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.
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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]
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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 |
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More information Predicted finish, Team ...
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 |
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More information Date, Time ...
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 | - Hillsboro Stadium
- Hillsboro, OR
| 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 | - Hillsboro Stadium
- Hillsboro, OR
| 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 | - Hillsboro Stadium
- Hillsboro, OR
| 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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at No. 15 (FBS) Oregon
More information Pregame line, Over/under ...
Pregame line | Over/under |
ORE -48.0 | 64.5 |
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More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Portland State |
7 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 15 (FBS) Oregon |
22 |
28 |
17 | 14 | 81 |
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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
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Portland State Vikings (0–0) at No. 15 (FBS) Oregon Ducks (0–0)
at Autzen Stadium
- Date:
- 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
More information Statistics, Portland State ...
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 |
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More information Team, Category ...
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 |
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at Wyoming
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Vikings |
0 |
10 |
0 | 7 | 17 |
Cowboys |
14 |
7 |
10 | 0 | 31 |
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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.
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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
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Portland State Vikings at Wyoming Cowboys – Game summary
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