2012 Portland State Vikings football team

2012 Portland State Vikings football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach	Nigel Burton (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Bruce Barnum (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pistol
Defensive coordinator	Erick Jackson (3rd season)
Home stadium	Jeld-Wen Field

2012 Big Sky Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Eastern Washington +^		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 5 Montana State +^		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 12 Cal Poly +^		7	–	1					9	–	3
No. 20 Northern Arizona		6	–	2					8	–	3
Sacramento State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Northern Colorado		4	–	4					5	–	6
Southern Utah		4	–	4					5	–	6
North Dakota		3	–	5					5	–	6
Montana		3	–	5					5	–	6
UC Davis		3	–	5					4	–	7
Portland State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Weber State		2	–	6					2	–	9
Idaho State		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 Portland State Vikings football team represented Portland State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third year head coach Nigel Burton and played their home games at Jeld-Wen Field. They are a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for 11th place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	5:00 pm	Carroll*	Jeld-Wen Field Portland, OR	CSNNW/Big Sky TV	W 38–20	6,845
September 8	4:00 pm	at North Dakota*	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	MSN/Big Sky TV	L 37–45	9,210
September 15	4:00 pm	at Washington*	CenturyLink Field Seattle, WA	FX	L 13–52	54,922
September 22	5:00 pm	Southern Utah	Jeld-Wen Field Portland, OR	CSNNW/Big Sky TV	L 42–49	6,353
September 29	2:00 pm	at No. 22 Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	FCSP/Big Sky TV	L 10–24	9,107
October 6	5:00 pm	Idaho State	Jeld-Wen Field Portland, OR	CSNNW/Big Sky TV	W 77–10	5,754
October 20	6:00 pm	at No. 14 Cal Poly	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	Big Sky TV	L 25–37	10,025
October 27	2:00 pm	at UC Davis	Aggie Stadium Davis, CA	Big Sky TV	W 49–21	7,826
November 3	1:00 pm	Northern Colorado	Jeld-Wen Field Portland, OR	Big Sky TV	L 28–32	5,077
November 10	12:30 pm	at No. 2 Montana State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	RTNW	L 30–65	15,177
November 17	1:00 pm	No. 5 Eastern Washington	Jeld-Wen Field Portland, OR (The Dam Cup)	CSNNW/Big Sky TV	L 34–41	5,758
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with North Dakota on September 8 was considered a non conference game and had no effect on the Big Sky Standings.

Game summaries

Carroll

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Saints	9	3	0	8	20
Vikings	14	7	0	17	38

@ North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	9	15	0	13	37
North Dakota	14	21	10	0	45

See also: 2012 University of North Dakota football team

@ Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	0	6	7	13
Huskies	14	31	7	0	52

See also: 2012 Washington Huskies football team

Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thunderbirds	3	17	15	14	49
Vikings	21	7	14	0	42

See also: 2012 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

@ Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	3	0	7	0	10
#22 Lumberjacks	14	3	7	0	24

See also: 2012 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

Idaho State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	10	0	0	10
Vikings	7	28	28	14	77

See also: 2012 Idaho State Bengals football team

@ Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	14	3	8	0	25
#14 Mustangs	14	3	6	14	37

See also: 2012 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

@ UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	7	7	14	21	49
Aggies	7	7	0	7	21

See also: 2012 UC Davis Aggies football team

Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	3	7	15	7	32
Vikings	6	15	7	0	28

See also: 2012 Northern Colorado Bears football team

@ Montana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	7	3	10	10	30
#2 Bobcats	24	35	6	0	65

See also: 2012 Montana State Bobcats football team

Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Eagles	0	14	13	14	41
Vikings	13	0	13	8	34

See also: 2012 Eastern Washington Eagles football team and The Dam Cup