# 2022 Portland State Vikings football team

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.
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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 7:30 p.m. | at San Jose State* | CEFCU StadiumSan Jose, CA | NBCSBA | L 17–21 | 16,291 |
| September 10 | 1:00 p.m. | at Washington* | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | P12N | L 6–52 | 57,518 |
| September 24 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. T–2 Montana | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT | ESPN+ | L 16–53 | 12,345 |
| October 1 | 2:00 p.m. | Northern Arizona | Hillsboro StadiumHillsboro, OR | ESPN+ | W 35–27 | 3,595 |
| October 8 | 2:00 p.m. | Lincoln (CA)* | Hillsboro StadiumHillsboro, OR | KRCW/ESPN+ | W 48–6 | 2,921 |
| October 15 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 6 Weber State | Hillsboro StadiumHillsboro, OR | ESPN+ | L 7–42 | 4,067 |
| October 22 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Idaho | Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID | ESPN+ | L 21–56 | 7,357 |
| October 29 | 1:00 p.m. | at Eastern Washington | Roos FieldCheney, WA (The Dam Cup) | ESPN+ | W 38–35 | 4,143 |
| November 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado | Hillsboro StadiumHillsboro, OR | ESPN+ | W 35–21 | 2,771 |
| November 11 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 2 Sacramento State | Hillsboro StadiumHillsboro, OR | ESPN+ | L 17–45 | 2,891 |
| November 19 | 5:00 p.m. | at Cal Poly | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | ESPN+ | L 42–49 | 5,168 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At San Jose State

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

### At Washington

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Huskies | 14 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
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)
| 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 |
| Portland State | Rushing | Jalynnee McGee | 12 carries, 58 yards |
| Portland State | Receiving | Nate Bennett | 3 receptions, 25 yards |
| Washington | Passing | Michael Penix Jr. | 20/27, 337 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Washington | Rushing | Wayne Taulapapa | 12 carries, 94 yards, TD |
| Washington | 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 |

### Northern Arizona

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

### 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 |

### At No. 17 Idaho

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

### At Eastern Washington

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

### Northern Colorado

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

### No. 2 Sacramento State

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

### At Cal Poly

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