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2017 Portland State

0–⁠11 (0–⁠9 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Portland State in 2017, game by game: lost at BYU 6–20; lost at Oregon State 32–35; lost vs. UC Davis 14–37; lost vs. Montana 33–45; lost at Montana State 22–30; lost vs. Northern Arizona 20–42; lost at Idaho State 30–59; lost vs. North Dakota 21–48; lost at Cal Poly 28–35; lost vs. Weber State 17–63; lost at Eastern Washington 33–59+7−46Lost 6–20 at BYU-14BYULost 32–35 at Oregon State-3Oregon StateLost 14–37 vs. UC Davis-23UC DavisLost 33–45 vs. Montana-12MontanaLost 22–30 at Montana State-8Montana StateLost 20–42 vs. Northern Arizona-22Northern ArizonaLost 30–59 at Idaho State-29Idaho StateLost 21–48 vs. North Dakota-27North DakotaLost 28–35 at Cal Poly-7Cal PolyLost 17–63 vs. Weber State-46Weber StateLost 33–59 at Eastern Washington-26Eastern Washing…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 26atBYUL 6–⁠209%
Sep 2atOregon StateL 32–⁠3523%
Sep 16vsUC DavisL 14–⁠3750%
Sep 30vsMontanaL 33–⁠4541%
Oct 7atMontana StateL 22–⁠3031%
Oct 14vsNorthern ArizonaL 20–⁠4233%
Oct 21atIdaho StateL 30–⁠5941%
Oct 28vsNorth DakotaL 21–⁠4843%
Nov 4atCal PolyL 28–⁠3533%
Nov 11vsWeber StateL 17–⁠6318%
Nov 18atEastern WashingtonL 33–⁠599%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Eastern Washington 59–⁠33; unranked in the final AP poll; 13th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 40 on file).

Record
0–⁠11
Conference
0–⁠9 13th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
256–⁠473
Coach
—
Elo
1092 −180 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−34.4 No. 92 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 173
Offensive coordinator
Steve Cooper
Defensive coordinator
Malik Roberson
Offense
Pistol
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

Leaders

Passing yardsJalani Eason QB298 yds
Passing touchdownsJalani Eason QB3 TD
Rushing yardsZa’Quan Summers RB161 yds
Rushing touchdownsJalani Eason QB2 TD
Receiving yardsCharlie Taumoepeau TE125 yds
Receiving touchdownsJosh Kraght QB2 TD
TacklesBeau Duronslet S19 tkl
SacksDavond Dade DE1 sacks
InterceptionsBeau Duronslet S1 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Jalani Eason DUAL★★★No. 2001
Antwone Williams CB★★No. 2862
Anthony Adams S★★No. 3016
Jared Reed CB★★No. 4117
Zarykk Davis SDE★★No. 4117

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.805
Defensive line22.00.748
Defensive backs32.00.765
Whole class62.20.766

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.

2017 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Weber State9–⁠111–⁠3
Southern Utah7–⁠29–⁠3
Eastern Washington6–⁠27–⁠4
Northern Arizona6–⁠27–⁠5
Sacramento State6–⁠37–⁠4
Montana5–⁠37–⁠4
Montana State5–⁠35–⁠6
UC Davis4–⁠55–⁠6
Idaho State2–⁠64–⁠7
Northern Colorado2–⁠63–⁠7
North Dakota2–⁠63–⁠8
Cal Poly1–⁠71–⁠10
Portland State0–⁠90–⁠11

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