Sacramento State Hornets @ Portland State Vikings
Rodney Hammond Jr. runs for 191 yards and 2 TDs, Sacramento St. beats Portland St. 52-24
PORTLAND, Ore. -- — Cardell Williams threw two first-half touchdown passes to Ernest Campbell, Rodney Hammond Jr. had 191 yards rushing and two TDs on 17 carries and Sacramento State beat Portland State 52-24 on Saturday night.
Delon Thompson's 2-yard TD run a little over a minute into the second quarter made it 7-7 but, on the next play from scrimmage, Campbell — whose 22-yard touchdown reception opened the scoring — caught a short pass at the 40 and made a defender miss as he raced to the end zone for a 65-yard touchdown that gave Sacramento State (6-4, 4-2 Big Sky Conference) the lead for good.
The Hornets ran for 295 yards and five touchdowns. Damian Henderson II, Sam Adams II and JaQuail Smith each had a rushing TD for Sacramento State.
Portland State (1-9, 1-5) beat Cal Poly 40-28 last week to snap an eight-game losing streak.
Freshman Tyrese Smith replaced starter John-Keawe Sagapolutele in the second quarter and was 8-of-11 passing for 105 yards with a TD and added 37 yards rushing, which included a 1-yard touchdown. Sagapolutele completed 5 of 13 for 72 yards and threw two interceptions.
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Portland, OR
2025 Standings
| Big Sky ConferenceBig Sky Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 6-0 | 10-0 |
| Montana State | 6-0 | 8-2 |
| UC Davis | 5-1 | 7-2 |
| Sacramento State | 4-2 | 6-4 |
| Northern Arizona | 3-3 | 6-4 |
| Eastern Washington | 3-3 | 4-6 |
| Idaho State | 3-3 | 4-6 |
| Idaho | 2-4 | 4-6 |
| Weber State | 1-5 | 3-7 |
| Portland State | 1-5 | 1-9 |
| Cal Poly | 1-5 | 3-7 |
| Northern Colorado | 1-5 | 3-7 |
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