1979 Portland State Vikings football team
American college football season
1979 Portland State Vikings football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 6–5 |
Head coach |
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Offensive scheme | Run and shoot |
Captain | Robin Pflugrad, Mike Busch |
Home stadium | Civic Stadium |
Seasons ← 1978 1980 → |
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No. 4 Lehigh ^ | – | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida A&M | – | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | – | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lafayette | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bucknell | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | – | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeastern | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 Portland State Vikings football team was an American football team that represented Portland State University as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its fifth season under head coach Mouse Davis, the team compiled a 6–5 record. The team utilized the run and shoot offense popularized by Davis. On the field, the team was led by junior quarterback Neil Lomax. Lomax became the all-time leader in college football history with a career total of 13,200 passing yards.[1][2][3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | Northern Arizona | L 21–22 | 8,382 | [4] | |
September 15 | at Weber State | W 16–13 | 10,037 | [5][6] | |
September 29 | Humboldt State |
| L 29–30 | 8,873 | |
October 6 | Puget Sound |
| W 72–35 | 4,484 | |
October 13 | Cal State Northridge |
| W 35–21 | 4,052 | |
October 20 | at Northern Colorado |
| L 20–21 | 6,283 | |
October 27 | Cal Poly Pomona |
| L 42–45 | 4,097 | |
November 3 | at San Francisco State | W 37–10 | 1,000 | ||
November 10 | Idaho State |
| W 44–14 | 3,872 | [7][8][9] |
November 17 | at Montana | W 40–32 | 3,434 | [10] | |
November 23 | at United States International | L 22–28 | 1,372 | [11] |
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Roster
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Offense
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References
- ^ "Vikings To Host South Dakota State". Statesman Journal. November 15, 1980. p. 3F – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Portland's Lomax a record breaker". The Home News (AP story). September 5, 1980. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Portland St., Lomax Go Wild in 75-0 Win". Los Angeles Times. November 23, 1980. p. III-8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Shappell, Lee (September 10, 1979). "Fraser's big-play reputation at NAU grows". Arizona Republic – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Portland St. 16, Weber St. 13". South Idaho Press. September 23, 1979 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Portland St. 16, Weber St. 13 (continued)". South Idaho Press. September 23, 1979 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Junior Lomax sets total offense mark". Arizona Republic. November 11, 1979 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Portland St. 44, ISU 14". South Idaho Press. November 11, 1979 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Portland St. 44, ISU 14 (continued)". South Idaho Press. November 11, 1979 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wintrode, Warren (November 18, 1979). "Lomax, Portland State outduel Grizzlies 40-32". Great Falls Tribune – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vikings aim for fourth win in a row". Statesman Journal. November 23, 1979 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Portland State Football Record Book" (PDF).