2013 Portland State Vikings football team

The 2013 Portland State Vikings football team represented Portland State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth year head coach Nigel Burton and played their home games at Jeld-Wen Field. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 6–6, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in ninth place.

2013 Portland State Vikings football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2013 record	6–6 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Nigel Burton (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bruce Barnum
Defensive coordinator	Jaime Hill
Home stadium	Jeld-Wen Field (Capacity: 20,674)

2013 Big Sky Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Eastern Washington $^		8	–	0					12	–	3
No. 5 Northern Arizona ^		7	–	1					9	–	3
No. 8 Montana ^		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 21 Southern Utah ^		5	–	3					8	–	5
No. 20 Montana State		5	–	3					7	–	5
Cal Poly		5	–	3					6	–	6
UC Davis		5	–	3					5	–	7
Sacramento State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Portland State		3	–	5					6	–	6
North Dakota		2	–	6					3	–	8
Idaho State		1	–	7					3	–	9
Weber State		1	–	7					2	–	10
Northern Colorado		0	–	8					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:05 pm	Eastern Oregon*	Jeld-Wen Field Portland, Oregon	BSTV	W 57–17	5,174
September 7	2:00 pm	at California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, California	P12N	L 30–37	43,594
September 14	1:05 pm	Humboldt State*	Jeld-Wen Field Portland, Oregon	BSTV	W 43–6	5,028
September 21	6:00 pm	at UC Davis*	Aggie Stadium Davis, California	BSTV	W 41–10	5,040
September 26	7:05 pm	No. 18 Cal Poly	Jeld-Wen Field Portland, Oregon	RTNW	L 34–38	6,726
October 5	12:35 pm	at No. 10 Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, Montana	RTNW	L 27–55	25,604
October 12	1:05 pm	at Southern Utah	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, Utah	BSTV	L 7–17	6,539
October 26	1:05 pm	North Dakota	Jeld-Wen Field Portland, Oregon	BSTV	W 14–10	5,120
November 2	1:05 pm	Weber State	Jeld-Wen Field Portland, Oregon	BSTV	W 45–24	4,285
November 9	2:00 pm	at Idaho State	Holt Arena Pocatello, Idaho	BSTV	W 38–31	4,926
November 16	1:05 pm	Sacramento State	Jeld-Wen Field Portland, Oregon	BSTV	L 42–43	4,553
November 23	2:35 pm	at No. 3 Eastern Washington	Roos Field Cheney, Washington (The Dam Cup)	RTNW	L 41–42	9,522
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with UC Davis on September 21 is considered a non conference game and will have no effect on the Big Sky Standings.

Game summaries

Eastern Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	0	0	3	14	17
Vikings	14	22	0	21	57

@ California

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	14	9	7	0	30
Golden Bears	10	17	10	0	37

Humboldt State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	0	6	0	0	6
Vikings	7	6	23	7	43

@ UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	7	7	13	14	41
Aggies	0	7	3	0	10

Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Mustangs	0	7	14	17	38
Vikings	7	14	0	13	34

@ Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	13	7	0	7	27
#10 Grizzlies	21	14	10	10	55

@ Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	7	0	0	7
Thunderbirds	0	10	0	7	17

North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Dakota	7	3	0	0	10
Vikings	0	0	0	17	17

Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	3	7	7	7	24
Vikings	10	14	7	14	45

@ Idaho State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	21	7	10	0	38
Bengals	7	14	7	3	31

Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	3	7	21	12	43
Vikings	7	14	14	7	42

@ Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	7	14	0	20	41
#3 Eagles	7	0	14	21	42

References

1. "Football Schedule". Portland State Athletics. Retrieved September 9, 2013.