Portland State University Athletics

FOOTBALL, 1998-2001
Terry Charles was a key offensive component of Portland State's talented football team during their early years as a member of the Big Sky Conference. Charles was an All-American in 2001 when he caught 71 passes for 1,096 yards and a school-record tying 12 touchdowns. He was honored as an All-American that season by the American Football Coaches Association (1^st team) and the Associated Press (3^rd team). Charles finished his career third all-time in receptions at Portland State (180), second all-time in yards (3,155) and first all-time in touchdowns (27). Charles led the Big Sky in receiving yards in 1999 (1,171) and 2001 (1,096). His total in '99 ranks second all-time at PSU and is the most in the Big Sky Conference era. In addition, Charles holds PSU records for 100-yard receiving games (14), 200-yard games (2), most yards in a single game (276 vs. Montana, 1999) and longest reception in school history (99 yards for a touchdown vs. Eastern Washington in 1999). Charles' teams had a record of 28-17 over four years, with the 2000 team becoming the program's first to reach the NCAA Division I FCS playoffs in the Big Sky era.