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1980 Portland State Vikings football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
Offensive schemeRun and shoot
Base defense4–3
CaptainNeil Lomax, Ron Seawell
Home stadiumCivic Stadium
Seasons← 19791981 →
1980 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Lehigh ^   –   9 – 1 – 2
No. 6 Delaware   –   9 – 2 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Northwestern State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Portland State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 4 – 0
James Madison   –   4 – 6 – 0
Lafayette   –   3 – 7 – 0
Nicholls State   –   2 – 9 – 0
Northeastern   –   2 – 9 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1980 Portland State Vikings football team was an American football team that represented Portland State University as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its sixth and final season under head coach Mouse Davis, the team compiled an 8–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 550 to 209. The team utilized the run and shoot offense popularized by Davis and gained national acclaim for its high-scoring offensive output, including single-game tallies of 105 and 93 points. On the field, the team was led by senior quarterback Neil Lomax. During the 1980 season, Lomax tallied 4,094 passing yards and became the all-time leader in college football history with a career total of 13,200 passing yards.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6North DakotaW 28–1411,952
September 20Montana
  • Civic Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 20–011,381
September 27at Idaho StateNo. 10тL 33–598,042
October 4at IdahoL 27–3713,000
October 11at Puget SoundW 37–145,200
October 18Eastern Washington
  • Civic Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 54–217,347
October 25Cal Poly Pomona
  • Civic Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 93–76,152
November 1at Northwestern StateL 21–407,000
November 8Delaware State
  • Civic Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 105–04,772
November 15South Dakota State
  • Civic Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 48–174,976
November 22Weber State
  • Civic Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 75–06,890

Roster

1980 Portland State Vikings football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 11 Neil Lomax Sr
WR 86 Clint Didier Sr
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

Game summaries

Delaware State

See also: 1980 Delaware State Hornets football team and 1980 Delaware State vs. Portland State football game
1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 0 0 0 0
Vikings 49 14 35 7 105
Statistics DSU PSU
First downs 10 26
Total yards 61 451
Rushing yards 27 32
Passing yards 34 419
Turnovers 7 0
Time of possession 38:23 21:37
Team Category Player Statistics
Delaware State Passing Rod Lester 5/18, 34 yards, INT
Rushing Doug Picott 11 rushes, 53 yards
Receiving Greg Lee 2 receptions, 18 yards
Portland State Passing Neil Lomax 16/28, 311 yards, 8 TD
Rushing Neil Lomax 3 rushes, 23 yards, TD
Receiving Clint Didier 8 receptions, 111 yards, 2 TD

References

  1. Karen Allen (November 22, 1980). "Raves, shot at playoffs for PSU". Statesman-Journal. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
  2. John Jeansonne (November 16, 1980). "Running Up the Score: What Good Does It Do?". Newsday. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Vikings To Host South Dakota State". Statesman Journal. November 15, 1980. p. 3F – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Portland's Lomax a record breaker". The Home News (AP story). September 5, 1980. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Portland St., Lomax Go Wild in 75-0 Win". Los Angeles Times. November 23, 1980. p. III-8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Lomax, PSU open with 28-14 victory". Statesman Journal (AP story). September 7, 1980. p. 3D.
  7. Vince Devlin (September 21, 1980). "Lomax, Vikings pummel Grizzlies". The Missoulian. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Idaho State hands PSU 59-33 loss". Statesman Journal. September 28, 1980 – via Newspapers.com. [REDACTED]
  9. "Idaho outscores Portland 37–27". The Times-News. October 5, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Portland State's Lomax riddles UPS, 37–14". The News Tribune. October 12, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Lomax riddles EWU". The Spokesman-Review. October 19, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "PSU destroys Cal Poly 93–7". Statesman Journal. October 26, 1980. pp. 1D, 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Portland State clawed by Louisiana Demons". The Sunday Oregonian. November 2, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "PSU scores 105 points". Statesman Journal. November 9, 1980. pp. 1D, 5D – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Lomax helps Portland sink SDSU". Argus-Leader. November 16, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "Lomax throws for 474 yards, leads Vikings to 75–0 victory". Statesman Journal. November 23, 1980. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  17. "Portland State Football Record Book (PDF)" (PDF).
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