2014 — The 2014 Season

Youngstown State's 2014 season (7-5) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 7-5
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final — post-bowls
SP+ -8.2 last-week
Era —
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
L @ Illinois 17-28 W vs Duquesne 34-23 W vs Butler 44-13 W vs Sain Fra 52-23 W @ Miss Sta 14-7 L vs West Ill 24-30 W vs Sout Ill 26-14 W @ Sout Sta 30-27 W vs Sout Dak 28-17 L @ Illi Sta 21-35 L vs Indi Sta 24-27 L @ Nort Sta 14-38
Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2014 season's largest margin: Youngstown State 44, Butler 13. A 31-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Youngstown State 14, North Dakota State 38. A 24-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Go Penguins!"
— Youngstown State fanbase voice · 2014· synthesized
What It Meant

2014 is a middle chapter for Youngstown State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.