SUU football plays its last regular-season road game tonight at Portland State
Kickoff is 8 p.m. MT on ESPN+ in the teams' first meeting since 2021
CEDAR CITY - Southern Utah football closes its regular-season road schedule tonight at Portland State, according to an SUU Athletics preview.
What it means for you: Kickoff is 8 p.m. MT Friday, Nov. 13, at Hillsboro Stadium. The game streams on ESPN+, and live stats are linked from the schedule at suutbirds.com.
The Thunderbirds, 4-6 overall and 3-4 in the Big Sky, come off a 31-24 home win over Northern Colorado, their first win over the Bears since 2017. Portland State is 2-8 and 2-5 and has lost four straight, most recently 57-24 at Montana. The Vikings are scoring 21.2 points per game and allowing 44.1, the preview says.
It is the first meeting between the teams since 2021. Portland State leads the all-time series 11-4.
Floyd Chalk has 1,289 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns. Quarterback Will Burns has passed for 1,843 yards and 14 touchdowns and run for 948 yards and 11 scores. Safety Parker Vance leads SUU with 83 tackles and six interceptions. SUU runs for 247.0 yards per game; Portland State allows 210.7.
Source: SUU Athletics preview, "No Smooth Sailing: Thunderbirds Ready to Rock the Boat in Portland"