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Click on the football link, then the media guide link at the top of the football page. 2019 Portland State Vikings Football • Game 7 2019 BIG SKY CONFERENCE IDAHO VANDALS (2-4, 0-2) at BSC Season This Week Montana 2-0 5-1 Bye PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS (3-3, 1-1) Montana State 2-0 5-1 Sacramento State Sacramento State 1-0 3-2 at Montana State Saturday, Oct. 12, 2:05 p.m. • Hillsboro Stadium (7,200), Hillsboro, OR Weber State 1-0 3-2 Southern Utah Portland State 1-1 3-3 Idaho TELEVISION ____________None www.GoViks.com/watch/ Northern Arizona 1-1 3-3 Bye LIVE VIDEO AND AUDIO __Pluto TV Channel 532, www.pluto.tv, www.WatchBigSky.com Pregame Show: 1:45 p.m. • Play-by-play: Matt Richert • Analyst: Mike Lund Cal Poly 1-1 2-3 at UC Davis LIVE STATS _____________www.ViksLive.com Idaho State 1-1 2-3 North Dakota Eastern Washington 1-1 2-4 No. Colorado PORTLAND STATE Northern Colorado 1-1 1-5 at E. Washington VIKINGS SCHEDULE Idaho 0-2 2-4 at Portland State VIKINGS UC Davis 0-2 2-4 Cal Poly Date Opponent _________________ Score W-L Southern Utah 0-2 1-5 at Weber State Location Portland, OR A.31 at Arkansas ____________ L, 13-20 0-1 Conference Big Sky S.7 SIMON FRASER ________ W, 70-7 1-1 2018 Record 4-7 S.14 at #22 Boise State _______ L, 10-45 1-2 PSU PRACTICE SCHEDULE S.21 EASTERN OREGON _____ W, 59-9 2-2 Big Sky Record 3-5/t9th Stott Community Field S.28 at Idaho State* _________ L, 24-51 2-3, 0-1 Athletics Director Valerie Cleary Tues.-Wed: 7:30-9:30 a.m.; Thurs: 7:30-9 a.m. O.5 SOUTHERN UTAH* ____ W, 52-31 3-3, 1-1 Head Coach Bruce Barnum Fri: 9-10 a.m. Alma Mater Eastern Washington, 1987 O.12 IDAHO* _____________ 2:05 p.m. PSU/Career Record 19-32/4th year O.19 at Northern Colorado* 12:05 p.m. PT Eleven Big Sky Record 12-22 O.26 at Northern Arizona* ____ 3 p.m. PT CW-Phx TEAM CAPTAINS vs. Idaho 0-1 N.2 MONTANA* ____2:05 p.m.SWX-MT SR TE Charlie Taumoepeau, SR DT Kenton Bartlett, Media Relations Mike Lund N.9 UC DAVIS* ___________ 2:05 p.m. JR QB Davis Alexander, SO S Anthony Adams Office Telephone 503.725.5602 N.16 bye Email [email protected] N.23 at Eastern Washington* __ 1:05 p.m. SWX-WA website www.GoViks.com * Big Sky Conference game COACHING ASSIGNMENTS Game Day Field: Bruce Barnum, Matt Leunen, Skyler Fulton, IDAHO VANDALS SCHEDULE Jason Diffee, Payam Saadat, John Ely, Colin Fry VANDALS Date Opponent _________________ Score W-L Booth: Evan Mozzochi, Adam Khosroabadi Location Pocatello, ID A.31 at Penn State _____________W, 38-137-79 1-0 0-1 Conference Big Sky S.7 CENTRAL WASHINGTON W, 41-31 1-1 VIKINGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA S.14 at Wyoming ___________ L, 16-21 1-2 2018 Record 4-7 Facebook __________________PSUVIKS S.21 E. WASHINGTON (NC) _ W, 35-27 2-2 Big Sky Record 3-5/t9th YouTube ___________________GoPortlandState S.28 at Northern Colorado* ___ L, 24-27 2-3, 0-1 Athletics Director Terry Gawlik Twitter ____________________@psuviks O.5 WEBER STATE* ________ L, 35-41 2-4, 0-2 Head Coach Paul Petrino Bruce Barnum __________@CoachBarnum69 O.12 at Portland State* Alma Mater Carroll College Viking Football _________@psuviksFB O.19 IDAHO STATE* UI Record 25-52/7th year PSU AD Valerie Cleary ____@valerie_cleary N.2 CAL POLY* Career Record 25-52/7th year PSU SID Mike Lund ______@mikelund65 N.9 at Montana* vs. Portland State 1-0 Hashtags ___________________#GoViks, #BarnyBall Media Relations Joe St. Pierre N.16 SACRAMENTO STATE* Office Telephone 603.475.8548 N.23 at Northern Arizona* GAME WEEK ACTIVITIES Email [email protected] * Big Sky Conference game website www.govandals.com BRUCE BARNUM ON THE RADIO AND TV: Viking football Coach Bruce Barnum can be heard and THE SERIES RECORD: VIKINGS vs. VANDALS seen every Wednesday afternoon at 4 p.m. on Rip City All-Time Series: Idaho leads 12-1 • Idaho leads 4-1 in Portland • Idaho leads 8-0 in Moscow Radio 620 AM and NBC Sports Northwest on Comcast Big Sky Conference Series: Idaho leads 1-0 • Idaho leads 1-0 in Moscow Cable Systems. Barnum joins Chad Doing and Travis De- mers on the Rip City Drive... on Thursdays Coach Bar- Portland State score listed first num can be heard on John Canzano’s Bald-Faced Truth 1970 at Idaho (Pullman, WA) 16-17 1986 at Idaho __________ 10-42 Show, 750 The Game, at 1 p.m. 1987 Idaho _____________ 10-17 1980 at Idaho ___________ 27-37 EVERY WEDNESDAY: Vikings Football With Bruce 1988 at Idaho ___________ 18-27 1981 Idaho _____________ 9-56 Barnum. Barny reviews and previews Viking football 1989 Idaho _____________ 29-20 1982 at Idaho ____________ 0-56 games with Mike Lund. The video is available at www. 1997 at Idaho ____________ 0-46 1983 Idaho _____________ 16-17 GoViks.com and on Vikings Social Media. 