Portland State vs Montana game
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The gist
No. 12 Montana (6-3, 4-2 Big Sky) hosts Portland State (2-7, 2-4) in football on Nov. 7.
Montana beat the Vikings 63-17 last time and can keep rolling.
Background
Montana is the Grizzlies, an FCS (a tier below the top-level FBS) football team ranked No. 12 nationally, sitting at 6-3 overall and 4-2 in the Big Sky Conference. Portland State is the Vikings, 2-7 overall and 2-4 in conference, and they arrive on a three-game losing streak. The game is the teams' first football meeting since Montana won 63-17 in Portland on Nov. 15, 2025, a result that moved Montana to 11-0 and Portland State to 1-10 that season.
How it unfolded
- Nov 15, 2025Montana beat Portland State 63-17 in Portland in Big Sky play, moving to 11-0 while Portland State fell to 1-10.
- Oct 31, 2026Montana beat Eastern Washington 42-33 on the road; Portland State lost 14-38 to Idaho at home.
- Nov 7, 2026No. 12 Montana (6-3, 4-2 Big Sky) hosts Portland State (2-7, 2-4 Big Sky) in football, with kickoff at 1 p.m. on CBS affiliates across Montana and Action Network listing 8:00 p.m. on ESPN+.
Key terms
- Big Sky
- A collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I, with football in the Football Championship Subdivision.
- FCS
- The second-highest level of NCAA college football in the United States, below the Football Bowl Subdivision.
- FBS
- The highest level of college football in the United States, comprising NCAA Division I member teams.
Source: Wikipedia
Who’s saying what
- Analysts
- 406mtsports reporter Frank Gogola wrote that Montana will look to start November with another win over a team near the bottom of the Big Sky standings.