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2019 Portland State

5–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Portland State in 2019, game by game: lost at Arkansas 13–20; won vs. Simon Fraser 70–7; lost at No. 22 Boise State 10–45; won vs. Eastern Oregon 59–9; lost at Idaho State 24–51; won vs. Southern Utah 52–31; won vs. Idaho 24–0; won at Northern Colorado 38–30; lost at Northern Arizona 29–31; lost vs. Montana 23–38; lost vs. UC Davis 28–45; lost at Eastern Washington 46–53+63−35Lost 13–20 at Arkansas-7ArkansasWon 70–7 vs. Simon Fraser+63Simon FraserLost 10–45 at No. 22 Boise State-35No. 22 Boise StateWon 59–9 vs. Eastern Oregon+50Eastern OregonLost 24–51 at Idaho State-27Idaho StateWon 52–31 vs. Southern Utah+21Southern UtahWon 24–0 vs. Idaho+24IdahoWon 38–30 at Northern Colorado+8Northern Colora…Lost 29–31 at Northern Arizona-2Northern ArizonaLost 23–38 vs. Montana-15MontanaLost 28–45 vs. UC Davis-17UC DavisLost 46–53 at Eastern Washington-7Eastern Washing…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atArkansasL 13–⁠2022%
Sep 7vsSimon FraserW 70–⁠770%
Sep 14at22Boise StateL 10–⁠457%
Sep 21vsEastern OregonW 59–⁠967%
Sep 28atIdaho StateL 24–⁠5141%
Oct 5vsSouthern UtahW 52–⁠3164%
Oct 12vsIdahoW 24–⁠053%
Oct 19atNorthern ColoradoW 38–⁠3064%
Oct 26atNorthern ArizonaL 29–⁠3147%
Nov 2vsMontanaL 23–⁠3838%
Nov 9vsUC DavisL 28–⁠4546%
Nov 23atEastern WashingtonL 46–⁠5321%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Eastern Washington 53–⁠46; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 40 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 8th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
416–⁠360
Coach
—
Elo
1248 +11 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.7 No. 43 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 110
Offensive coordinator
Matt Leunen
Defensive coordinator
Payam Saadat
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

Leaders

Passing yardsDavis Alexander QB214 yds
Passing touchdownsDavis Alexander QB1 TD
Rushing yardsBeau Kelly WR52 yds
Receiving yardsMataio Talalemotu WR83 yds
Receiving touchdownsCharlie Taumoepeau TE1 TD
TacklesRobert Holt S11 tkl
SacksAnthony Del Toro DT1 sacks
InterceptionsRobert Holt S1 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Justus Legg WDE★★★No. 792
Greg Oliver CB★★★No. 1679
Justice Pagan OLB★★★No. 1994
Jojo Siofele RB★★★No. 1994
Zakhayas Lee RB★★★No. 2254

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.760
Running backs42.80.805
Receivers42.30.785
Offensive line12.00.780
Defensive line22.50.823
Linebackers32.30.793
Defensive backs52.60.794
Athletes and specialists22.50.790
Whole class222.50.794

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.

2019 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Sacramento State8–⁠19–⁠4
Weber State7–⁠111–⁠4
Montana State6–⁠111–⁠4
Montana6–⁠210–⁠4
Eastern Washington5–⁠37–⁠5
Idaho4–⁠55–⁠7
UC Davis3–⁠45–⁠7
Portland State3–⁠55–⁠7
Southern Utah2–⁠53–⁠9
Northern Arizona2–⁠64–⁠8
Cal Poly2–⁠63–⁠8
Northern Colorado2–⁠62–⁠10
Idaho State1–⁠63–⁠9

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