2015 — The 2015 Season

Youngstown State's 2015 season (5-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 5-6
Final Result Non-bowl season
AP Final — post-bowls
SP+ -6.0 last-week
Era —
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
L @ Pittsb 37-45 W vs Robe Mor 21-14 W vs Sain Fra 48-3 W @ Sout Dak 31-3 L vs Illi Sta 29-31 L vs Sout Sta 8-38 L @ Sout Ill 31-38 W @ West Ill 23-21 W vs Miss Sta 47-7 L vs Nort Sta 24-27 L @ Indi Sta 24-27
Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2015 season's largest margin: Youngstown State 48, Saint Francis 3. A 45-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Youngstown State 8, South Dakota State 38. A 30-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Go Penguins!"
— Youngstown State fanbase voice · 2015· synthesized
What It Meant

2015 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.