Portland State
0-3Big Sky · Hillsboro Stadium · 7,600 · 1,911 avg in 2026
LastL 23–47 vs North Dakota · Sat Sep 12 · Gabe Downing 233 pass yds, 3 TD, 12 rush yds
Nextat Oregon · Fri Sep 18 · 10:30 pm ET · Autzen Stadium · series 0-6, lost the last 6 · Game preview
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 29 | #252 | #116 | +25.5✓ | UC Davis | L 24–31 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| 1 | Sep 6 | #252 | #36 | +38.5✓ | @San Diego State | L 20–53 145 | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| 2 | Sep 13 | #242 | #111 | +25.5✓ | North Dakota | L 23–47 | 0-3 | 0-1 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #243 | #5 | @Oregon | ||||
| 4 | Sep 27 | #243 | #226 | @Weber State | ||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | Utah Tech | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Northern Arizona | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Idaho State | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | Idaho | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Montana | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Southern Utah | ||||||
| 12 | Nov 21 | @Eastern Washington |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | North Dakota | L 23–47 | — | — | — | +0.148 | 43.5% | 113.7% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Sep 6 | @San Diego State | L 20–53 | 375 | 3 | 33:25 | +0.027 | 42.0% | 89.3% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Aug 29 | UC Davis | L 24–31 | — | — | — | +0.106 | 43.2% | 118.5% | Most explosive |
| Season average (3 games) | 375 | 3.0 | +0.094 | 42.9% | 107.2% | ||||
Portland State is the urban university program that created the Dam Cup trophy (a rivalry crossing four Columbia River dams) and won back-to-back Division II playoff appearances, then became the Big Sky's perpetual losing program with the worst FCS record in the league.
Portland State doesn't carry a chip — the fanbase has internalized the losses.
The season in chapters
What fans said
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What it is like to watch them2025 · 1-11 · last season
✓ measured from 12 games · ranks are among Big Sky teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Portland State has lost five straight.
Hibernating. 1-9 over the last 10, and lost the last six.
Next Sep 19
vs Oregon · away
Outcome band · Portland State · 2026
Outcome band · Portland State · 2026Portland State's most likely season is 0-12 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 3-9.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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Portland State is the urban university program that created the Dam Cup trophy (a rivalry crossing four Columbia River dams) and won back-to-back Division II playoff appearances, then became the Big Sky's perpetual losing program with the worst FCS record in the league.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.