2010 PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS FOOTBALL Contact: Mike Lund, Assistant Athletics Director/Media Relations • 503.725.5602 • [email protected] • www.GoViks.com • GAME 2 NOTES • September 6, 2010 GAME 2 2010 PORTLAND STATE VIKING FOOTBALL SCHEDULE PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS (0-1) Date Opponent Time Sept. 4 @ Arizona State _____________ L, 9-54 vs. Sept. 11 @ UC Davis ________________ 6 p.m. Sept. 18 @ Oregon CSN _____________3:15 p.m. Sept. 25 Open UC DAVIS AGGIES (0-1) Oct. 2 IDAHO STATE* __________5:05 p.m. Saturday, September 11, 2010, 6 p.m. Aggie Stadium (10,849), Davis, CA Oct. 9 @ Montana State* CSN _____ 12:35 p.m. Oct. 16 MONTANA* CSN __________5:05 p.m. TELEVISION __ None Oct. 23 @ Weber State* ___________2 p.m. PT RADIO ______ 970 AM KXFD, www.970.am Oct. 30 EASTERN WASHINGTON* _5:05 p.m. Pregame Show: 5 p.m. • Kickoff: 6 p.m. Nov. 6 @ Sacramento State* ______2 p.m. PT Play-by-play: Tom Hewitt • Analyst: Mike Lund Nov. 13 NORTHERN COLORADO* _1:05 p.m. INTERNET ___ Live stats are available at www.ucdavisaggies.com Nov. 20 @ Northern Arizona* ______2 p.m. PT All times listed are Pacific • * Big Sky Conference game PORTLAND STATE vs. UC DAVIS Nickname Vikings Aggies PSU PRACTICE SCHEDULE Location Portland, OR Davis, CA Monday-Thursday________________ 1:30-4 p.m. 2009 record 2-9/1-7 (t7th) 6-5/3-1 (1st) Friday Travel Day Conference Big Sky Great West Athletics Director Torre Chisholm Greg Warzecka 2010 UC DAVIS SCHEDULE Sept. 4 @ California _______________ L, 3-52 Head Coach Nigel Burton Bob Biggs Sept. 11 Portland State Alma Mater Washington, ‘99 UC Davis, ‘73 Sept. 18 @ San Diego Record at School 0-1/1st year 130-67-1/17 years Sept. 25 @ Weber State Career Record 0-1/1st year 130-67-1/17 years Oct. 2 @ San Jose State vs. this week’s opponent 0-0 3-4 Oct. 9 South Dakota* Media Relations Mike Lund Mike Robles Oct. 23 South Alabama Office Telephone 503.725.5602 530.752.3680 Oct. 30 Southern Utah* Email [email protected] [email protected] Nov. 6 @ North Dakota* Nov. 13 @ Cal Poly* website GoViks.com ucdavisaggies.com Nov. 20 Sacramento State *Great West Conference game THE SERIES RECORD All-Time Series: Portland State leads 6-4 • PSU leads 5-2 in Portland • UCD leads 2-1 in Davis THE BIG SKY CONFERENCE Sept. 14, 1974: UCD 50-21 @ Davis BSC Season This Week Nov. 20, 2004: PSU 38-21 @ Portland Montana 0-0 1-0 @ Cal Poly Nov. 15, 1975: PSU 32-21 @ Portland Sept. 10, 2005: PSU 14-12 @ Davis Montana State 0-0 1-0 @ Washington St. Nov. 21, 1992: PSU 42-28 @ Portland* Sept. 8, 2007: UCD 26-17 @ Portland Northern Arizona 0-0 1-0 @ Arizona State Oct. 7, 1995: PSU 40-13 @ Portland Sept. 13, 2008: UCD 38-24 @ Davis Northern Colorado 0-0 1-0 @ Weber State* Oct. 12, 1996: PSU 32-27 @ Portland Oct. 24, 2009: UCD 34-31 @ Portland Idaho State 0-0 1-0 @ Utah State *NCAA II playoff game Eastern Washington 0-0 0-1 vs. C. Wash. Weber State 0-0 0-1 vs. N. Colorado* STREAKS Sacramento State 0-0 0-1 vs. W. Oregon Portland State 0-0 0-1 @ UC Davis • UC Davis has won three straight games in the series. • The Aggies have won four in a row at home. BIG SKY COACHES • The Vikings have lost six straight games, dating to last season. • PSU has lost three in a row on the road. MEDIA TELECONFERENCE • Viking SR WR Ray Fry has caught at least three passes in each of his last 18 games. Every Wednesday during the competitive season, • Viking SO K Zach Brown has made eight straight field goals. Big Sky football coaches will be available to me- dia members via teleconference. All times Pacific. STORYLINES Call: 1-866-398-2885 • Passcode: 517644 • UC Davis has been picked in the preseason coaches poll as the favorite to win the Great 9:30 a.m. – Rob Ash, Montana State West Football Conference. 9:38 a.m. – Ron McBride, Weber State 9:46 a.m. – John Zamberlin, Idaho State • After Portland State had dominated the series with six wins in a row, UC Davis has won 9:54 a.m. – Robin Pflugrad, Montana three straight meetings. 10:02 a.m. – Scott Downing, No. Colorado • Former Viking Head Coach Jerry Glanville was 0-3 against Aggie Coach Bob Biggs (2007- 10:10 a.m. – Jerome Souers, No. Arizona 09). Former Viking Coach Tim Walsh (now a conference rival of UCD as Head Coach at Cal 10:18 a.m. – Nigel Burton, Portland State Poly) was 4-0 against Biggs while at PSU (1993-2006). 