2017 Portland State Vikings football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record0–11 (0–8 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Morton (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorMalik Roberson (3rd season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumProvidence Park
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Southern Utah +^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 5 Weber State +^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Northern Arizona ^   6 – 2     7 – 5  
No. 21 Eastern Washington   6 – 2     7 – 4  
Sacramento State   6 – 2     7 – 4  
Montana   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Montana State   5 – 3     5 – 6  
UC Davis   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Idaho State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Northern Colorado   2 – 6     3 – 7  
North Dakota   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Cal Poly   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Portland State   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Portland State Vikings football team represented Portland State University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Bruce Barnum and played their home games at Providence Park, with one home game at Hillsboro Stadium. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 0–11, 0–8 in Big Sky play to finish in last place.

The Vikings scored a total of 256 points (23.4 points per game) and allowed 473 points (43 points per game).[1] Offensive coordinator Steve Morton and defensive coordinator Malik Roberson were fired following the conclusion of the season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 26Noonat BYU*
ESPNL 6–2055,427
September 211:00 a.m.at Oregon State*
P12NL 32–3534,737
September 162:00 p.m.UC Davis*
ELVNL 14–374,442
September 302:00 p.m.Montana
Pluto TVL 33–455,012
October 710:00 a.m.at Montana State
RTNW[2]L 22–3018,987
October 142:00 p.m.Northern Arizona
  • Providence Park
  • Portland, OR
Pluto TVL 20–424,430
October 211:30 p.m.at Idaho State
Pluto TVL 30–595,942
October 284:00 p.m.North Dakota
  • Providence Park
  • Portland, OR
ELVNL 21–483,002
November 46:05 p.m.at Cal Poly
Pluto TVL 28–355,393
November 112:00 p.m.No. 14 Weber State
  • Providence Park
  • Portland, OR
Pluto TVL 17–633,792
November 183:00 p.m.at No. 18 Eastern Washington
RTNW[2]L 33–598,717

[3]

Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with UC Davis on September 16 is considered a non-conference game.

Game summaries

At BYU

See also: 2017 BYU Cougars football team
Portland State Vikings at BYU Cougars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vikings 0 6 006
Cougars 7 7 0620

at LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, Utah

Game information
First quarter
  • BYU – Neil Pau'u 28-yard pass from Tanner Mangum (Rhett Almond kick), 2:01. Cougars 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:19.

Second quarter

  • BYU – Squally Canada 1-yard run (Rhett Almond kick), 7:57. Cougars 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:25.
  • PRST – Darnell Adams 4-yard pass from Jalani Eason (kick failed), 1:54. Cougars 14–6. Drive: 17 plays, 87 yards, 6:03.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • BYU – Rhett Almond 27-yard field goal, 13:22. Cougars 17–6. Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, 6:02.
  • BYU – Rhett Almond 35-yard field goal, 2:09. Cougars 20–6. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:33.
Statistics PRST BYU
First downs 14 13
Total yards 220 365
Rushing yards 86 171
Passing yards 134 194
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 30:21 29:39
Team Category Player Statistics
Portland State Passing Jalani Eason 16/36, 134 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Za'Quan Summers 20 rushes, 55 yards
Receiving Charlie Taumoepeau 6 receptions, 73 yards
BYU Passing Tanner Mangum 16/27, 194 yards, TD
Rushing Squally Canada 16 rushes, 98 yards, TD
Receiving Matt Bushman 3 receptions, 56 yards

At Oregon State

See also: 2017 Oregon State Beavers football team
Portland State Vikings at Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vikings 6 0 20632
Beavers 7 7 14735

at Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon

  • Date: September 2
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 80 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 34,737
  • Referee: Land Clark
  • TV: P12N
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • PRST – Josh Kraght 42-yard pass from Jalani Eason (kick failed), 13:51. Vikings 6–0. Drive: 3 plays, 79 yards, 1:09.
  • ORST – Ryan Nall 1-yard run (Jordan Choukair kick), 7:38. Beavers 7–6. Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 6:08.

Second quarter

  • ORST – Darrell Garretson 4-yard run (Jordan Choukair kick), 1:34. Beavers 14–6. Drive: 8 plays, 98 yards, 3:35.

