2015 Portland State Vikings football team

2015 Portland State Vikings football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 10
FCS CoachesNo. 10
Record9–3 (6–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Cooper (1st season)
Offensive schemePistol
Defensive coordinatorMalik Roberson (1st season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumProvidence Park
Hillsboro Stadium
2015 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 18 Southern Utah $^   7 – 1     8 – 4  
No. 10 ^   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 14 Montana ^   6 – 2     8 – 5  
North Dakota   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Northern Arizona   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Eastern Washington   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Weber State   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Northern Colorado   3 – 5     6 – 5  
Montana State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Cal Poly   3 – 5     4 – 7  
UC Davis   2 – 6     2 – 9  
Idaho State   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Sacramento State   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Portland State Vikings football team represented Portland State University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-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 9–3, 6–2 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for second place; this was the program's first winning season since 2011. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, the Vikings first appearance in the FCS playoffs since 2000, where they lost in the second round to Northern Iowa.

On October 10, 2015, the Vikings defeated North Texas, 66–7. The 59 point margin was the largest margin of victory by an FCS team over an FBS team since the split of NCAA Division I football in 1978 into the groupings now known as FBS and FCS.[1] Portland State also became the first FCS team to defeat two FBS teams in the same season since North Dakota State in 2007.[2]

Preseason

Big Sky polls

On July 17, 2015, the Big Sky Conference released its preseason coaches' and media polls. The Vikings were predicted to finish tied for ninth in the coaches' poll and twelfth in the media poll.[3]

Coaches' poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Montana State 134 (6)
2 Eastern Washington 133 (6)
3 Montana 121 (1)
4 Cal Poly 111
5 Northern Arizona 95
6 Idaho State 90
7 Sacramento State 66
8 Southern Utah 64
9 Portland State 51
North Dakota 51
11 Weber State 43
12 UC Davis 33
13 Northern Colorado 22
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Eastern Washington 553 (17)
2 Montana State 541 (17)
3 Montana 446 (5)
Idaho State 446 (5)
5 Cal Poly 433 (1)
6 Northern Arizona 399 (1)
7 Sacramento State 278
8 Southern Utah 255
9 North Dakota 226
10 Weber State 160
11 UC Davis 145
12 Portland State 133
13 Northern Colorado 127

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 511:00 amat Washington State (FBS)*
P12NW 24–1724,302
September 123:05 pmat No. 23 Idaho StateNo. 24
WBSW 34–147,075
September 262:05 pmWestern Oregon (Div. II)*No. 17
WBSW 31–05,017
October 32:05 pmNorth DakotaNo. 16
WBSL 17–194,765
October 102:00 pmat North Texas (FBS)*No. 25
W 66–719,801
October 1712:30 pmNo. 16 Montana StateNo. 17
  • Providence Park
  • Portland, OR
RTNWW 59–428,110
October 246:05 pmat Cal PolyNo. 14
W 38–3511,075
October 312:05 pmNo. 17 MontanaNo. 12
  • Providence Park
  • Portland, OR
WBSW 35–1611,045
November 711:00 amat Northern ColoradoNo. 10
WBSL 32–354,173
November 142:05 pmNo. 18 Southern UtahNo. 15
  • Providence Park
  • Portland, OR
WBSW 24–236,122
November 212:05 pmat No. 18 Eastern WashingtonNo. 11
WBSW 34–318,649
December 57:00 pmNo. 15 Northern Iowa*No. 5
ESPN3L 17–298,022

