2016 Portland State Vikings football team

2016 Portland State Vikings football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Cooper (2nd season)
Offensive schemePistol
Defensive coordinatorMalik Roberson (2nd season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumProvidence Park
2016 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Eastern Washington +^   8 – 0     12 – 2  
No. 12 North Dakota +^   8 – 0     9 – 3  
No. 25 Weber State ^   6 – 2     7 – 5  
No. 24 Cal Poly ^   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Southern Utah   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Northern Colorado   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Northern Arizona   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Montana   3 – 5     6 – 5  
Montana State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
  2 – 6     3 – 8  
UC Davis   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Sacramento State   2 – 6     2 – 9  
Idaho State   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Portland State Vikings football team represented Portland State University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Bruce Barnum and played their home games at Providence Park. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a four-way tie for ninth place.

Preseason

Big Sky polls

On July 19, 2016, the Big Sky Conference released its preseason coaches' and media polls. The Vikings were predicted to finish tied for second in the coaches' poll and fifth in the media poll.[1]

Coaches' poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Northern Arizona 132 (8)
2 Portland State 121 (2)
Montana 121
4 Eastern Washington 112 (2)
5 North Dakota 105 (1)
6 Weber State 83
7 Southern Utah 73
Montana State 73
9 Cal Poly 66
10 Northern Colorado 43
11 Sacramento State 30
12 Idaho State 24
13 UC Davis 23
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Northern Arizona 287 (8)
2 Montana 283 (7)
3 Eastern Washington 269 (5)
4 North Dakota 262 (2)
5 Portland State 252 (3)
6 Weber State 174
7 Southern Utah 162
8 Montana State 157
9 Cal Poly 153
10 Northern Colorado 111
11 Idaho State 58
12 UC Davis 56
13 Sacramento State 50

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 32:30 pmCentral Washington*No. 17
GoViksW 43–264,898
September 101:30 pmat San Jose State*No. 16
L 35–6613,210
September 175:00 pmat No. 8 (FBS) Washington*No. 19
P12NL 3–4157,151
September 245:00 pmat Southern UtahNo. 25
GoViksL 31–4510,306
October 12:30 pmIdaho State
  • Providence Park
  • Portland, OR
Eversport.tv
GoViks		W 45–204,916
October 86:00 pmat Weber State
GoViks
KJZZ		L 10–1410,217
October 152:30 pmNo. 19 Cal Poly
  • Providence Park
  • Portland, OR
GoViksL 33–534,019
October 292:30 pmNorthern Colorado
  • Providence Park
  • Portland, OR
GoViksL 49–56 OT3,446
November 54:00 pmat UC Davis
Eversport.tvW 51–295,665
November 126:00 pmat Sacramento State
Eversport.tvL 35–425,086
November 187:00 pmNo. 3 Eastern Washington
RTNWL 28–355,669

[2]

Game summaries

Central Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 12 7 0 26
No. 17 Vikings 7 14 0 22 43
Statistics CWU PRST
First downs 25 26
Total yards 445 508
Rushing yards 124 286
Passing yards 321 222
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 28:56 31:04
Team Category Player Statistics
Central Washington Passing Justin Lane 19/37, 321 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Quincy Carter 19 rushes, 81 yards, TD
Receiving Jesse Zalk 9 receptions, 181 yards, 3 TD
Portland State Passing Alex Kuresa 16/26, 222 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Nate Tago 24 rushes, 136 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Maximo Espitia 5 receptions, 88 yards, TD

At San Jose State

See also: 2016 San Jose State Spartans football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Vikings 7 7 7 14 35
Spartans 7 21 24 14 66
Statistics PRST SJSU
First downs 17 28
Total yards 458 642
Rushing yards 202 409
Passing yards 256 233
Turnovers 6 0
Time of possession 25:00 35:00
Team Category Player Statistics
Portland State Vikings Passing Alex Kuresa 10/22, 135 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Paris Penn 14 rushes, 137 yards, TD
Receiving Alex Kuresa 1 reception, 78 yards, TD
San Jose State Passing Kenny Potter 14/20, 233 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Deontae Cooper 18 rushes, 126 yards, TD
Receiving Tre Hartley 4 receptions, 93 yards, TD

At No. 8 (FBS) Washington

See also: 2016 Washington Huskies football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 Vikings 0 0 3 0 3
No. 8 (FBS) Huskies 14 14 0 13 41
Statistics PRST WASH
First downs 13 20
Total yards 182 407
Rushing yards 34 213
Passing yards 148 194
Turnovers 4 1
Time of possession 33:42 26:18
Team Category Player Statistics
Portland State Passing Alex Kuresa 11/17, 148 yards, INT
Rushing Nate Tago 12 rushes, 20 yards
Receiving Maximo Espitia 4 receptions, 75 yards
Washington Passing Jake Browning 12/19, 163 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Myles Gaskin 13 rushes, 93 yards, TD
Receiving Chico McClatcher 4 receptions, 69 yards, 2 TD

At Southern Utah

See also: 2016 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 25 Vikings 3 7 14 7 31
Thunderbirds 7 24 7 7 45
Statistics PRST SUU
First downs 25 16
Total yards 509 541
Rushing yards 234 292
Passing yards 275 249
Turnovers 5 2
Time of possession 36:09 23:51
Team Category Player Statistics
Portland State Passing Alex Kuresa 15/33, 264 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT
Rushing Alex Kuresa 18 rushes, 133 yards, TD
Receiving Maximo Espitia 7 receptions, 138 yards, TD
Southern Utah Passing Patrick Tyler 15/30, 249 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Malik Brown 15 rushes, 173 yards, TD
Receiving Mike Sharp 5 receptions, 139 yards, 2 TD

