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2016 Portland State

2–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Big Sky). The season’s Wikipedia article records 3–⁠8, over 11 games to the 10 on file here.

Schedule and results

Portland State in 2016, game by game: lost at San José State 35–66; lost at No. 8 Washington 3–41; lost at Southern Utah 31–45; won vs. Idaho State 45–20; lost at Weber State 10–14; lost vs. Cal Poly 35–55; lost vs. Northern Colorado 49–56; won at UC Davis 51–29; lost at Sacramento State 35–42; lost vs. Eastern Washington 28–35+25−38Lost 35–66 at San José State-31San José StateLost 3–41 at No. 8 Washington-38No. 8 WashingtonLost 31–45 at Southern Utah-14Southern UtahWon 45–20 vs. Idaho State+25Idaho StateLost 10–14 at Weber State-4Weber StateLost 35–55 vs. Cal Poly-20Cal PolyLost 49–56 vs. Northern Colorado-7Northern Colora…Won 51–29 at UC Davis+22UC DavisLost 35–42 at Sacramento State-7Sacramento StateLost 28–35 vs. Eastern Washington-7Eastern Washing…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10atSan José StateL 35–⁠6636%
Sep 17at8WashingtonL 3–⁠4115%
Sep 24atSouthern UtahL 31–⁠4538%
Oct 1vsIdaho StateW 45–⁠2074%
Oct 8atWeber StateL 10–⁠1451%
Oct 15vsCal PolyL 35–⁠5555%
Oct 29vsNorthern ColoradoL 49–⁠5666%
Nov 5atUC DavisW 51–⁠2952%
Nov 12atSacramento StateL 35–⁠4266%
Nov 18vsEastern WashingtonL 28–⁠3525%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Eastern Washington 35–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 40 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of Portland State’s 2016 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Sep 3vsCentral WashingtonW 43–⁠26Portland State’s article
Record
2–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 9th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
322–⁠403
Coach
—
Elo
1259 −126 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.1 No. 54 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 167
Offensive coordinator
Steve Cooper
Defensive coordinator
Malik Roberson
Offense
Pistol
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

Leaders

Passing yardsAlex Kuresa QB283 yds
Passing touchdownsAlex Kuresa QB1 TD
Rushing yardsParis Penn RB144 yds
Rushing touchdownsMitchell Thompson RB1 TD
Receiving yardsMaximo Espitia LB118 yds
Receiving touchdownsAlex Kuresa QB1 TD
TacklesTyler Foreman S14 tkl
SacksDavond Dade DE1 sacks

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Moustapha Toure OT★★★No. 879
A.J. Ruffin TE★★No. 3036
Korbin Sorensen OG★★No. 3036
Mason Vega WDE★★No. 3036
Davis Alexander RB★★No. 3036

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line22.50.808
Defensive line12.00.767
Defensive backs12.00.767
Whole class62.20.781

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.

2016 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Eastern Washington8–⁠012–⁠2
North Dakota8–⁠09–⁠3
Weber State7–⁠27–⁠5
Cal Poly5–⁠37–⁠5
Southern Utah5–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Colorado4–⁠45–⁠5
Northern Arizona4–⁠45–⁠6
Montana3–⁠56–⁠5
Montana State2–⁠64–⁠7
UC Davis2–⁠63–⁠8
Portland State2–⁠62–⁠8
Sacramento State2–⁠72–⁠8
Idaho State1–⁠71–⁠9

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