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Personnel

2015 Portland State Vikings football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 1 Kieran McDonagh Sr
QB 2 Paris Penn Jr
RB 3 David Jones Sr
WR 4 Josh Kraght So
WR 5 Thomas Carter III Sr
QB 7 Alex Kuresa Jr
WR 9 Jamarr Graves Jr
WR 10 Blair Cavanaugh Jr
QB 17 Aidan Wilder  Fr
QB 19 Thomas Hamilton Fr
WR 20 Austin Baird So
WR 21 Stevie Coury So
RB 22 Za'Quan Summers Jr
RB 25 Nate Tago Jr
RB 26 Steven Long So
RB 29 Carlos Martin Fr
RB 32 Rey Vega So
RB 34 Chase Morrison Fr
RB 34 Rochon Taylor Jr
RB 35 Mitchell Thompson So
TE 37 Cameron Thompson Sr
RB 40 Zack Dwyer Jr
TE 46 Scott Hitner Fr
WR 47 Nick Moran So
WR 49 Jonathan Boland Fr
OL 61 Justin Outslay So
OL 64 Isaac Ennis Fr
OL 65 Garrett Stauffer  Fr
OL 66 Desmoun Thompson So
OL 67 Kyle Smith Jr
OL 68 Cam Keizur Jr
OL 69 Glenn Whearty Fr
OL 70 Josh Brown  Fr
OL 72 Chad Bach  So
OL 73 Peter Fisherkeller So
OL 74 Josh Hanson Jr
OL 75 Alex Sirois So
OL 76 Mike Davis Sr
OL 78 Austin Powell So
OL 79 Randin Crecelius So
WR 80 Trent Riley So
WR 82 Darnell Adams Jr
WR 83 Alex Toureen Sr
TE 84 Cam Sommer Jr
WR 85 Chase Loftin Jr
WR 86 Trevor Dye Jr
WR 87 Justin Calo So
TE 88 Jon Buffington Jr
OL 91 William Dawson So
TE 98 Dame Ndiaye Sr
WR Austin Benton Fr
WR Austin Holman Jr
TE Charlie Taumoepeau Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 6 Demetrius Jackson Sr
S 8 Patrick Onwuasor Sr
S 12 Walter Santiago Sr
LB 13 Anthony McNichols Sr
S 15 Tyler Foreman So
CB 19 Malik Cyphers So
CB 23 Aaron Sibley Sr
CB 24 Artuz Manning  Fr
CB 27 Chevy Walker Jr
CB 28 Anthony Jenkins So
LB 30 Jeremy Lutali Sr
LB 31 A. J. Schlatter  Fr
CB 33 Darien Washington Jr
DE 36 Sam Bodine  Fr
DB 38 Xavier Coleman Jr
S 39 Beau Duronslet So
DB 41 Khalil Dawson So
DE 42 Sadat Sulleyman Sr
S 43 Nick Rothstein Sr
LB 44 Brandon Brody-Heim Sr
DB 45 Nate Salu  Fr
S 49 Brian McCormick So
LB 50 Kawika Stant Sr
LB 52 Zack Berg Sr
LB 53 Austin Wolff Jr
LB 54 Dennis Taylor Sr
LB 55 Mosa Likio Jr
DE 56 Perry Groves Fr
LB 57 John Norcross So
DE 58 Dallas House  Fr
LB 59 Cameron Schmitz  Fr
DE 63 Junior Alexis Sr
DE 81 Jacob Nall Jr
DE 90 Cutter Baldock Sr
DT 92 Daniel Fusi Sr
DT 93 John Jackson Fr
DE 94 Michael Doman Jr
DT 95 Savali Talalemotu Jr
DE 96 Larry Ross  Fr
DE 99 Davond Dade So
LB Tommy Carey Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 14 Jonathan Gonzales Jr
P, K 16 Marcus Kinsella Jr
K, P 29 Logan Stegner So
LS 48 Kameron Canaday Sr
P 97 Casey Eyman Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Steve Cooper
    Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks
  • Malik Roberson
    Defensive coordinator/Linebackers
  • Nick Whitworth
    Special teams coordinator/Running backs
  • John Ely
    Safeties
  • Jason Belford
    Defensive line
  • Evan Mozzochi
    Wide receivers
  • Vernon Smith Jr.
    Cornerbacks
  • Matt Leunen
    Tight ends/Tackles
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 13, 2023

Game summaries

At Washington State

See also: 2015 Washington State Cougars football team
Portland State Vikings at Washington State Cougars – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vikings 0 0 101424
Cougars 3 7 0717

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington

  • Date: September 5
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Overcast/Rain, 46 °F (8 °C)
  • Game attendance: 24,302
  • Referee: Steve Strimling
  • TV: P12N
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • WSU – Erik Powell 21-yard field goal, 10:51. Cougars 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 4:09.

Second quarter

  • WSU – Keith Harrington 24-yard pass from Luke Falk (Erik Powell kick), 7:51. Cougars 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 3:09.

Third quarter

  • PRST – Paris Penn 4-yard run (Jonathan Gonzales kick), 10:54. Cougars 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:01.
  • PRST – Jonathan Gonzales 42-yard field goal, 4:37. Tied 10–10. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 5:17.

