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
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Mouse Davis (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Run and shoot
Captain	Robin Pflugrad, Mike Busch
Home stadium	Civic Stadium
Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

1979 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Lehigh ^			–					10	–	3	–	0
Florida A&M			–					7	–	4	–	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Northern Arizona	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 21–22	8,382	^[4]
September 15	at Weber State	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	W 16–13	10,037	^[5]^[6]
September 29	Humboldt State	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 29–30	8,873
October 6	Puget Sound	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	W 72–35	4,484
October 13	Cal State Northridge	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	W 35–21	4,052
October 20	at Northern Colorado	Jackson Field Greeley, CO	L 20–21	6,283
October 27	Cal Poly Pomona	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 42–45	4,097
November 3	at San Francisco State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 37–10	1,000
November 10	Idaho State	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	W 44–14	3,872	^[7]^[8]^[9]
November 17	at Montana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 40–32	3,434	^[10]
November 23	at United States International	Balboa Stadium San Diego, CA	L 22–28	1,372	^[11]

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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 Mouse Davis Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   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.  
5. "Portland St. 16, Weber St. 13". South Idaho Press. September 23, 1979 – via Newspapers.com.  
6. "Portland St. 16, Weber St. 13 (continued)". South Idaho Press. September 23, 1979 – via Newspapers.com.  
7. "Junior Lomax sets total offense mark". Arizona Republic. November 11, 1979 – via Newspapers.com.  
8. "Portland St. 44, ISU 14". South Idaho Press. November 11, 1979 – via Newspapers.com.  
9. "Portland St. 44, ISU 14 (continued)". South Idaho Press. November 11, 1979 – via Newspapers.com.  
10. Wintrode, Warren (November 18, 1979). "Lomax, Portland State outduel Grizzlies 40-32". Great Falls Tribune – via Newspapers.com.  
11. "Vikings aim for fourth win in a row". Statesman Journal. November 23, 1979 – via Newspapers.com.  
12. "Portland State Football Record Book" (PDF).