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2021 Portland State

5–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Portland State in 2021, game by game: lost at Hawai’i 35–49; lost at Washington State 24–44; won vs. Western Oregon 21–7; lost vs. Montana State 17–30; won at Southern Utah 20–13; lost at Idaho 35–42; won vs. Idaho State 31–10; won vs. Cal Poly 42–21; won at Weber State 30–18; lost at Sacramento State 20–49; lost vs. Eastern Washington 28–42+21−29Lost 35–49 at Hawai’i-14Hawai’iLost 24–44 at Washington State-20Washington StateWon 21–7 vs. Western Oregon+14Western OregonLost 17–30 vs. Montana State-13Montana StateWon 20–13 at Southern Utah+7Southern UtahLost 35–42 at Idaho-7IdahoWon 31–10 vs. Idaho State+21Idaho StateWon 42–21 vs. Cal Poly+21Cal PolyWon 30–18 at Weber State+12Weber StateLost 20–49 at Sacramento State-29Sacramento StateLost 28–42 vs. Eastern Washington-14Eastern Washing…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atHawai’iL 35–⁠4917%
Sep 11atWashington StateL 24–⁠4417%
Sep 18vsWestern OregonW 21–⁠778%
Sep 25vsMontana StateL 17–⁠3030%
Oct 2atSouthern UtahW 20–⁠1345%
Oct 9atIdahoL 35–⁠4244%
Oct 16vsIdaho StateW 31–⁠1062%
Oct 30vsCal PolyW 42–⁠2172%
Nov 6atWeber StateW 30–⁠1826%
Nov 13atSacramento StateL 20–⁠4929%
Nov 20vsEastern WashingtonL 28–⁠4232%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Eastern Washington 42–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 40 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 7th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
303–⁠325
Coach
—
Elo
1295 +28 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.5 No. 36 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 191
Offensive coordinator
Matt Leunen
Defensive coordinator
Payam Saadat
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

Top recruits in the 2021 class

Mason Packer ATH★★No. 2675
Jessie Brown DT

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

The 2021 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Athletes and specialists12.00.773

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.

2021 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Sacramento State8–⁠09–⁠3
Montana State7–⁠112–⁠3
Eastern Washington6–⁠210–⁠3
Montana6–⁠210–⁠3
UC Davis5–⁠38–⁠4
Weber State5–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Arizona4–⁠45–⁠6
Portland State4–⁠45–⁠6
Idaho3–⁠54–⁠7
Northern Colorado2–⁠63–⁠8
Cal Poly1–⁠72–⁠9
Idaho State1–⁠71–⁠10
Southern Utah0–⁠81–⁠10

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