Youngstown State

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MVFC · Stambaugh Stadium · 20,630 · 9,519 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat South Dakota State · our model 21% Youngstown State · a number, not a pick

LastW 70–13 vs Duquesne · Sat Sep 12 · Beau Brungard 290 pass yds, 6 TD, 111 rush yds

Nextat South Dakota State · Sat Sep 19 · 7 pm ET · Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium · series 3-14, lost the last 6 · Game preview

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Player stats — 2026 season

No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.

Home-field advantage · Youngstown State · 2018–present · FBS opponents

Youngstown State is worth +5.3 points more at home than on the road.

Top third of FBS, 68th percentile of 133 programs

50% at home, 0% away against FBS opponents since 2018 (2–2 home, 0–12 away). Interval ±12.5.

95% intervalmodel 2.3 · books ~3Weakest home edge in FBSStrongest

Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge — per-team modelling was tested and did not survive scrutiny (why) — and the books use about 3. Against the closing line, Youngstown State has beaten the number by +5.1 more at home than away over 50 games — inside the ±6.6 that many games can resolve. Results here cannot tell the flat number apart from the building, and that is the honest reading of nearly every FBS stadium.

Stambaugh Stadium seats 20,630 and has averaged 42% full (8,642, 14 games reported). Visitors cover a median 514 miles to get here (2018-present).

Edge = half the gap between average home margin and average road margin, FBS opponents only, non-neutral games since 2018; the interval is 95%. Market line: closing spread, seasons with lines on file. Trip length is straight-line miles from the visiting team's campus to the venue, measured across all 46 home games since 2018. No national trip rank shown: the ranked field is FBS venues only and leaves out the service academies and venues with too few measured games.

Home2–2Away0–12Edge+5.3 ±12.5Visitor trip514 mi

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Havoc & trenchesDisruption, run-blocking, and down-and-distance efficiency.

Havoc & trenches

Disruption, run-blocking, and down-and-distance efficiency.

Havoc Rate (D) 0.226
95th
Havoc Allowed (O) 0.104
86th
Front-Seven Havoc (D) 0.120
86th
Secondary Havoc (D) 0.106
95th
Stuff Rate (D) 0.268
95th
Stuff Rate Allowed (O) 0.146
86th
Line Yards (O) 3.233
86th
Line Yards Allowed (D) 2.660
59th
Standard-Downs Success (O) 0.566
86th
Standard-Downs Success Allowed (D) 0.430
77th
Passing-Downs Success (O) 0.449
86th
Passing-Downs Success Allowed (D) 0.371
5th
Screened 12 claims, 12 survived · 2026 season, FBS only, min. 3 games with data this season
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ConditionsThe weather and altitude visitors have to deal with.
Venue texture

60°F average kickoff temp; 15% of games had measurable precipitation; 8 mph average wind.

Based on 33 home games with weather data.

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