Youngstown State
2-2MVFC · Stambaugh Stadium · 20,630 · 9,519 avg in 2026
LastL 20–27 at South Dakota State · Sat Sep 19 · Beau Brungard 292 pass yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Nextvs South Dakota · Sat Sep 26 · 2 pm ET · Stambaugh Stadium · series 7-4, lost the last 2 · Game preview
Updated Tue Sep 22 · through week 3
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 27 | #147 | #225 | -30.5✓ | Mercyhurst | W 43–10 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 1 | Sep 5 | #147 | #102 | +22.5✗ | @Kentucky | L 13–45 127 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #127 | #192 | -22.5✓ | Duquesne | W 70–13 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #147 | #101 | +9.5✓ | @South Dakota State | L 20–27 | 2-2 | 0-1 |
| 4 | Sep 26 | #144 | #107 | South Dakota | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | #143 | #155 | @Southern Illinois | ||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | @Indiana State | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | Northern Iowa | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | North Dakota | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Murray State | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Illinois State |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | @South Dakota State | L 20–27 | — | — | — | +0.079 | 48.3% | 112.4% | One-score loss |
| Sep 12 | Duquesne | W 70–13 | — | — | — | +0.619 | 64.3% | 126.9% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Sep 5 | @Kentucky | L 13–45 | 305 | 1 | 30:08 | +0.077 | 41.8% | 114.6% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Aug 27 | Mercyhurst | W 43–10 | — | — | — | +0.434 | 54.5% | 125.9% | Best defensive stand |
| Season average (4 games) | 305 | 1.0 | +0.302 | 52.2% | 120.0% | ||||
Youngstown State is a program that built four national championships under Jim Tressel (1991, 1993, 1994, 1997) and now runs a steady, well-managed FCS operation that makes the playoffs most years and competes in the MVFC without drama or pretense.
Youngstown State doesn't carry a visible chip. The program is at peace with its place in FCS history: the keeper of the Tressel legacy, a solid regional program, a place where Beau Brungard can win…
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What it is like to watch them2026 · 2-2
✓ measured from 4 games · ranks are among MVFC teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Youngstown State has won two of its last five.
Cooling. 6-4 over the last 10, and lost the last one.
Next Sep 26
vs South Dakota · at home
Outcome band · Youngstown State · 2026
Outcome band · Youngstown State · 2026Youngstown State's most likely season is 8-5 — a bowl game. The floor is 4-8; the ceiling is 11-2.
Floor, base and ceiling come from the season-path projection, which plays out conference title games and the CFP — so a ceiling can run past 12 games.
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Youngstown State football is the legacy program of the Jim Tressel dynasty—four FCS national championships (1991, 1993, 1994, 1997) in the 1990s and a standard of institutional stability that has made the Penguins a consistent FCS playoff contender. The program embodies blue-collar discipline and winning without fanfare.
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Beau Brungard: 290 yds · 6 TD vs Duquesne
Top 0.1% passing TDs game since 2021. vs Duquesne (FCS) W 70-13.
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