1978 Portland State Vikings football team

1978 Portland State Vikings football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Mouse Davis (4th season)
Home stadium	Civic Stadium

1978 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Florida A&M ^			–					12	–	1	–	0
No. 1 Nevada ^			–					11	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Lehigh			–					8	–	3	–	0
Northeastern			–					6	–	5	–	0
Bucknell			–					5	–	5	–	0
Northwestern State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Portland State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Lafayette			–					4	–	7	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 Portland State Vikings football team was an American football team that represented Portland State University as an independent during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Mouse Davis, the Vikings compiled a 5–6 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at Northern Arizona	NAU Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 14–42
September 16	Montana	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	W 27–16
September 23	at Idaho State	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	L 13–27
September 30	Sacramento State	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	W 63–7
October 7	at No. 3 (D-II) Cal Poly	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 20–56	6,025
October 14	at Humboldt State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 27–41
October 21	Simon Fraser	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	W 48–30	2,711
October 28	at Puget Sound	Baker Stadium Tacoma, WA	L 21–34
November 4	at Cal State Northridge	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	L 27–42	4,500
November 11	San Francisco State	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	W 35–21	1,100
November 18	South Dakota State	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	W 42–21
Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game