2019 — The 2019 Season

Youngstown State's 2019 season (6-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 6-6
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final — post-bowls
SP+ -7.0 last-week
Era —
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W @ Samford 45-22 W vs Howard 54-28 W vs Duquesne 34-14 W vs Robe Mor 45-10 L @ Nort Iow 14-21 L vs Sout Sta 28-38 L @ Sout Ill 10-35 W vs West Ill 59-14 L vs Nort Sta 17-56 L @ Sout Dak 21-56 L @ Indi Sta 17-24 W vs Illi Sta 21-3
Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2019 season's largest margin: Youngstown State 59, Western Illinois 14. A 45-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Youngstown State 17, North Dakota State 56. A 39-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Go Penguins!"
— Youngstown State fanbase voice · 2019· synthesized
What It Meant

2019 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.