2023 Portland State Vikings football team
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 5–6 (4–4 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | A. C. Patterson (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | West Coast |
Co-defensive coordinator | Colin Fry (1st season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Mark Rhea (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Hillsboro Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Preseason
[edit]Polls
[edit]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]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Montana State | 120 (10) |
2 | UC Davis | 96 (1) |
3 | Sacramento State | 94 (1) |
4 | Weber State | 91 |
5 | Idaho | 89 |
6 | Montana | 84 |
7 | Eastern Washington | 52 |
8 | Portland State | 45 |
9 | Northern Arizona | 44 |
10 | Northern Colorado | 37 |
11 | Cal Poly | 25 |
12 | Idaho State | 15 |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Montana State | 447 (26) |
2 | Idaho | 410 (8) |
3 | Montana | 359 (2) |
4 | Sacramento State | 334 (3) |
5 | UC Davis | 330 |
6 | Weber State | 320 |
7 | Eastern Washington | 216 |
8 | Northern Arizona | 178 |
9 | Portland State | 167 |
10 | Northern Colorado | 109 |
11 | Cal Poly | 103 |
12 | Idaho State | 69 |
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 15 (FBS) Oregon* | P12N | L 7–81 | 45,723 | |
September 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Wyoming* | MW Network | L 17–31 | 22,121 | |
September 16 | 1:00 p.m. | North American* | ESPN+ | W 91–0 | 1,411 | |
September 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Cal Poly |
| ESPN+ | W 59–21 | 1,672 |
September 30 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Montana State | ESPN+ | L 22–38 | 22,017 | |
October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at Northern Arizona | ESPN+ | W 45–21 | 9,713 | |
October 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Idaho State |
| ESPN+ | L 24–38 | 2,174 |
October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Eastern Washington |
| ESPN+ | W 47–35 | 3,189 |
November 4 | 4:00 p.m. | at UC Davis | ESPN+ | L 23–37 | 8,945 | |
November 11 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 3 Montana |
| ESPN+ | L 10–34 | 4,578 |
November 18 | 11:00 a.m. | at Northern Colorado | ESPN+ | W 27–23 | 2,578 | |
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Game summaries
[edit]Pregame line | Over/under |
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ORE -48.0 | 64.5 |
Portland State Vikings (0–0) at No. 15 (FBS) Oregon Ducks (0–0)
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Portland State | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 15 (FBS) Oregon | 22 | 28 | 17 | 14 | 81 |
- 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 |
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Statistics | Portland State | No. 15 Oregon |
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First downs | 9 | 37 |
Plays–yards | 57–200 | 72–729 |
Rushes–yards | 37–148 | 34–348 |
Passing yards | 52 | 381 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 8–20–0 | 33–38–0 |
Time of possession | 28:37 | 31:23 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Portland State | Passing | Dante Chachere | 5/14, 35 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Dante Chachere | 6 carries, 53 yards | |
Receiving | Jaden Casey | 3 receptions, 17 yards | |
No. 15 Oregon | Passing | 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
[edit]Portland State Vikings at Wyoming Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Vikings | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Cowboys | 14 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
Game information | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Montana State Tabbed Preseason Football Favorites". July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Football Schedule". Portland State University Athletics. Retrieved April 19, 2023.