2023 Portland State Vikings football team

2023 Portland State Vikings football
2023 Portland State Vikings football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bruce Barnum (9th season);
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
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Big Sky Conference football standings
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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

$ – 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.

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]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
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

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
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
September 2	12:00 p.m.	at No. 15 (FBS) Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	L 7–81	45,723
September 9	1:00 p.m.	at Wyoming*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	MW Network	L 17–31	22,121
September 16	1:00 p.m.	North American*	Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR	ESPN+	W 91–0	1,411
September 23	1:00 p.m.	Cal Poly	Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR	ESPN+	W 59–21	1,672
September 30	1:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Montana State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	ESPN+	L 22–38	22,017
October 14	2:00 p.m.	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	ESPN+	W 45–21	9,713
October 21	1:00 p.m.	Idaho State	Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR	ESPN+	L 24–38	2,174
October 28	1:00 p.m.	at Eastern Washington	Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR (The Dam Cup)	ESPN+	W 47–35	3,189
November 4	4:00 p.m.	at UC Davis	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA	ESPN+	L 23–37	8,945
November 11	6:00 p.m.	No. 3 Montana	Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR	ESPN+	L 10–34	4,578
November 18	11:00 a.m.	at Northern Colorado	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	ESPN+	W 27–23	2,578
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries[edit]

at No. 15 (FBS) Oregon[edit]

Pregame line	Over/under
ORE -48.0	64.5

Portland State Vikings (0–0) at No. 15 (FBS) Oregon Ducks (0–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Portland State	7	0	0	0	7
No. 15 (FBS) Oregon	22	28	17	14	81

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

Statistics	Portland State	No. 15 Oregon
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
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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	10	0	7	17
Cowboys	14	7	10	0	31

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

First quarter

WYO – Jamari Ferrell 1-yard run (John Hoyland kick), 8:03. Cowboys 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 2:15.
WYO – Ayir Asante 64-yard pass from Andrew Peasley (John Hoyland kick), 2:51. Cowboys 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:28.

Second quarter

PSU – Dante Chachere 2-yard run (Gianni Smith kick), 8:50. Cowboys 14–7. Drive: 18 plays, 75 yards, 9:01.
WYO – Wyatt Wieland 29-yard pass from Andrew Peasley (John Hoyland kick), 4:52. Cowboys 21–7. Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 1:28.
PSU – Gianni Smith 45-yard field goal, 0:16. Cowboys 21–10. Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 0:33.

Third quarter

WYO – John Hoyland 56-yard field goal, 6:42. Cowboys 24–10. Drive: 11 plays, 41 yards, 5:54.
WYO – Ayir Asante 14-yard pass from Andrew Peasley (John Hoyland kick), 1:55. Cowboys 31–10. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:21.

Fourth quarter

PSU – Maclaine Griffin 10-yard pass from Dante Chachere (Gianni Smith kick), 7:03. Cowboys 31–17. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 5:18.

Top passers

PSU – Dante Chachere – 22/38, 214 yards, TD, INT
WYO – Andrew Peasley – 11/16, 201 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

PSU – Quincy Craig – 12 rushes, 54 yards
WYO – Sam Scott – 11 rushes, 70 yards

Top receivers

PSU – Jermaine Braddock – 7 receptions, 61 yards
WYO – Ayir Asante – 2 receptions, 78 yards, 2 TD

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.

[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.

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