5-5 ISU RADIO ______Rip City Radio 620 AM (KPOJ), www.ripcityradio.com Montana State 3-4 5-5 UM 1 p.m. Tom Hewitt Mike Lund Cal Poly 3-4 4-6 UND Pregame Show: • Play-by-play: • Analyst: Northern Colorado 3-5 5-5 Abil. Christian INTERNET ____Live video stream: www.GoViks.com Idaho State 1-6 2-8 at WSU Live stats: www.ViksLive.com Sacramento State 1-6 2-8 UCD UC Davis 1-6 1-9 at SAC PORTLAND STATE 2015 VIKINGS SCHEDULE PSU PRACTICE SCHEDULE VIKINGS Date Opponent Time W-L Location Portland, OR S.5 at Washington State _____ W, 24-17 1-0 Stott Community Field Mon.: Off Day Conference Big Sky S.12 at #23 Idaho State* ______ W, 34-14 2-0, 1-0 Tues-Wed.: 7:30-9:30 a.m. 2014 Record 3-9, 2-6 (t10th) S.26 __ W, 31-0 3-0, 1-0 WESTERN OREGON Thurs.: 7:30-9 a.m. Athletics Director Mark Rountree O.3 (HS)___L, 17-19 3-1, 1-1 NORTH DAKOTA* Fri.: Travel to Cheney, WA Head Coach Bruce Barnum O.10 at North Texas __________ W, 66-7 4-1 Alma Mater Eastern Washington, 1987 O.17 #16 MONTANA STATE* _ W, 59-42 5-1, 2-1 PSU/Career Record 8-2/1st year O.24 at Cal Poly* ____________ W, 38-35 6-1, 3-1 COACHING ASSIGNMENTS # Big Sky Record 5-2 O.31 17 MONTANA* ______ W, 35-16 7-1, 4-1 Game Day Letterwinners Ret. 58 - 28 O/27 D/3 ST N.7 at Northern Colorado* ____L, 32-35 7-2, 4-2 Field: Bruce Barnum, Matt Leunen, Evan Mozzochi, Nick Starters Returning 16 - 6 O/8 D/2 ST N.14 #18 SOUTHERN UTAH* W, 24-23 8-2, 4-2 Whitworth, Malik Roberson, Jason Belford, John Ely Media Relations Mike Lund N.21 at #18 Eastern Washington* 2:05 p.m. Booth: Steve Cooper, AC Patterson, Vernon Smith Jr., Ben Thienes, Justin Engstrom Office Telephone 503.725.5602 * Big Sky Conference game • HS - Hillsboro Stadium Email [email protected] Radio: Rip City Radio 620 AM, www.ripcityradio.com website www.GoViks.com Live video stream of Big Sky games at GoViks.com TEAM CAPTAINS SR CB Aaron Sibley, SR LB Jeremy Lutali, SR OL Mike Davis, JR QB Alex Kuresa, SR DT Daniel Fusi EASTERN WASHINGTON 2015 EAGLES SCHEDULE EAGLES Date Opponent W-L VIKINGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA Location Cheney, WA S.5 at Oregon ____________ L, 42-61 0-1 Facebook ____________________/PSUVIKINGS Conference Big Sky S.12 at Northern Iowa ______ L, 35-38 0-2 YouTube _____________________/GoPortlandState 2014 Record 11-3, 7-1 (1st) S.19 MONTANA STATE (NC) W, 55-50 1-2 Twitter _______________________@PSU_Vikings Athletics Director Bill Chaves S.26 at Sacramento State* __ W, 28-20 2-2, 1-0 Bruce Barnum on Twitter ________@CoachBarnum69 Head Coach Beau Baldwin O.10 CAL POLY* (ot) _____ W, 42-41 3-2, 2-0 Viking Football on Twitter _______@viks_football Alma Mater Central Washington, 1996 O.17 at Idaho State* _______ W, 45-28 4-2, 3-0 PSU AD Mark Rountree on Twitter _@MarkRountree EWU Record 73-29/8th year O.24 at Northern Colorado* _ W, 43-41 5-2, 4-0 PSU SID Mike Lund on Twitter ____@mikelund65 Big Sky Record 50-13/5th year O.31 WEBER STATE* _____ W, 14-13 6-2, 5-0 Hashtags _____________________#GoViks, #BarnyBall, Career Record 83-32/9th year N.7 NO. ARIZONA* _____ L, 30-52 6-3, 5-1 vs. PSU 5-2 N.14 at Montana* __________ L, 16-57 6-4, 5-2 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE N.21 Media Relations Dave Cook PORTLAND STATE* The Portland State Football Media Guide can be found in Office Telephone 509.359.6334 * Big Sky Conference game both digital and pdf versions online at: www.goviks.com. Email [email protected] Click on the football link, then the media guide link at the website www.goeags.com top of the football page. THE SERIES RECORD: VIKINGS vs. EAGLES LAST YEAR, Nov. 21, 2014: All-Time Series: Portland State leads 19-17-1 • PSU leads 10-9 in Portland • PSU leads 9-7-1 in Cheney • EWU leads 1-0 in Seattle Eastern Washington 56, Big Sky Series: Eastern Washington leads 11-8 • Eastern Washington leads 6-4 in Portland • Portland State 34 The series is tied 4-4 in Cheney • Eastern Washington leads 1-0 in Seattle Eastern Washington scored 42 second-half points to break