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2026 Portland State

2–⁠5 (2–⁠2 Big Sky). The season’s Wikipedia article records 2–⁠4, over six games to the seven on file here.

Schedule and results

Portland State in 2026, game by game: lost vs. UC Davis 24–31; lost at San Diego State 20–53; lost vs. North Dakota 23–47; lost at No. 21 Oregon 0–84; won at Weber State 44–41; won vs. Utah Tech 30–14; lost at Northern Arizona 25–38+16−84Lost 24–31 vs. UC Davis-7UC DavisLost 20–53 at San Diego State-33San Diego StateLost 23–47 vs. North Dakota-24North DakotaLost 0–84 at No. 21 Oregon-84No. 21 OregonWon 44–41 at Weber State+3Weber StateWon 30–14 vs. Utah Tech+16Utah TechLost 25–38 at Northern Arizona-13Northern Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsUC DavisL 24–⁠3126%
Sep 5atSan Diego StateL 20–⁠538%
Sep 12vsNorth DakotaL 23–⁠4723%
Sep 18at21OregonL 0–⁠843%
Sep 26atWeber StateW 44–⁠4127%
Oct 10vsUtah TechW 30–⁠1467%
Oct 17atNorthern ArizonaL 25–⁠3817%
Oct 24atIdaho StatePreview22%
Oct 31vsIdahoPreview44%
Nov 7atMontanaPreview14%
Nov 13vsSouthern UtahPreview31%
Nov 21atEastern WashingtonPreview34%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

Record
2–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 7th in Big Sky
AP now
Unranked
Points
166–⁠308
Coach
—
Elo
1179 +1 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−35.4 No. 70 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 148
Offensive coordinator
Matt Adkins
Defensive coordinator
Grant Torgerson
Offense
Spread
Defense
Multiple 3–⁠4

Leaders

Passing yardsTyrese Smith QB617 yds
Passing touchdownsGabe Downing QB4 TD
Rushing yardsDelon Thompson RB616 yds
Rushing touchdownsDelon Thompson RB4 TD
Receiving yardsTerence Loville WR491 yds
Receiving touchdownsTanner Beaman TE2 TD
TacklesIsaac Redford S54 tkl
SacksAvery Ducsik DE3 sacks
InterceptionsIsaac Redford S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2026 class

Marcellous Ryan CB★★★No. 1358
Jackson Presley QB★★★No. 1881
Cole Goldsworthy DE★★★No. 2352
Laneselota Olive-Enos DL★★★No. 2352
Chaz Katoanga S★★★No. 2846

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

The 2026 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.854
Receivers23.00.825
Defensive line23.00.845
Defensive backs23.00.847
Whole class73.00.841

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.

Roster 110

The 2026 roster

110 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2026 line; 55 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 5

The 2026 portal
Jason Robinson Jr. WR★★★from North Carolina
Darius Bailey WR★★★from Puget Sound
Gio Kafentzis S★★★from Utah State
Jonathan Epperson Jr. LB★★★from Washington
Malik Ross RB★★★from Western Oregon

Transfers out 13

Daniel Matagi DL★★★to Oregon State
Carsten Mamaril CB★★★to San Diego State
Dionte Thornton S★★★to Sacramento State
Shaun Torgeson OT★★★to Oklahoma State
Tanner Beaman TE★★★returned to Portland State
Kristian Ingman TE★★★to Arizona State
Bryson Ross CB★★★to Arkansas State
Isaiah Green S★★★to San Diego State
Tuaoa Tauili’ili DL★★★to San Diego State
Pierce Walker S★★no new school on file
Spencer Elliott DE★★to Hawai’i
John Amone LBno new school on file

And 1 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2026 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Arizona5–⁠16–⁠2
Montana State3–⁠16–⁠1
Montana4–⁠25–⁠3
Weber State4–⁠25–⁠3
Cal Poly3–⁠24–⁠4
Southern Utah3–⁠23–⁠4
UC Davis2–⁠24–⁠3
Idaho2–⁠22–⁠5
Portland State2–⁠22–⁠5
Northern Colorado2–⁠33–⁠5
Idaho State1–⁠34–⁠3
Eastern Washington1–⁠42–⁠6
Utah Tech0–⁠60–⁠7

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