Duquesne at Youngstown State

Saturday, November 25, 2023, FCS Championship – First Round

Youngstown State beat Duquesne 40–⁠7. It was their sixth meeting; after it, Youngstown State led the series 6–⁠0.

AwayDuquesne7–⁠5 in 2023
7
HomeYoungstown State8–⁠5 in 2023
40

Final at Stambaugh Stadium, YoungstownTV: ESPN+Attendance 3,866

At kickoff
38°F, overcast, wind 3 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport (KYNG), 16 km from the stadium, nine minutes before kickoff
Official
Jarvis WalkerGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Duquesne70007
Youngstown State101461040

Standouts

  • PassingMitch Davidson18 of 27, 316 yards, 2 TDYoungstown State
  • RushingTyshon King19 carries, 101 yardsYoungstown State
  • ReceivingBryce Oliver8 catches, 181 yards, 1 TDYoungstown State

Player stats

Duquesne

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Darius Perrantes3/123300
Matthew Robinson2/62601
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Taj Butts744022
Edward Robinson323124
JaMario Clements3101
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Taj Butts341025
Darryl Powell Jr.111011
Keshawn Brown1707

Youngstown State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Mitch Davidson18/2731620
Beau Brungard2/2600
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tyshon King19101017
Dra Rushton1674117
Cephus Harris III31109
Mitch Davidson3709
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Bryce Oliver8181145
Max Tomczak133033
Joey Farthing131031
Colt Sechrest222014

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

DuquesneYoungstown State
115Total yards529
59Passing yards322
56Rushing yards207
3.3Yards per pass11.1
3.1Yards per rush4.6
6First downs25
1–⁠10Third downs8–⁠14
1–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠2
1Turnovers0
4–⁠27Penalties5–⁠50
14:23Possession41:30

Efficiency

DuquesneYoungstown State
23%Success rate56%
−0.10EPA per play0.42
1.57Explosiveness1.15
0.03Rushing EPA0.14
−0.12Passing EPA0.85
6%Passing-down success45%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Youngstown State 67% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Youngstown State −21.5, over/under 63.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Every drive