Fourth quarter

  • PRST – Nate Tago 8-yard run (Jonathan Gonzales kick), 13:06. Vikings 17–10. Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 1:42.
  • WSU – Gabe Marks 5-yard pass from Luke Falk (Erik Powell kick), 9:11. Tied 17–17. Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards, 3:44.
  • PRST – Steven Long 1-yard run (Jonanthan Gonzales kick), 2:19. Vikings 24–17. Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 6:46.
Statistics PRST WSU
First downs 19 21
Total yards 294 411
Rushing yards 233 104
Passing yards 61 307
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 29:48 30:12
Team Category Player Statistics
Portland State Passing Alex Kuresa 7/12, 61 yards
Rushing Alex Kuresa 16 rushes, 92 yards
Receiving Thomas Carter III 4 receptions, 34 yards
Washington State Passing Luke Falk 27/41, 289 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Gerard Wicks 14 rushes, 63 yards
Receiving Dom Williams 5 receptions, 86 yards

At No. 23 Idaho State

See also: 2015 Idaho State Bengals football team
No. 24 Portland State Vikings at No. 23 Idaho State Bengals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 24 Vikings 17 7 7334
No. 23 Bengals 7 7 0014

at Holt Arena, Pocatello, Idaho

  • Date: September 12
  • Game time: 3:05 p.m. PDT/4:05 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 7,075
  • Referee: Bruce Bondi
  • TV: WBS
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • IDST – Hagen Graves 10-yard pass from Michael Sanders (Zak Johnson kick), 9:54. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:06.
  • PRST – Kahlil Dawson 94-yard kickoff return (Jonathan Gonzales kick), 9:41. Tied 7–7.
  • PRST – Trent Riley 50-yard pass from Alex Kuresa (Jonathan Gonzales kick), 7:02. Vikings 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:41.
  • PRST – Jonathan Gonzales 51-yard field goal, 4:17. Vikings 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:30.

Second quarter

  • PRST – Paris Penn 38-yard run (Jonathan Gonzales kick), 13:55. Vikings 24–7. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 1:46.
  • IDST – Josh Cook 48-yard pass from Michael Sanders (Zak Johnson kick), 1:15. Vikings 24–14. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:07.

Third quarter

  • PRST – Alex Kuresa 5-yard run (Jonathan Gonzales kick), 9:36. Vikings 31–14. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 5:17.

Fourth quarter

  • PRST – Jonathan Gonzales 36-yard field goal, 7:29. Vikings 34–14. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 6:46.
Statistics PRST IDST
First downs 17 15
Total yards 342 242
Rushing yards 236 61
Passing yards 106 181
Turnovers 1 4
Time of possession 34:24 25:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Portland State Passing Alex Kuresa 7/16, 106 yards, TD, INT
Rushing David Jones 18 rushes, 113 yards
Receiving Trent Riley 1 reception, 50 yards, TD
Idaho State Passing Michael Sanders 20/39, 177 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Xavier Finney 23 rushes, 87 yards
Receiving Josh Cook 4 receptions, 75 yards, TD

Western Oregon

Western Oregon Wolves at No. 17 Portland State Vikings – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wolves 0 0 000
No. 17 Vikings 0 17 7731

at Providence Park, Portland, Oregon

  • Date: September 26
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny and warm, 72 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 5,017
  • Referee: Jeff Rink
  • TV: WBS
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

  • PRST – Alex Kuresa 2-yard run (Jonathan Gonzales kick), 9:51. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:59.
  • PRST – Josh Kraght 25-yard run (Jonathan Gonzales kick), 5:52. Vikings 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 1:51.
  • PRST – Jonathan Gonzales 24-yard field goal, 2:14. Vikings 17–0. Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, 1:58.

Third quarter

  • PRST – Nate Tago 1-yard run (Jonathan Gonzales kick), 3:44. Vikings 24–0. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 3:42.

Fourth quarter

  • PRST – Steven Long 22-yard run (Jonathan Gonzales kick), 5:47. Vikings 31–0. Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 1:50.
Statistics WES PRST
First downs 0 18
Total yards 224 383
Rushing yards 27 256
Passing yards 197 127
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 26:18 33:42
Team Category Player Statistics
Western Oregon Passing Trey Shimabukuro 18/35, 182 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Joe Harris 10 rushes, 31 yards
Receiving Maurice McSwain 2 receptions, 52 yards
Portland State Passing Alex Kuresa 8/18, 127 yards
Rushing Nate Tago 15 rushes, 69 yards, TD
Receiving Darnell Adams 1 reception, 46 yards

North Dakota

See also: 2015 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team
North Dakota Fighting Hawks at No. 16 Portland State Vikings – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Fighting Hawks 3 3 10319
No. 16 Vikings 7 3 7017

at Hillsboro Stadium, Hillsboro, Oregon

  • Date: October 3
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Partly sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 4,765
  • Referee: Scott Root
  • TV: WBS
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • PRST – Paris Penn 76-yard pass from Alex Kuresa (Jonathan Gonzales kick), 14:41. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 76 yards, 0:19.
  • UND – Reid Taubenheim 23-yard field goal, 6:30. Vikings 7–3. Drive: 17 plays, 76 yards, 8:06.