away from a 14-14 halftime tie. Big Sky Conference games Oct. 1, 2005: EWU 42-24 @ Cheney The Eagles totaled 494 yards of offense, forced Sept. 28, 1996: EWU 24-7 @ Cheney Oct. 21, 2006: PSU 34-0 @ Portland five turnovers and returned an interception and Sept. 20, 1997: EWU 31-14 @ Portland Sept. 29, 2007: PSU 28-21 @ Cheney kickoff for touchdowns to overwhelm the Vikings. Sept. 12, 1998: PSU 30-27 @ Cheney (ot) Oct. 4, 2008: PSU 47-36 @ Portland All-American quarterback Vernon Adams Sept. 16, 1999: PSU 48-39 @ Portland Oct. 31, 2009: EWU 47-10 @ Seattle Jr. threw for 309 yards and two touchdowns and Nov. 11, 2000: EWU 27-24 @ Portland Oct. 30, 2010: EWU 50-17 @ Portland rushed for a third score. Running back Jabari Nov. 10, 2001: PSU 37-22 @ Cheney Oct. 29, 2011: PSU 43-26 @ Cheney Wilson gained 132 yards and scored three TDs. Oct. 12, 2002: PSU 34-31 @ Portland Nov. 17, 2012: EWU 41-34 @ Portland Portland State out-gained the Eagles with Oct. 11, 2003: EWU 42-16 @ Cheney Nov. 23, 2013: EWU 42-41 @ Cheney 522 yards of offense but couldn’t overcome its Oct. 2, 2004: EWU 41-21 @ Portland Nov. 21, 2014: EWU 56-34 @ Portland mistakes. Eastern Washington took the Vikings first four turnovers and scored 28 points. 2015 Portland State Football A CHANCE AT A TITLE FOR VIKINGS IN THE SEASON FINALE VIKING QUICK FACTS The Portland State Vikings go into their season finale at Eastern Washington this Saturday with so much School ______________ Portland State University to play for. PSU, 8-2 overall, 5-2 in the Big Sky Conference, and ranked 11th in the nation, appear to be favor- Location ______________________ Portland, OR ites for an at-large berth to the NCAA Playoffs beginning Nov. 28. However, one more win would give the Founded ____________________________ 1946 Vikings a shot at a share of the Big Sky Conference title, and maybe even an automatic bid to the playoffs. To Enrollment _________________________ 28,241 do so, PSU must beat the Eagles (6-4, 5-2, ranked 18th/19th in the nation), and get some help from Northern Nickname __________________________Vikings Arizona (7-3, 5-2) in its game against Southern Utah (7-3, 6-1). Colors _ Green (PMS 350), White, Silver (PMS 428) Eastern Washington has much to play for as well as it seeks a share of the Big Sky title and potential National Affiliation ________ NCAA Division I FCS NCAA playoff bid. Also in the conference title equation is Montana (6-4, 5-2), which plays at Montana State. Conference _________________________Big Sky Portland State and Eastern Washington will square off in the annual Dam Cup game. The Dam Cup is President ______________________ Wim Wiewel a sports competition between PSU and EWU. This year, the competition has been changed to football-only. Director of Athletics ___________ Mark Rountree Eastern is the defending Dam Cup champion, and also won in the 2012-13 school year. Portland State won Home Field ___ Providence Park/18,627/FieldTurf The Dam Cup in the 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2013-14 seasons. The Eagles have won four of the football games ________ Hillsboro Stadium/7,000/FieldTurf in the five-year existence of the award (SEE DAM CUP COMPETITION CHANGES below). Press Box Phone ____________503.294.2942 (PP) Kickoff this Saturday is 2:05 p.m. at Roos Field. The game is not televised but a live video stream is avail- able. The game will air on Rip City Radio 620 (KPOJ) in Portland, as well as ripcityradio.com on the internet. The pre-game show airs at 1 p.m. Live video, audio and stats can all be found at GoViks.com. 2015 COACHING STAFF Portland State goes into the game winners of five out of six, including a 24-23 decision last week to first-place Southern Utah. The Eagles have lost their last two games after a six-game winning streak. In the Head Coach ___________Bruce Barnum, 1st year two losses, Eastern has given up 109 points. ______________ (6th year at Portland State) The Vikings are 4-1 on the road this year.