Youngstown State end zoneDuquesne end zoneQ1 DuquesnePunt, 3 playsQ1 Youngstown StateTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 DuquesnePunt, 5 playsQ1 Youngstown StateField goal, 7 playsQ1 DuquesneTouchdown, 9 playsQ1 Youngstown StateTouchdown, 13 playsQ2 DuquesnePunt, 3 playsQ2 Youngstown StateTurnover on downs, 9 playsQ2 DuquesnePunt, 3 playsQ2 Youngstown StateTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 DuquesneEnd of half, 3 playsQ3 Youngstown StateField goal, 9 playsQ3 DuquesnePunt, 3 playsQ3 Youngstown StateField goal, 8 playsQ3 DuquesnePunt, 3 playsQ3 Youngstown StateField goal, 9 playsQ4 DuquesneInterception, 4 playsQ4 Youngstown StateResult not recorded, 15 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Youngstown State drives left to right, Duquesne right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 DuquesnePunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  2. Q1 Youngstown StateTouchdown, 3 plays, −40 yards
  3. Q1 DuquesnePunt, 5 plays, 92 yards
  4. Q1 Youngstown StateField goal, 7 plays, −50 yards
  5. Q1 DuquesneTouchdown, 9 plays, 0 yards
  6. Q1 Youngstown StateTouchdown, 13 plays, 0 yards
  7. Q2 DuquesnePunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  8. Q2 Youngstown StateTurnover on downs, 9 plays, −26 yards
  9. Q2 DuquesnePunt, 3 plays, 99 yards
  10. Q2 Youngstown StateTouchdown, 5 plays, −68 yards
  11. Q2 DuquesneEnd of half, 3 plays, 0 yards
  12. Q3 Youngstown StateField goal, 9 plays, 0 yards
  13. Q3 DuquesnePunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  14. Q3 Youngstown StateField goal, 8 plays, −35 yards
  15. Q3 DuquesnePunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  16. Q3 Youngstown StateField goal, 9 plays, −13 yards
  17. Q4 DuquesneInterception, 4 plays, 0 yards
  18. Q4 Youngstown StateResult not recorded, 15 plays, 30 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Youngstown State 10, Duquesne 7
Duquesne Punt, 3 plays
14:511st & 10 at own 35Clay Medvec kickoff for 59 yds , Keshawn Brown return for 16 yds to the DUQ 22
14:471st & 10 at own 22Taj Butts run for 1 yd to the DUQ 23
14:132nd & 9 at own 23Darius Perrantes pass incomplete to Darryl Powell Jr.
14:063rd & 9 at own 23Darius Perrantes pass incomplete to Darryl Powell Jr.
14:024th & 9 at own 23Michael Berarducci punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Max Tomczak at the YSU 40
Youngstown State Touchdown, 3 plays
13:511st & 10 at own 40Tyshon King run for 6 yds to the YSU 46
13:022nd & 4 at own 46Mitch Davidson pass complete to Bryce Oliver for 45 yds to the DUQ 9 for a 1ST down
12:281st & goal at opp 9Mitch Davidson pass complete to C.J. Charleston for 9 yds for a TD (Andrew Lastovka KICK)Youngstown State 7, Duquesne 0
12:231st & 10 at own 35Clay Medvec kickoff for 60 yds , Keshawn Brown return for 10 yds to the DUQ 45 Duquesne Penalty, Illegal Block (7 Yards) to the DUQ 8
Duquesne Punt, 5 plays
12:031st & 10 at own 8JaMario Clements run for 1 yd to the DUQ 9
11:342nd & 9 at own 9Darius Perrantes pass complete to Darryl Powell Jr. for 11 yds to the DUQ 20 for a 1ST down
11:001st & 10 at own 20Darius Perrantes pass incomplete to Joey Isabella
10:552nd & 10 at own 20JaMario Clements run for no gain to the DUQ 20
10:153rd & 10 at own 20Darius Perrantes pass incomplete to Darryl Powell Jr.
10:064th & 10 at own 20Michael Berarducci punt for 30 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the 50 yard line
Youngstown State Field goal, 7 plays
9:591st & 10 at the 50Tyshon King run for 7 yds to the DUQ 43
9:242nd & 3 at opp 43(09:30) No Huddle-Shotgun Davidson,Mitch pass incomplete deep left to Oliver,Bryce PENALTY YSU Holding (Johnson,Ryan) 10 yards from DUQ43 to YSU47. NO PLAY.
9:172nd & 13 at own 47Max Tomczak run for no gain to the YSU 47