Second quarter

  • UND – Reid Taubenheim 37-yard field goal, 6:46. Vikings 7–6. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 4:12.
  • PRST – Jonathan Gonzales 19-yard field goal, 0:33. Vikings 10–6. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:14.

Third quarter

  • UND – Reid Taubenheim 41-yard field goal, 8:07. Vikings 10–9. Drive: 6 plays, 21 yards, 2:57.
  • UND – Keaton Studsrud 32-yard run (Reid Taubenheim kick), 5:47. Fighting Hawks 16–10. Drive: 2 plays, 62 yards, 0:29.
  • PRST – Nate Tago 1-yard run (Jonathan Gonzales kick), 1:48. Vikings 17–16. Drive: 2 plays, 1 yard, 0:46.

Fourth quarter

  • UND – Reid Taubenheim 29-yard field goal, 12:53. Fighting Hawks 19–17. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 3:55.
Statistics UND PRST
First downs 20 10
Total yards 396 247
Rushing yards 260 97
Passing yards 136 150
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 35:36 24:24
Team Category Player Statistics
North Dakota Passing Keaton Studsrud 9/17, 136 yards, INT
Rushing John Santiago 22 rushes, 111 yards
Receiving Luke Mathewson 3 receptions, 51 yards
Portland State Passing Alex Kuresa 9/13, 142 yards, TD
Rushing Alex Kuresa 15 rushes, 55 yards
Receiving Paris Penn 4 receptions, 94 yards, TD

At North Texas

See also: 2015 North Texas Mean Green football team
No. 25 Portland State Vikings at North Texas Mean Green – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 25 Vikings 14 31 14766
Mean Green 0 0 077

at Apogee Stadium, Denton, Texas

  • Date: October 10
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. PDT/4:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 81 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 19,801
  • Referee: S. LaMantia
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • PRST – Darnell Adams 34-yard pass from Alex Kuresa (Jonathan Gonzales kick), 7:30. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 0:40.
  • PRST – Nate Tago 15-yard run (Jonathan Gonzales kick), 2:50. Vikings 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards, 3:38.

Second quarter

  • PRST – Nate Tago 1-yard run (Jonathan Gonzales kick), 14:23. Vikings 21–0. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 2:10.
  • PRST – David Jones 70-yard run (Jonathan Gonzales kick), 13:16. Vikings 28–0. Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:19.
  • PRST – Thomas Carter III 56-yard pass from Alex Kuresa (Jonanthan Gonzales kick), 8:06. Vikings 35–0. Drive: 3 plays, 85 yards, 1:36.
  • PRST – David Jones 7-yard run (Jonathan Gonzales kick), 2:50. Vikings 42–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:22.
  • PRST – Jonathan Gonzales 46-yard field goal, 0:27. Vikings 45–0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:12.

Third quarter

  • PRST – David Jones 60-yard pass from Alex Kuresa (Jonathan Gonzales kick), 14:13. Vikings 52–0. Drive: 2 plays, 69 yards, 0:47.
  • PRST – Steven Long 5-yard run (Jonathan Gonzales kick), 1:21. Vikings 59–0. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 4:59.

Fourth quarter

  • PRST – Mitchell Thompson 68-yard run (Jonathan Gonzales kick), 12:27. Vikings 66–0. Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 2:23.
  • UNT – Carlos Harris 9-yard pass from DaMarcus Smith (Jonathan Gonzales kick), 1:02. Vikings 66–7. Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 3:28.
Statistics PRST UNT
First downs 27 13
Total yards 670 198
Rushing yards 368 76
Passing yards 302 122
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 33:37 26:23
Team Category Player Statistics
Portland State Passing Alex Kuresa 11/19, 269 yards, 3 TD
Rushing David Jones 9 rushes, 134 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Darnell Adams 4 receptions, 100 yards, TD
North Texas Passing Andrew McNulty 10/25, 57 yards
Rushing Jeff Wilson 9 rushes, 49 yards
Receiving Carlos Harris 9 receptions, 57 yards, TD

