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2015 Portland State Vikings football team
American college football season
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.
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| 2015 Portland State Vikings football | |
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FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 17–29 vs. Northern Iowa | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 10 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 10 |
| Record | 9–3 (6–2 Big Sky) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Steve Morton (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pistol |
| Defensive coordinator | Malik Roberson (1st season) |
| Base defense | 3–3–5 |
| Home stadium | Providence Park Hillsboro Stadium |
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| No. 18 Southern Utah $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Portland State ^ | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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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]
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| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 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 |
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| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 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 |
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| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | 11:00 am | at Washington State (FBS)* | P12N | W 24–17 | 24,302 | ||
| September 12 | 3:05 pm | at No. 23 Idaho State | No. 24 | WBS | W 34–14 | 7,075 | |
| September 26 | 2:05 pm | Western Oregon (Div. II)* | No. 17 | WBS | W 31–0 | 5,017 | |
| October 3 | 2:05 pm | North Dakota | No. 16 | WBS | L 17–19 | 4,765 | |
| October 10 | 2:00 pm | at North Texas (FBS)* | No. 25 | W 66–7 | 19,801 | ||
| October 17 | 12:30 pm | No. 16 Montana State | No. 17 |
| RTNW | W 59–42 | 8,110 |
| October 24 | 6:05 pm | at Cal Poly | No. 14 | W 38–35 | 11,075 | ||
| October 31 | 2:05 pm | No. 17 Montana | No. 12 |
| WBS | W 35–16 | 11,045 |
| November 7 | 11:00 am | at Northern Colorado | No. 10 | WBS | L 32–35 | 4,173 | |
| November 14 | 2:05 pm | No. 18 Southern Utah | No. 15 |
| WBS | W 24–23 | 6,122 |
| November 21 | 2:05 pm | at No. 18 Eastern Washington | No. 11 | WBS | W 34–31 | 8,649 | |
| December 5 | 7:00 pm | No. 15 Northern Iowa* | No. 5 |
| ESPN3 | L 17–29 | 8,022 |
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At Washington State
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Vikings | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| Cougars | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
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Portland State Vikings at Washington State Cougars – Game summary
More information Statistics, PRST ...
| Statistics | PRST | WSU |
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| 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 |
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More information Team, Category ...
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| 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 |
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At No. 23 Idaho State
See also: 2015 Idaho State Bengals football team
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 24 Vikings | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| No. 23 Bengals | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
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No. 24 Portland State Vikings at No. 23 Idaho State Bengals – Game summary
More information Statistics, PRST ...
| Statistics | PRST | IDST |
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| 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 |
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More information Team, Category ...
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| 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 |
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Western Oregon
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Wolves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 17 Vikings | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
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Western Oregon Wolves at No. 17 Portland State Vikings – Game summary
More information Statistics, WES ...
| Statistics | WES | PRST |
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| 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 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| 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 |
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North Dakota
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| Fighting Hawks | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 19 |
| No. 16 Vikings | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
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North Dakota Fighting Hawks at No. 16 Portland State Vikings – Game summary
More information Statistics, UND ...
| Statistics | UND | PRST |
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| 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 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| 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 |
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At North Texas
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 25 Vikings | 14 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 66 |
| Mean Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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No. 25 Portland State Vikings at North Texas Mean Green – Game summary
More information Statistics, PRST ...
| Statistics | PRST | UNT |
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| 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 |
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More information Team, Category ...
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| 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 |
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No. 16 Montana State
See also: 2015 Montana State Bobcats football team
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 16 Bobcats | 14 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
| No. 17 Vikings | 14 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 59 |
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More information Statistics, MTST ...
| Statistics | MTST | PRST |
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| 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 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| 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 |
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At Cal Poly
See also: 2015 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
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| No. 14 Vikings | 13 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 38 |
| Mustangs | 14 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
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No.14 Portland State Vikings at Cal Poly Mustangs – Game summary
More information Statistics, PRST ...
| Statistics | PRST | CP |
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| 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 |
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More information Team, Category ...
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| 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 |
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No. 17 Montana
See also: 2015 Montana Grizzlies football team
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| No. 17 Grizzlies | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| No. 12 Vikings | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
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More information Statistics, MONT ...
| Statistics | MONT | PRST |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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At Northern Colorado
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| No. 10 Vikings | 7 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 32 |
| Bears | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
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No. 10 Portland State Vikings at Northern Colorado Bears – Game summary
More information Statistics, PRST ...
| Statistics | PRST | UNCO |
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| 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 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| 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 |
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No. 18 Southern Utah
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| No. 18 Thunderbirds | 10 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| No. 15 Vikings | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
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More information Statistics, SUU ...
| Statistics | SUU | PRST |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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At No. 18 Eastern Washington
See also: 2015 Eastern Washington Eagles football team and The Dam Cup
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| No. 11 Vikings | 13 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| No. 18 Eagles | 10 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
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No. 11 Portland State Vikings at No. 18 Eastern Washington Eagles – Game summary
More information Statistics, PRST ...
| Statistics | PRST | EWU |
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| 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 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| 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 |
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No. 15 Northern Iowa (Second Round)
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| No. 15 Panthers | 7 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 29 |
| No. 5 Vikings | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
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More information Statistics, UNI ...
| Statistics | UNI | PRST |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| STATS FCS | — | 24 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 (1) | 15 | 11 | 5 | 10 |
| Coaches | — | RV | 20 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 9–T | 16 | 11 | 5 | 10 |
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