2017 — The 2017 Season

Youngstown State's 2017 season (6-5) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 6-5
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final — post-bowls
SP+ -3.5 last-week
Era —
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
L @ Pittsb 21-28 W vs Robe Mor 30-0 W vs Cent Con 59-9 W vs Sout Sta 19-7 L @ Sout Dak 28-31 L vs Nort Sta 24-27 L @ Nort Iow 14-19 L vs Illi Sta 0-35 W @ Indi Sta 66-24 W @ Sout Ill 28-20 W vs Miss Sta 38-10
Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2017 season's largest margin: Youngstown State 59, Central Connecticut 9. A 50-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Youngstown State 0, Illinois State 35. A 35-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Go Penguins!"
— Youngstown State fanbase voice · 2017· synthesized
What It Meant

2017 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.