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 |
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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 22 | at Weber State |
| W 16–13 | 10,037 | [5][6] |
September 29 | Humboldt State |
| L 29–30 | 8,000–8,873 | [7][8] |
October 6 | Puget Sound |
| W 72–35 | 4,484 | [9] |
October 13 | Cal State Northridge |
| W 34–21 | 4,052 | [10] |
October 20 | at Northern Colorado |
| L 20–21 | 6,283 | [11] |
October 27 | Cal Poly Pomona |
| L 42–45 | 4,097 | [12] |
November 3 | at San Francisco State |
| W 37–10 | 1,000 | [13] |
November 10 | Idaho State |
| W 44–14 | 3,872 | [14][15][16] |
November 17 | at Montana |
| W 40–32 | 3,434 | [17] |
November 23 | at United States International | L 22–28 | 1,372 | [18] |
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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.
- ^ "'Jacks boot gambling Viks 30–29". The Sunday Oregonian. September 30, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
- ^ "Loggers find no fun in Portland". The News Tribune. October 7, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vikings humble Northridge, 34–21". The San Francisco Examiner. October 14, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mistakes prove PSU's undoing". The Sunday Oregonian. October 21, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mustangs nip PSU". The Columbian. October 28, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Portland St. 37, S.F. State 10". The San Francisco Examiner. November 4, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – 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).