2023 Portland State
5–6 (4–4 Big Sky). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat North American 91–0Sep 16
By 91 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingBeat Northern Colorado 27–23Nov 18
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at 15Oregon | L 7–81 | 9% |
| Sep 9 | at Wyoming | L 17–31 | 15% |
| Sep 16 | vsNorth American | W 91–0 | 77% |
| Sep 23 | vs Cal Poly | W 59–21 | 64% |
| Sep 30 | at Montana State | L 22–38 | 16% |
| Oct 14 | at Northern Arizona | W 45–21 | 42% |
| Oct 21 | vs Idaho State | L 24–38 | 78% |
| Oct 28 | vs Eastern Washington | W 47–35 | 51% |
| Nov 4 | at UC Davis | L 23–37 | 37% |
| Nov 11 | vs Montana | L 10–34 | 30% |
| Nov 18 | at Northern Colorado | W 27–23 | 68% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Northern Colorado 27–23; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big Sky.
In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 40 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 4–4 tied for 6th in Big Sky
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 372–359
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1275 +12 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −20.6 No. 37 of 128 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 133
- Offensive coordinator
- A.C. Patterson
- Defensive coordinators
- Colin Fry and Mark Rhea
- Offense
- West Coast
- Defense
- 4–3
Leaders
| Passing yards | Dante Chachere QB | 1,573 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Dante Chachere QB | 16 TD |
| Rushing yards | Jobi Malary RB | 676 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Jobi Malary RB | 12 TD |
| Receiving yards | Jermaine Braddock WR | 636 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Jermaine Braddock WR | 7 TD |
| Tackles | Michael Montgomery LB | 14 tkl |
| Interceptions | Isaiah Avery CB | 2 INT |
Top recruits in the 2023 class
| Delon Thompson RB | ★★★ | No. 1403 |
| Demarcus Houston CB | ★★★ | No. 1710 |
| Mike Montgomery LB | ★★★ | No. 1896 |
| Eric Denham WR | ★★★ | No. 2085 |
| Isaac Perez OL | ★★★ | No. 2179 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2023 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 3 | 2.7 | 0.803 |
| Running backs | 2 | 2.5 | 0.820 |
| Receivers | 5 | 2.4 | 0.797 |
| Offensive line | 4 | 2.3 | 0.782 |
| Defensive line | 3 | 2.7 | 0.797 |
| Linebackers | 2 | 2.5 | 0.811 |
| Defensive backs | 4 | 2.8 | 0.812 |
| Athletes and specialists | 1 | 2.0 | 0.770 |
| Whole class | 24 | 2.5 | 0.800 |
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.
Transfers in 4
The 2023 portal Christian Grubb RB | ★★★ | from  UCLA |
 Dallas Holliday OL | ★★★ | from  Boise State |
 Jermaine Braddock WR | ★★★ | from  San José State |
 Billy Lutui DL | ★★ | from  Sacramento State |
Transfers out 0
No transfers out.
2023 Big Sky standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | 7–1 | 13–2 | |
 Idaho | 6–2 | 9–4 | |
| Montana State | 6–2 | 8–4 | |
| UC Davis | 5–3 | 7–4 | |
| Northern Arizona | 5–3 | 5–6 | |
| Sacramento State | 4–4 | 8–5 | |
 Weber State | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
 Portland State | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| Eastern Washington | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Idaho State | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
| Cal Poly | 1–7 | 3–8 | |
| Northern Colorado | 0–8 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.