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2014 Portland State

3–⁠9 (2–⁠7 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Portland State in 2014, game by game: lost at Oregon State 14–29; won vs. Western Oregon 45–38; lost at Washington State 21–59; lost at Cal Poly 14–42; won vs. UC Davis 23–14; lost at North Dakota 16–24; lost vs. Northern Arizona 17–21; won at Weber State 30–17; lost vs. Idaho State 13–31; lost at Montana State 22–29; lost at Sacramento State 41–48; lost vs. Eastern Washington 34–56+13−38Lost 14–29 at Oregon State-15Oregon StateWon 45–38 vs. Western Oregon+7Western OregonLost 21–59 at Washington State-38Washington StateLost 14–42 at Cal Poly-28Cal PolyWon 23–14 vs. UC Davis+9UC DavisLost 16–24 at North Dakota-8North DakotaLost 17–21 vs. Northern Arizona-4Northern ArizonaWon 30–17 at Weber State+13Weber StateLost 13–31 vs. Idaho State-18Idaho StateLost 22–29 at Montana State-7Montana StateLost 41–48 at Sacramento State-7Sacramento StateLost 34–56 vs. Eastern Washington-22Eastern Washing…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atOregon StateL 14–⁠2918%
Sep 6vsWestern OregonW 45–⁠3876%
Sep 13atWashington StateL 21–⁠5928%
Sep 20atCal PolyL 14–⁠4244%
Oct 4vsUC DavisW 23–⁠1451%
Oct 11atNorth DakotaL 16–⁠2455%
Oct 18vsNorthern ArizonaL 17–⁠2144%
Oct 25atWeber StateW 30–⁠1759%
Nov 1vsIdaho StateL 13–⁠3147%
Nov 8atMontana StateL 22–⁠2924%
Nov 15atSacramento StateL 41–⁠4839%
Nov 21vsEastern WashingtonL 34–⁠5616%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Eastern Washington 56–⁠34; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 40 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠7 tied for 11th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
290–⁠408
Coach
—
Elo
1224 −103 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−28.7 No. 67 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 133
Offensive coordinator
Bruce Barnum
Defensive coordinator
Jaime Hill
Offense
Pistol
Defense
3–⁠4

Leaders

Passing yardsKieran McDonagh QB334 yds
Passing touchdownsKieran McDonagh QB1 TD
Rushing yardsParis Penn RB101 yds
Rushing touchdownsParis Penn RB2 TD
Receiving yardsAlex Toureen WR125 yds
Receiving touchdownsAlex Toureen WR1 TD

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Malik Cyphers CB★★★No. 1603
Semise Kofe SDE★★★No. 1876
Artuz Manning CB★★No. 1926
Sione Taumoe’Anga DT★★No. 2466
Sam Bodine OLB★★No. 2648

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line12.00.767
Defensive line42.30.771
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs22.50.804
Athletes and specialists12.00.733
Whole class102.20.773

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2014 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Eastern Washington9–⁠111–⁠3
Idaho State6–⁠28–⁠4
Montana6–⁠39–⁠5
Montana State6–⁠38–⁠5
Cal Poly6–⁠37–⁠5
Northern Arizona5–⁠37–⁠5
Sacramento State5–⁠47–⁠5
North Dakota3–⁠55–⁠7
Southern Utah3–⁠53–⁠9
Northern Colorado2–⁠63–⁠8
Portland State2–⁠73–⁠9
Weber State2–⁠72–⁠10
UC Davis1–⁠72–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.