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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 3 NOTES 2015 BIG SKY CONFERENCE WESTERN OREGON WOLVES (1-2) BSC Season This Week vs. Portland State 1-0 2-0 W. Oregon # Southern Utah 1-0 1-2 Brevard ____________________________________________________________________________17 PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS (2-0) Montana State 0-0 1-1 Cal Poly Game 3 • Saturday, September 26, 2015, 2:05 p.m. Northern Arizona 0-0 2-1 at Montana Cal Poly 0-0 1-2 at Mont. St. Providence Park (18,627), Portland, OR Sacramento State 0-0 1-2 Ea. Wash. TELEVISION __None North Dakota 0-0 2-1 UC Davis RADIO ______Rip City Radio 620 AM (KPOJ), www.ripcityradio.com Montana 0-0 1-2 N. Arizona 1 p.m. Tom Hewitt Mike Lund Eastern Washington 0-0 1-2 at Sac State Pregame Show: • Play-by-play: • Analyst: Weber State 0-0 1-2 at N. Colo. INTERNET ____Live video stream: www.GoViks.com (click on live video link) UC Davis 0-0 0-3 at N. Dakota Live stats: www.ViksLive.com, www.ViksMobile.com Northern Colorado 0-1 2-1 Weber State Idaho State 0-1 1-2 at UNLV 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-Thurs.: 9-11 a.m. 2014 Record 3-9, 2-6 (t10th) S.26 _2:05 p.m. WESTERN OREGON Fri.: TBA Athletics Director Mark Rountree O.3 NORTH DAKOTA* (HS)__2:05 p.m. Head Coach Bruce Barnum O.10 at North Texas _________2 p.m. PT Alma Mater Eastern Washington, 1987 O.17 #15 MONTANA STATE* 12:30 p.m. Root TV COACHING ASSIGNMENTS # PSU/Career Record 2-0/1st year O.24 at 20 Cal Poly* _________6:05 p.m. Game Day # Big Sky Record 0-0 O.31 14 MONTANA* ______2:05 p.m. Field: Bruce Barnum, Matt Leunen, Evan Mozzochi, Nick Letterwinners Ret. 58 - 28 O/27 D/3 ST N.7 at Northern Colorado* __11 a.m. PT Whitworth, Malik Roberson, Jason Belford, John Ely Starters Returning 16 - 6 O/8 D/2 ST N.14 SOUTHERN UTAH* ___2:05 p.m. Booth: Steve Cooper, AC Patterson, Vernon Smith Jr., Ben # Thienes, Justin Engstrom Media Relations Mike Lund N.21 at 11 Eastern Washington* 2:05 p.m. Office Telephone 503.725.5602 * Big Sky Conference game • HS - Hillsboro Stadium Email [email protected] Radio: Rip City Radio 620 AM, www.ripcityradio.com TEAM CAPTAINS website www.GoViks.com Live video stream of Big Sky games at GoViks.com SR CB Aaron Sibley, SR LB Jeremy Lutali, SR OL Mike Davis, JR QB Alex Kuresa, SR DT Daniel Fusi WESTERN OREGON 2015 WOLVES SCHEDULE VIKINGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA WOLVES Date Opponent W-L Facebook ____________________/PSUVIKINGS Location Monmouth, OR S.5 at Humboldt State* ______L, 20-29 0-1 YouTube _____________________/GoPortlandState Conference Great Northwest S.12 SIMON FRASER ______ W, 31-14 1-1 Twitter _______________________@PSU_Vikings 2014 Record 6-5, 4-2 (2nd) S.19 at Central Washington ____L, 19-40 1-2 Bruce Barnum on Twitter ________@CoachBarnum69 Athletics Director Barbara Dearing S.26 at Portland State Viking Football on Twitter _______@viks_football Head Coach Arne Ferguson O.2 at Dixie State* PSU AD Mark Rountree on Twitter _@MarkRountree Alma Mater Western Oregon, 1991 O.10 NORTH ALABAMA PSU SID Mike Lund on Twitter ____@mikelund65 WOU Record 65-46/11th year O.17 CENTRAL WASHINGTON* Hashtags _____________________#GoViks, #BarnyBall, Career Record 65-46/11th year O.24 at Simon Fraser* _______________________#BigSkyFB vs. PSU 0-2 O.31 AZUSA PACIFIC* Media Relations John Potter N.7 SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES* FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE N.14 Office Telephone 503.838.8051 HUMBOLDT STATE The Portland State Football Media Guide can be found in Email [email protected] * GNAC game both digital and pdf versions online at: www.goviks.com. website www.wouwolves.com Click on the football link, then the media guide link at the top of the football page. THE SERIES RECORD: Vikings vs. WolvesAll-Time Series LAST YEAR, Sept. 6, 2014 Western Oregon leads 11-10-1 • PSU leads 8-5-1 in Portland • WOU leads 6-2 in Monmouth Portland State 45, Western Oregon 38 Portland State picked up an expected victory but it was by 1947: OCE 13-0 @ Monmouth 1958: OCE 22-7 @ Portland no means easy as Western Oregon quarterback Ryan Bergman 1948: Tied 13-13 @ Portland 1959: PSU 10-0 @ Monmouth had a big day. The Vikings had 507 yards of total offense, includ- 1949: OCE 25-13 @ Portland 1960: PSU 14-6 @ Portland ing 285 rushing yards. But Bergman passed for 413 yards and 1950: OCE 14-0 @ Portland 1961: OCE 26-24 @ Monmouth three touchdowns, and ran for a fourth score. Twice, he brought 1951: OCE 42-7 @ Monmouth 1962: PSU 21-6 @ Portland the Wolves back from 17-point deficits, eventually tying the 1952: OCE 40-7 @ Portland 1963: PSU 32-13 @ Monmouth game 31-31 in the fourth quarter. 