8:263rd & 13 at own 47Mitch Davidson pass complete to Joey Farthing for 31 yds to the DUQ 22 for a 1ST down
7:491st & 10 at opp 22Dra Rushton run for 6 yds to the DUQ 16
6:542nd & 4 at opp 16Mitch Davidson run for 7 yds to the DUQ 23
6:213rd & 11 at opp 23Dra Rushton run for 1 yd to the DUQ 22
5:384th & 10 at opp 22PENALTY DUQ Offside (Rizzo,Gianni) 5 yards from DUQ22 to DUQ17. NO PLAY.
5:344th & 5 at opp 17Andrew Lastovka 34 yd FG GOODYoungstown State 10, Duquesne 0
Duquesne Touchdown, 9 plays
5:281st & 10 at own 35Clay Medvec kickoff for 57 yds , Keshawn Brown return for 12 yds to the DUQ 20
5:191st & 10 at own 20Taj Butts run for 22 yds to the DUQ 42 for a 1ST down
4:501st & 10 at own 42Taj Butts run for 7 yds to the DUQ 49
4:202nd & 3 at own 49Taj Butts run for no gain to the DUQ 49
3:413rd & 3 at own 49Darius Perrantes pass complete to Keshawn Brown for 7 yds to the YSU 44 for a 1ST down
3:051st & 10 at opp 44(03:13) No Huddle-Shotgun Perrantes,Darius pass incomplete deep right to Brown,Keshawn PENALTY DUQ Holding (Satterwhite III,Gary) 10 yards from YSU44 to DUQ46. NO PLAY.
2:581st & 20 at own 46Youngstown State Penalty, Targeting (15 Yards) to the YSU 39
2:292nd & 5 at opp 39Edward Robinson run for 1 yd to the YSU 40
2:024th & 6 at opp 40Timeout Duquesne, clock 02:02
1:583rd & 6 at opp 40Darius Perrantes pass incomplete to Keshawn Brown
1:524th & 6 at opp 40(01:59) Berarducci,Michael punt 40 yards to the YSU00, Touchback PENALTY YSU Offside (Pasco,Logan) 5 yards from YSU40 to YSU35. NO PLAY.
1:484th & 1 at opp 35Taj Butts run for 11 yds to the YSU 24 for a 1ST down
1:061st & 10 at opp 24Edward Robinson run for 24 yds for a TD (Brian Bruzdewicz KICK)Youngstown State 10, Duquesne 7
Youngstown State Touchdown, 13 plays
1:001st & 10 at own 35Matt Clark kickoff for 52 yds , Latrell Fordham return for 9 yds to the YSU 22
0:531st & 10 at own 22Tyshon King run for 12 yds to the YSU 34 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 34Tyshon King run for 6 yds to the YSU 40
Q2 14:502nd & 4 at own 40Mitch Davidson pass complete to Brandan Serrano for 15 yds to the DUQ 45 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:111st & 10 at opp 45Mitch Davidson pass incomplete to Max Tomczak
Q2 14:042nd & 10 at opp 45Tyshon King run for 15 yds to the DUQ 30 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:221st & 10 at opp 30Tyshon King run for 7 yds to the DUQ 23
Q2 13:132nd & 3 at opp 23Dra Rushton run for 5 yds to the DUQ 18 for a 1ST down
Q2 12:411st & 10 at opp 18Dra Rushton run for 9 yds to the DUQ 9
Q2 11:542nd & 1 at opp 9Dra Rushton run for no gain to the DUQ 9
Q2 11:173rd & 1 at opp 9Tyshon King run for 1 yd to the DUQ 8 for a 1ST down
Q2 10:321st & goal at opp 8Tyshon King run for 5 yds to the DUQ 3
Q2 9:502nd & goal at opp 3Tyshon King run for 1 yd to the DUQ 2
Q2 9:081st & 10 at own 35Clay Medvec kickoff for 63 yds
2nd quarter6 drives, then Youngstown State 24, Duquesne 7
Youngstown State Touchdown, 13 plays
9:053rd & goal at opp 2Dra Rushton run for 2 yds for a TD (Andrew Lastovka KICK)Youngstown State 17, Duquesne 7
Duquesne Punt, 3 plays
8:591st & 10 at own 25Edward Robinson run for no gain to the DUQ 25
8:242nd & 10 at own 25Darius Perrantes pass incomplete, broken up by Dylan Wudke
8:063rd & 23 at own 12Taj Butts run for 3 yds to the DUQ 15
7:284th & 20 at own 15Michael Berarducci punt for 41 yds , Beau Brungard returns for no gain to the YSU 26
Youngstown State Turnover on downs, 9 plays
7:211st & 10 at own 26Tyshon King run for 4 yds to the YSU 30
6:382nd & 6 at own 30Tyshon King run for 3 yds to the YSU 33
5:503rd & 3 at own 33Mitch Davidson pass complete to Max Tomczak for 33 yds to the DUQ 34 for a 1ST down
5:311st & 10 at opp 34Tyshon King run for 17 yds to the DUQ 17 for a 1ST down
5:031st & 10 at opp 17Mitch Davidson pass complete to Latrell Fordham for 10 yds to the DUQ 7 for a 1ST down
