# 2021 Portland State Vikings football team

The 2021 Portland State Vikings football team represented Portland State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Bruce Barnum, they played their home games at Hillsboro Stadium in Portland, Oregon.

## Preseason
### Polls

On July 26, 2021, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Vikings were predicted to finish tenth in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.
Coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Weber State | (7) |
| 2 | Montana | (3) |
| 3 | Eastern Washington | (2) |
| 4 | Montana State | (1) |
| 5 | Sacramento State | (1) |
| 6 | UC Davis | |
| 7 | Northern Arizona | |
| 8 | Idaho | |
| 9 | Idaho State | |
| 10 | Portland State | |
| 11 | Southern Utah | |
| 12 | Cal Poly | |
| 13 | Northern Colorado | |
Media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Weber State | (14) |
| 2 | Montana | (4) |
| 3 | Eastern Washington | (3) |
| 4 | Montana State | (3) |
| 5 | Sacramento State | |
| 6 | UC Davis | |
| 7 | Northern Arizona | |
| 8 | Idaho | |
| 9 | Idaho State | |
| 10 | Portland State | |
| 11 | Southern Utah | |
| 12 | Northern Colorado | |
| 13 | Cal Poly | |

### Preseason All–Big Sky team

The Vikings had one player selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 9:00 p.m. | at Hawaii* | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics ComplexHonolulu, HI | SPEC PPV | L 35–49 | 0 |
| September 11 | 3:00 p.m. | at Washington State* | Martin StadiumPullman, WA | P12N | L 24–44 | 22,651 |
| September 18 | 2:05 p.m. | Western Oregon* | Hillsboro StadiumHillsboro, OR | ESPN+ | W 21–7 | 3,124 |
| September 25 | 2:05 p.m. | No. 13 Montana State | Hillsboro StadiumHillsboro, OR | ESPN+ | L 17–30 | 4,095 |
| October 2 | 5:00 p.m. | at Southern Utah | Eccles ColiseumCedar City, UT | ESPN+ | W 20–13 | 4,013 |
| October 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at Idaho | Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID | ESPN+ | L 35–42 | 7,034 |
| October 16 | 2:05 p.m. | Idaho State | Hillsboro StadiumHillsboro, OR | ESPN+ | W 31–10 | 1,809 |
| October 30 | 2:05 p.m. | Cal Poly | Hillsboro StadiumHillsboro, OR | ESPN+ | W 42–31 | 3,245 |
| November 6 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Weber State | Stewart StadiumOgden, UT | ESPN+ | W 30–18 | 4,433 |
| November 13 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Sacramento State | Hornet StadiumSacramento, CA | ESPN+ | L 20–49 | 5,848 |
| November 20 | 2:05 p.m. | No. 5 Eastern Washington | Hillsboro StadiumHillsboro, OR (The Dam Cup) | ESPN+ | L 28–42 | 3,971 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Hawaii

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 0 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 35 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 28 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 49 |

### At Washington State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Cougars | 7 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 44 |

### Western Oregon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Vikings | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |

### No. 13 Montana State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 13 Bobcats | 3 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 30 |
| Vikings | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |

### At Southern Utah

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Thunderbirds | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |

### At Idaho

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 35 |
| Vandals | 21 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 42 |

### Idaho State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Vikings | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 31 |

### Cal Poly

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 6 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
| Vikings | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 42 |

### At No. 24 Weber State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 0 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
| No. 24 Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 18 |

### At No. 12 Sacramento State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| No. 12 Hornets | 3 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 49 |

### No 5. Eastern Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 5 Eagles | 7 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 42 |
| Vikings | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |