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2012 PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS FOOTBALL www. GoViks.com • Contact: Mike Lund, Assistant Athletics Director/Media Relations • 503.725.5602 • [email protected] • Game 7 Notes PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS (2-4, 1-2) 2012 PORTLAND STATE VIKING FOOTBALL SCHEDULE vs. Date Opponent Score W-L # S.1 CARROLL CSN _________ W, 38-20 1-0 _____________________________________________________________________________14 CAL POLY MUSTANGS (6-0, 4-0) S.8 at North Dakota CSN _____L, 37-45 1-1 Game 7 • Saturday, October 20, 2012 • 6:05 p.m. S.15 at Washington FX _______L, 13-52 1-2 S.22 SOUTHERN UTAH CSN ___L, 42-49 1-3, 0-1 Alex G. Spanos Stadium (11,075), San Luis Obispo, CA S.29 at #22 No. Arizona FS-AZ ___L, 10-24 1-4, 0-2 TELEVISION __ Comcast SportsNet Northwest (ch. 37/HD 737) - opponent feed O.6 IDAHO STATE* CSN _____ W, 77-10 2-4, 1-2 Play-by-play: Bill Halter • Analyst: Andrew Masuda • Sidelines: Dave Hovde Date Opponent Time TV O.20 at #14 Cal Poly* __________6:05 p.m. CSN RADIO ______ Freedom 970 AM, www.freedom970.com O.27 at UC Davis* _______________ 2 p.m. Pregame Show: 5 p.m. • Play-by-play: Tom Hewitt • Analyst: Mike Lund N.3 NORTHERN COLORADO* _1:05 p.m. INTERNET ___ Live stats: http://livestats.prestosports.com/calpoly/ N.10 at Montana State* ____ 12:30 p.m. PT Root Live video stream: www.bigskytv.org N.17 EASTERN WASHINGTON* 1:05 p.m. CSN Home games at JELD-WEN Field • All times listed are Pacific PORTLAND STATE vs. CAL POLY * Big Sky Conference game Radio: KUFO 970 AM “Freedom 970”, www.freedom970.com Nickname Vikings Mustangs Live Stream: www.bigskytv.org • Live Stats: vikslive.statb.us Location Portland, OR San Luis Obispo, CA Conference Big Sky Big Sky PSU PRACTICE SCHEDULE 2011 record 7-4/5-3 (t3rd) 6-5/3-1 (t1st, Great West) Mon.: 1-3 p.m. Tues.-Thurs.: 1:30-4 p.m.; F: Travel Athletics Director Torre Chisholm Donald Oberhelman Head Coach Nigel Burton Tim Walsh Alma Mater Washington, 1999 UC Riverside, 1977 CAL POLY SCHEDULE Record at School 11-17/3rd year 23-16/4th year Date Opponent Score W-L S.1 SAN DIEGO __________ W, 41-14 1-0 Career Record 11-17/3rd year 140-98/22nd year S.15 at Wyoming __________ W, 24-22 2-0 Big Sky Record 7-12 46-41 S.22 UC DAVIS*___________ W, 28-20 3-0, 1-0 vs. this week’s opponent 0-0 1-1 (while at Sonoma State) S.29 at North Dakota* ______ W, 35-17 4-0, 2-0 Media Relations Mike Lund Eric Burdick O.5 at Weber State* _______ W, 45-23 5-0, 3-0 Office Telephone 503.725.5602 805.756.6550 O.13 NO. COLORADO* _____ W, 56-28 6-0, 4-0 Email [email protected] [email protected] O.20 PORTLAND STATE* website www.GoViks.com www.GoPoly.com O.27 at Sacramento State* N.3 at Eastern Washington (NC) THE SERIES RECORD N.10 IDAHO STATE* All-Time Series: Portland State leads 10-8 • PSU leads 6-4 in Portland • Series is tied 4-4 in San Luis Obispo N.17 at Northern Arizona* Big Sky Conference Series: 1st meeting Sept. 10, 1977: CP 29-22 @ Portland Western Football Conference games (NCAA II) Oct. 7, 1989: PSU 55-26 @ San Luis Obispo Oct. 7, 1978: CP 56-20 @ San Luis Obispo Oct. 2, 1982: CP 22-0 @ Portland Sept. 22, 1990: CP 36-23 @ Portland 2012 BIG SKY CONFERENCE Oct. 27, 1979: CP 45-42 @ Portland Nov. 12, 1983: CP 16-7 @ San Luis Obispo Nov. 16, 1991: PSU 55-35 @ San Luis Obispo BSC Season This Week Oct. 31, 1981: CP 41-12 @ San Luis Obispo Oct. 13, 1984: PSU 29-0 @ Portland Nov. 14, 1992: PSU 45-31 @ Portland #14 Cal Poly 4-0 6-0 PSU* Nov. 9, 1985: CP 34-21 @ San Luis Obispo #1 Eastern Washington 4-0 5-1 SAC* Nov. 1, 1986: PSU 66-7 @ Portland Oct. 30, 1993: PSU 21-17 @ Portland #16 Northern Arizona 3-0 5-1 UCD* Oct. 31, 1987: PSU 31-7 @ San Luis Obispo Oct. 31, 1998: PSU 41-34 @ Portland #5 Montana State 3-1 6-1 bye Sept. 17, 1988: PSU 21-3 @ Portland Oct. 30, 1999: PSU 42-28 @ San Luis Obispo Sacramento State 3-1 5-2 at EWU* STREAKS Southern Utah 2-2 3-4 WSU* • Cal Poly has won seven straight games, including three straight at home. UC Davis 2-2 3-4 at NAU* • Portland State last lost three straight road games this season. Portland State 1-2 2-4 at CP* • Portland State has won five