1996 Portland State Vikings football team

1996 Portland State Vikings football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record3–8 (1–7 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive schemeOption
Home stadiumCivic Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Montana $^   7 0     14 1  
No. 6 Northern Arizona ^   6 1     9 3  
Cal State Northridge   4 3     7 4  
Weber State   4 3     7 4  
Eastern Washington   3 4     6 5  
Montana State   3 4     6 5  
Idaho State   1 6     4 7  
Sacramento State   0 7     1 10  
Portland State   0 0     3 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Portland State games did not count in conference standings
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Portland State Vikings football team was an American football team that represented Portland State University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. In their fourth year under head coach Tim Walsh, the team compiled a 3–8 record.[1]

The season marked the program's return to NCAA Division I-AA. The Vikings had previously played at the division I-AA level from 1978 to 1980.

  1. ^ "Year-by-year scores" (PDF). 2021 Portland State Football Media Guide. p. 122. Retrieved October 20, 2021.