2011 SPRING PROSPECTUS Portland State VIKINGS 2011 PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Kickoff Sept. 3 SOUTHERN OREGON JELD-WEN FIELD TBA Sept. 10 open Sept. 17 NORTHERN ARIZONA* JELD-WEN FIELD TBA Sept. 24 @ TCU Fort Worth, TX TBA Oct. 1 @ Idaho State* Pocatello, ID TBA Oct. 8 MONTANA STATE* JELD-WEN FIELD TBA Oct. 15 @ Montana* Missoula, MT TBA Oct. 22 WILLAMETTE JELD-WEN FIELD TBA Oct. 29 @ Eastern Washington* Cheney, WA TBA Nov. 5 SACRAMENTO STATE* JELD-WEN FIELD TBA Nov. 12 @ Northern Colorado* Greeley, CO TBA Nov. 19 WEBER STATE* JELD-WEN FIELD TBA NCAA Playoffs: First Round, Nov. 20; Second Round, Dec. 3; Quarterfinals, Dec. 10 Semifinals, Dec. 16/17; National Championship, Jan. 6, Frisco, TX * Big Sky Conference game Game times will be released in June Radio: KXFD Freedom 970 AM TV: TBA Live Streaming Video: www.b2tv.com Live Stats: www.GoViks.com SR QB Connor Kavanaugh SR RB Cory McCaffrey Honorable Mention 1st team All-Big Sky All-Big Sky Conference Conference 2011 Spring Practice Portland State will practice every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from April 4 through May 4. Practice takes place at Stott Com- munity Field on the PSU campus from 1:30-4 p.m. 2011 Spring Game SR SS DeShawn Shead Portland State’s Annual Spring Game takes place on Saturday, 2nd team All-Big Sky Conference May 7, at 1 p.m. at Lincoln High School 2011 SPRING PROSPECTUS Portland State VIKINGS Physical Address ____________ 527 SW Hall, Suite 415, Portland, OR 97201 VIKING FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF Mailing Address _______________________ PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207 Head Coach _____________________________ Nigel Burton, Washington, ‘99 Athletic Department Phone _____________________________ 503.725.4000 2nd year as collegiate head coach/2-9 Athletic Department FAX _______________________________ 503.725.5550 Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Eric Jackson, Eastern Michigan, ‘87, 2nd year Founded ______________________________________ 1946 (4-year in 1955) Offensive Coordinator/QBs Bruce Barnum, Eastern Washington ‘87, 2nd year Enrollment _________________________________________________29,818 Special Teams Coordinator _____John Ely, Western Washington, ‘87, 2nd year Nickname ___________________________________________________Vikings Run Game Coordinator/WRs _ Dave Brown, Central Missouri St, ‘03, 2nd year Colors ____________________ Green (PMS 350), White and Silver (PMS 428) Defensive Line ___________ Malik Roberson, Central Washington, ‘01, 1st year National Affiliation/Conference ___________________ NCAA Division I/Big Sky Linebackers__________________ Ahmed Zarrugh, Oregon State, ‘07, 2nd year Home Field/Capacity ___________________________ Jeld-Wen Field/18,627 Running Backs/Recruiting Coord. ___Mark Kaanapu, Pacific (OR), ‘90, 2nd year President_______________________________________________Wim Wiewel Offensive Line _______________________ Brad Davis, Oklahoma, ‘03, 3rd year Faculty Athletic Representative ___________________________ Bob Lockwood Offensive Assistant/Tight Ends ___ Steve Cooper, Portland State, ‘09, 3rd year Director of Athletics ____________________________________Torre Chisholm Assistant Defensive Line ________Richard Seigler, Oregon State, ‘04, 2nd year Associate Athletics Director/Development and Marketing ______ Zack Wallace Director of Marketing and Sponsorship Coordinator __________ Kenny Dow Director of Football Operations ______________________________Jim Fiscella Director of New Business Development _______________ Dennis Ferguson Team Athletic Trainer ____________________________________ Duane Duey Director of Donor Relations ______________________________ Scott Boyd Team Doctor _________________________________________ Dr. Mark Colville Director of Ticket Sales ________________________________ Beth Connell Team Chaplain _______________________________________________ Al Egg Associate Athletics Director/Business Operations/SWA ___ Barbara Dearing Athletics Business Accountant _________________________________ TBA TEAM INFORMATION Assistant Business Manager ___________________________ Curt Kentner 2010 Record __________________________________________________ 2-9 Assistant Athletics Director/Media Relations ___________________Mike Lund Big Sky Conference Record ___________________________________ 1-7/8th Assistant Media Relations Director________________________Ryan Borde Letterwinners Returning/Lost _________________________________ 50/20 New Media Coordinator ______________________________ Matt Scheerer Starters Returning/Lost _______________________________________ 21/4 Associate Athletics Director for Student Athlete Welfare _______ Jeff Mozzochi Starters Returning: O/D/ST ___________________________________ 9/9/3 Assistant Athletics Director/Academics