Portland State
at Cal Poly
Saturday, Sept. 20, 6:05 p.m.
San Luis Opisbo, Calif.
Spanos Stadium
(11,075 Natural Grass)
Watch Big Sky
Series History: Tied 10-10.
The Records: Portland State is 1-2. Cal Poly is 0-2.
Last Meeting: Cal Poly scored 24 straight points in the second half and rolled up 518 yards of offense in a 38-34 win over the Vikings in Portland in 2013.
The Coaches: Portland State’s Nigel Burton is 19-29 in his fourth season...Cal Poly’s Tim Walsh is 32-27 in his sixth season with the Mustangs...Walsh is 2-0 vs. Burton.
Notes: This is a non-conference games...Tim Walsh was Portland State’s head coach from 1993-2006...Cal Poly leads the series 5-4 in San Luis Obispo...Burton was an assistant for Walsh at Portland State...Cal Poly leads the Big Sky in rushing offense at 242.5 yards per game. PSU is tops in the Big Sky in rushing defense, allowing 89.7 yards per game...Cal Poly is coming off a bye...This is Portland State’s first game against an FCS teams. The Vikings have lost to Pac-12 teams Washington State an Oregon State, and beaten Western Oregon...Cal Poly is even in turnover margin. Portland State is -4...This is Cal Poly’s home opener...PSU is 0-2 on the road.