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The 2016 Portland State Vikings football team represented Portland State University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by second-year head coach Bruce Barnum and played their home games at Providence Park . They were a member of the Big Sky Conference . They finished the season 3–8, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a four way tie for ninth place.
On July 19, 2016, the Big Sky Conference released its preseason coaches' and media polls. The Vikings were predicted to finish tied for second in the coaches' poll and fifth in the media poll.[ 1]
Coaches' poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Northern Arizona
132 (8)
2
Portland State
121 (2)
Montana
121
4
Eastern Washington
112 (2)
5
North Dakota
105 (1)
6
Weber State
83
7
Southern Utah
73
Montana State
73
9
Cal Poly
66
10
Northern Colorado
43
11
Sacramento State
30
12
Idaho State
24
13
UC Davis
23
Media poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Northern Arizona
287 (8)
2
Montana
283 (7)
3
Eastern Washington
269 (5)
4
North Dakota
262 (2)
5
Portland State
252 (3)
6
Weber State
174
7
Southern Utah
162
8
Montana State
157
9
Cal Poly
153
10
Northern Colorado
111
11
Idaho State
58
12
UC Davis
56
13
Sacramento State
50
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 3 2:30 pm Central Washington * No. 17 GoViks W 43–264,898 September 10 1:30 pm at San Jose State * No. 16 L 35–6613,210 September 17 5:00 pm at No. 8 (FBS ) Washington * No. 19 P12N L 3–4157,151 September 24 5:00 pm at Southern Utah No. 25 GoViks L 31–4510,306 October 1 2:30 pm Idaho State Providence Park Portland, OR Eversport.tv W 45–204,916 October 8 6:00 pm at Weber State GoViksKJZZ L 10–1410,217 October 15 2:30 pm No. 19 Cal Poly Providence Park Portland, OR GoViks L 33–534,019 October 29 2:30 pm Northern Colorado Providence Park Portland, OR GoViks L 49–56 OT 3,446 November 5 4:00 pm at UC Davis Eversport.tv W 51–295,665 November 12 6:00 pm at Sacramento State Eversport.tv L 35–425,086 November 18 7:00 pm No. 3 Eastern Washington RTNW L 28–355,669
[ 2]
1
2
3
4
Total
Wildcats
7
12
7
0
26
#17 Vikings
7
14
0
22
43
1
2
3
4
Total
#16 Vikings
7
7
7
14
35
Spartans
7
21
24
14
66
1
2
3
4
Total
#19 Vikings
0
0
3
0
3
#8 (FBS ) Huskies
14
14
0
13
41
1
2
3
4
Total
#25 Vikings
3
7
14
7
31
Thunderbirds
7
24
7
7
45
This matchup quickly became known for the controversial comments made by Coach Barnum leading up to the game when he said, referring to Cedar City, Utah (home of SUU), "I didn’t want to stay in Whoville. We are going to stay up in the Grinch's Castle. We are going to go down, play them Saturday, whoop up on them." SUU fans responded by setting a single-game attendance record, with many students carrying signs mocking Barnum's remarks.[ 3]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bengals
6
0
0
14
20
Vikings
14
17
7
7
45
1
2
3
4
Total
Vikings
0
7
0
3
10
Wildcats
0
0
7
7
14
1
2
3
4
Total
#19 Mustangs
13
14
14
14
55
Vikings
7
7
14
7
35
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Bears
3
10
29
7 7
56
Vikings
7
14
14
14 0
49
1
2
3
4
Total
Vikings
10
20
14
7
51
Aggies
6
10
0
13
29
At Sacramento State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Vikings
7
14
7
7
35
Hornets
7
14
14
7
42
[ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#3 Eagles
7
0
14
14
35
Vikings
14
0
14
0
28
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final STATS FCS 17 16 19 25 RV RV — — — — — — — — Coaches 12 14 17 25–T RV RV — — — — — — — —
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