The opening of camp for the Portland State Football team will have a decidedly different look and feel in 2019. The Vikings will travel to Camp Rilea Training Center on the Oregon Coast for their first three workouts and 72 hours of team bonding.
 
Portland State will have its first practice on Monday, August 5, at Camp Rilea, an Armed Forces Training Center located just south of Warrenton on the coast, approximately 88 miles from campus. PSU will have three afternoon practices, Aug. 5-7, using the Parade Field and Helipad Field at Camp Rilea.
 
In addition to practice, the team will take part in numerous team building activities at Camp Rilea, and on the adjacent Del Rey Beach State Recreational Site. Players will bunk in the barracks, eat at the mess hall and take in all the offerings of the training center.
 
"The goal of our time at Camp Rilea is for the team to come out of this as one," said Head Coach Bruce Barnum as he held out his hand showing five fingers, then slowly forming it into a fist.
 
Portland State will return to campus on Thursday, Aug. 8, to resume practice at Stott Community Field. The remainder of the fall practice schedule will take place at Stott, and return to the traditional morning workouts.
 
The Vikings will have three formal scrimmages during camp, Aug. 13, Aug. 17 and Aug. 22. All will take place during the normal morning practice times.
 
Portland State returns 46 letterwinners from the 2018 season. Nineteen starters, including nine on offense, eight on defense and two on special teams are back. PSU was 4-7 in 2018, 3-5 in the Big Sky Conference.
 
Portland State's football schedule will open in an unique way as well when the Vikings travel to face an SEC team for the first time in school history. PSU plays at Arkansas on Aug. 31 in a game televised on the SEC Network. The six-game home schedule, played entirely at Hillsboro Stadium, begins on Sept. 7 against Division II Simon Fraser.
 
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Portland State Football Practice
Mon., Aug. 5      3-5 p.m., Practice at Camp Rilea
Tues., Aug. 6      4-6 p.m., Practice at Camp Rilea
Wed., Aug. 7      4-6 p.m., Practice at Camp Rilea
Thurs., Aug. 8     return to Portland State, 4-6 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 9          7:30-10 a.m.
Sat. Aug. 10        7:30-10 a.m.
Sun., Aug. 11      Off Day
Mon., Aug. 12    7:30-10 a.m.
Tues., Aug. 13    7:30-10 a.m. (scrimmage)
Wed., Aug. 14    7:30-10 a.m.
Thurs., Aug. 15   7:30-10 a.m.
Fri., Aug. 16        7:30-10 a.m.
Sat., Aug. 17       7:30-10 a.m. (scrimmage)
Sun., Aug. 18      Off Day
Mon., Aug. 19    7:30-10 a.m.
Tues., Aug. 20    7:30-10 a.m.
Wed., Aug. 21    7:30-10 a.m.
Thurs., Aug. 22   7:30-10 a.m. (scrimmage)
Fri.-Sun, Aug. 23-25    TBA
Mon. Aug. 26     7:30-10 a.m.
Tues., Aug. 27    7:30-10 a.m.
Wed., Aug. 28    7:30-10 a.m.
Thurs., Aug. 29   Travel and Practice in Arkansas
Fri., Aug. 30        Walk through at Arkansas
Sat., Aug. 31       Vikings vs. Arkansas 3 p.m. CT/1 p.m. PT