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.
Schedule 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
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Game summaries Central Washington
1
2
3
4
Total
Wildcats
7
12
7
0
26
#17 Vikings
7
14
0
22
43
at San Jose State
1
2
3
4
Total
#16 Vikings
7
7
7
14
35
Spartans
7
21
24
14
66
at Washington
1
2
3
4
Total
#19 Vikings
0
0
3
0
3
#8 (FBS ) Huskies
14
14
0
13
41
at Southern Utah
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.[2]
Idaho State
1
2
3
4
Total
Bengals
6
0
0
14
20
Vikings
14
17
7
7
45
at Weber State
1
2
3
4
Total
Vikings
0
7
0
3
10
Wildcats
0
0
7
7
14
Cal Poly
1
2
3
4
Total
#19 Mustangs
13
14
14
14
55
Vikings
7
7
14
7
35
Northern Colorado
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Bears
3
10
29
7 7
56
Vikings
7
14
14
14 0
49
at UC Davis
1
2
3
4
Total
Vikings
10
20
14
7
51
Aggies
6
10
0
13
29
at Sacramento State
1
2
3
4
Total
Vikings
7
14
7
7
35
Hornets
7
14
14
7
42
Eastern Washington–The Dam Cup
1
2
3
4
Total
#3 Eagles
7
0
14
14
35
Vikings
14
0
14
0
28
Ranking movements 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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