Portland State

0-3

Big Sky · Hillsboro Stadium · 7,600 · 1,911 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat Oregon · our model 0% Portland State · a number, not a pick

LastL 23–47 vs North Dakota · Sat Sep 12 · Gabe Downing 233 pass yds, 3 TD, 12 rush yds

Nextat Oregon · Fri Sep 18 · 10:30 pm ET · Autzen Stadium · series 0-6, lost the last 6 · Game preview

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

FCS Program Prestige · Portland State

Mid-Major Contender

FCS Playoff Contender — consistent bracket participant, regional force.

T1Regional
T2Mid-Major
T3Power
T4National
T5Blue Blood
T6Dynasty
T7All-Time

All-time record · Portland State

Portland State has won 35% of its games since 1969 — 37% at home, 26% on the road.

88-161-1 all-time · 39 seasons · 1969–2026

Home 18-30-1
Away 36-103
Neutral 34-28
1 g 1960s
4 g 1970s
3 g 1980s
8 g 1990s
45% 2000s
37% 2010s
30% 2020s

Program memory

What this program never forgets

Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.

1987 Division II Playoffs

Portland State appears in the NCAA Division II playoffs, the program's era of relevance

1988 Division II Playoffs

Portland State returns to the Div II playoffs, proving the 1987 run was not a fluke

1993

Dam Cup establishment

The rivalry with Eastern Washington formalizes around the Dam Cup trophy, a geographic identity anchor

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ConferenceWhere this team sits in this season's conference standings.

Big Sky standing · 2026

12th in the Big Sky

Portland State is 12th of 13 in the Big Sky at 0-1. The path to the title is steep — the focus is on playoff positioning and rivalry wins.

#ProgramRecord
1Montana2-0
2Cal Poly1-0
3Montana State1-0
4Northern Arizona1-0
5UC Davis1-0
6Southern Utah1-1
7Weber State1-1
–Idaho State0-0
9Eastern Washington0-1
10Idaho0-1
11Northern Colorado0-1
12Portland State0-1
13Utah Tech0-2
Cultural identityWhat college football loses if this program didn't exist.
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r/cfb moments

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[Postgame Thread] BYU Defeats Portland State 69-0
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