2007 Youngstown State

7–⁠4 (2–⁠3 Gateway Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Youngstown State in 2007, game by game: lost at No. 11 Ohio State 6–38; won vs. South Dakota State 23–17; won vs. Stony Brook 42–6; won vs. Lock Haven 35–3; won vs. Missouri State 49–21; lost vs. Southern Illinois 17–24; won vs. Southern Utah 23–22; lost vs. Illinois State 22–27; lost at Northern Iowa 13–14; won at Indiana State 40–7; won vs. Western Illinois 31–24+36−32Lost 6–38 at No. 11 Ohio State-32No. 11 Ohio StateWon 23–17 vs. South Dakota State+6South Dakota St…Won 42–6 vs. Stony Brook+36Stony BrookWon 35–3 vs. Lock Haven+32Lock HavenWon 49–21 vs. Missouri State+28Missouri StateLost 17–24 vs. Southern Illinois-7Southern Illino…Won 23–22 vs. Southern Utah+1Southern UtahLost 22–27 vs. Illinois State-5Illinois StateLost 13–14 at Northern Iowa-1Northern IowaWon 40–7 at Indiana State+33Indiana StateWon 31–24 vs. Western Illinois+7Western Illinois
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Western Illinois 31–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Gateway Football Conference.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Gateway Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
301–⁠203
Coach
—
Elo
1459 +5 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.4 No. 16 of 123 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2007 Gateway Football Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Iowa5–⁠012–⁠1
Southern Illinois4–⁠112–⁠1
Youngstown State2–⁠37–⁠4
Western Illinois2–⁠36–⁠5
Illinois State2–⁠34–⁠7
Indiana State0–⁠50–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.