2017 Portland State Vikings football team explained

Mode:	football
Year:	2017
Team:	Portland State Vikings
Conference:	Big Sky Conference
Short Conf:	Big Sky
Record:	0–11
Conf Record:	0–8
Hc Year:	3rd
Off Coach:	Steve Cooper
Oc Year:	3rd
Def Coach:	Malik Roberson
Dc Year:	3rd
Off Scheme:	Pistol
Def Scheme:	3–3–5
Stadium:	Providence Park

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

^[2]

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.

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		16/27, 194 yards, TD
Rushing	Squally Canada	16 rushes, 98 yards, TD
Receiving		3 receptions, 56 yards

At Oregon State

See also: 2017 Oregon State Beavers football team.

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		18/25, 235 yards, TD, INT
Rushing		16 rushes, 59 yards, TD
Receiving		5 receptions, 95 yards

UC Davis

See also: 2017 UC Davis Aggies football team.

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.

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.

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.

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		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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Big Sky Conference . 2017 Portland State Football - Overall Team Stats . September 15, 2023.
2. Web site: Football Schedule. Portland State University Department of Athletics. January 16, 2017.