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Northern Colorado vs. Portland State

Northern Colorado and Portland State have 15 meetings on file, the first in 2005; Portland State leads the series 11–⁠4 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Portland State 6–⁠4.

Northern Colorado wins
4
Portland State wins
11
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2005
Longest streak
5 Portland State
Current streak
1 Northern Colorado
Last 10 meetings
Portland State 6–⁠4
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s0–⁠5
2010s3–⁠3
2020s1–⁠3
Average margin
13 points; 8 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Northern Colorado
2–⁠5 Northern Colorado’s record at home
At Portland State
3–⁠1 Portland State’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠3 Northern Colorado first

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Northern Colorado’s biggest win2025: Northern Colorado 24, Portland State 13by 11 points
  2. Portland State’s biggest win2006: Portland State 45, Northern Colorado 3by 42 points
  3. Upset2015: Northern Colorado 35, Portland State 32Northern Colorado had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2016: Northern Colorado 56, Portland State 49Northern Colorado had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Northern Colorado and Portland State, 2005 on13001500170020052010201520202025

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Nov 22, 2025Northern Colorado 24, Portland State 13at Northern Colorado
Nov 23, 2024Portland State 45, Northern Colorado 13at Portland State
Nov 18, 2023Portland State 27, Northern Colorado 23at Northern Colorado
Nov 5, 2022Portland State 35, Northern Colorado 21at Portland State
Oct 19, 2019Portland State 38, Northern Colorado 30at Northern Colorado
Oct 13, 2018Portland State 35, Northern Colorado 14at Portland State
Oct 29, 2016Northern Colorado 56, Portland State 49at Portland State
Nov 7, 2015Northern Colorado 35, Portland State 32at Northern Colorado
Nov 12, 2011Portland State 23, Northern Colorado 17at Northern Colorado
Nov 13, 2010Northern Colorado 35, Portland State 30Neutral site
Oct 10, 2009Portland State 23, Northern Colorado 18at Northern Colorado
Nov 22, 2008Portland State 24, Northern Colorado 21Neutral site
Nov 17, 2007Portland State 31, Northern Colorado 21at Northern Colorado
Sep 9, 2006Portland State 45, Northern Colorado 3Neutral site
Sep 24, 2005Portland State 41, Northern Colorado 17Neutral site

Every game is listed as played on the field.