2023 Portland State Vikings football team

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2023 Portland State Vikings football
Portland State Athletics wordmark.svg
Conference Big Sky Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorA. C. Patterson (1st season)
Offensive scheme West Coast
Co-defensive coordinatorColin Fry (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorMark Rhea (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Hillsboro Stadium
Seasons
  2022
2024  
2023 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Montana $^  7 1   13 2  
No. 8 Idaho ^  6 2   9 4  
No. 9 Montana State ^  6 2   8 4  
Northern Arizona  5 3   5 6  
No. 24 UC Davis  5 3   7 4  
No. 13 Sacramento State ^  4 4   8 5  
Portland State  4 4   5 6  
Weber State  4 4   6 5  
Eastern Washington  3 5   4 7  
Idaho State  3 5   3 8  
Cal Poly  1 7   3 8  
Northern Colorado  0 8   0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Portland State Vikings football team represented Portland State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Bruce Barnum, the Vikings played their home games off campus at Hillsboro Stadium in Hillsboro, Oregon, a suburb west of Portland.

Contents

Preseason

Polls

On July 23, 2023, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Vikings were predicted to finish eighth in the Big Sky by the coaches and ninth by the media. [1]

Coaches poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Montana State120 (10)
2UC Davis96 (1)
3Sacramento State94 (1)
4Weber State91
5Idaho89
6Montana84
7Eastern Washington52
8Portland State45
9Northern Arizona44
10Northern Colorado37
11Cal Poly25
12Idaho State15
Media poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Montana State447 (26)
2Idaho410 (8)
3Montana359 (2)
4Sacramento State334 (3)
5UC Davis330
6Weber State320
7Eastern Washington216
8Northern Arizona178
9Portland State167
10Northern Colorado109
11Cal Poly103
12Idaho State69

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:00 p.m.at No. 15 (FBS) Oregon * P12N L 7–8145,723
September 91:00 p.m.at Wyoming *MW NetworkL 17–3122,121
September 161:00 p.m. North American * ESPN+ W 91–01,411
September 231:00 p.m. Cal Poly
  • Hillsboro Stadium
  • Hillsboro, OR
ESPN+W 59–211,672
September 301:00 p.m.at No. 3 Montana State ESPN+L 22–3822,017
October 142:00 p.m.at Northern Arizona ESPN+W 45–219,713
October 211:00 p.m. Idaho State
  • Hillsboro Stadium
  • Hillsboro, OR
ESPN+L 24–382,174
October 281:00 p.m. Eastern Washington
ESPN+W 47–353,189
November 44:00 p.m.at UC Davis ESPN+L 23–378,945
November 116:00 p.m.No. 3 Montana
  • Hillsboro Stadium
  • Hillsboro, OR
ESPN+L 10–344,578
November 1811:00 a.m.at Northern Colorado ESPN+W 27–232,578

[2]

Game summaries

at No. 15 (FBS) Oregon

Pregame lineOver/under
ORE -48.064.5
Portland State Vikings (0–0) at No. 15 (FBS) Oregon Ducks (0–0)
Quarter1234Total
Portland State70007
No. 15 (FBS) Oregon2228171481

at Autzen Stadium

  • Date: September 2
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: 3 mph W
  • Game attendance: 45,723
  • Referee: Justin Elliott
  • TV: Pac-12 Network
Game information
First quarter
  • 11:01 ORE - Troy Franklin 13-yard pass from Bo Nix (Terrance Ferguson run for two-point conversion) - 8-0 Oregon, Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:34
  • 7:01 PRST - Chance Miller 9-yard pass from Dante Chachere (Gianni Smith kick) - 8-7 Oregon, Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:00
  • 5:53 ORE - Bucky Irving 52-yard run (Camden Lewis kick) - 15-7 Oregon, Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:08
  • 2:14 ORE - Troy Franklin 32-yard pass from Bo Nix (Camden Lewis kick) - 22-7 Oregon, Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:02
Second quarter
  • 11:11 ORE - Jordan James 9-yard run (Camden Lewis kick) - 29-7 Oregon, Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:37
  • 10:42 ORE - Jordan James 4-yard run (Camden Lewis kick) - 36-7 Oregon, Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, 0:25
  • 5:56 ORE - Bucky Irving 56-yard run (Camden Lewis kick) - 43-7 Oregon, Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 2:06
  • 1:14 ORE - Jordan James 9-yard run (Camden Lewis kick) - 50-7 Oregon, Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:18
Third quarter
  • 14:09 ORE - Gary Bryant Jr. 10-yard pass from Bo Nix (Grant Meadors kick) - 57-7 Oregon, Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:51
  • 9:56 ORE - Gary Bryant Jr. 21-yard pass from Ty Thompson (Grant Meadors kick) - 64-7 Oregon, Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:48
  • 2:08 ORE - Camden Lewis 41-yard field goal - 67-7 Oregon, Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 5:43
Fourth quarter
  • 11:12 ORE - Dante Dowdell 3-yard run (Grant Meadors kick) - 74-7 Oregon, Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:54
  • 2:04 ORE - Jayden Limar 17-yard run (Grant Meadors kick) - 81-7 Oregon, Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 2:46
StatisticsPortland StateNo. 15 Oregon
First downs937
Plays–yards57–20072–729
Rushes–yards37–14834–348
Passing yards52381
Passing: compattint8–20–033–38–0
Time of possession28:3731:23
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Portland StatePassingDante Chachere5/14, 35 yards, 1 TD
RushingDante Chachere6 carries, 53 yards
ReceivingJaden Casey3 receptions, 17 yards
No. 15 OregonPassing Bo Nix 23/27, 287 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Bucky Irving 4 carries, 119 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Troy Franklin 7 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TD

at Wyoming

Portland State Vikings at Wyoming Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Vikings0100717
Cowboys14710031

at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, Wyoming

  • Date: September 9
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 22,121
  • Referee: Christian Watson
  • TV announcers (Mountain West Network): Chris Sylvester, Jared Petrino, and Bridget Howard
  • Box score, Recap
Game information

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References

  1. "Montana State Tabbed Preseason Football Favorites". July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  2. "2023 Football Schedule". Portland State University Athletics. Retrieved April 19, 2023.