1997 Portland State Vikings football team

1997 Portland State Vikings football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumCivic Stadium
1997 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Eastern Washington $^   7 1     12 2  
No. 11 Montana ^   6 2     8 4  
Montana State   5 3     6 5  
Northern Arizona   4 4     6 5  
Weber State   4 4     6 5  
Cal State Northridge   4 4     4 8  
Portland State   3 5     4 7  
Idaho State   2 6     3 8  
Sacramento State   1 7     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Cal State Northridge record includes two losses by forfeit
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Portland State Vikings football team was an American football team that represented Portland State University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. In their fifth year under head coach Tim Walsh, the team compiled a 3–8 record, with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, and finished seventh in the Big Sky.