2014 Portland State Vikings football team

The 2014 Portland State Vikings football team represented Portland State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth year head coach Nigel Burton and played their home games at Providence Park. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for tenth place.

2014 Portland State Vikings football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record3–9 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBruce Barnum (5th season)
Offensive schemePistol
Defensive coordinatorJaime Hill (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumProvidence Park
Seasons
 2013
2015 
2014 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Eastern Washington $^ 71  113 
No. 13 Montana ^ 62  95 
No. 20 Montana State ^ 62  85 
No. 25 Idaho State 62  84 
Cal Poly 53  75 
Northern Arizona 53  75 
Sacramento State 44  75 
North Dakota 35  57 
Southern Utah 35  39 
Northern Colorado 26  38 
Portland State 26  39 
Weber State 26  210 
UC Davis 17  29 
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

On November 26, head coach Nigel Burton was fired.[1] He finished at Portland State with a five-year record of 21–36.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 301:00 pmat Oregon State*P12NL 14–2940,309
September 67:15 pmWestern Oregon*W 45–384,241
September 135:00 pmat Washington State*P12NL 21–5930,874
September 206:05 pmat Cal Poly*BSTVL 14–428,834
October 44:35 pmUC DavisRTNWW 23–145,442
October 1111:30 amat North DakotaBSTVL 16–247,894
October 184:05 pmNorthern Arizonadagger
  • Providence Park
  • Portland, OR
RTNWL 17–214,083
October 2512:00 pmat Weber StateBSTVW 30–176,862
November 14:35 pmIdaho State
  • Providence Park
  • Portland, OR
BSTVL 13–313,193
November 81:05 pmat No. 15 Montana StateBSTVL 22–2916,627
November 152:00 pmat Sacramento StateBSTVL 41–485,227
November 217:05 pmNo. 5 Eastern Washington
RTNWL 34–565,955

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Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with Cal Poly on September 20 is considered a non conference game and will have no effect on the Big Sky Standings.

Game summaries

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@ Oregon State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 14 0 0 14
Beavers 6 7 13 3 29

Western Oregon

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wolves 0 14 10 14 38
Vikings 10 14 7 14 45

@ Washington State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 0 14 7 21
Cougars 7 21 7 24 59

@ Cal Poly

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1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 0 0 14 14
Mustangs 7 14 14 7 42

UC Davis

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1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 0 14 0 14
Vikings 3 14 0 6 23

@ North Dakota

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1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 7 6 0 3 16
North Dakota 3 0 14 7 24

Northern Arizona

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 0 14 0 7 21
Vikings 0 7 10 0 17

@ Weber State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 7 6 7 10 30
Wildcats 7 0 3 7 17

Idaho State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 14 3 7 7 31
Vikings 0 10 0 3 13

@ Montana State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 10 3 2 7 22
#15 Bobcats 15 7 0 7 29

@ Sacramento State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 10 10 21 0 41
Hornets 10 14 7 17 48

Eastern Washington

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1 2 3 4 Total
#5 Eagles 7 7 21 21 56
Vikings 0 14 6 14 34

References

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  1. "Nigel Burton fired as Portland State Vikings football head coach after 5 seasons". November 26, 2014.
  2. "Football Schedule". Portland State Athletics. Retrieved September 9, 2013.