This will be the ninth season at the reins for head coach Barnum, and fourteenth overall with the team after spending the previous five years as offensive coordinator. His first season taking over as HC from Nigel Burton in 2015 was a banner year – the Vikings went 9-3 with FBS wins over Washington State and North Texas, earning STATS FCS and Big Sky Coach of the Year honors for Barnum. But ever since then it’s been quite a struggle, as the team is 21-47 from 2016 onwards with no winning seasons or FBS wins. Last year PSU finished with a 4-7 record, with their season finale being an entertaining but astonishing 49-42 loss to a Cal Poly team that was 1-9 at the time.
Duck Tape: Film Analysis of Portland State 2023