This matchup quickly became known for the controversial comments made by Coach Barnum leading up to the game when he said, referring to Cedar City, Utah (home of SUU), "I didn’t want to stay in Whoville. We are going to stay up in the Grinch's Castle. We are going to go down, play them Saturday, whoop up on them." SUU fans responded by setting a single-game attendance record, with many students carrying signs mocking Barnum's remarks.[3]

Idaho State

See also: 2016 Idaho State Bengals football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 6 0 0 14 20
Vikings 14 17 7 7 45
Statistics IDST PRST
First downs 24 21
Total yards 370 531
Rushing yards 158 531
Passing yards 212 0
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 29:45 30:15
Team Category Player Statistics
Idaho State Passing Tanner Gueller 22/39, 212 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Jakori Ford 18 rushes, 78 yards, TD
Receiving K. W. Williams 10 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TD
Portland State Passing Alex Kuresa 0/5, 0 yards
Rushing Nate Tago 12 rushes, 199 yards, TD
Receiving None

At Weber State

See also: 2016 Weber State Wildcats football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 7 0 3 10
Wildcats 0 0 7 7 14
Statistics PRST WEB
First downs 18 15
Total yards 317 271
Rushing yards 136 185
Passing yards 181 86
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 34:07 25:53
Team Category Player Statistics
Portland State Passing Alex Kuresa 14/25, 181 yards
Rushing Nate Tago 12 rushes, 51 yards
Receiving Paris Penn 6 receptions, 65 yards
Weber State Passing Jadrian Clark 12/25, 86 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Jadrian Clark 7 rushes, 77 yards
Receiving Tui Satuala 1 reception, 29 yards

No. 19 Cal Poly

See also: 2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 Mustangs 13 14 14 14 55
Vikings 7 7 14 7 35
Statistics CP PRST
First downs 32 18
Total yards 658 347
Rushing yards 462 72
Passing yards 196 275
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 38:45 21:15
Team Category Player Statistics
Cal Poly Passing Dano Graves 12/13, 166 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Kyle Lewis 11 rushes, 158 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Carson McMurtrey 2 receptions, 44 yards, TD
Portland State Passing Alex Kuresa 19/30, 275 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Paris Penn 14 rushes, 68 yards
Receiving Josh Kraght 6 receptions, 83 yards

Northern Colorado

See also: 2016 Northern Colorado Bears football team
1 2 3 4OT Total
Bears 3 10 29 77 56
Vikings 7 14 14 140 49
Statistics UNCO PRST
First downs 28 25
Total yards 558 549
Rushing yards 245 371
Passing yards 313 178
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 23:53 36:07
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Colorado Passing Kyle Sloter 20/31, 313 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Trae Riek 12 rushes, 90 yards
Receiving Stephen Miller 7 receptions, 143 yards
Portland State Passing Alex Kuresa 11/22, 178 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Alex Kuresa 22 rushes, 130 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Josh Kraght 4 receptions, 100 yards

At UC Davis

See also: 2016 UC Davis Aggies football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 10 20 14 7 51
Aggies 6 10 0 13 29
Statistics PRST UCD
First downs 25 21
Total yards 602 408
Rushing yards 177 190
Passing yards 425 218
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 32:38 27:22
Team Category Player Statistics
Portland State Passing Alex Kuresa 16/20, 384 yards, TD
Rushing Paris Penn 15 rushes, 53 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Austin Holman 3 receptions, 108 yards
UC Davis Passing Ben Scott 8/22, 118 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Joshua Kelley 10 rushes, 91 yards
Receiving Keelan Doss 4 receptions, 91 yards, TD

At Sacramento State

See also: 2016 Sacramento State Hornets football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 7 14 7 7 35
Hornets 7 14 14 7 42
Statistics PRST SAC
First downs 21 20
Total yards 522 519
Rushing yards 424 324
Passing yards 98 195
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 30:48 29:12
Team Category Player Statistics
Portland State Passing Alex Kuresa 11/24, 98 yards, TD
Rushing Alex Kuresa 15 rushes, 198 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Josh Kraght 3 receptions, 35 yards, TD
Sacramento State Passing Nate Ketteringham 10/17, 195 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Jordan Robinson 23 rushes, 262 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Jaelen Ratliff 4 receptions, 103 yards

No. 3 Eastern Washington

See also: 2016 Eastern Washington Eagles football team and The Dam Cup
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Eagles 7 0 14 14 35
Vikings 14 0 14 0 28
Statistics EWU PRST
First downs 22 26
Total yards 442 471
Rushing yards 138 213
Passing yards 304 258
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 25:15 34:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Eastern Washington Passing Gage Gubrud 24/41, 304 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Antoine Custer Jr. 13 rushes, 69 yards
Receiving Shaq Hill 7 receptions, 124 yards, TD
Portland State Passing Alex Kuresa 22/33, 252 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Alex Kuresa 13 rushes, 93 yards
Receiving Charlie Taumoepeau 2 receptions, 71 yards

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS17161925RVRV————————
Coaches12141725–TRVRV————————

References

  1. ^ "Northern Arizona voted first in #BigSkyFB Media, Coaches' Preseason Polls". July 19, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "Football Schedule". Portland State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  3. ^ "SUU football notebook: Portland State coach not fond of Cedar City".
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