Youngstown State routs Indiana State 57-24
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Youngstown State routed Indiana State 57-24. Share this game
We had Youngstown State favored. It won.
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How it swung
Before kickoff, our ratings gave Youngstown State an 85% chance, and the closing betting line (Youngstown State was a 19.5-point favorite) put it at 94%.
Youngstown State 57-24 Indiana State
Youngstown State wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.
Indiana State 24-57 Youngstown State
Indiana State 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 -19.5), at 82% 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 8 of its 14 drives; Indiana State on 4 of its 14.
Youngstown State’s drives are teal, Indiana State’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.
Box score
Youngstown State 57, Indiana State 24
Youngstown State covered −19.5 by 13.5. The total, 81, went over 64.5.
Youngstown State leaders
- Passing Beau Brungard 25 of 34, 386 yds, 3 TD
- Rushing Jaden Gilbert 15 for 163 yds, 3 TD; Beau Brungard 8 for 37 yds, 2 TD
- Receiving Lynn Wyche-El 10 for 118 yds, 1 TD; Bryan Hunt 2 for 86 yds, 1 TD
Indiana State leaders
- Passing Brady Allen 20 of 28, 299 yds, 1 TD
- Rushing Max McCool 11 for 38 yds, 2 TD; Manny Ellis 9 for 12 yds
- Receiving Jayden Reed 7 for 122 yds; Keshon Singleton 5 for 107 yds
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
Youngstown State · 4-2
Rated 147th in our preseason ratings, 117th now, up 30 spots.
2-1 in its last three — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.
Last three games
Indiana State · 2-4
Rated 219th in our preseason ratings, 210th now.
1-2 in its last three — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.
L 14-44 @ South Dakota #109 of 668
lost by 30 as a 16.5-point underdog
W 39-16 vs Valparaiso #253 of 668
won by 23 as a 22.5-point favorite
W 42-35 @ Eastern Illinois #234 of 668
won by 7 as a 3-point favorite
L 21-23 vs Southeast Missouri State #232 of 668
lost by 2 as a 2.5-point favorite
Week by week
Indiana State
- Wk 1Lat Purdue19-44
- Wk 2Wat Eastern Illinois42-35
- Wk 3Wvs Valparaiso39-16
- Wk 4Lvs North Dakota35-42
- Wk 5Lat South Dakota14-44
Youngstown State
- Wk 1Lat Kentucky13-45
- Wk 2Wvs Duquesne70-13
- Wk 3Lat South Dakota State20-27
- Wk 4Wvs South Dakota47-28
- Wk 5Wat Southern Illinois28-16
Power rating by week
Youngstown State is rated 6.0 points ahead as of week 5. Our power rating by week; higher is better.
The series
Youngstown State leads the series 15-7
22 meetings since 2003 · Youngstown State has won the last 4
- 2025Youngstown State 48-29
- 2024Youngstown State 21-14
- 2023Youngstown State 19-7
- 2022Youngstown State 48-42
- 2021Indiana State 28-17
Line, fans and home field
The betting line, and the fans
Our model and the betting line don’t fully agree on Indiana State’s chances here.
Youngstown State favored by 19.5 · Total 64.5
How games like this usually go
Youngstown State by 19.5, and it went to form
Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game
The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 251 games since 2025 with a favorite of 14.5 to 21.5 points.
The market
The books’ cut: 5.3%, the margin built into the odds
Home field
Indiana State is worth +8.2 points (±8.4) more at home than on the road since 2018 — top tenth of FBS, 98th percentile.
0% at home, 8% on the road against FBS opponents (0-4 home, 1-12 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 +1.4 at home vs. away over 52 games — inside the ±7.8 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.
The visitors travel about 371 miles to get here.
Where next
Conference standings
Place in the conference, then conference record.
- Indiana State8th0-2
- Youngstown State3rd2-1