1953: OCE 27-0 @ Monmouth 1964: PSU 27-12 @ Portland Fortunately, the Vikings were able to come up with seven 1954: PSU 13-0 @ Portland 1976: PSU 44-14 @ Portland sacks, including one in the fourth quarter by Corey Crowder 1955: OCE 36-14 @ Monmouth 1977: PSU 34-22 @ Portland that forced a Bergman fumble and allowed PSU to take control 1956: OCE 6-0 @ Portland 2008: PSU 31-14 @ Portland for good. Crowder made a team-high eight tackles in the game 1957: OCE 31-6 @ Monmouth 2014: PSU 45-38 @ Portland while Brandon Tobias had 2.5 sacks. Shaquille Richard rushed 14 times for 151 yards and a TD for the Vikings. Kasey Closs had six receptions for 109 yards and two scores. 2015 Portland State Football VIKING QUICK FACTS VIKINGS OPEN HOME SCHEDULE WITH NON-CONFERENCE MATCH-UP AGAINST WESTERN OREGON School ______________ Portland State University With a week’s rest behind them, the 17th-ranked Portland State Vikings finally open their home sched- Location ______________________ Portland, OR ule this Saturday in a non-conference contest against Western Oregon. The Vikings and Wolves meet in a Founded ____________________________ 1946 2:05 p.m. game at Providence Park that airs on Rip City Radio 620 AM and www.ripcityradio.com. A live video Enrollment _________________________ 28,241 stream and live stats can be found at GoViks.com. Nickname __________________________Vikings PSU is 2-0 on the season after opening with road wins at Washington State (24-17) and Idaho State (34- Colors _ Green (PMS 350), White, Silver (PMS 428) 14). Last week the Vikings had a bye. Western Oregon is 1-2 after an opening 29-20 loss at Humboldt State, a National Affiliation ________ NCAA Division I FCS 31-14 home win over Simon Fraser, then a 40-19 loss at Central Washington last Saturday. Conference _________________________Big Sky Portland State will try to start a season 3-0 for the first time since starting 6-0 back in 2000. PSU’s most President ______________________ Wim Wiewel recent three-game winning streak came Oct. 26-Nov. 9, 2013. Director of Athletics ___________ Mark Rountree Portland State hosted Western Oregon in its 2014 home opener, winning 45-38. That game was played Home Field ___ Providence Park/18,627/FieldTurf at Hillsboro Stadium. ________ Hillsboro Stadium/7,000/FieldTurf Western Oregon leads the all-time series, 11-10-1, but the Vikings have won the last seven contests, Press Box Phone ____________503.294.2942 (PP) dating back to 1962. The most recent games came in 2008 (31-14) and 2014 (45-38). PSU’s home opener is the first of five home contests for the Vikings. PSU will host a Big Sky Conference game with North Dakota on Oct. 3. That contest will be the only appearance by the Vikings in Hillsboro Sta- 2015 COACHING STAFF dium in 2015 due to a scheduling conflict with the Portland Timbers. The final three games will be played at Head Coach ___________Bruce Barnum, 1st year PSU’s home, Providence Park (Montana State, Oct. 17; Montana, Oct. 31; Southern Utah, Nov. 14). ______________ (6th year at Portland State) Defensive Coordinator/LBs _____Malik Roberson STORYLINES AND SERIES HISTORY Offensive Coordinator/QBs ______ Steve Cooper • Portland State meets Western Oregon for second year in a row, but only the third time since 1977. The Special Teams Coordinator/RBs __Nick Whitworth Vikings have won the last seven games in the series dating back to 1962. Recruiting Coordinator/Safeties _______John Ely • In the first 20 meetings between the schools, Western Oregon was known as Oregon College of Education Defensive Line _________________ Jason Belford (OCE). PSU and Western Oregon were members of the old Oregon Collegiate Conference beginning in Tight Ends/Tackles ______________ Matt Leunen 1950 when they were known as Vanport and OCE through 1964. Offensive Line __________________ AC Patterson • PSU is 36-21-1 in home openers dating to 1958 (complete home/away schedules not available prior to ‘58) Wide Receivers _______________ Evan Mozzochi • The Vikings are 15-4 in home openers since moving to the NCAA I FCS level and joining the Big Sky. Cornerbacks ________________ Vernon Smith Jr. • Portland State is 13-0 against lower division schools since moving to the NCAA I FCS level in 1996.