and Compliance _________Kim Hottel Redshirts Returning ______________________________________________ 21 Academic Advisor ____________________________________ Rashad Floyd Offense ______________________________________________________Pistol Academic Advisor __________________________________Brandy Coleman Defense _______________________________________________________ 4-3 Academic Advisor __________________________________Emily McKissock Assistant Athletics Director/Facilities and Operations ______ Rick McReynolds Assistant Director of Facilities and Operations _____________ Charlie Lucas FOOTBALL PROGRAM HISTORY Equipment Coordinator _______________________________ Mike Haluska Program Year _____________________________________ 65th (1947-2011) Head Athletic Trainer _________________________________ Jim Wallis, A.T.C. Big Sky Conference Year ____________________________ 16th (1996-2011) Associate Athletic Trainer _________________________ Duane Duey, A.T.C. NCAA I FCS Year _________________________ 19th (1978-80, 1996-2010) Assistant Athletic Trainer ______________________Jonathan Huwe, A.T.C. NCAA I FCS Playoff Appearances _____________________________ 1 (2000) Assistant Athletic Trainer _________________________Tara Hebert, A.T.C. Total NCAA Playoff Appearances ______________ 9 (1987-89, 91-95, 2000) Strength and Conditioning Coach ___________________________ Scott Fabian Winning Seasons ________________________________________________28 Assistant Strength Coach ___________________________ Andrew Pompei All-Time Record _________________________________________ 314-337-10 ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS 2011 SEASON TICKETS Assistant Athletic Director/Media Relations (Football) ____________Mike Lund Reserved Seats __________ $100 (donation required for priority seating) office ____________________________________________ 503.725.5602 General Admission _______________________________$60/$25 youth mobile ___________________________________________ 503.866.0236 email [email protected] WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT Assistant Media Relations Director___________________________Ryan Borde office ____________________________________________ 503.725.2525 PORTLAND STATE AND VIKING FOOTBALL email ____________________________________________ [email protected] Portland State University, located in Portland, OR, is the largest school in New Media Coordinator _________________________________ Matt Scheerer the state of Oregon with 29,818 students. It was founded in 1946 as Vanport office ____________________________________________ 503.725.5744 College - a two-year institution. email __________________________________________ [email protected] Athletically, Portland State began as a junior college in 1946-47, but com- Features Writer _________________________________________ John Wykoff peted in the Oregon Collegiate Conference at the NAIA level from 1950 to 1964, Viking Athletics Website ______________________________ www.GoViks.com winning three OCC football titles (1962, 1963, 1964). PSU became a four-year Press Row Phone _____________________________________ 503.725.5597 institution in 1955. Social Media Portland State joined the NCAA in 1965 and competed at the College Divi- Facebook __________________________ www.Facebook.com/PSUVIKINGS sion level (the fore-runner of NCAA II). PSU was an NCAA 1-AA member from Twitter ______________________________ www.Twitter.com/PSU_Vikings 1978-80, then moved back to Division II in 1981, where it competed through the YouTube __________________________ www.youtube.com/portlandstateu 1995 season. The Vikings were members of the Western Football Conference from 1982 to 1992, winning six conference championships. PSU made eight NCAA II playoff appearances from 1987 to 1995. PORTLAND STATE MEDIA In 1996, Portland State moved to the Big Sky Conference and up to the Flagship Radio Station _______________________________ Freedom 970 AM NCAA 1-AA (now FCS) level. The Vikings made their first playoff appearance at Play-by-play ___________________________________________Tom Hewitt their current level in 2000. Analyst________________________________________________Mike Lund Portland State’s football program has produced such legendary figures as Internet _______________________________________________ www.970.am Coach Mouse Davis, quarterbacks Neil Lomax and June Jones (now head coach Live Streaming Video ___________________________________ www.b2tv.com at SMU), Tom Oberg (the first Viking to play in the NFL), Coach Pokey Allen (who Live Stats __________________________________________ www.GoViks.com led the Vikings to two NCAA II National Championship appearances), and more than 25 players who have appeared in the NFL. 2011 Portland State Vikings Football Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown