2011 Portland State Vikings football team

2011 Portland State Vikings football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	7–4 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Nigel Burton (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Bruce Barnum (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pistol
Defensive coordinator	Eric Jackson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Jeld-Wen Field

2011 Big Sky Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 7 Montana State $^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 5 Montana† ^		5	–	1					6	–	2
Portland State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Eastern Washington		5	–	3					6	–	5
Weber State		5	–	3					5	–	6
Northern Arizona		3	–	5					4	–	7
Sacramento State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Idaho State*		1	–	7					2	–	9
Northern Colorado		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant † Montana vacated two conference wins, five total wins, their conference co-championship, and playoff participation (three games, including two of the five total wins) in 2011 * Idaho State ineligible for FCS playoffs due to APR violations Rankings from The Sports Network poll, using Montana's later-diminished W–L record

The 2011 Portland State Vikings football team represented Portland State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Vikings were led by second year head coach Nigel Burton and played their home games at Jeld-Wen Field. They are a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 7–4, 5–3 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for third place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:05 pm	Southern Oregon*		Jeld-Wen Field Portland, OR	CSNNW	W 52–0	4,953
September 17	5:00 pm	Northern Arizona		Jeld-Wen Field Portland, OR	CSNNW	W 31–29	5,479
September 24	11:00 am	at No. 20 (FBS) TCU*		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		L 13–55	33,825
October 1	12:30 pm	at Idaho State		Holt Arena Pocatello, ID		W 42–35	8,288
October 8	1:00 pm	No. 3 Montana State		Jeld-Wen Field Portland, OR	CSNNW/Max Media	L 36–38	9,054
October 15	12:00 pm	at No. 14 Montana		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	CSNNW/KPAX	L 24–30	25,744
October 22	5:00 pm	Willamette*		Jeld-Wen Field Portland, OR		W 36–10	5,491
October 29	1:00 pm	at Eastern Washington		Roos Field Cheney, WA (The Dam Cup)	SWX/CSNNW	W 43–26	9,003
November 5	1:00 pm	Sacramento State		Jeld-Wen Field Portland, OR		W 29–20	4,635
November 12	11:05 am	at Northern Colorado		Nottingham Field Greeley, CO		W 23–17	3,682
November 19	1:00 pm	Weber State	No. 25	Jeld-Wen Field Portland, OR		L 33–48	6,072
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time