4:311st & goal at opp 7Mitch Davidson pass incomplete to Colt Sechrest
4:212nd & goal at opp 7Tyshon King run for 2 yds to the DUQ 5
3:363rd & goal at opp 5Tyshon King run for 4 yds to the DUQ 1
3:174th & goal at opp 1Tyshon King run for no gain to the DUQ 1
Duquesne Punt, 3 plays
3:081st & 10 at own 1Darius Perrantes pass incomplete to Darryl Powell Jr.
3:022nd & 10 at own 1Darius Perrantes pass incomplete to Darryl Powell Jr.
3:003rd & 10 at own 1Darius Perrantes pass incomplete to Tedy Afful
2:494th & 10 at own 1Michael Berarducci punt for 41 yds , Max Tomczak returns for 10 yds to the DUQ 32
Youngstown State Touchdown, 5 plays
2:411st & 10 at opp 32Dra Rushton run for 3 yds to the DUQ 35
1:522nd & 13 at opp 35Duquesne Penalty, Targeting (15 Yards) to the DUQ 33
1:273rd & 11 at opp 33Mitch Davidson pass complete to Bryce Oliver for 10 yds to the DUQ 23
0:484th & 1 at opp 23Timeout Youngstown State, clock 00:48
0:424th & 1 at opp 23Dra Rushton run for 2 yds to the DUQ 21 for a 1ST down
0:421st & 10 at opp 21Timeout Youngstown State, clock 00:42
0:351st & 10 at opp 21Mitch Davidson pass complete to Bryce Oliver for 21 yds for a TD (Andrew Lastovka KICK)Youngstown State 24, Duquesne 7
Duquesne End of half, 3 plays
0:271st & 10 at own 35Clay Medvec kickoff for 58 yds , Keshawn Brown return for 14 yds to the DUQ 21
0:211st & 10 at own 21Darius Perrantes run for 7 yds to the DUQ 28
0:202nd & 3 at own 28Timeout Duquesne, clock 00:20
0:132nd & 3 at own 28Darius Perrantes sacked for a loss of 8 yards to the DUQ 20 Darius Perrantes fumbled, recovered by DUQ Darius Perrantes , return for 0 yards
0:133rd & 11 at own 20Timeout Youngstown State, clock 00:13
0:003rd & 11 at own 20JaMario Clements run for no gain to the DUQ 20
3rd quarter5 drives, then Youngstown State 30, Duquesne 7
Youngstown State Field goal, 9 plays
14:541st & 10 at own 35Matt Clark kickoff for 60 yds , Latrell Fordham return for 17 yds to the YSU 22
14:471st & 10 at own 22Dra Rushton run for 9 yds to the YSU 31
14:092nd & 1 at own 31Dra Rushton run for 1 yd to the YSU 32 for a 1ST down
13:181st & 10 at own 32Mitch Davidson pass complete to Bryce Oliver for 28 yds to the DUQ 40 for a 1ST down
12:361st & 10 at opp 40Dra Rushton run for 16 yds to the DUQ 24 for a 1ST down
12:021st & 10 at opp 24Mitch Davidson pass complete to Colt Sechrest for 14 yds to the DUQ 10 for a 1ST down
11:281st & goal at opp 10Mitch Davidson pass incomplete to Brandan Serrano
11:192nd & goal at opp 10Mitch Davidson pass complete to Bryce Oliver for 2 yds to the DUQ 8
10:393rd & goal at opp 8Mitch Davidson pass incomplete to Luke Hensley
10:344th & goal at opp 8Andrew Lastovka 25 yd FG GOODYoungstown State 27, Duquesne 7
Duquesne Punt, 3 plays
10:301st & 10 at own 35Clay Medvec kickoff for 64 yds
10:271st & 10 at own 25Darius Perrantes pass incomplete to Darryl Powell Jr.
10:202nd & 10 at own 25Darius Perrantes run for 2 yds to the DUQ 27
9:373rd & 8 at own 27Darius Perrantes run for no gain to the DUQ 27
9:034th & 8 at own 27Michael Berarducci punt for 38 yds
Youngstown State Field goal, 8 plays
9:031st & 10 at own 35Tyshon King run for 2 yds to the YSU 37
8:192nd & 8 at own 37Mitch Davidson pass complete to Bryce Oliver for 11 yds to the YSU 48 for a 1ST down
7:341st & 10 at own 48Mitch Davidson pass complete to Bryce Oliver for 22 yds to the DUQ 30 for a 1ST down
7:261st & 10 at opp 30Youngstown State Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the DUQ 35
6:531st & 15 at opp 35Mitch Davidson run for 5 yds to the DUQ 30
6:162nd & 10 at opp 30Mitch Davidson pass complete to Latrell Fordham for 7 yds to the DUQ 23
5:363rd & 3 at opp 23Timeout Youngstown State, clock 05:36
5:363rd & 3 at opp 23Mitch Davidson pass incomplete to Max Tomczak
5:254th & 3 at opp 23Andrew Lastovka 40 yd FG GOODYoungstown State 30, Duquesne 7
Duquesne Punt, 3 plays
