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2015 Portland State

9–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Portland State in 2015, game by game: won at Washington State 24–17; won at Idaho State 34–14; won vs. Western Oregon 31–0; lost vs. North Dakota 17–19; won at North Texas 66–7; won vs. Montana State 59–42; won at Cal Poly 38–35; won vs. Montana 35–16; lost at Northern Colorado 32–35; won vs. Southern Utah 24–23; won at Eastern Washington 34–31; lost vs. Northern Iowa 17–29+59−12Won 24–17 at Washington State+7Washington StateWon 34–14 at Idaho State+20Idaho StateWon 31–0 vs. Western Oregon+31Western OregonLost 17–19 vs. North Dakota-2North DakotaWon 66–7 at North Texas+59North TexasWon 59–42 vs. Montana State+17Montana StateWon 38–35 at Cal Poly+3Cal PolyWon 35–16 vs. Montana+19MontanaLost 32–35 at Northern Colorado-3Northern Colora…Won 24–23 vs. Southern Utah+1Southern UtahWon 34–31 at Eastern Washington+3Eastern Washing…Lost 17–29 vs. Northern Iowa-12Northern Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atWashington StateW 24–⁠1720%
Sep 12atIdaho StateW 34–⁠1434%
Sep 26vsWestern OregonW 31–⁠073%
Oct 3vsNorth DakotaL 17–⁠1964%
Oct 10atNorth TexasW 66–⁠743%
Oct 17vsMontana StateW 59–⁠4252%
Oct 24atCal PolyW 38–⁠3552%
Oct 31vsMontanaW 35–⁠1651%
Nov 7atNorthern ColoradoL 32–⁠3575%
Nov 14vsSouthern UtahW 24–⁠2352%
Nov 21atEastern WashingtonW 34–⁠3148%
Dec 5vsNorthern IowaNCAA Division I Football Championship – Second RoundL 17–⁠2943%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northern Iowa 29–⁠17 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 40 on file).

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 2nd in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
411–⁠268
Coach
—
Elo
1427 +178 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.4 No. 8 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 202
Offensive coordinator
Steve Cooper
Defensive coordinator
Malik Roberson
Offense
Pistol
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

Leaders

Passing yardsAlex Kuresa QB330 yds
Passing touchdownsAlex Kuresa QB3 TD
Rushing yardsDavid Jones RB170 yds
Rushing touchdownsNate Tago RB3 TD
Receiving yardsDarnell Adams WR100 yds
Receiving touchdownsDarnell Adams WR1 TD

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Chase Morrison RB★★No. 2838
Carlos Martin RB★★No. 2838

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs22.00.767

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.

2015 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Southern Utah7–⁠18–⁠4
Portland State6–⁠29–⁠3
Montana6–⁠38–⁠5
Eastern Washington6–⁠36–⁠5
Weber State6–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Arizona5–⁠37–⁠4
North Dakota5–⁠37–⁠4
Cal Poly4–⁠54–⁠7
Northern Colorado3–⁠56–⁠5
Montana State3–⁠65–⁠6
UC Davis2–⁠62–⁠9
Idaho State1–⁠72–⁠9
Sacramento State1–⁠82–⁠9

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