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Portland, OR (Sports Network) - Portland State's football team will travel to
the University of Washington and play five home games as part of a 2012
schedule announced Tuesday.
The Vikings will face a Pac-12 school for the eighth time since 2005 when they
go to Washington on Sept. 15 to take on the Huskies.
They will open their season at home Sept. 1 against NAIA member Carroll
College and play their other non-conference game at North Dakota on Sept. 8.
Although North Dakota is joining the Big Sky Conference this year as the
conference expands to 13 teams, the game will not count toward the conference
standings.
Portland State's eight conference games will be at home against Southern Utah
(Sept. 22), Idaho State (Oct. 6), Northern Colorado (Nov. 3) and Eastern
Washington (Nov. 17), and on the road against Northern Arizona (Sept. 29), Cal
Poly (Oct. 20), UC Davis (Oct. 27) and Montana State (Nov. 10).
The Vikings won't play conference rivals Montana, Sacramento State and Weber
State.
Coach Nigel Burton's team is coming off a 7-4 season, including 5-3 in the Big
Sky.
2012 Portland State Football Schedule
Sept. 1, Carroll College, JELD-WEN Field
Sept. 8, at North Dakota, Grand Forks, N.D.
Sept. 15, at Washington, CenturyLink Field, Seattle
Sept. 22, Southern Utah*, JELD-WEN Field
Sept. 29, at Northern Arizona*, Flagstaff, Ariz.
Oct. 6, Idaho State*, JELD-WEN Field
Oct. 20, at Cal Poly*, San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Oct. 27, at UC Davis*, Davis, Calif.
Nov. 3, Northern Colorado*, JELD-WEN Field
Nov. 10, at Montana State*, Bozeman, Mont.
Nov. 17, Eastern Washington*, JELD-WEN Field
* - Big Sky Conference game
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