No. 16 Montana State

See also: 2015 Montana State Bobcats football team
No. 16 Montana State Bobcats at No. 17 Portland State Vikings – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 16 Bobcats 14 7 21042
No. 17 Vikings 14 21 21359

at Providence Park, Portland, Oregon

  • Date: October 17
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 8,110
  • Referee: Bret MacRae
  • TV: RTNW
  • Box score, Recap
Statistics MTST PRST
First downs 21 32
Total yards 440 682
Rushing yards 229 465
Passing yards 211 217
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 21:49 38:11
Team Category Player Statistics
Montana State Passing Dakota Prukop 14/25, 211 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Dakota Prukop 14 rushes, 102 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Chad Newell 4 receptions, 70 yards
Portland State Passing Alex Kuresa 10/14, 217 yards, TD
Rushing David Jones 23 rushes, 285 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Trent Riley 1 reception, 44 yards

At Cal Poly

See also: 2015 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
No.14 Portland State Vikings at Cal Poly Mustangs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 14 Vikings 13 0 151038
Mustangs 14 0 14735

at Alex G. Spanos Stadium, San Luis Obispo, California

  • Date: October 24
  • Game time: 6:05 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 68 °F (20 °C)
  • Game attendance: 11,075
  • Referee: Jim Crowley
  • Box score, Recap
Statistics PRST CP
First downs 20 27
Total yards 386 536
Rushing yards 154 420
Passing yards 232 116
Turnovers 1 4
Time of possession 25:03 34:57
Team Category Player Statistics
Portland State Passing Alex Kuresa 16/25, 232 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Alex Kuresa 18 rushes, 101 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Trent Riley 5 receptions, 88 yards, TD
Cal Poly Passing Khaleel Jenkins 3/14, 59 yards
Rushing Kori Garcia 18 rushes, 131 yards
Receiving Kyle Lewis 1 reception, 57 yards, TD

No. 17 Montana

See also: 2015 Montana Grizzlies football team
No. 17 Montana Grizzlies at No. 12 Portland State Vikings – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 17 Grizzlies 0 10 0616
No. 12 Vikings 7 14 7735

at Providence Park, Portland, Oregon

  • Date: October 31
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Heavy rain, 61 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 11,045
  • Referee: Kelly Holman
  • TV: WBS
  • Box score, Recap
Statistics MONT PRST
First downs 19 19
Total yards 294 460
Rushing yards 160 339
Passing yards 134 121
Turnovers 3 2
Time of possession 26:03 33:57
Team Category Player Statistics
Montana Passing Makena Simis 15/36, 134 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Makena Simis 22 rushes, 62 yards, TD
Receiving Ben Romain Roberts 7 receptions, 37 yards
Portland State Passing Alex Kuresa 4/12, 121 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing David Jones 29 rushes, 165 yards, TD
Receiving Darnell Adams 1 reception, 46 yards, TD

At Northern Colorado

See also: 2015 Northern Colorado Bears football team
No. 10 Portland State Vikings at Northern Colorado Bears – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 10 Vikings 7 10 01532
Bears 14 7 7735

at Nottingham Field, Greeley, Colorado

  • Date: November 7
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. PST/12:00 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 44 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 4,173
  • Referee: Jeff Rink
  • TV: WBS
  • Box score, Recap
Statistics PRST UNCO
First downs 26 20
Total yards 493 483
Rushing yards 243 213
Passing yards 250 270
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 31:15 28:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Portland State Passing Alex Kuresa 18/27, 250 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing David Jones 25 rushes, 110 yards
Receiving Darnell Adams 3 receptions, 94 yards, 2 TD
Northern Colorado Passing Jacob Knipp 18/30, 270 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Trae Riek 25 rushes, 145 yards, TD
Receiving Alex Wesley 3 receptions, 89 yards, TD

No. 18 Southern Utah

See also: 2015 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team
No. 18 Southern Utah Thunderbirds at No. 15 Portland State Vikings – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 18 Thunderbirds 10 0 7623
No. 15 Vikings 7 10 0724

at Providence Park, Portland, Oregon

  • Date: November 14
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy and windy, 58 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 6,122
  • Referee: Bruce Bondi
  • TV: WBS
  • Box score, Recap
Statistics SUU PRST
First downs 30 15
Total yards 562 389
Rushing yards 178 186
Passing yards 384 203
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 27:27 32:33
Team Category Player Statistics
Southern Utah Passing Ammon Olsen 28/47, 384 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Malik Brown 21 rushes, 93 yards
Receiving Mike Sharp 10 receptions, 197 yards, 2 TD
Portland State Passing Alex Kuresa 12/20, 196 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Nate Tago 15 rushes, 69 yards
Receiving Thomas Carter III 4 receptions, 88 yards, TD

