Portland State Vikings
Big SkyPortland, ORHillsboro Stadium
2026: 2–5 (2–2 Big Sky). Last: lost at Northern Arizona 38–25. Next: at Idaho State, Saturday, Oct 24, 6 p.m. ET.
- L 24–31UC Davis
- L 20–53at San Diego State
- L 23–47North Dakota
- L 0–84at No. 21 Oregon
- W 44–41at Weber State
- W 30–14Utah Tech
- L 25–38at Northern Arizona
- Oct 24at Idaho State
- Oct 31Idaho
- Nov 7at Montana
- Nov 13Southern Utah
- Nov 21at Eastern Washington
Portland State has played football since 1947 and is officially 372–439–10; 255 of its 821 games are in our file. They have won six Western Football Conference titles (the last in 1992) and two Oregon Collegiate Conference titles, counting shared titles. Since 1972, the NFL Draft has taken 10 players from here in its first seven rounds, 0 of them in the first round. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 player from Portland State. This season, they’re 2–5.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 372–439–10 official; 90–164–1 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1179
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 59 · Composite No. 66 in FCS, Oct 17; down 1 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Conference titles
- 8 last in 1992
- Seasons
- 40 since 1969, 255 games
2026 season 2–5
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs UC Davis | L 24–31 | 26% |
| Sep 5 | at San Diego State | L 20–53 | 8% |
| Sep 12 | vs North Dakota | L 23–47 | 23% |
| Sep 18 | at 21Oregon | L 0–84 | 3% |
| Sep 26 | at Weber State | W 44–41 | 27% |
| Oct 10 | vs Utah Tech | W 30–14 | 67% |
| Oct 17 | at Northern Arizona | L 25–38 | 17% |
| Oct 24 | at Idaho State | Preview | 22% |
| Oct 31 | vs Idaho | Preview | 44% |
| Nov 7 | at Montana | Preview | 14% |
| Nov 13 | vs Southern Utah | Preview | 31% |
| Nov 21 | at Eastern Washington | Preview | 34% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
On the 2026 team
- Delon Thompson616 rushing yards, 4 TD (leads Portland State in rushing yards)
- Isaac Redford54 tackles, 2 INT (leads Portland State in tackles)
- Terence Loville32 catches, 491 yards, 2 TD (leads Portland State in receiving yards)
- Jaxson Helmstetler51 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
- Tyrese Smith617 passing yards, 2 TD (leads Portland State in passing yards)
- Logan Lisherness43 tackles, 0.5 sacks
Program greats See all
Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at Portland State.
Program strength since 1969
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Eastern Washington
7–12 in 19
- 2014 L 34–56
- 2015 W 34–31
- 2016 L 28–35
- 2017 L 33–59
- 2018 L 23–74
- 2019 L 46–53
- 2021 L 28–42
- 2022 W 38–35
- 2023 W 47–35
- 2025 L 27–35
Lost the last one.
Next: Nov 21
- Montana
3–15 in 18
- 2013 L 27–55
- 2015 W 35–16
- 2017 L 33–45
- 2018 W 22–20
- 2019 L 23–38
- 2020 L 7–48
- 2022 L 16–53
- 2023 L 10–34
- 2024 L 17–28
- 2025 L 17–63
Lost the last six.
Next: Nov 7
- Idaho State
10–8 in 18
- 2013 W 38–31
- 2014 L 13–31
- 2015 W 34–14
- 2016 W 45–20
- 2017 L 30–59
- 2018 L 45–48
- 2019 L 24–51
- 2021 W 31–10
- 2023 L 24–38
- 2024 W 42–38
Won the last one.
