Portland State Vikings football under Jerry Glanville encompassed the

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and

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s that Glanville served as the

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. On February 28, 2007, Glanville was hired as the twelfth head coach in the history of Portland State football. He replaced Tim Walsh who resigned as head coach on February 16 to accept the position of

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. Prior to his arrival, Glanville had served as

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for both the

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and 2006 seasons. He had also served as the head coach for both the

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(from 1986 to 1989) and the

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(from 1990 to 1993) of the

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prior to his arrival at Portland. The Vikings entered the 2007 season with high expectations, but finished with only three wins and eight losses (3–8). Their loss against Weber State was noted for having set

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(FCS) records for both the most combined points and points scored by a team in a loss. Looking to improve in 2008, the Vikings only won one additional game to finish with four wins and seven losses (4–7). After finishing the 2009 season with only two wins and nine losses (2–9), Glanville resigned as head coach of the Vikings on November 17. During his three-season tenure at Portland State, Glanville compiled an overall record of nine wins and 24 losses (9–24).

2007 season

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in the Big Sky, the team struggled and finished with a record of three wins and eight losses. After losses against No. 10 to open the season, and

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in their home opener, the first victory of the Glanville era came against

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at PGE Park. Portland then lost at

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of the Football Bowl Subdivision a week before their second victory of the season at No. 21 . The Vikings then lost their next five consecutive games against Northern Arizona, , ,

and

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. Their 68–73 loss against Weber State is noted for the combined 141 points scored by both teams and 68 points scored by the Vikings in the loss, both FCS records. At the time, the 141 combined points also set the NCAA all-division record for most points in a game. Portland then closed the season with a victory at to end their five-game losing streak.

Schedule

2008 season

Looking to improve upon their three win 2007 season, Glanville led the Vikings to only an improvement of a single win in their 4–7 2008 campaign. After a victory over Division II to open the season, Portland lost three consecutive road games against

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of the FBS and

. The Vikings ended their three-game losing streak with a 47–36 victory over . In the win, Portland quarterback set a FCS record for having the most pass attempts in a single game without an

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with 73. The Vikings then lost at Northern Arizona and defeated at PGE Park to improve their record to 3–4. However, Portland then had their second three-game losing streak of the season with losses at Weber State, at home against

and at home against

before they won their final game of the season at home against .

Schedule

2009 season

In what was the final season of the Glanville era, Portland State only won a pair of games en route to a final record of two wins and nine losses. After a loss at Oregon State to open the season, the Vikings won their first game of the season at home against of the NAIA. The Vikings then went on a three-game losing streak with losses at

, and against both Weber State and

before they won their second and final game of the season at Northern Colorado. Portland State then concluded the season with five consecutive losses against Northern Arizona,

, at

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against

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, against

and at .

Schedule

References

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