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YOUNGSTOWN STATE PENGUINS

6–2 overall · 4–1 conference · Youngstown, OH · Stambaugh Stadium ↗

Youngstown State is 6–2 overall and 4–1 in MVFC play. The team stands No. 1 in the MVFC through Week 7. Youngstown State has won 4 straight, with a +19.3 average scoring margin over its last three. 3 regular-season games remain, beginning with North Dakota on Oct 31.

Updated Oct 18

FORECAST + SCHEDULE CONTEXT

POWER OUTLOOK

POWER SIGNALNO. 35Division I average scoring margin

REMAINING SLATE0 TOP 25opponents across 3 games

NEXT GAMEPENDINGwin probability not posted

Next-game probability appears when qualifying data is available in The Football Grid. No estimate is shown before then.

NATIONAL COMPARISON

TEAM PROFILE

Division I · through Week 7

SCORING OFFENSE39.1NO. 22points per game

SCORING DEFENSE23.1NO. 99points allowed/game

AVG. MARGIN+16.0NO. 35points per game

Calculated from completed 2026 games in The Football Grid dataset.

WEEK 9

UP NEXT

MVFC GAME

YSU

Youngstown State6–2 · MVFC 4–1

VSSAT, OCT 3112P ET · ESPN+

North DakotaMVFC

UND

Stambaugh Stadium ↗ · Youngstown, OH Game details ↗

WIN PROBABILITYPENDING

FORMYSU W4 · UND W1

SCORING MARGINYSU +16.0 · UND +11.5

STAKESConference game

Youngstown State brings the stronger scoring profile and the home-field edge.

ALL SEASON · ONE VIEW

2026 SCHEDULE

8 played · 3 remaining

AUG 27VSMercyhurstYoungstown, OHESPN+W 43–10

SEP 5@#12 KentuckyLexington, KYSECN+L 13–45

SEP 12VSDuquesneYoungstown, OHESPN+W 70–13

SEP 19@South Dakota StateBrookings, SDMidco Sports NetL 20–27

SEP 26VSSouth DakotaYoungstown, OHESPN+W 47–28

OCT 3@Southern IllinoisCarbondale, ILESPN+W 28–16

OCT 10@Indiana StateTerre Haute, INESPN+W 57–24

OCT 17VSNorthern IowaYoungstown, OHESPN+W 35–22

OCT 24—BYE WEEKNo game scheduled—BYE

OCT 31VSNorth DakotaYoungstown, OHESPN+12P

NOV 7@Murray StateMurray, KYESPN+2P

NOV 14VSIllinois StateYoungstown, OHESPN+12P

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