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1996 Portland State Vikings football team

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1996 Portland State Vikings football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	3–8 (1–7 Big Sky)
Head coach	Tim Walsh (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Option
Home stadium	Civic Stadium
Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No.2Montana $^	7	–	0	14	–	1
No.6Northern Arizona ^	6	–	1	9	–	3
Cal State Northridge	4	–	3	7	–	4
Weber State	4	–	3	7	–	4
Eastern Washington	3	–	4	6	–	5
Montana State	3	–	4	6	–	5
Idaho State	1	–	6	4	–	7
Sacramento State	0	–	7	1	–	10
Portland State	0	–	0	3	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Portland State games did not count in conference standings Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Portland State Vikings football team was an American football team that represented Portland State University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. In their fourth year under head coach Tim Walsh, the team compiled a 3–8 record.^[1]

The season marked the program's return to NCAA Division I-AA. The Vikings had previously played at the division I-AA level from 1978 to 1980.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	atBoise State*	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 22–33	19,445	^[2]
September 14	Sonoma State*	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	W 25–7	7,043	^[3]
September 21	No. 16Northern Arizona	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 24–38	10,137	^[4]^[5]
September 28	atEastern Washington	Woodward Field Cheney, WA	L 7–24	4,120	^[6]
October 5	atCal State Northridge	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	L 14–46	3,083	^[7]
October 12	UC Davis*	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	W 32–27	7,738	^[8]
October 19	Weber State	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 10–35	8,194	^[9]
October 26	atMontana State	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 6–24	4,227	^[10]
November 2	Sacramento State	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	W 38–31	8,030	^[11]
November 9	at No. 2Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	L 6–63	15,961	^[12]
November 16	Idaho State	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 12–31	7,105	^[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

^ "Year-by-year scores" (PDF). 2021 Portland State Football Media Guide. p. 122. Retrieved October 20, 2021.

^ "Hilde leads BSU to win". The Times-News. September 8, 1996. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Cossacks succumb, 25–7". The Press Democrat. September 15, 1996. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Portland State drops first Big Sky game". Statesman Journal. Associated Press. September 22, 1996. p. 4D. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Amerson too much for Vikings". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. September 22, 1996. p. C3. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Defense keys EWU win". The Spokesman-Review. September 29, 1996. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "No stopping Northridge". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). October 6, 1996. p. C16. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Fumbles thwart UC Davis' upset bid". The Sacramento Bee. October 13, 1996. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Weber routs Portland State". The Independent-Record. October 20, 1996. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Bobcats cruise to 24–6 win". The Billings Gazette. October 27, 1996. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Portland State scores at 0:27 to tip Hornets". The Sacramento Bee. November 3, 1996. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Smokin' - No. 2 Montana stays undefeated, rips Vikings, 63–6". The Missoulian. November 10, 1996. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Coleman leads Bengals in 31–12 victory over Portland". South Idaho Press. November 17, 1996. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Portland State Vikings football
Venues	Providence Park (1947–1999, 2001–2009, 2011–2018) Hillsboro Stadium (2000, 2010, 2015, 2018–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Eastern Washington: The Dam Cup
Culture & lore	Victor E. Viking Highest scoring NCAA football game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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