2000 Portland State Vikings football team

The 2000 Portland State Vikings football team was an American football team that represented Portland State University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. In their eighth year under head coach Tim Walsh, the team compiled an 8–4 record, with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the Big Sky. The Vikings advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs and were defeated at Delaware in the first round.

2000 Portland State Vikings football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 15
Record8–4 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumHillsboro Stadium
Seasons
 1999
2001 
2000 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Montana $^ 80  132 
No. 15 Portland State ^ 53  84 
No. 18 Weber State 53  74 
Sacramento State 53  74 
Eastern Washington 53  65 
Idaho State 44  65 
Cal State Northridge 26  47 
Northern Arizona 26  38 
Montana State 08  011 
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

For the 2000 season, Portland State played all of their home games at Hillsboro Stadium in neighboring Hillsboro, Oregon. The games were played there instead of Civic Stadium as their Portland home was undergoing major renovations to accommodate the Triple-A Portland Beavers baseball team for their 2001 season.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2Western Washington*No. 12W 37–205,703[2]
September 9at Hawaii*No. 12W 45–2050,000[3]
September 16at Sacramento StateNo. 12W 35–2311,853[4]
September 30at No. 17 Northern ArizonaNo. 5W 42–106,000[5]
October 7No. 10 Hofstra*No. 4
  • Hillsboro Stadium
  • Hillsboro, OR
W 40–358,824[6]
October 14No. 25 Idaho StateNo. 2
  • Hillsboro Stadium
  • Hillsboro, OR
W 59–217,041[7]
October 21at Weber StateNo. 2L 9–414,879[8]
October 28No. 4 MontanaNo. 8
  • Hillsboro Stadium
  • Hillsboro, OR
L 21–339,681[9]
November 4at Montana StateNo. 12W 31–245,747[10]
November 11Eastern WashingtonNo. 9
  • Hillsboro Stadium
  • Hillsboro, OR
L 24–276,119[11]
November 18Cal State NorthridgeNo. 15
  • Hillsboro Stadium
  • Hillsboro, OR
W 49–222,938[12]
November 25at No. 2 Delaware*No. 15L 14–4912,945[13]

References

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  1. "Renovations force PSU out of Civic". The Bulletin. June 9, 2000. Retrieved July 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "PSU has too much firepower". The Bellingham Herald. September 3, 2000. Retrieved July 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Portland State defeats Hawaii 45–20 in opener". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. September 10, 2000. Retrieved July 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Dunn scores four times in win". The Sunday Oregonian. September 17, 2000. Retrieved July 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Portland State routs NAU". The Missoulian. October 1, 2000. Retrieved July 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Portland State 40, Hofstra 35". The Missoulian. October 8, 2000. p. 29. Archived from the original on January 16, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Portland State crushes Idaho State, 59–21". Longview Daily News. October 15, 2000. Retrieved July 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Vikings take a step backward". The Sunday Oregonian. October 22, 2000. Retrieved July 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Montana rolls past PSU for Big Sky lead". The Columbian. October 29, 2000. Retrieved July 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Bobcats Finish Home Season Without Win". The Montana Standard. November 5, 2000. p. 15. Retrieved July 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Portland State watches playoff hopes likely end". The Bulletin. November 12, 2000. Retrieved July 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  12. Vince Kowalick (November 19, 2000). "Matadors get run out of the Big Sky". The Los Angeles Times. p. D14. Retrieved July 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Delaware puts it all together and rolls in Round 1". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 26, 2000. Archived from the original on June 5, 2025. Retrieved July 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.