1979 Portland State Vikings football team

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]

1979 Portland State Vikings football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Offensive schemeRun and shoot
CaptainRobin Pflugrad, Mike Busch
Home stadiumCivic Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Lehigh ^  1030
Florida A&M  740
Portland State  650
Lafayette  532
Bucknell  442
Northwestern State  360
Northeastern  370
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Northern ArizonaL 21–228,382[4]
September 15at Weber StateW 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 StateW 37–101,000
November 10Idaho State
  • Civic Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 44–143,872[7][8][9]
November 17at MontanaW 40–323,434[10]
November 23at United States InternationalL 22–281,372[11]

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Roster

1979 Portland State Vikings football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB11Neil LomaxJr
WR86Clint DidierJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References