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Portland State

latest conference era: Big Sky

Loaded Seasons38
Latest Season2026
Peak Power2024 | +11.2
Best Finish#107 in 2015
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Program arc

Win rate shows the results layer. End-of-season power shows the strength layer. A serious history page needs both.

Bars: win rate Line: public power vs average team
100% 50% 0% PWR +11.2 PWR −5.1 2016: 2-8, margin -81, power −0.5, resume 14 / 100, final rank #1602017: 0-11, margin -217, power −5.1, resume 3 / 100, final rank #2202018: 4-7, margin -96, power −2.7, resume 42 / 100, final rank #2032019: 5-7, margin +56, power −1.6, resume 24 / 100, final rank #1762021: 5-6, margin -22, power +3.5, resume 47 / 100, final rank #1742022: 4-7, margin -125, power +8.6, resume 24 / 100, final rank #2132023: 5-6, margin +13, power +10.4, resume 46 / 100, final rank #1932024: 3-8, margin -119, power +11.2, resume 45 / 100, final rank #1852025: 1-11, margin -318, power +5.5, resume 17 / 100, final rank #2532026: 2-7, margin -196, power +5.0, resume 55 / 100, final rank #252 2016: 2-8, margin -81, power −0.5, resume 14 / 100, final rank #160−0.52017: 0-11, margin -217, power −5.1, resume 3 / 100, final rank #220−5.12018: 4-7, margin -96, power −2.7, resume 42 / 100, final rank #203−2.72019: 5-7, margin +56, power −1.6, resume 24 / 100, final rank #176−1.62021: 5-6, margin -22, power +3.5, resume 47 / 100, final rank #174+3.52022: 4-7, margin -125, power +8.6, resume 24 / 100, final rank #213+8.62023: 5-6, margin +13, power +10.4, resume 46 / 100, final rank #193+10.42024: 3-8, margin -119, power +11.2, resume 45 / 100, final rank #185+11.22025: 1-11, margin -318, power +5.5, resume 17 / 100, final rank #253+5.52026: 2-7, margin -196, power +5.0, resume 55 / 100, final rank #252+5.0 20162-820170-1120184-720195-720215-620224-720235-620243-820251-1120262-7

Historical snapshot

A fast read on what this program usually is, what its peak looks like, and how the latest season compares.

Loaded Seasons 38

The number of fully modeled seasons currently attached to this program.

Program Baseline +9.0

A recent multi-year closing-power average. This is the kind of anchor that should matter in preseason priors.

Current Vs. Baseline −4.0

How the current season's closing power stacks up against the program's recent standard.

Gap To Peak 6.2

How far the current season finished below the strongest loaded team in program history.

Peak Loaded Season 2024 | +11.2

The strongest closing power this program has posted in the loaded archive.

Best Power Since Last beaten in 2025

The last season that closed stronger was 2025.

Best Resume Since Since 2015

This is the program's best resume season since 2015.

Best Finish 2015 | #107

The highest loaded all-level board finish currently attached to this program.

Best Resume Season 2015 | 57 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season currently attached to this program in the loaded archive.

Current Season Standing Resume #2 | Power #5

Where the current season sits inside this program's loaded history on the two main scales.

Program Percentile Resume 95th | Power 82th

A cleaner fan-facing answer to the question: is this near the top of the program's arc or just another solid year?

Best Record 2015 | 9-3

The cleanest results season in the loaded archive, regardless of whether it was also the strongest by power.

Current context

The premium fan question is not only "how good is this team?" It is "how good is this season relative to the program I know?"

Current board #252 Where the latest loaded season sits on today's all-level board.
Latest season 2026 2-7
Program baseline +9.0 Recent multi-year closing-power standard.
Gap to peak 6.2 How far the latest season sits below the program's strongest loaded team.

Program signals

The clearest historical takeaways, written for scan speed.

Strongest Loaded Team

2024 Season

Ended at power +11.2, record 3-8, and final loaded-board rank #185.

Best Loaded Resume

2015 Season

Resume 57 / 100 with 9 wins and a 75% win rate.

Best Record

9-3

The cleanest loaded season by results came in 2015, with a margin of +143.

Roughest Loaded Season

2017 Season

0-11 with power −5.1 and margin -217.

Best resume season

2015 | 57 / 100

Latest versus standard

−4.0

Season explorer

Every loaded season, with conference era attached to the correct year and filters built for the questions fans actually ask.

38 seasons visible
Season Conference Lens Record Final Rank End Power End Resume Margin Season Page
2026 Big SkyFCS CurrentThis season anchors the current board. 2-7 #252 +5.0 55 −196 Open team page
2025 Big SkyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 1-11 #253 +5.5 17 −318 Program view
2024 Big SkyFCS Peak powerStrongest loaded closing power for the program. 3-8 #185 +11.2 45 −119 Program view
2023 Big SkyFCS In range 5-6 #193 +10.4 46 +13 Program view
2022 Big SkyFCS In range 4-7 #213 +8.6 24 −125 Program view
2021 Big SkyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-6 #174 +3.5 47 −22 Program view
2019 Big SkyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-7 #176 −1.6 24 +56 Program view
2018 Big SkyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-7 #203 −2.7 42 −96 Program view
2017 Big SkyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 0-11 #220 −5.1 3 −217 Program view
2016 Big SkyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 2-8 #160 −0.5 14 −81 Program view
2015 Big SkyFCS Best resumeBest body-of-work season in the loaded archive. 9-3 #107 +2.8 57 +143 Program view
2014 Big SkyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-9 #186 −1.6 11 −118 Program view
2013 Big SkyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-6 #143 +2.1 36 +89 Program view
2012 Big SkyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 0-1 #157 −0.9 20 −39 Program view
2011 Big SkyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-4 #146 +1.3 46 +54 Program view
2010 Big SkyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 2-9 #191 −1.7 13 −188 Program view
2009 Big SkyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 2-9 #201 −3.4 4 −140 Program view
2008 Big SkyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-7 #186 −1.2 18 −73 Program view
2007 Big SkyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-8 #189 −1.8 8 −80 Program view
2006 Big SkyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-4 #120 +3.9 55 +43 Program view
2005 Big SkyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-5 #139 +1.7 33 +40 Program view
2004 Big SkyFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-4 #126 +2.5 48 +112 Program view
2003 Big SkyFCS In range 2-1 #-- -- -- −11 Program view
2002 Big SkyFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −41 Program view
2000 Big SkyFCS In range 1-0 #-- -- -- +25 Program view
1999 Big SkyFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −28 Program view
1998 Big SkyFCS In range 0-2 #-- -- -- −34 Program view
1997 Big SkyFCS In range 0-2 #-- -- -- −74 Program view
1996 Big SkyFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −11 Program view
1994 Independent DIIDII In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −42 Program view
1990 Western FootballDII In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −6 Program view
1986 Western FootballDII In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −37 Program view
1983 Western FootballDII In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −37 Program view
1981 Independent DIIDII In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −46 Program view
1977 Independent DIIDII In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −9 Program view
1976 Independent DIIDII In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −3 Program view
1975 Independent DIIDII In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −17 Program view
1970 College Division IndependentsFBS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −1 Program view