At No. 18 Eastern Washington

See also: 2015 Eastern Washington Eagles football team and The Dam Cup
No. 11 Portland State Vikings at No. 18 Eastern Washington Eagles – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 11 Vikings 13 0 14734
No. 18 Eagles 10 7 01431

at Roos Field, Cheney, Washington

  • Date: November 21
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Clear, 37 °F (3 °C)
  • Game attendance: 8,649
  • Referee: Gregg Wilson
  • TV: WBS
  • Box score, Recap
Statistics PRST EWU
First downs 25 18
Total yards 397 390
Rushing yards 250 175
Passing yards 147 215
Turnovers 3 4
Time of possession 34:35 25:25
Team Category Player Statistics
Portland State Passing Alex Kuresa 11/24, 142 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing David Jones 27 rushes, 152 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Chase Loftin 2 receptions, 41 yards
Eastern Washington Passing Reilly Hennessey 17/27, 215 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jabari Wilson 14 rushes, 85 yards, TD
Receiving Cooper Kupp 8 receptions, 136 yards, TD

FCS Playoffs

No. 15 Northern Iowa (Second Round)

See also: 2015 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
No. 15 Northern Iowa Panthers at No. 5 Portland State Vikings (FCS Playoffs Second Round) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 15 Panthers 7 9 01329
No. 5 Vikings 0 3 7717

at Providence Park, Portland, Oregon

  • Date: December 5
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Rainy, 46 °F (8 °C)
  • Game attendance: 8,022
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • TV: ESPN3
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • UNI – Tyvis Smith 3-yard run (Michael Schmadeke kick), 5:47. Panthers 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 4:45.

Second quarter

  • PRST – Jonathan Gonzales 32-yard field goal, 13:18. Panthers 7–3. Drive: 15 plays, 47 yards, 4:49.
  • UNI – Aaron Bailey 61-yard run (kick blocked), 2:38. Panthers 13–3. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:46.
  • UNI – Michael Schmadeke 44-yard field goal, 0:00. Panthers 16–3. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 1:20.

Third quarter

  • PRST – Chase Loftin 16-yard pass from Alex Kuresa (Jonathan Gonzales kick), 8:22. Panthers 16–10. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:01.

Fourth quarter

  • UNI – Aaron Bailey 69-yard run (Michael Schmadeke kick), 14:33. Panthers 23–10. Drive: 1 play, 69 yards, 0:12.
  • PRST – David Jones 9-yard run (Jonathan Gonzales kick), 12:11. Panthers 23–17. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:16.
  • UNI – Tyvis Smith 59-yard run (pass failed), 8:02. Panthers 29–17. Drive: 1 play, 59 yards, 0:10.
Statistics UNI PRST
First downs 20 17
Total yards 432 285
Rushing yards 401 180
Passing yards 31 105
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 30:06 29:54
Team Category Player Statistics
Western Oregon Passing Aaron Bailey 7/14, 34 yards
Rushing Tyvis Smith 21 rushes, 207 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Logan Cunningham 1 reception, 8 yards
Portland State Passing Alex Kuresa 8/22, 105 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Nate Tago 15 rushes, 60 yards
Receiving Darnell Adams 3 receptions, 34 yards

Ranking movements

See also: 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
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STATS FCS—241917162517141210 (1)1511510
Coaches—RV201816231713129–T1611510

Statistics

Scoring

Scores against non-conference opponents
1 2 3 4 Total
Opponents 10 16 0 27 53
Portland State 14 51 38 35 138
Scores against the Big Sky Conference
1 2 3 4 Total
Opponents 72 41 59 43 215
Portland State 85 65 71 52 273
Scores against all opponents
1 2 3 4 Total
Opponents 82 57 59 70 268
Portland State 99 116 109 87 411

References

  1. ^ Vito, Brett (October 10, 2015). "North Texas' Dan McCarney Fired Following Mean Green's 66–7 Loss to FCS School". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  2. ^ Sherman, Rodger (October 10, 2015). "FCS Portland State Beat North Texas So Badly, the Mean Green Immediately Fired Their Head Coach". SB Nation. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  3. ^ "EWU, MSU Top Football Preseason Polls". July 17, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "Football Schedule". Portland State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
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