2023 Portland State Vikings football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorA. C. Patterson (1st season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Co-defensive coordinatorColin Fry (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorMark Rhea (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumHillsboro Stadium
2023 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Montana $^  7 1   13 2  
No. 8 Idaho ^  6 2   9 4  
No. 9 Montana State ^  6 2   8 4  
Northern Arizona  5 3   5 6  
No. 24 UC Davis  5 3   7 4  
No. 13 Sacramento State ^  4 4   8 5  
Portland State  4 4   5 6  
Weber State  4 4   6 5  
Eastern Washington  3 5   4 7  
Idaho State  3 5   3 8  
Cal Poly  1 7   3 8  
Northern Colorado  0 8   0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Portland State Vikings football team represented Portland State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Bruce Barnum, the Vikings played their home games off campus at Hillsboro Stadium in Hillsboro, Oregon, a suburb west of Portland.

Preseason

Polls

On July 23, 2023, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Vikings were predicted to finish eighth in the Big Sky by the coaches and ninth by the media.[1]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Montana State 120 (10)
2 UC Davis 96 (1)
3 Sacramento State 94 (1)
4 Weber State 91
5 Idaho 89
6 Montana 84
7 Eastern Washington 52
8 Portland State 45
9 Northern Arizona 44
10 Northern Colorado 37
11 Cal Poly 25
12 Idaho State 15
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Montana State 447 (26)
2 Idaho 410 (8)
3 Montana 359 (2)
4 Sacramento State 334 (3)
5 UC Davis 330
6 Weber State 320
7 Eastern Washington 216
8 Northern Arizona 178
9 Portland State 167
10 Northern Colorado 109
11 Cal Poly 103
12 Idaho State 69

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:00 p.m.at No. 15 (FBS) Oregon*P12NL 7–8145,723
September 91:00 p.m.at Wyoming*MW NetworkL 17–3122,121
September 161:00 p.m.North American*ESPN+W 91–01,411
September 231:00 p.m.Cal Poly
  • Hillsboro Stadium
  • Hillsboro, OR
ESPN+W 59–211,672
September 301:00 p.m.at No. 3 Montana StateESPN+L 22–3822,017
October 142:00 p.m.at Northern ArizonaESPN+W 45–219,713
October 211:00 p.m.Idaho State
  • Hillsboro Stadium
  • Hillsboro, OR
ESPN+L 24–382,174
October 281:00 p.m.at Eastern Washington
ESPN+W 47–353,189
November 44:00 p.m.at UC DavisESPN+L 23–378,945
November 116:00 p.m.No. 3 Montana
  • Hillsboro Stadium
  • Hillsboro, OR
ESPN+L 10–344,578
November 1811:00 a.m.at Northern ColoradoESPN+W 27–232,578

[2]

References

  1. "Montana State Tabbed Preseason Football Favorites". July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  2. "2023 Football Schedule". Portland State University Athletics. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
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