Youngstown State routs Duquesne 70-13
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We had Youngstown State favored. It won.
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How it swung
Before kickoff, our ratings gave Youngstown State a 71% chance, and the closing betting line (Youngstown State was a 22.5-point favorite) put it at 97%.
Youngstown State 70-13 Duquesne
Youngstown State wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.Duquesne 13-70 Youngstown StateDuquesne lostMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
How to read this chart
Starts from the pregame line (Youngstown State -22.5), at 95% for Youngstown State (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores.Every drive
Youngstown State scored on 10 of its 12 drives; Duquesne on 3 of its 12.
Youngstown State’s drives are teal, Duquesne’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.
Box score
Youngstown State 70, Duquesne 13
Youngstown State covered −22.5 by 34.5. The total, 83, went over 54.5.
Duquesne leaders
- Passing Carson Camp 5 of 19, 63 yds, 1 TD
- Rushing Johness Davis 11 for 88 yds; Dazhaun Hopkins 8 for 46 yds
- Receiving Ryan Petras 3 for 52 yds, 1 TD; Zae-Mear Correll 3 for 31 yds
Youngstown State leaders
- Passing Beau Brungard 20 of 23, 290 yds, 6 TD
- Rushing Beau Brungard 14 for 111 yds, 2 TD; Da'Shaun Whatley 3 for 24 yds
- Receiving Lynn Wyche-El 5 for 77 yds, 2 TD; Jeremiah Sanders 4 for 65 yds, 1 TD
Before kickoff
Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.
Recent games
Last three games · 2025 season
Duquesne · 7-5
Rated 185th in our preseason ratings, 190th now.
2-1 in its last three, including a 5-point win over Central Connecticut as a 1.5-point underdog.
W 20-17 @ Robert Morris #238 of 667
won by 3 as a 13.5-point favorite
W 38-33 vs Central Connecticut #178 of 667
won by 5 as a 1.5-point underdog
L 11-29 @ Long Island University #174 of 667
lost by 18 as a 7-point favorite
L 13-24 @ Wagner #247 of 667
lost by 11 as a 23.5-point favorite
W 37-0 @ Mercyhurst #241 of 667
won by 37 as a 3-point favorite
W 52-7 vs Saint Francis #258 of 667
won by 45 as a 14.5-point favorite
W 34-14 vs Stonehill #244 of 667
won by 20 as a 7.5-point favorite
W 44-18 vs New Haven #264 of 667
won by 26 as an 18-point favorite
L 7-51 @ Akron #144 of 667
lost by 44 as a 10.5-point underdog
L 21-35 vs Lehigh #166 of 667
lost by 14 as a 7.5-point underdog
W 55-14 vs Lincoln (PA) #390 of 667
L 9-61 @ PittsburghTop 25 #67 of 667
lost by 52 as a 39.5-point underdog
Last two games
Youngstown State · 1-1
Rated 147th in our preseason ratings, 126th now, up 21 spots.
1-1 in its last two — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.
Week by week
Youngstown State
- Wk 1Wvs Mercyhurst43-10
- Wk 1Lat Kentucky13-45
Duquesne
- Wk 1Lat Air Force0-34
The series
Youngstown State leads the series 6-1
7 meetings since 2013 · Duquesne won the last meeting
- 2024Duquesne 28-25
- 2023Youngstown State 40-7
- 2022Youngstown State 31-14
- 2019Youngstown State 34-14
- 2016Youngstown State 45-10
Line, fans and home field
The betting line, and the fans
Our model and the betting line don’t fully agree on Youngstown State’s chances here.
Youngstown State favored by 22.5 · Total 54.5
How games like this usually go
Youngstown State by 22.5, and it went to form
Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game
The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 411 games since 2025 with a favorite of 21.5 points or more.
The market
The total rose 1 point.
Total: 53.5 → 54.5
The books’ cut: 5.4%, the margin built into the odds
Home field
Youngstown State is worth +5.3 points (±12.5) more at home than on the road since 2018 — top third of FBS, 72nd percentile.
50% at home, 0% on the road against FBS opponents (2-2 home, 0-12 away).
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads +4.0 at home vs. away over 56 games — inside the ±6.1 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.
The visitors travel about 58 miles to get here.