2025 Portland State Vikings football team

2025 Portland State Vikings football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	0–2 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bruce Barnum (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Leunen (1st season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast spread
Defensive coordinator	Bryant Thomas (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Hillsboro Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Cal Poly		0	–	0					1	–	0
Northern Colorado		0	–	0					1	–	0
No. 8 UC Davis		0	–	0					1	–	0
No. 6 Montana		0	–	0					0	–	0
Eastern Washington		0	–	0					0	–	1
No. 10 Idaho		0	–	0					0	–	1
No. 3 Montana State		0	–	0					0	–	1
No. 19 Northern Arizona		0	–	0					0	–	1
No. 18 Sacramento State		0	–	0					0	–	1
Weber State		0	–	0					0	–	1
Idaho State		0	–	0					0	–	2
Portland State		0	–	0					0	–	2
As of September 3, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Portland State Vikings football team represents Portland State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Vikings are led by eleventh-year head coach Bruce Barnum and play at the Hillsboro Stadium in Hillsboro, Oregon.

Big Sky prediction poll

The Big Sky Conference released its preseason prediction poll on July 17, 2025. The Vikings were predicted to finish 10th in the conference. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 23	1:30 p.m.	No. 10 Tarleton State *	Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR	ESPN2	L 0–42	1,890
August 30	5:00 p.m.	at BYU *	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN+	L 0–69	64,494
September 6	4:00 p.m.	at No. 20 North Dakota *	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	ESPN+
September 13	9:00 p.m.	at Hawaii *	Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex Honolulu, HI	Spectrum Sports
September 27	2:00 p.m.	Northern Arizona	Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR	ESPN+
October 4	4:00 p.m.	at Eastern Washington	Roos Field Cheney, WA (The Dam Cup)	ESPN+
October 18	2:00 p.m.	Weber State	Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR	ESPN+
October 25	1:00 p.m.	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN+
November 1	2:00 p.m.	at Cal Poly	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	ESPN+
November 8	2:00 p.m.	Sacramento State	Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR	ESPN+
November 15	2:00 p.m.	Montana	Providence Park Portland, OR	ESPN+
November 22	11:00 a.m.	at Northern Colorado	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

No. 10 Tarleton State

See also: 2025 Tarleton State Texans football team

No. 10 Tarleton State Texans (0-0) vs. Portland State Vikings (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Texans	7	7	14	14	42
Vikings	0	0	0	0	0

at Hillsboro Stadium • Hillsboro, Oregon

• Date: August 23
• Game time: 1:30 PM PDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 97 °F (36 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 1,890
• Referee: Spencer Mumford
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Rodney McLeod (analyst), and Victoria Arlen (sideline reporter)
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter TAR – Tre Page III 28-yard run (Corbin Poston kick), 7:25. Texans 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 0:59. Second quarter TAR – Tre Page III 89-yard run (Corbin Poston kick), 10:49. Texans 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 89 yards, 0:15. Third quarter TAR – Dawson Hearne 14-yard pass from Victor Gabalis (Corbin Poston kick), 6:02. Texans 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 2:57. TAR – Danny Joiner 4-yard pass from Victor Gabalis (Corbin Poston kick), 4:04. Texans 28–0. Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 1:50. Fourth quarter TAR – Omar Emmons 37-yard interception return (Corbin Poston kick), 12:21. Texans 35–0. TAR – Caleb Lewis 8-yard run (Corbin Poston kick), 2:53. Texans 42–0. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:51.

Statistics	TAR	PRST
First downs	22	17
Total yards	453	277
Rushing yards	301	108
Passing yards	152	169
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–25–0	18–35–3
Time of possession	27:38	32:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tarleton State	Passing	Victor Gabalis	14/24, 152 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Tre Page III	15 rushes, 170 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Cody Jackson	4 receptions, 96 yards
Portland State	Passing	Gabe Downing	10/17, 91 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Delon Thompson	17 rushes, 55 yards
	Receiving	Branden Alvarez	6 receptions, 72 yards

at BYU (FBS)

See also: 2025 BYU Cougars football team

Portland State Vikings (0-1) vs. BYU Cougars (FBS) (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	0	0	0	0
Cougars (FBS)	14	35	6	14	69

at LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 6:00 PM MDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: SE at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
• Game attendance: 64,494
• Referee: Tutashinda Salaam
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Mike Corey and Brad Hopkins
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter BYU – 3:58 Jack Kelly 54 yard blocked field goal return, Will Ferrin kick BYU 7–0 BYU – 0:00 Chase Roberts 4-yard reception from Bear Bachmeier, Will Ferrin kick BYU 14–0 Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 2:23 Second quarter BYU – 9:52 Noah Moeaki 5-yard reception from Bear Bachmeier, Will Ferrin kick BYU 21–0 Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 2:55 BYU – 6:53 Cody Hagen 57 yard run, Will Ferrin kick BYU 28–0 Drive: 4 plays, 84 yards, 1:53 BYU – 6:15 Bear Bachmeier 4 yard run, Will Ferrin kick BYU 35–0 Drive: 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:25 BYU – 3:35 Carsen Ryan 22 yard reception from Bear Bachmeier, Will Ferrin kick BYU 42–0 Drive: 4 plays, 91 yards, 1:24 BYU – 0:49 Bear Bachmeier 12 yard run, Will Ferrin kick BYU 49–0 Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 1:05 Third quarter BYU – 6:33 Will Ferrin 25 yard field goal BYU 52–0 Drive: 15 plays, 68 yards, 8:27 BYU – 2:09 Will Ferrin 56 yard field goal BYU 55–0 Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, 3:11 Fourth quarter BYU – 14:51 Dominique McKenzie 41 yard run, Will Ferrin kick BYU 62–0 Drive: 2 plays, 53 yards, 0:13 BYU – 1:55 Charles Miska 5 yard run, Will Ferrin kick BYU 69–0 Drive: 15 plays, 79 yards, 10:21

Statistics	PRST	BYU
First downs	3	28
Total yards	53	606
Rushing yards	-3	468
Passing yards	56	138
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	10–20–0	12–18–0
Time of possession	25:38	34:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Portland State	Passing	C. J. Jordan	8/14, 58 yards
	Rushing	Jacques Badolato-Birdsell	12 rushes, 28 yards
	Receiving	Kristian Ingman	1 reception, 20 yards
BYU	Passing	Bear Bachmeier	7/11, 97 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	LJ Martin	8 rushes, 131 yards
	Receiving	Carsen Ryan	2 receptions, 47 yards, TD

at No. 20 North Dakota

See also: 2025 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

Portland State Vikings (0-2) at No. 20 North Dakota Fighting Hawks (0-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	-	-	-	-	0
No. 20 Fighting Hawks	-	-	-	-	0

at Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND

• Date: September 6

Statistics	PRST	UND
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Portland State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Hawaii (FBS)

See also: 2025 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

Portland State Vikings (0-0) vs. Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (FBS) (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	-	-	-	-	0
Rainbow Warriors (FBS)	-	-	-	-	0

at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI

• Date: September 13

Statistics	PRST	HAW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Portland State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Hawaii	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Northern Arizona

See also: 2025 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (0-0) vs. Portland State Vikings (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	-	-	-	-	0
Vikings	-	-	-	-	0

at Hillsboro Stadium • Hillsboro, OR

• Date: September 27

Statistics	NAU	PRST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Arizona	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Portland State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Eastern Washington (The Dam Cup)

See also: 2025 Eastern Washington Eagles football team and The Dam Cup

Portland State Vikings (0-0) vs. Eastern Washington Eagles (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	-	-	-	-	0
Eagles	-	-	-	-	0

at Roos Field • Cheney, WA

• Date: October 4

Statistics	PRST	EWU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Portland State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Eastern Washington	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Weber State

See also: 2025 Weber State Wildcats football team

Weber State Wildcats (0-0) vs. Portland State Vikings (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0
Vikings	-	-	-	-	0

at Hillsboro Stadium • Hillsboro, OR

• Date: October 18

Statistics	WEB	PRST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Weber State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Portland State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Idaho

See also: 2025 Idaho Vandals football team

Portland State Vikings (0-0) vs. Idaho Vandals (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	-	-	-	-	0
Vandals	-	-	-	-	0

at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID

• Date: October 25

Statistics	PRST	IDHO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Portland State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Idaho	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Cal Poly

See also: 2025 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Portland State Vikings (0-0) vs. Cal Poly Mustangs (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	-	-	-	-	0
Mustangs	-	-	-	-	0

at Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA

• Date: November 1
• Game time: 2:00 PM PDT

Statistics	PRST	CP
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Portland State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Cal Poly	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Sacramento State

See also: 2025 Sacramento State Hornets football team

Sacramento State Hornets (0-0) vs. Portland State Vikings (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	-	-	-	-	0
Vikings	-	-	-	-	0

at Hillsboro Stadium • Hillsboro, OR

• Date: November 8

Statistics	SAC	PRST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Sacramento State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Portland State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Montana

See also: 2025 Montana Grizzlies football team

Montana Grizzlies (0-0) vs. Portland State Vikings (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Grizzlies	-	-	-	-	0
Vikings	-	-	-	-	0

at Providence Park • Portland, OR

• Date: November 15

Statistics	MONT	PRST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Montana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Portland State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Northern Colorado

See also: 2025 Northern Colorado Bears football team

Portland State Vikings (0-0) vs. Northern Colorado Bears (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	-	-	-	-	0
Bears	-	-	-	-	0

at Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO

• Date: November 22

Statistics	PRST	UNCO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Portland State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northern Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

1. "Montana State Tabbed as 2025 #BigSkyFB Favorites". July 17, 2025. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
2. Kelley, Kevin (February 27, 2025). "Portland State announces 2025 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
3. Odem, Joel (February 27, 2025). "Portland State's 2025 football schedule includes some oddities". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
4. Kelley, Kevin (February 27, 2025). "Portland State to host Montana at Providence Park in 2025". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 24, 2025.