10:26 a.m. – Marshall Sperbeck, Sac State • The teams are meeting for the sixth time in seven seasons for a non-conference game. 10:34 a.m. – Beau Baldwin, E. Washington • The last time the teams met in Davis, the Aggies exploded for 588 yards of offense, includ- 11:42 a.m. – Doug Fullerton (if needed) ing 156 rushing yards and two touchdowns by running back Joe Trombetta. The 2010 Portland State football media guide can • With last year’s win over PSU, UC Davis has won two in a row at PGE Park. The Aggies totaled be found online at www.GoViks.com. Go to the 484 yards of offense and outscored the Vikings 17-3 in the fourth period to win 34-31. football page and click on the right column link. 2010 PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS FOOTBALL • 2 VIKINGS TRAVEL TO UC DAVIS INTENT ON ENDING HEAD COACH NIGEL BURTON STREAK, GETTING NEW HEAD COACH HIS FIRST WIN A former assistant coach at Portland State Portland State heads south again this week, this time to Davis, CA, as the Vikings will take on (2001-02), and most re- Great West Conference foe UC Davis. Kickoff for the game is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Aggie Field. cently the defensive coor- The game marks the second of three straight on the road to open the season for the Vikings. dinator at the University Viking fans can hear the game on Freedom 970 AM or on the internet at www.970.am. of Nevada (2008-09), Nigel PSU and UCD will go into the game after similar season-opening experiences against Pac-10 Burton was named Port- opponents. The Vikings, in the debut of new Head Coach Nigel Burton, lost at Arizona State 54-9, land State Head Football last Saturday. The Aggies fell to Cal in Berkeley, 52-3. Coach on December 8, 2009. Portland State is anxious to end a six-game losing streak that dates to last season and in- Burton is the 13th cludes the final five games of 2009 under former Coach Jerry Glanville. PSU would also like to end head coach in the history of Portland State foot- a three-game road losing streak. The Vikings have also lost three in a row to UC Davis. ball, and is charged with returning the Vikings to Meanwhile, the Aggies, who were picked to win the GWFC in a preseason coaches poll, will prominence in the Big Sky Conference and nation- be hosting their home opener. They beat the Vikings in a 34-31 come-from-behind effort last ally at the NCAA I Football Championship Subdivi- year at PGE Park. sion level. Portland State plays at Oregon on Sept. 18 before opening at home on Oct. 2 against Idaho After his previous experience at Portland State. The Vikings will play eight straight Big Sky Conference games through late November to State, Burton moved on to Oregon State, where he round out the regular season. spent five years as the secondary coach (2003-07), developing a reputation as one of the top recruit- ers on the west coast for a top level Pac-10 pro- SCOUTING UC DAVIS gram. UC Davis had a rough start at California last Saturday, losing 52-3. The Aggies had just four Although Portland State has always been first downs and were outgained 517 to 81 on offense. at the forefront of progress, hiring its first Afri- can-American Head Football Coach in 1973 (Ron Head Coach Bob Biggs leads the Aggies for an 18th season. He has a 130-67-1 record and his Stratten), the 34-year-old Burton becomes the first team has been picked to win the Great West Football Conference in a preseason poll of league African American Head Coach in the Big Sky Con- coaches. UCD comes off a 6-5 season, but was 3-1 winning the GWFC in 2009. Seventeen starters ference. and 51 letterwinners return from that team. Burton brings a distinctive offense (The Pis- tol) from his experience at Nevada, as well as a 4-3 defense. He is also the position coach for the Vi- LAST YEAR: UC DAVIS 34, PORTLAND STATE 31 king cornerbacks. Portland State started well in the game at PGE Park, scoring touchdowns on its first three possessions and leading 21-17 at halftime. However, the Vikings managed only 17 offensive THE NIGEL BURTON FILE yards in the second half. Still, when LB Ryan Rau returned a fumble 27 yards for a touchdown Hometown: Sacramento, CA midway through the third period, the Vikings led 28-17. Alma Mater: Washington, 1999 (BS, Business But, UCD outscored the Vikings 17-3 in the fourth period, then was able to run out the clock Administration); in the closing moments of the game.