2020 Portland State Vikings football team
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 0–1 (0–0 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Matt Leunen (3rd season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro spread |
Defensive coordinator | Payam Saadat (3rd season) |
Base defense | 3–3–5 |
Home stadium | Hillsboro Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Weber State $^ | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Eastern Washington ^ | 5 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 UC Davis | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Utah | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly‡ | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana† | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State† | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2020 Portland State Vikings football team represented Portland State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Bruce Barnum and were scheduled to play their home games at Hillsboro Stadium, though they did not play a home game. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference.
Preseason
Polls
On July 23, 2020, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Vikings were predicted to finish eighth in the Big Sky by the coaches and seventh by the media.[1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Weber State | 135 (7) |
2 | Montana | 128 (3) |
3 | Montana State | 121 (1) |
4 | Eastern Washington | 118 (1) |
5 | Sacramento State | 99 (1) |
6 | UC Davis | 83 |
7 | Northern Arizona | 68 |
8 | Portland State | 67 |
9 | Idaho | 66 |
10 | Cal Poly | 46 |
11 | Idaho State | 37 |
12 | Southern Utah | 33 |
13 | Northern Colorado | 13 |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Weber State | 546 (28) |
2 | Montana | 496 (8) |
3 | Montana State | 493 (6) |
4 | Eastern Washington | 438 (1) |
5 | Sacramento State | 389 |
6 | UC Davis | 325 (1) |
7 | Portland State | 274 |
8 | Idaho | 273 |
9 | Northern Arizona | 238 |
10 | Cal Poly | 206 |
11 | Idaho State | 133 |
12 | Southern Utah | 105 |
13 | Northern Colorado | 88 |
Schedule
Portland State had games scheduled against Arizona and Oregon State, which were later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[2]
The Vikings' April 17 game against Montana was counted as a non-conference game, even though both schools compete in the Big Sky Conference.[3]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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April 17 | 10:00 a.m. | at Montana* | L 7–48 | |||||
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References
- ^ "Eagles Selected to Finish Fourth in the Big Sky in 2020". July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- ^ Bromberg, Nick. "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020". Yahoo News. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ Kelley, Kevin (March 2, 2021). "Montana, Portland State schedule spring 2021 non-conference game". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Portland State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
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