The Vikings compete at the NCAA Division I level in basketball, soccer, volleyball, golf, tennis, softball, indoor and outdoor track and field, and cross country.

Football's "Run & Shoot" offense was first implemented at the college level at PSU by then coach Darryl "Mouse" Davis.

Chisholm replaced interim AD Teri Mariani, who filled that role since February 2006 when Tom Burman left for the University of Wyoming.

After an extensive nationwide search for an athletic director, John Johnson was selected by PSU president Stephen Percy and introduced on March 15, 2022.

Mouse Davis installed the "Run & Shoot" which provided prolific scoring teams led by quarterbacks June Jones and Neil Lomax.

The team finished the season tied for second in the conference and featured PSU offensive lineman Brennan Carvalho and linebacker Adam Hayword being named All-Americans.

On December 8, 2009, Portland State announced Nevada defensive coordinator Nigel Burton as their new head coach.

With a tie game at the nine-minute mark in the fourth quarter, Quarterback's Paris Penn, and Alex Kuresa put together a 14-play, 69-yard drive.

Washington State was driving inside the final minute when senior DB Aaron Sibley picked off a Peyton Bender pass at the PSU 27-yard line.

The Vikings would finish the year 9-3 and make it into the FCS playoffs and host Northern Iowa at Providence Park.

The Vikings finished the 2021 season at 5-6, including an upset victory in Ogden, UT over #24 Weber State.

Quarterback Davis Alexander signed a free agent contract after season's end with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.

Portland State has qualified for the Big Sky Conference Tournament eight times in the eleven years it has been eligible.

The Vikings went on to win the conference tourney by beating Idaho State in a semi-final match and Northern Arizona University in the final to secure the school's first NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship Tournament berth.

In the 2008–09, for the second year in a row, the Portland State Vikings completed a 23–10 basketball season with a trip to the NCAA Tournament.

Portland State earned a number-13 seed but lost in the Tournament to fourth-seeded Xavier in a first-round game, 77–59.

To start the season, Peery lead The Vikings to a 5–0 record with wins over Utah State, University Of Portland, and UC Riverside heading into the Phil Knight 80 Invitational.

Who had future lottery draft picks and NBA players Marvin Bagley III, Wendell Carter Jr., Gary Trent Jr., and Grayson Allen.

Rick Sanders was the first Viking to win individual national championships and was a two-time Olympic silver medalist.

The women's basketball tradition includes considerable success at the NCAA DII level playing for national championships prior to moving to Division I.

Under first-year head coach Sherri Murrell, the 2007–08 Portland State team finished 22–9 overall and advanced to the semifinals of the Big Sky Conference Tournament.

Longtime coach Jeff Mozzochi led the Vikings to it most successful DI finish in 2006 since moving up from DII.

Portland State returned most of its 2007 roster for the 2008 season and finished tied for second in the conference standings.

Portland State swept through the first three rounds of the NCAA DII Tournament and then defeated Northern Michigan in five games in front of a sellout crowd at the Stott Center for national title number four.

A new era in Portland State women's soccer began on February 22, 2008, when former All-American and professional player Laura Schott was named the Vikings’ new head coach.

The soccer team won the Big Sky Conference Championship in 2004 under then coach Tara Erickson who subsequently was hired by the University of Oregon.

The Viking program has been in existence since 1996, but has already proven to be competitive at a high level under former Portland State golf coach Felicia Johnston's guidance.

After seven seasons in charge, Portland State women's golf coach Felicia Johnston announced her resignation, citing a desire to spend more time with her family.

She also spent three years coaching at her alma mater in Colorado, Centaurus High School, and guided the team to a record of 60–15 from 2000–02.

The men and women's track and field teams are led by interim head coach Ronnye Harrison.