NCAA FCS Big Sky

Portland State football predictions & picks

Big Sky

2026 record: 2-8
Big Sky: 12th
PPG: 21.2
Streak: L4
Last 5: Won 30–14 vs Utah Tech · Sat, Oct 10 Lost 25–38 at Northern Arizona · Sat, Oct 17 Lost 8–38 at Idaho State · Sat, Oct 24 Lost 14–38 vs Idaho · Sat, Oct 31 Lost 24–57 at Montana · Sat, Nov 7

Portland State next game

Wk 11

Portland St vs10:00 PM ET Friday, November 13 Southern Utah

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

Portland State 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Aug 29Aug 29 vs UC Davis UC Davis L24–31 —

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 @San Diego State San Diego St L20–53 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vs North Dakota North Dakota L23–47 —

Wk 3Fri, Sep 18Sep 18 @Oregon Oregon L0–84 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 @Weber State Weber St W44–41 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 vs Utah Tech Utah Tech W30–14 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 @Northern Arizona N Arizona L25–38 —

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 @Idaho State Idaho St L8–38 —

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 vs Idaho Idaho L14–38 —

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 @Montana Montana L24–57 —

Wk 11Fri, Nov 13Nov 13 vs Southern Utah Southern Utah 10:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 @Eastern Washington E Washington 3:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Portland State team stats

2026 regular season · 10 games · rank among 127 FCS teams

Offense

Points 21.2/ game 89th

Total yards 320.4/ game 90th

Passing yards 209.8/ game 62nd

Rushing yards 110.6/ game 103rd

Third-down conversions 36.2% 83rd

Giveaways 1.4/ game 63rd

Time of possession 29:56 60th

Defense

Points allowed 44.1/ game 126th

Yards allowed 525.0/ game 127th

Passing yards allowed 315.7/ game 127th

Rushing yards allowed 209.3/ game 118th

Takeaways 1.6/ game 39th

Penalties 5.4/ game 28th

Portland State leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Gabe Downing 927yds 5 TD · 5 INT · 58.2% comp. · 5 games

Rushing Delon Thompson 727yds 5 TD · 4.6 per carry · 10 games

Receiving Terence Loville 776yds 55 catches · 4 TD · 10 games

Tackles Jaxson Helmstetler 86 10 games

Sacks Avery Ducsik 5 7 games

Interceptions Marcellous Ryan 3 5 passes defended · 10 games

Big Sky standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Montana State Montana St 910 9-1 .900 405196 +209 W4

2 Northern Arizona N Arizona 820 8-2 .800 325278 +47 W5

3 Montana Montana 730 7-3 .700 401281 +120 W2

4 Idaho State Idaho St 640 6-4 .600 327221 +106 L1

5 Weber State Weber St 640 6-4 .600 361325 +36 W1

6 UC Davis UC Davis 640 6-4 .600 294303 −9 W1

7 Idaho Idaho 550 5-5 .500 339348 −9 W4

8 Southern Utah Southern Utah 460 4-6 .400 312323 −11 W1

9 Cal Poly Cal Poly 470 4-7 .364 268382 −114 L4

10 Northern Colorado N Colorado 370 3-7 .300 219268 −49 L2

11 Eastern Washington E Washington 280 2-8 .200 280409 −129 L3

12 Portland State Portland St 280 2-8 .200 212441 −229 L4

13 Utah Tech Utah Tech 190 1-9 .100 191384 −193 L2

Portland State FAQ

Who does Portland State play next?

Next up for Portland State: home against Southern Utah, Friday, November 13, 10:00 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is Portland State’s record this season?

Portland State is 2-8, 12th in the Big Sky.

Who leads Portland State in passing yards?

Gabe Downing, with 927 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (5 TD · 5 INT · 58.2% comp. · 5 games).

Big Sky rivals

All teams

Cal Poly Eastern Washington Idaho Idaho State Montana Montana State Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Southern Utah UC Davis Utah Tech Weber State

Portland State this week

Portland State is 2-8, 2-5 in Big Sky play. Its last game was a 57–24 loss to Montana on November 7, its fourth in a row. Its offense averages 21.2 points a game (tied for 89th in FCS), and its defense allows 44.1 (126th).

Next up, Portland State hosts Southern Utah on Friday, November 13 at 10:00 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.