Next: Oct 24
| Opponent | Games | PRST record |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Washington | 19 | 7–12 |
| Montana | 18 | 3–15 |
| Idaho State | 18 | 10–8 |
| Weber State | 17 | 7–10 |
| Sacramento State | 16 | 7–9 |
| Northern Colorado | 15 | 11–4 |
| Northern Arizona | 15 | 5–10 |
| Montana State | 15 | 2–13 |
Every opponent (53)
Every program Portland State has played, A to Z, with Portland State’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Arizona State 0–1
- Arkansas 0–1
- Boise State 0–5
- BYU 0–2
- Cal Poly 4–5
- California 0–2
- Chattanooga 0–1
- College of Idaho 1–0
- Eastern Oregon 2–0
- Eastern Washington 7–12
- Fresno State 0–5
- Hawai’i 1–5
- Humboldt State 1–0
- Idaho 1–7
- Idaho State 10–8
- Lincoln (CA) 1–0
- McNeese 1–1
- Montana 3–15
- Montana State 2–13
- Nevada 0–1
- New Mexico 1–0
- Nicholls 1–0
- North American 1–0
- North Dakota 1–6
- North Texas 1–0
- Northern Arizona 5–10
- Northern Colorado 11–4
- Northern Iowa 0–1
- Oregon 0–7
- Oregon State 0–5
- Pacific 0–1
- Sacramento State 7–9
- San Diego State 0–2
- San José State 0–2
- Simon Fraser 1–0
- South Dakota 0–0–1
- Southern Oregon 2–0
- Southern Utah 3–2
- Stephen F. Austin 1–0
- Tarleton State 0–1
- TCU 0–1
- UC Davis 6–8
- UL Monroe 0–1
- UNLV 0–1
- Utah 0–1
- Utah Tech 1–0
- Washington 0–3
- Washington State 1–4
- Weber State 7–10
- Western Colorado 1–0
- Western Oregon 4–0
- Willamette 1–0
- Wyoming 0–1
Conference titles
8, counting shared titles- Western Football Conference 6
- 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992
- Oregon Collegiate Conference 2
- 1963, 1964
As the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.
Conferences
- Oregon Collegiate Conference 1955–1964
- Independent 1965–1981 and 1993–1995
- Big Sky since 1996
- 1996Joined the Big Sky from independence. Source
Portland State’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time). The moves and their announcement dates from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the year is the first season in the new conference. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 1
- Coaches
- 0
| 1996 | Neil Lomax QB |
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 10 since 1972
- First-round picks
- 0
The school
Portland State University- Enrollment
- 19,951 15,414 undergraduates, fall 2024
- Where
- Portland, Oregon
- Public or private
- Public Research 2
- Founded
- 1946
- Graduates’ median earnings
- $57,906 10 years after starting
Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 1179 | ||||
| 2025 | 1–11 | 1–7 | 1116 | ||||
| 2024 | 3–8–1 | 3–5 | 1267 | ||||
| 2023 | 5–6 | 4–4 | 1275 | ||||
| 2022 | 4–7 | 3–5 | 1243 | ||||
| 2021 | 5–6 | 4–4 | 1295 | ||||
| 2020 | 0–1 | 1250 | |||||
| 2019 | 5–7 | 3–5 | 1248 | ||||
| 2018 | 4–7 | 3–4 | 1205 | ||||
| 2017 | 0–11 | 0–9 | 1092 | ||||
| 2016 | 2–8 | 2–6 | 1259 | ||||
| 2015 | 9–3 | 6–2 | 1427 | ||||
| 2014 | 3–9 | 2–7 | 1224 | ||||
| 2013 | 6–6 | 4–5 | 1341 | ||||
| 2012 | 0–1 | 1304 | |||||
| 2011 | 7–4 | 5–3 | 1325 | ||||
| 2010 | 2–9 | 1–7 | 1160 | ||||
| 2009 | 2–9 | 1–7 | 1148 | ||||
| 2008 | 4–7 | 3–5 | 1243 | ||||
| 2007 | 3–8 | 3–5 | 1268 | ||||
| 2006 | 7–4 | 6–2 | 1439 | ||||
| 2005 | 6–5 | 4–3 | 1395 | ||||
| 2004 | 7–4 | 4–3 | 1407 | ||||
| 2003 | 2–1 | 1337 | |||||
| 2002 | 0–1 | 1300 |
Every season back to 1969 (15 more)
Officially 372–439–10 since 1947 (per Wikipedia, through the 2024 season); game by game here, 90–164–1 (255 of its 821 games are on file). Our file starts in 1969; the program began in 1947. Some games are missing from our source.
No season on file for 1971–74, 1978–80, 1982, 1984–85, 1987–89, 1991–93, 1995, 2001: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.