2001 Portland State Vikings football team

2001 Portland State Vikings football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record7–4 (5–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumPGE Park
2001 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Montana $^   7 0     15 1  
No. 16 Northern Arizona ^   5 2     9 4  
  5 2     7 4  
Montana State   4 3     5 6  
Eastern Washington   3 4     7 4  
Weber State   2 5     3 8  
Idaho State   1 6     4 7  
Sacramento State   1 6     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2001 Portland State Vikings football team was an American football team that represented Portland State University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. In their ninth year under head coach Tim Walsh, the team compiled an 7–4 record, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the Big Sky. The Vikings played their home games at PGE Park in Portland, Oregon.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Stephen F. Austin*No. 18W 16–135,238[1]
September 22No. 15 Grambling State*No. 17
L 29–3016,171[2]
September 29No. 21 Northern ArizonaNo. 23
  • PGE Park
  • Portland, OR
W 33–307,231[3]
October 6at No. 19 Southwest Texas State*No. 21L 20–239,464[4]
October 13at Idaho StateL 17–237,979[5]
October 20Weber State
  • PGE Park
  • Portland, OR
W 65–43[6]
October 27at No. 2 MontanaL 13–3319,238[7]
November 3Montana State
  • PGE Park
  • Portland, OR
W 33–214,244[8]
November 10at Eastern WashingtonW 37–22[9]
November 17Cal State Northridge*
  • PGE Park
  • Portland, OR
W 50–434,017[10]
November 24Sacramento State
  • PGE Park
  • Portland, OR
W 52–333,747[11]

References

  1. ^ "No. 18 Portland St. trips S.F. Austin". The Missoulian. September 2, 2001. Retrieved August 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Grambling tops Portland State on final play". The Columbian. September 23, 2001. Retrieved August 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Late field goal lifts Portland St. over Northern Arizona". Great Falls Tribune. September 30, 2001. Retrieved August 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Late FG stuns Portland St". Corvallis Gazette-Times. October 7, 2001. Retrieved August 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bengals pounce on PSU, win homecoming 23–17". The Times-News. October 14, 1999. Retrieved August 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Vikings win Big Sky shootout". The Bulletin. October 21, 2001. Retrieved August 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Griz breeze by Vikes". The Independent-Record. October 28, 2001. Retrieved August 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cats fall to Vikes". The Independent-Record. November 4, 2001. Retrieved August 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "PSU back runs for school-record 393 yards". The Columbian. November 11, 2001. Retrieved August 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Charles, Fuqua give Vikings playoff hope". The Sunday Oregonian. November 18, 2001. Retrieved August 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Vikings' Fuqua runs wild over Hornets". The Missoulian. November 25, 2001. Retrieved August 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.