Third quarter

  • PRST – Jalani Eason 5-yard run (kick blocked), 8:35. Beavers 14–12. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:37.
  • PRST – Jalani Eason 12-yard run (Za'Quan Summers run), 7:04. Vikings 20–14. Drive: 1 play, 12 yards, 0:09.
  • ORST – Trevorris Johnson 3-yard run (Jordan Choukair kick), 6:32. Beavers 21–20. Drive: 2 plays, 51 yards, 0:22.
  • ORST – Manase Hungalu 21-yard interception return (Jordan Choukair kick), 5:03. Beavers 28–20.
  • PRST – Josh Kraght 37-yard pass from Jalani Eason (run failed), 0:12. Beavers 28–26. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 4:46.

Fourth quarter

  • PRST – Josh Kraght 1-yard run (pass failed), 2:43. Vikings 32–28. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:05.
  • ORST – Isaiah Hodgins 17-yard pass from Jake Luton (Jordan Choukair kick), 1:08. Beavers 35–32. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 1:30.
Statistics PRST ORST
First downs 28 18
Total yards 515 389
Rushing yards 291 154
Passing yards 224 235
Turnovers 3 2
Time of possession 36:22 23:38
Team Category Player Statistics
Portland State Passing Jalani Eason 11/18, 164 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Za'Quan Summers 18 rushes, 106 yards
Receiving Josh Kraght 3 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TD
Oregon State Passing Jake Luton 18/25, 235 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Ryan Nall 16 rushes, 59 yards, TD
Receiving Noah Togiai 5 receptions, 95 yards

UC Davis

See also: 2017 UC Davis Aggies football team
UC Davis Aggies at Portland State Vikings – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Aggies 10 7 61437
Vikings 0 0 7714

at Providence Park, Portland, Oregon

  • Date: September 16
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy and smoky, 74 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 4,442
  • Referee: Kelly Holman
  • TV: ELVN
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • UCD – Max O'Rourke 22-yard field goal, 9:58. Aggies 3–0. Drive: 17 plays, 88 yards, 5:02.
  • UCD – Darryl Graham 9-yard blocked punt return (Max O'Rourke kick), 1:44. Aggies 10–0.

Second quarter

  • UCD – Aaron Moore 30-yard pass from Jake Maier (Max O'Rourke kick), 3:36. Aggies 17–0. Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 1:00.

Third quarter

  • PRST – Darnell Adams 8-yard pass from Jalani Eason (Graycen Kennedy kick), 10:35. Aggies 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 4:25.
  • UCD – Ethan Hicks 2-yard pass from Jake Maier (kick failed), 0:30. Aggies 23–7. Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 2:01.

Fourth quarter

  • UCD – Keelan Doss 12-yard pass from Jake Maier (Max O'Rourke kick), 11:33. Aggies 30–7. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:00.
  • UCD – C. J. Spencer 2-yard run (Max O'Rourke kick), 3:43. Aggies 37–7. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 1:56.
  • PRST – Darnell Adams 10-yard pass from Jalani Eason (Graycen Kennedy kick), 0:55. Aggies 37–14. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 2:40.
Statistics UCD PRST
First downs 23 18
Total yards 490 361
Rushing yards 174 246
Passing yards 316 115
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 30:00 30:00
Team Category Player Statistics
UC Davis Passing Jake Maier 24/32, 316 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Mitchell Layton 8 rushes, 38 yards
Receiving Wesley Preece 4 receptions, 84 yards
Portland State Passing Jalani Eason 11/27, 99 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jason Talley 14 rushes, 77 yards
Receiving Darnell Adams 3 receptions, 47 yards, 2 TD

Montana

See also: 2017 Montana Grizzlies football team
Montana Grizzlies at Portland State Vikings – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Grizzlies 10 17 13545
Vikings 7 7 71233

at Hillsboro Stadium, Hillsboro, Oregon

  • Date: September 30
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 5,012
  • Referee: Bruce Bondi
  • TV: Pluto TV
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • MONT – Jeremy Calhoun 2-yard run (Brandon Purdy kick), 12:35. Grizzlies 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 2:05.
  • PRST – Jason Talley 7-yard run (Graycen Kennedy kick), 7:40. Tied 7–7. Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 4:50.
  • MONT – Brandon Purdy 34-yard field goal, 4:36. Grizzlies 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 3:04.

