Portland State
UC Davis
Saturday, Sept. 11, 6:05 p.m.
Davis, Calif.
Aggie Stadium
(Sportexe Turf, 10,000)
The Series: PSU leads 6-4.
Last Meeting: UC Davis threw for 341 yards and three scores in a 34-31 win over the Vikings in 2009 in Portland. A 27-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Ryan Rau gave PSU a 28-17 lead late in the third quarter.
The Coaches: Portland State’s Nigel Burton is 0-1 in his first season...UC Davis’ Bob Biggs is 130-67-1 in his 18th season at his alma mater.
Notes: UC Davis has won the last three meetings with the Vikings. PSU’s last victory in the series came in 2005, a 14-12 road win...UC Davis open with a 52-3 loss to Cal. Portland State opened with a 54-9 loss to Arizona State...PSU is looking to snap a six-game losing streak...UC Davis went 1-2 vs. Big Sky teams last season, losing to Montana and Sacramento State and beating Portland State...Connor Kavanaugh started at QB last week for PSU, completing 12-of-23 passes for 146 yards...PSU’s Zach Brown kicked three field goals last week, including a 53-yarder. Brown has made eight straight field goals...PSU’s Ray Fry has 104 career receptions for 1,509 yards... UC Davis is picked to win the Great West Conference...The Aggies have won four straight home games...PSU is 25-14 all-time against current members of the Great West Football Conference.