5:181st & 10 at own 35Clay Medvec kickoff for 60 yds , Keshawn Brown return for 39 yds to the DUQ 44
5:131st & 10 at own 44Taj Butts run for no gain to the DUQ 44
4:312nd & 10 at own 44Matthew Robinson pass incomplete to Darryl Powell Jr.
4:173rd & 10 at own 44Matthew Robinson pass complete to Taj Butts for 1 yd to the DUQ 45
3:454th & 9 at own 45Michael Berarducci punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Max Tomczak at the YSU 13
Youngstown State Field goal, 9 plays
3:311st & 10 at own 13Tyshon King run for 2 yds to the YSU 15 Tyshon King fumbled, recovered by YSU Tyshon King (03:41) No Huddle-Shotgun King,Tyshon rush left for 2 yards gain to the YSU15 fumbled by King,Tyshon at YSU15 forced by Rizzo,Gianni recovered by YSU King,Tyshon at (Scharriter,Colin).
2:592nd & 8 at own 15Mitch Davidson pass complete to Colt Sechrest for 8 yds to the YSU 23 for a 1ST down
2:141st & 10 at own 23Tyshon King run for 2 yds to the YSU 25
1:272nd & 8 at own 25Mitch Davidson pass incomplete to Bryce Oliver
1:183rd & 8 at own 25Mitch Davidson pass complete to Bryce Oliver for 42 yds to the DUQ 33 for a 1ST down
0:461st & 10 at opp 33Mitch Davidson pass incomplete to Max Tomczak
0:392nd & 10 at opp 33Dra Rushton run for no gain to the DUQ 33
0:003rd & 10 at opp 33Mitch Davidson pass incomplete to Joey Farthing
Q4 14:531st & 10 at own 35Clay Medvec kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q4 14:531st & 10 at own 25PENALTY DUQ False Start (Jones,Shawn) 5 yards from DUQ25 to DUQ20. NO PLAY.
Q4 14:514th & 10 at opp 33Andrew Lastovka 50 yd FG GOODYoungstown State 33, Duquesne 7
4th quarter2 drives, then Youngstown State 40, Duquesne 7
Duquesne Interception, 4 plays
14:421st & 15 at own 20Matthew Robinson pass complete to Taj Butts for 25 yds to the DUQ 45 for a 1ST down
14:181st & 10 at own 45Matthew Robinson pass incomplete to Darryl Powell Jr.
14:112nd & 10 at own 45Matthew Robinson pass incomplete to Darryl Powell Jr.
14:073rd & 10 at own 45Matthew Robinson pass intercepted
Youngstown State Result not recorded, 15 plays
14:001st & 10 at own 32Dra Rushton run for 5 yds to the YSU 37
13:182nd & 5 at own 37Dra Rushton run for 2 yds to the YSU 39
12:273rd & 3 at own 39Mitch Davidson pass complete to Dra Rushton for 6 yds to the YSU 45 for a 1ST down
11:501st & 10 at own 45Mitch Davidson pass incomplete to Joey Farthing
11:442nd & 10 at own 45Dra Rushton run for 2 yds to the YSU 47
10:573rd & 8 at own 47Mitch Davidson run for 9 yds to the DUQ 44 for a 1ST down
10:031st & 10 at opp 44Cephus Harris III run for 9 yds to the DUQ 35
9:282nd & 1 at opp 35Cephus Harris III run for 2 yds to the DUQ 33 for a 1ST down
8:371st & 10 at opp 33Cephus Harris III run for no gain to the DUQ 33
8:022nd & 10 at opp 33Beau Brungard pass complete to Luke Hensley for 3 yds to the DUQ 36
7:253rd & 13 at opp 36Dra Rushton run for 17 yds to the DUQ 19 for a 1ST down
6:401st & 10 at opp 19(06:44) No Huddle-Shotgun Harris III,Cephus rush left for 8 yards gain to the DUQ11 (Lowery,Tim) PENALTY YSU Holding (Leigh,Desmeal) 10 yards from DUQ19 to DUQ29. NO PLAY.
6:121st & 20 at opp 29Beau Brungard pass complete to Nate Damron for 9 yds to the DUQ 20
5:242nd & 11 at opp 20Beau Brungard run for 12 yds to the DUQ 8 for a 1ST down
4:531st & goal at opp 8Da’Shaun Whatley run for 7 yds to the DUQ 1
4:072nd & goal at opp 1Beau Brungard run for 5 yds to the DUQ 6

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Youngstown State leads 7–⁠1 in eight meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Youngstown State 70, Duquesne 13
2024Duquesne 28, Youngstown State 25
2023Youngstown State 40, Duquesne 7FCS Championship – First Round
2022Youngstown State 31, Duquesne 14
2019Youngstown State 34, Duquesne 14
2016Youngstown State 45, Duquesne 10

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