Second quarter

  • MONT – Brandon Purdy 33-yard field goal, 12:47. Grizzlies 13–7. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 3:08.
  • MONT – Makena Simis 2-yard run (Brandon Purdy kick), 8:41. Grizzlies 20–7. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:34.
  • PRST – Josh Kraght 47-yard run (Graycen Kennedy kick), 7:08. Grizzlies 20–14. Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 1:28.
  • MONT – Jeremy Calhoun 2-yard run (Brandon Purdy kick), 1:02. Grizzlies 27–14. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 2:42.

Third quarter

  • PRST – Za'Quan Summers 28-yard run (Graycen Kennedy kick), 10:16. Grizzlies 27–21. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:22.
  • MONT – Keenan Curran 60-yard pass from Gresch Jensen (Brandon Purdy kick), 8:41. Grizzlies 34–21. Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 1:30.

Fourth quarter

  • MONT – Brandon Purdy 22-yard field goal, 14:21. Grizzlies 37–21. Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 1:24.
  • PRST – Khalil Dawson 87-yard kickoff return (pass failed), 14:08. Grizzlies 37–27.
  • MONT – Justin Strong 64-yard interception return (kick failed), 3:15. Grizzlies 43–27.
  • PRST – Trent Riley 25-yard pass from Josh Kraght (pass failed), 1:09. Grizzlies 43–33. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 2:05.
  • MONT – Connor Straham defensive PAT conversion, 1:09. Grizzlies 45–33.
Statistics MONT PRST
First downs 26 30
Total yards 454 544
Rushing yards 170 295
Passing yards 284 249
Turnovers 2 3
Time of possession 30:46 29:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Montana Passing Gresch Jensen 23/38, 284 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jeremy Calhoun 22 rushes, 124 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Keenan Curran 2 receptions, 92 yards, TD
Portland State Passing Josh Kraght 18/42, 249 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Josh Kraght 12 rushes, 132 yards, TD
Receiving Darnell Adams 9 receptions, 115 yards

At Montana State

See also: 2017 Montana State Bobcats football team
Portland State Vikings at Montana State Bobcats – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vikings 0 7 7822
Bobcats 7 3 13730

at Bobcat Stadium, Bozeman, Montana

  • Date: October 7
  • Game time: 10:00 a.m. PDT/11:00 a.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Sunny and windy, 63 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 18,987
  • Referee: Greg Wilson
  • TV: RTNW
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • MTST – Chris Murray 3-yard run (Gabe Peppenger kick), 2:13. Bobcats 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:17.

Second quarter

  • PRST – Jason Talley 1-yard run (Greycen Kennedy kick), 6:28. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 2:04.
  • MTST – Gabe Peppenger 34-yard field goal, 1:28. Bobcats 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 5:00.

Third quarter

  • MTST – Chris Murray 5-yard run (kick blocked), 9:01. Bobcats 16–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:59.
  • MTST – Chad Kanow 0-yard fumble return (Gabe Peppenger kick), 7:31. Bobcats 23–7.
  • PRST – Charlie Taumoepeau 26-yard pass from Josh Kraght (Graycen Kennedy kick), 2:14. Bobcats 23–14. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 2:21.

Fourth quarter

  • MTST – Justin Paige 23-yard run (Gabe Peppenger kick), 7:37. Bobcats 30–14. Drive: 2 plays, 26 yards, 1:04.
  • PRST – Charlie Taumoepeau 24-yard pass from Josh Kraght (Josh Kraght pass), 1:21. Bobcats 30–22. Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 2:02.
Statistics PRST MTST
First downs 25 17
Total yards 419 412
Rushing yards 102 403
Passing yards 317 9
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 27:20 32:40
Team Category Player Statistics
Portland State Passing Josh Kraght 28/52, 317 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jason Talley 12 rushes, 39 yards, TD
Receiving Darnell Adams 9 receptions, 118 yards
Montana State Passing Chris Murray 2/9, 9 yards, INT
Rushing Chris Murray 18 rushes, 126 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Mitchell Herbert 1 reception, 8 yards

Northern Arizona

See also: 2017 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks at Portland State Vikings – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Lumberjacks 14 0 141442
Vikings 7 0 6720

at Providence Park, Portland, Oregon

  • Date: October 14
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 55 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 4,430
  • Referee: Jim Crowley
  • TV: Pluto TV
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • PRST – Za'Quan Summers 65-yard run (Greychen Kennedy kick), 13:01. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 0:59.
  • NAU – Justis Stokes 8-yard pass from Case Cookus (Griffin Roehler kick), 10:46. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 2:09.
  • NAU – Jonathan Baldwin 3-yard pass from Case Cookus (Griffin Roehler kick), 5:09. Lumberjacks 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 3:45.