straight in the series, though they have not played since 1999. Montana 1-3 3-4 at UND* North Dakota 1-3 3-4 UM* VIKINGS VS. NATIONALLY-RANKED TEAMS Idaho State 0-3 1-5 at UNC* Portland State will play its second nationally-ranked opponent this season when it faces #14 Cal Poly. Northern Colorado 0-3 1-5 ISU* The Vikings lost at #22 Northern Arizona, 24-10, on Sept. 29. PSU is 14-30 all-time against nationally-ranked Weber State 0-4 0-7 at SUU FCS teams, 14-36 against all Division I ranked teams. • PSU is 4-18 on the road against nationally-ranked FCS opponents. BIG SKY COACHES TELECONFERENCE • PSU has lost 13 straight games to nationally-ranked teams (FCS or FBS). Every Wednesday during the competitive season, Big Sky football coaches will be available to media members via STORYLINES teleconference. All times Pacific. • Former Portland State Head Coach Tim Walsh (1993-2006), has been the head coach at Cal Poly since Call: 1-866-398-2885 • Passcode: 517644 2009. He compiled a 90-68 record overall at PSU, leading the Vikings to the post-season four times (1993, 9:00 a.m. PT – Rob Ash, Montana State 1994, 1995, 2000). 9:08 a.m. PT – Chris Mussman, North Dakota • Cal Poly Co-Offensive Coordinator Saga Tuitele was an All-Conference lineman for Portland State (1997- 9:16 a.m. PT – Ed Lamb, Southern Utah 2000), and also coached at Portland State. Mustangs’ wide receivers coach Juston Wood was an All- 9:24 a.m. PT – Jody Sears, Weber State 9:32 a.m. PT – Mike Kramer, Idaho State Conference quarterback for the Vikings (1999-2002). 9:40 a.m. PT – Mick Delaney, Montana • PSU and Cal Poly will meet for the first time since 1999, when current Mustangs Coach Tim Walsh led the 9:48 a.m. PT – Earnest Collins Jr., Northern Colorado Vikings. PSU won that game, 42-28, in San Luis Obispo. Walsh was 3-0 with PSU against Cal Poly. 9:56 a.m. PT – Jerome Souers, Northern Arizona • The schools meet for the first time in a conference matchup since 1992 when both schools were mem- 10:04 am. PT – Nigel Burton, Portland State bers of the Division II Western Football Conference. They were conference co-members from 1982-1992 10:12 a.m. PT – Marshall Sperbeck, Sacramento State where PSU held a 7-4 advantage. 10:20 a.m. PT – Beau Baldwin, Eastern Washington • PSU leads the all-time series, 10-8, and has won five straight, though the schools have not met in 13 10:28 a.m. PT – Bob Biggs, UC Davis 10:36 a.m. PT – Tim Walsh, Cal Poly years. Cal Poly won the first six meetings in the series from 1977-1983. The 2012 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. 2012VIKINGFOOTBALL VIKINGS MEET AN OLD FRIEND AND NEW FOE THIS SATURDAY After a week’s rest, Portland State will return to play this Saturday, facing 14th-ranked Cal Poly in San HEAD COACH NIGEL BURTON Nigel Burton begins Luis Obispo. Game time is 6:05 p.m. as the Vikings take on a brand new Big Sky Conference opponent and his third season on Park former head coach at the same time. Blocks in 2012, leading the The Vikings (2-4, 1-2) will try to hand the first-place Mustangs (6-0, 4-0) their first loss this season. Cal Viking program. A former Poly has won seven straight games dating to last season under Head Coach Tim Walsh. Walsh is a former assistant coach at Portland Portland State Head Coach (1993-2006), who is the winningest coach in Viking history (90-68). Coincidently, State (2001-02), and most he was inducted into the Portland State Athletics Hall of Fame just two weeks ago. recently the defensive co- Walsh is now in his fourth season at Cal Poly (23-16). One of his proteges, Nigel Burton, is in his third ordinator at the University year as Head Coach at Portland State (11-17). Burton was a Walsh assistant in 2001-02 at PSU before moving of Nevada (2008-09), Nigel on to coaching stints at Oregon State and Nevada. Burton was named Port- Saturday’s game should be an interesting matchup of two talented offensive teams. Cal Poly leads the land State Head Football Big Sky in scoring (38.2 ppg) while the Vikings lead the Big Sky in total offense (458.7 ypg). The Mustangs rank Coach on December 8, 2009. third in the nation in rushing (309.8 ypg) with their triple option offense.