1979 Portland State Vikings football team

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1979 Portland State Vikings football
ConferenceIndependent
1979 record6–5
Head coach
Home stadiumCivic Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Lehigh ^   –   10 – 3 – 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[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Northern Arizona
L 21–228,382[4]
September 15at Weber State
W 16–1310,037[5][6]
September 29Humboldt State
  • Civic Stadium
  • Portland, OR
L 29–308,873
October 6Puget Sound
  • Civic Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 72–354,484
October 13Cal State Northridge
  • Civic Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 35–214,052
October 20at Northern Colorado
L 20–216,283
October 27Cal Poly Pomona
  • Civic Stadium
  • Portland, OR
L 42–454,097
November 3at San Francisco State
W 37–101,000
November 10Idaho State
  • Civic Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 44–143,872[7][8][9]
November 17at Montana
W 40–323,434[10]
November 23at United States International
L 22–281,372[11]

[12]

Roster[]

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[]

  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
  5. ^ "Portland St. 16, Weber St. 13". South Idaho Press. September 23, 1979 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  6. ^ "Portland St. 16, Weber St. 13 (continued)". South Idaho Press. September 23, 1979 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  7. ^ "Junior Lomax sets total offense mark". Arizona Republic. November 11, 1979 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  8. ^ "Portland St. 44, ISU 14". South Idaho Press. November 11, 1979 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  9. ^ "Portland St. 44, ISU 14 (continued)". South Idaho Press. November 11, 1979 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  10. ^ Wintrode, Warren (November 18, 1979). "Lomax, Portland State outduel Grizzlies 40-32". Great Falls Tribune – via Newspapers.com. open access
  11. ^ "Vikings aim for fourth win in a row". Statesman Journal. November 23, 1979 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  12. ^ "Portland State Football Record Book" (PDF).
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