Youngstown State Penguins
FCS
Missouri Valley Football Conference · YSU
Team Vitals
+3.3
power · 2026 · #112 D1
+6.4 / -3.1
off / def (higher = better)
8–5
2025 record
113
roster (2025)
Upcoming 2026
| Date | Wk | Opponent | Site | Model Lean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | Wk 1 | Mercyhurst FCS | HOME | Youngstown State 70% |
| 2026-09-05 | Wk 1 | Kentucky FBS | AWAY | Kentucky 61% |
| 2026-09-12 | Wk 2 | Duquesne FCS | HOME | Youngstown State 65% |
| 2026-09-19 | Wk 3 | South Dakota State FCS | AWAY | South Dakota State 61% |
| 2026-09-26 | Wk 4 | South Dakota FCS | HOME | Youngstown State 51% |
| 2026-10-03 | Wk 5 | Southern Illinois FCS | AWAY | Southern Illinois 59% |
| 2026-10-10 | Wk 6 | Indiana State FCS | AWAY | Youngstown State 60% |
| 2026-10-17 | Wk 7 | Northern Iowa FCS | HOME | Youngstown State 69% |
| 2026-10-31 | Wk 9 | North Dakota FCS | HOME | North Dakota 56% |
| 2026-11-07 | Wk 10 | Murray State FCS | AWAY | Youngstown State 70% |
| 2026-11-14 | Wk 11 | Illinois State FCS | HOME | Youngstown State 50% |
Recent Results
| Date | Season | Wk | Opponent | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-29 | 2025 | Wk 14 | Yale vs | L | 42–43 |
| 2025-11-22 | 2025 | Wk 13 | Northern Iowa @ | W | 35–32 |
| 2025-11-15 | 2025 | Wk 12 | Indiana State vs | W | 48–29 |
| 2025-11-08 | 2025 | Wk 11 | Southern Illinois vs | W | 48–38 |
| 2025-11-01 | 2025 | Wk 10 | North Dakota State @ | L | 30–38 |
| 2025-10-25 | 2025 | Wk 9 | Murray State vs | W | 51–17 |
| 2025-10-18 | 2025 | Wk 8 | Illinois State @ | W | 40–35 |
| 2025-10-11 | 2025 | Wk 7 | North Dakota @ | L | 17–35 |
| 2025-10-04 | 2025 | Wk 6 | South Dakota State vs | L | 30–35 |
| 2025-09-20 | 2025 | Wk 4 | Towson @ | W | 31–28 |
| 2025-09-13 | 2025 | Wk 3 | Michigan State @ | L | 24–41 |
| 2025-09-06 | 2025 | Wk 2 | Robert Morris vs | W | 56–17 |
Season by Season
| Season | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 5 | 476 | 403 | +73 |
| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 329 | 430 | -101 |
| 2023 | 8 | 5 | 416 | 330 | +86 |
| 2022 | 7 | 4 | 314 | 279 | +35 |
| 2021 | 3 | 7 | 247 | 354 | -107 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | 365 | 321 | +44 |
| 2018 | 4 | 7 | 254 | 299 | -45 |
| 2017 | 6 | 5 | 327 | 210 | +117 |
| 2016 | 12 | 4 | 442 | 319 | +123 |
| 2015 | 5 | 6 | 323 | 254 | +69 |
Injuries
None reported.
Player grades 2025 season
Box production, opponent-adjusted, ranked within position (50 = positional average). 2025 is the last season played, so these describe that team, not this year's. OL rows are team-inferred — college football publishes no individual OL box stats. Full leaderboard →
| Player | Pos | Grade | Pos rank | G | 2025 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beau Brungard | QB | 82 | #18 | 13 | 3,230 pass yds · 26 TD · 3 INT |
| Max Tomczak | WR | 81 | #48 | 13 | 70 rec · 1,021 yds · 8 TD |
| Dayne Hodge | DB | 78 | #99 | 3 | 20 tkl · 2 INT |
| Carston Marshall | LB | 74 | #109 | 2 | 16 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 3.5 TFL |
| Justin Wimpye | DB | 73 | #207 | 4 | 12 tkl · 3 PD · 3 INT |
| Ky Wilson | WR | 72 | #174 | 13 | 64 rec · 652 yds · 6 TD |
| Andrew Lastovka | K | 72 | #38 | 13 | 15 FG · 57 XP · 102 pts |
| Jaden Gilbert | RB | 72 | #141 | 13 | 670 rush yds · 3 TD · 42 rec |
| Brendon Kilpatrick | P | 70 | #29 | 13 | 37 punts · 46.6 yd avg |
| Dathan Hickey | DB | 69 | #322 | 4 | 16 tkl · 1 PD · 2 INT |
| Collin Vaughn | DL | 67 | #335 | 2 | 10 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 1.0 TFL |
| Ethan Wright | RB | 65 | #326 | 9 | 222 rush yds · 1 TD · 24 rec |
| Cameron Cunningham | DL | 64 | #458 | 2 | 3 tkl |
| Austin Bray | TE | 64 | #163 | 4 | 8 rec · 70 yds · 2 TD |
| Michael Wells | LB | 64 | #373 | 5 | 8 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL |
| Makai Shahid | DB | 61 | #770 | 4 | 13 tkl · 1 PD · 1 INT |
| Parker Jacobs | DL | 61 | #627 | 1 | 4 tkl · 0.5 TFL |
| Connor Johannesen | DL | 61 | #628 | 2 | 4 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 0.5 TFL |
| Graydon Rollins | LB | 60 | #497 | 1 | 7 tkl |
| Alex McDonald | TE | 59 | #255 | 8 | 12 rec · 120 yds · 3 TD |
| Isaiah Hackett | DB | 57 | #1026 | 1 | 5 tkl |
| Brandon Chambers Jr. | DB | 57 | #1027 | 1 | 5 tkl |
| Tahir Mills | RB | 57 | #621 | 3 | 46 rush yds · 1 TD · 8 rec |
| Preston Zandier | LB | 57 | #670 | 4 | 14 tkl · 0.5 TFL |
| DJ Harris | DB | 56 | #1111 | 4 | 9 tkl · 2 INT |
| Donald Barksdale | RB | 55 | #708 | 1 | 44 rush yds |
| Andrew Jackson-Dunaway | DL | 55 | #1010 | 1 | — |
| Ebony Curry Jr. | DL | 55 | #1015 | 1 | 1 tkl · 1.0 TFL |
| Mike Solomon | WR | 54 | #1046 | 11 | 20 rec · 329 yds · 2 TD |
| Da'Shaun Whatley | RB | 54 | #801 | 1 | 12 rush yds · 1 rec |
| RK Dandridge | WR | 53 | #1097 | 3 | 5 rec · 45 yds · 1 TD |
| Luke Hensley | WR | 52 | #1177 | 6 | 14 rec · 189 yds |
| Michael Voitus | DL | 51 | #1280 | 1 | 2 tkl |
| Devin Sherwood | QB | 51 | #477 | 1 | 47 pass yds · 0 INT · 10 rush yds |
| Ross Davidson | DB | 49 | #1716 | 1 | 2 tkl |
| Colt Sechrest | TE | 48 | #507 | 1 | 1 rec · 5 yds |
| Ethan Coe | LB | 47 | #1166 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Solomon Farrell | LB | 47 | #1167 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Lemondte Chambers | LB | 47 | #1168 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Jeremiah Sanders | WR | 47 | #1530 | 1 | 1 rec · 3 yds |