2022 Portland State Vikings football team

2022 Portland State Vikings football
2022 Portland State Vikings football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	4–7 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bruce Barnum (8th season);
Offensive coordinator	Skyler Fulton (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Payam Saadat (5th season)
Base defense	3–3–5 or 4–2–5
Home stadium	Hillsboro Stadium
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Big Sky Conference football standings
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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]

Offense

Beau Kelly – WR

Defense

Anthony Adams – S

VJ Malo – DT

Schedule

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

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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

Portland State Vikings (0–1) at Washington Huskies (1–0) – Game summary

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)

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

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

References

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

[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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