2022 Portland State Vikings football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSkyler Fulton (1st season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorPayam Saadat (5th season)
Base defense3–3–5 or 4–2–5
Home stadiumHillsboro Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Montana State +^   8 – 0     12 – 2  
No. 5 Sacramento State +^   8 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 9 Weber State ^   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 18 Idaho ^   6 – 2     7 – 5  
No. 25 UC Davis   5 – 3     6 – 5  
No. 14 Montana ^   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Portland State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Eastern Washington   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Northern Colorado   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Northern Arizona   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Idaho State   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Cal Poly   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 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 eighth-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 25, 2022, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Vikings were predicted to finish in the Big Sky ninth by the coaches and eighth by the media.[1]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Montana 111 (3)
2 Sacramento State 110 (4)
3 Montana State 109 (5)
4 Weber State 84
5 UC Davis 82
6 Eastern Washington 76
7 Northern Arizona 62
8 Idaho 45
9 Portland State 42
10 Cal Poly 33
T-11 Idaho State 19
T-11 Northern Colorado 19
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Montana 356 (14)
2 Montana State 352 (13)
3 Sacramento State 335 (4)
4 Weber State 261
5 UC Davis 255 (1)
6 Eastern Washington 236
7 Northern Arizona 191
8 Portland State 146
9 Idaho 142
10 Cal Poly 85
11 Northern Colorado 71
12 Idaho State 66

Preseason All–Big Sky team

The Vikings had three players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:30 p.m.at San Jose State*
NBCSBAL 17–2116,291
September 101:00 p.m.at Washington*
P12NL 6–5257,518
September 241:00 p.m.at No. T–2 Montana
ESPN+L 16–5312,345
October 12:00 p.m.Northern Arizonadagger
ESPN+W 35–273,595
October 82:00 p.m.Lincoln (CA)*
  • Hillsboro Stadium
  • Hillsboro, OR
KRCW/ESPN+W 48–62,921
October 152:00 p.m.No. 6 Weber State
  • Hillsboro Stadium
  • Hillsboro, OR
ESPN+L 7–424,067
October 2212:00 p.m.at No. 17 Idaho
ESPN+L 21–567,357
October 291:00 p.m.at Eastern Washington
ESPN+W 38–354,143
November 52:00 p.m.Northern Colorado
  • Hillsboro Stadium
  • Hillsboro, OR
ESPN+W 35–212,771
November 117:00 p.m.No. 2 Sacramento State
  • Hillsboro Stadium
  • Hillsboro, OR
ESPN+L 17–452,891
November 195:00 p.m.at Cal Poly
ESPN+L 42–495,168
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[3]

Game summaries

At San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 7 0 3 7 17
Spartans 7 7 0 7 21

See also: 2022 San Jose State Spartans football team

At Washington

See also: 2022 Washington Huskies football team
Portland State Vikings (0–1) at Washington Huskies (1–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vikings 0 3 306
Huskies 14 17 14752

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA

  • Date: September 10, 2022
  • Game time: 1:00 P.M PDT
  • Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C); Sunny;
  • Game attendance: 57,518
  • Referee: Jim Wharrie
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Elise Woodward (play-by-play), Max Browne (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:10) WASH – Cameron Davis 13-yard run, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:34; Washington 7–0)
  • (2:41) WASH – Ja'Lynn Polk 12-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 3:51; Washington 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (9:51) WASH – Jalen McMillan 84-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 3 plays, 99 yards, 1:24; Washington 21–0)
  • (4:44) PSU – Gianni Smith 23-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 5:07; Washington 21–3)
  • (2:13) WASH – Wayne Taulapapa 6-yard run, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 2:28; Washington 28–3)
  • (0:00) WASH – Peyton Henry 32-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 0:34; Washington 31–3)
Third quarter
  • (12:18) WASH – Will Nixon 4-yard run, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:37; Washington 38–3)
  • (7:43) PSU – Gianni Smith 40-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:35; Washington 38–6)
  • (2:28) WASH – Cameron Davis 5-yard run, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:09; Washington 45–6)
Fourth quarter
  • (5:12) WASH – Denzel Boston 2-yard run, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 4:21; Washington 52–6)
Statistics PSU WASH
First downs 12 32
Plays–yards 51–131 73–617
Rushes–yards 31–81 40–241
Passing yards 50 376
Passing: comp–att–int 7–20–0 23–33–1
Time of possession 27:21 32:39
Team Category Player Statistics
Portland State Passing Dante Chachere 6/17, 50 yards
Rushing Jalynnee McGee 12 carries, 58 yards
Receiving Nate Bennett 3 receptions, 25 yards
Washington Passing Michael Penix Jr. 20/27, 337 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Wayne Taulapapa 12 carries, 94 yards, TD
Receiving Jalen McMillan 4 receptions, 127 yards, TD

At No. 2 Montana

1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 7 7 2 0 16
#2 Grizzlies 14 25 0 14 53

See also: 2022 Montana Grizzlies football team

Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 7 0 0 20 27
Vikings 14 14 0 7 35

See also: 2022 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

Lincoln (CA)

1 2 3 4 Total
Oaklanders 0 0 0 6 6
Vikings 7 28 13 0 48

No. 6 Weber State

1 2 3 4 Total
#6 Wildcats 14 7 14 7 42
Vikings 0 0 0 7 7

See also: 2022 Weber State Wildcats football team

At No. 17 Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 14 7 0 0 21
#17 Vandals 14 7 14 21 56

See also: 2022 Idaho Vandals football team

At Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 21 14 0 3 38
Eagles 0 7 7 21 35

See also: 2022 Eastern Washington Eagles football team and The Dam Cup

Northern Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 28 7 0 35
Vikings 14 0 0 7 21

See also: 2022 Northern Colorado Bears football team

No. 2 Sacramento State

1 2 3 4 Total
#2 Hornets 7 17 14 7 45
Vikings 0 0 3 14 17

See also: 2022 Sacramento State Hornets football team

At Cal Poly

1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 14 7 0 21 42
Mustangs 0 28 7 14 49

See also: 2022 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

References

  1. ^ "Montana Tabbed Big Sky Preseason Favorites by Coaches & Media". July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "Fa'Avae Named Preseason All-Conference, Vandal Football Picked 8th". Portland State University Athletics. July 25, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022 Football Schedule". Portland State University Athletics. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
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