Second quarter

  • No scoring plays

Third quarter

  • PRST – Greychen Kennedy 29-yard field goal, 10:04. Lumberjacks 14–10. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 4:49.
  • PRST – Greychen Kennedy 7:34. Lumberjacks 14–13. Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 1:28.
  • NAU – Maurice Davison 25-yard interception return (Griffin Roehler kick), 5:23. Lumberjacks 21–13.
  • NAU – Cory Young 10-yard run (Griffin Roehler kick), 4:08. Lumberjacks 28–13. Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 0:33.

Fourth quarter

  • NAU – Elijah Marks 22-yard pass from Case Cookus (Griffin Roehler kick), 14:54. Lumberjacks 35–13. Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 0:58.
  • NAU – Matthew Kempton 18-yard pass from Case Cookus (Griffin Roehler kick), 10:57. Lumberjacks 42–13. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:05.
  • PRST – Chase Morrison 1-yard run (Graycen Kennedy kick), 1:39. Lumberjacks 42–40. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:10.
Statistics NAU PRST
First downs 20 26
Total yards 484 457
Rushing yards 131 305
Passing yards 353 152
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 23:52 36:08
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Arizona Passing Case Cookus 23/39, 347 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Cory Young 13 rushes, 109 yards, TD
Receiving Elijah Marks 6 receptions, 173 yards, TD
Portland State Passing Josh Kraght 20/36, 152 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Za'Quan Summers 10 rushes, 104 yards, TD
Receiving Charlie Taumoepeau 4 receptions, 52 yards

At Idaho State

See also: 2017 Idaho State Bengals football team
Portland State Vikings at Idaho State Bengals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vikings 9 7 7730
Bengals 10 21 21759

at Holt Arena, Pocatello, Idaho

  • Date: October 21
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. PDT/2:30 p.m. MDT
  • Game attendance: 5,942
  • TV: Pluto TV
Statistics PRST IDST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Portland State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Idaho State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

North Dakota

See also: 2017 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team
North Dakota Fighting Hawks at Portland State Vikings – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Fighting Hawks 0 13 211448
Vikings 14 0 0721

at Providence Park, Portland, Oregon

  • Date: October 28
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 3,002
  • TV: ELVN
Statistics UND PRST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
North Dakota Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Portland State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Cal Poly

See also: 2017 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
Portland State Vikings at Cal Poly Mustangs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vikings 14 7 7028
Mustangs 7 14 7735

at Alex G. Spanos Stadium, San Luis Obispo, California

  • Date: November 4
  • Game time: 6:05 p.m. PST
  • Game attendance: 5,393
  • TV: Pluto TV
Statistics PRST CP
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Portland State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Cal Poly Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 14 Weber State

See also: 2017 Weber State Wildcats football team
No. 14 Weber State Wildcats at Portland State Vikings – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 14 Wildcats 14 35 7763
Vikings 3 0 7717

at Providence Park, Portland, Oregon

  • Date: November 11
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. PST
  • Game attendance: 3,792
  • TV: Pluto TV
Statistics WEB PRST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Weber State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Portland State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At No. 18 Eastern Washington

See also: 2017 Eastern Washington Eagles football team and The Dam Cup
Portland State Vikings at Eastern Washington Eagles – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vikings 14 12 0733
No. 18 Eagles 14 17 28059

at Roos Field, Cheney, Washington

  • Date: November 18
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. PST
  • Game attendance: 8,717
  • TV: RTNW
Statistics PRST EWU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Portland State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Eastern Washington Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. ^ "2017 Portland State Football - Overall Team Stats". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "BIG SKY, ROOT SPORTS ANNOUNCE CONTRACT EXTENSION, 2017 SCHEDULE". Big Sky Conference. March 21, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "Football Schedule". Portland State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
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