American college football season
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.[1][2] 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.[3][4][5]
Schedule
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Roster
References
- ^ Karen Allen (November 22, 1980). "Raves, shot at playoffs for PSU". Statesman-Journal. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ John Jeansonne (November 16, 1980). "Running Up the Score: What Good Does It Do?". Newsday. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vikings To Host South Dakota State". Statesman Journal. November 15, 1980. p. 3F – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Portland's Lomax a record breaker". The Home News (AP story). September 5, 1980. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Portland St., Lomax Go Wild in 75-0 Win". Los Angeles Times. November 23, 1980. p. III-8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lomax, PSU open with 28-14 victory". Statesman Journal (AP story). September 7, 1980. p. 3D.
- ^ Vince Devlin (September 21, 1980). "Lomax, Vikings pummel Grizzlies". The Missoulian. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Idaho State hands PSU 59-33 loss". Statesman Journal. September 28, 1980 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "PSU destroys Cal Poly 93-7". Statesman Journal. October 26, 1980. pp. 1D, 2D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "PSU scores 105 points". Statesman Journal. November 9, 1980. pp. 1D, 5D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lomax throws for 474 yards, leads Vikings to 75-0 victory". Statesman Journal. November 23, 1980. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Portland State Football Record Book (PDF)" (PDF).