1996 Portland State Vikings football team

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.

1996 Portland State Vikings football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record3–8 (1–7 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Tim Walsh (4th season)
Offensive schemeOption
Home stadiumCivic Stadium
1996 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 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.

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