# 2018 Portland State Vikings football team

The 2018 Portland State Vikings football team represented Portland State University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Bruce Barnum and played their home games at Hillsboro Stadium and Providence Park. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for ninth place.

## Preseason
### Polls

On July 16, 2018, during the Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, Washington, the Vikings were predicted to finish in last place in both the coaches and media poll.
Coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Eastern Washington | 134 (6) |
| 2 | Weber State | 124 (3) |
| 3 | Northern Arizona | 121 (3) |
| 4 | Idaho | 101 (1) |
| 5 | Sacramento State | 94 |
| 6 | Southern Utah | 91 |
| 7 | Montana | 82 |
| 8 | Montana State | 76 |
| 9 | UC Davis | 64 |
| 10 | Cal Poly | 40 |
| 11 | Northern Colorado | 30 |
| 12 | Idaho State | 29 |
| 13 | Portland State | 21 |
Media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Eastern Washington | 651 (27) |
| 2 | Weber State | 636 (19) |
| 3 | Northern Arizona | 535 (1) |
| 4 | Montana | 496 (2) |
| 5 | Idaho | 483 (3) |
| 6 | Southern Utah | 449 (1) |
| 7 | Sacramento State | 415 |
| 8 | Montana State | 391 (1) |
| 9 | UC Davis | 331 (1) |
| 10 | Idaho State | 170 |
| 11 | Cal Poly | 169 |
| 12 | Northern Colorado | 166 |
| 13 | Portland State | 103 |

### Preseason All-Conference Team

The Vikings had one player selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.
Charlie Taumoepeau – Jr. TE

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | at Nevada* | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | | L 19–72 | 17,525 |
| September 8 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 23 (FBS) Oregon* | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | P12N | L 14–62 | 47,210 |
| September 15 | 2:00 p.m. | College of Idaho* | Hillsboro StadiumHillsboro, OR | Pluto TV 232 | W 63–14 | 2,354 |
| September 22 | 2:00 p.m. | Montana State | Hillsboro StadiumHillsboro, OR | Pluto TV 232 | L 23–43 | 4,135 |
| September 29 | 2:00 p.m. | at Idaho | Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID | Pluto TV 242 | L 7–20 | 10,566 |
| October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Montana | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT | Pluto TV 237 | W 22–20 | 25,205 |
| October 13 | 2:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado | Providence ParkPortland, OR | Pluto TV 232 | W 35–14 | 4,375 |
| October 27 | 6:00 p.m. | at Sacramento State | Hornet StadiumSacramento, CA | Pluto TV 233 | W 41–14 | 3,267 |
| November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | Idaho State | Hillsboro StadiumHillsboro, OR | ELVN | L 45–48 | 3,924 |
| November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at North Dakota | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND | Pluto TV 240 | L 10–17 | 7,494 |
| November 16 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 4 Eastern Washington | Hillsboro StadiumHillsboro, OR (The Dam Cup) | Pluto TV 232 | L 23–74 | 4,205 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||
* Source:

## Game summaries
### At Nevada

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Wolf Pack | 9 | 21 | 28 | 14 | 72 |

### At Oregon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 23 (FBS) Ducks | 14 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 62 |

### College of Idaho

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Coyotes | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Vikings | 28 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 63 |

### Montana State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 6 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 43 |
| Vikings | 3 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 23 |

### At Idaho

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Vandals | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 20 |

### At Montana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 10 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 22 |
| No. 14 Grizzlies | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 20 |

### Northern Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Vikings | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 |

### At Sacramento State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 3 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 41 |
| Hornets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### Idaho State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 14 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 48 |
| Vikings | 3 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 45 |

### At North Dakota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Fighting Hawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 |

### Eastern Washington–The Dam Cup

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 4 Eagles | 14 | 13 | 27 | 20 | 74 |
| Vikings | 0 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 23 |