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2013 Youngstown State

8–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Youngstown State in 2013, game by game: won vs. Dayton 28–10; won vs. Morehead State 67–13; lost at Michigan State 17–55; won vs. Duquesne 59–17; won at Southern Illinois 28–27; won at Indiana State 35–24; won vs. Illinois State 59–21; won vs. Western Illinois 24–14; won at South Dakota 38–34; lost at Northern Iowa 20–22; lost vs. North Dakota State 17–35; lost vs. South Dakota State 13–42+54−38Won 28–10 vs. Dayton+18DaytonWon 67–13 vs. Morehead State+54Morehead StateLost 17–55 at Michigan State-38Michigan StateWon 59–17 vs. Duquesne+42DuquesneWon 28–27 at Southern Illinois+1Southern Illino…Won 35–24 at Indiana State+11Indiana StateWon 59–21 vs. Illinois State+38Illinois StateWon 24–14 vs. Western Illinois+10Western IllinoisWon 38–34 at South Dakota+4South DakotaLost 20–22 at Northern Iowa-2Northern IowaLost 17–35 vs. North Dakota State-18North Dakota St…Lost 13–42 vs. South Dakota State-29South Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsDaytonW 28–⁠1062%
Sep 7vsMorehead StateW 67–⁠1377%
Sep 14atMichigan StateL 17–⁠5518%
Sep 21vsDuquesneW 59–⁠1765%
Sep 28atSouthern IllinoisW 28–⁠2751%
Oct 5atIndiana StateW 35–⁠2455%
Oct 12vsIllinois StateW 59–⁠2171%
Oct 19vsWestern IllinoisW 24–⁠1485%
Nov 2atSouth DakotaW 38–⁠3471%
Nov 9atNorthern IowaL 20–⁠2257%
Nov 16vsNorth Dakota StateL 17–⁠3537%
Nov 23vsSouth Dakota StateL 13–⁠4259%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Dakota State 42–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 2nd in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
405–⁠314
Coach
—
Elo
1394 +41 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.5 No. 21 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 192
Offensive coordinator
Shane Montgomery
Defensive coordinator
Joe Tresey

Leaders

Passing yardsKurt Hess QB121 yds
Passing touchdownsKurt Hess QB1 TD
Rushing yardsMartin Ruiz RB36 yds
Rushing touchdownsMartin Ruiz RB1 TD
Receiving yardsMartin Ruiz RB57 yds
Receiving touchdownsMartin Ruiz RB1 TD

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Ricky Davis PRO★★No. 1980
Bryant Welch S★★No. 3312
Kenny Bishop S★★No. 3312
Damarius Brinson Jr. CB★★No. 3312
Martin Ruiz RB★★No. 3312

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.793
Running backs12.00.700
Defensive backs42.00.700
Whole class62.00.715

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2013 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota State8–⁠013–⁠0
South Dakota State5–⁠39–⁠4
Youngstown State5–⁠38–⁠4
Southern Illinois5–⁠37–⁠5
Missouri State5–⁠35–⁠7
Illinois State4–⁠45–⁠6
Northern Iowa3–⁠57–⁠5
South Dakota3–⁠54–⁠8
Western Illinois2–⁠64–⁠8
Indiana State0–⁠81–⁠11

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