# 2017 Portland State Vikings football team

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). Offensive coordinator Steve Morton and defensive coordinator Malik Roberson were fired following the conclusion of the season.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 26 | Noon | at BYU* | LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT | ESPN | L 6–20 | 55,427 |
| September 2 | 11:00 a.m. | at Oregon State* | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | P12N | L 32–35 | 34,737 |
| September 16 | 2:00 p.m. | UC Davis* | Providence ParkPortland, OR | ELVN | L 14–37 | 4,442 |
| September 30 | 2:00 p.m. | Montana | Hillsboro StadiumHillsboro, Oregon | Pluto TV | L 33–45 | 5,012 |
| October 7 | 10:00 a.m. | at Montana State | Bobcat StadiumBozeman, MT | RTNW | L 22–30 | 18,987 |
| October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | Northern Arizona | Providence ParkPortland, OR | Pluto TV | L 20–42 | 4,430 |
| October 21 | 1:30 p.m. | at Idaho State | Holt ArenaPocatello, ID | Pluto TV | L 30–59 | 5,942 |
| October 28 | 4:00 p.m. | North Dakota | Providence ParkPortland, OR | ELVN | L 21–48 | 3,002 |
| November 4 | 6:05 p.m. | at Cal Poly | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | Pluto TV | L 28–35 | 5,393 |
| November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 14 Weber State | Providence ParkPortland, OR | Pluto TV | L 17–63 | 3,792 |
| November 18 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 18 Eastern Washington | Roos FieldCheney, WA (The Dam Cup) | RTNW | L 33–59 | 8,717 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Cougars | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
at LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, Utah
* Date: August 26
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. PDT/1:00 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 94 °F (34 °C)
* Game attendance: 55,427
* Referee: Brandon Cruse
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Neely, Trevor Matich, and Kris Budden
* Box score, Recap
| 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 |
| Portland State | Rushing | Za'Quan Summers | 20 rushes, 55 yards |
| Portland State | Receiving | Charlie Taumoepeau | 6 receptions, 73 yards |
| BYU | Passing | Tanner Mangum | 16/27, 194 yards, TD |
| BYU | Rushing | Squally Canada | 16 rushes, 98 yards, TD |
| BYU | Receiving | Matt Bushman | 3 receptions, 56 yards |

### At Oregon State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 6 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 32 |
| Beavers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
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
| 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 |
| Portland State | Rushing | Za'Quan Summers | 18 rushes, 106 yards |
| Portland State | Receiving | Josh Kraght | 3 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TD |
| Oregon State | Passing | Jake Luton | 18/25, 235 yards, TD, INT |
| Oregon State | Rushing | Ryan Nall | 16 rushes, 59 yards, TD |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Noah Togiai | 5 receptions, 95 yards |

### UC Davis

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 10 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 37 |
| Vikings | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
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
| 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 |
| UC Davis | Rushing | Mitchell Layton | 8 rushes, 38 yards |
| UC Davis | Receiving | Wesley Preece | 4 receptions, 84 yards |
| Portland State | Passing | Jalani Eason | 11/27, 99 yards, 2 TD |
| Portland State | Rushing | Jason Talley | 14 rushes, 77 yards |
| Portland State | Receiving | Darnell Adams | 3 receptions, 47 yards, 2 TD |

### Montana

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Grizzlies | 10 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 45 |
| Vikings | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 33 |
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
| 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 |
| Montana | Rushing | Jeremy Calhoun | 22 rushes, 124 yards, 2 TD |
| Montana | Receiving | Keenan Curran | 2 receptions, 92 yards, TD |
| Portland State | Passing | Josh Kraght | 18/42, 249 yards, TD, 3 INT |
| Portland State | Rushing | Josh Kraght | 12 rushes, 132 yards, TD |
| Portland State | Receiving | Darnell Adams | 9 receptions, 115 yards |

### At Montana State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| Bobcats | 7 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
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
| 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 |
| Portland State | Rushing | Jason Talley | 12 rushes, 39 yards, TD |
| Portland State | Receiving | Darnell Adams | 9 receptions, 118 yards |
| Montana State | Passing | Chris Murray | 2/9, 9 yards, INT |
| Montana State | Rushing | Chris Murray | 18 rushes, 126 yards, 2 TD |
| Montana State | Receiving | Mitchell Herbert | 1 reception, 8 yards |

### Northern Arizona

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lumberjacks | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| Vikings | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
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
| 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 |
| Northern Arizona | Rushing | Cory Young | 13 rushes, 109 yards, TD |
| Northern Arizona | Receiving | Elijah Marks | 6 receptions, 173 yards, TD |
| Portland State | Passing | Josh Kraght | 20/36, 152 yards, 2 INT |
| Portland State | Rushing | Za'Quan Summers | 10 rushes, 104 yards, TD |
| Portland State | Receiving | Charlie Taumoepeau | 4 receptions, 52 yards |

### At Idaho State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
| Bengals | 10 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 59 |
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
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Portland State | Passing |
| Portland State | Rushing |
| Portland State | Receiving |
| Idaho State | Passing |
| Idaho State | Rushing |
| Idaho State | Receiving |

### North Dakota

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Fighting Hawks | 0 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 48 |
| Vikings | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Providence Park, Portland, Oregon
* Date: October 28
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
* Game attendance: 3,002
* TV: ELVN
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| North Dakota | Passing |
| North Dakota | Rushing |
| North Dakota | Receiving |
| Portland State | Passing |
| Portland State | Rushing |
| Portland State | Receiving |

### At Cal Poly

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Mustangs | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
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
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Portland State | Passing |
| Portland State | Rushing |
| Portland State | Receiving |
| Cal Poly | Passing |
| Cal Poly | Rushing |
| Cal Poly | Receiving |

### No. 14 Weber State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 14 Wildcats | 14 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 63 |
| Vikings | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
at Providence Park, Portland, Oregon
* Date: November 11
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. PST
* Game attendance: 3,792
* TV: Pluto TV
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Weber State | Passing |
| Weber State | Rushing |
| Weber State | Receiving |
| Portland State | Passing |
| Portland State | Rushing |
| Portland State | Receiving |

### At No. 18 Eastern Washington

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 14 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 33 |
| No. 18 Eagles | 14 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 59 |
at Roos Field, Cheney, Washington
* Date: November 18
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. PST
* Game attendance: 8,717
* TV: RTNW
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Portland State | Passing |
| Portland State | Rushing |
| Portland State | Receiving |
| Eastern Washington | Passing |
| Eastern Washington | Rushing |
| Eastern Washington | Receiving |