1984 at Idaho ___________ 14-49 Big Sky Conference Games VIKING FOOTBALL LUNCHEONS: This week’s 1985 Idaho _____________ 17-51 2018 at Idaho ____________ 7-20 Viking Football Luncheon will be replaced by a TopGolf Tournament and luncheon at TopGolf in Hillsboro. The tournament is at 9 a.m. with the luncheon at noon. TICKETS: Season Tickets, Mini-Plans, and Single Games can be purchased by visiting GoViks.com/Tick- ets or calling 1.888.VIK.TIKS (1.888.845.8457). 2019 Viking Football • 1 VIKINGS WANT TO KEEP THE WINS GOING AT HOME VIKING QUICK FACTS Portland State goes after its fourth straight home win this season when it takes on Idaho this Satur- day in a Big Sky Conference game. School_________________ Portland State University The Vikings come off a convincing 52-31 victory over Southern Utah last week at Hillsboro Stadium. Location ________________________ Portland, OR Founded ______________________________1946 That improved their record to 3-3 on the season, 1-1 in the Big Sky. They have won all three home games Enrollment __________________________ 28,407 this season, though two came against lower division schools. Still, a 181-47 scoring advantage in those Nickname ___________________________ Vikings three games is impressive. Colors _ Green (PMS 3435C), White, Silver (PMS 877C) Portland State knows getting a win in Saturday’s Homecoming contest with Idaho is vital. Behind National Affiliation __________ NCAA Division I FCS that comes two road games, then a closing stretch against three likely nationally-ranked teams in Mon- Conference __________________________ Big Sky tana, UC Davis and Eastern Washington. Interim President _________________ Stephen Percy PSU’s offense is starting to shine behind the effective play of JR QB Davis Alexander. The Vikings are Director of Athletics ______________ Valerie Cleary averaging 38.0 points and 459.2 yards per game. Meanwhile the defense continues to lead the Big Sky in Home Field ______ Hillsboro Stadium/7,200/FieldTurf fewest yards allowed (339.2 per game) and has given up just 100.0 rushing yards per game. The Vikings would like to avenge a 20-7 loss to the Vandals last season in Moscow. It was a first-ever 2019 COACHING STAFF meeting between the schools in Big Sky Conference play. Idaho dominated time of possession in a defen- Head Coach _____________Bruce Barnum, 5th year sive struggle and capitalized on a big special teams play, blocking a punt and returning it for a score. _______________ (10th year at Portland State) Idaho comes into the contest off a pair of Big Sky losses, and losses in three of their last four games. Assoc. HC/Def. Coord./DL ___ Payam Saadat, 2nd year But a closer examination shows the Vandals are playing their best football. Last Saturday’s 41-35 loss to Offensive Coordinator/OL ____ Matt Leunen, 8th year fourth-ranked Weber State was nothing to be ashamed of. Prior to that, Idaho had dropped a 27-24 road Safeties ____________________ John Ely, 10th year decision at Northern Colorado, knocked off then-Top-10 Eastern Washington, 35-27, and played FBS Wy- Quarterbacks/Tight Ends ___ Evan Mozzochi, 4th year oming to the end in a 21-16 loss on the road. So, Idaho’s 2-4 overall record is deceiving to say the least. Cornerbacks _________________ Colin Fry, 3rd year Saturday’s game will be live streamed on Pluto TV Channel 532, www.pluto.tv and www.WatchBig- Special Teams _____________ Jason Diffee, 4th year Wide Receivers ____________ Skyler Fulton, 1st year Sky.com with a 2:05 p.m. kickoff. The pregame show begins at 1:45 p.m. Live stats are available www. Defensive Assistant ____ Adam Khosroabadi, 3rd year ViksLive.com. Football Operations Director ________Justin Holliday STORYLINES Strength and Conditioning ____________Brad Packer • Idaho returned to the Big Sky Conference in 2018 after leaving the league in 1996. Idaho became the first Equipment Coordinator ____________Matt Niemeier Team Athletic Trainer _______________Randy Logan NCAA Division I program to move from the FBS level to the FCS level. Video Coordinator ________________ Tyler Harman • The Vandals lead the all-time series 12-1. The teams played for 10 straight seasons from 1980 to 1989.