2017 Youngstown State
6–5 (4–4 Missouri Valley Football Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Central Connecticut 59–9Sep 16
By 50 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Pittsburgh 21–28Sep 2
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Pittsburgh | L 21–28 | 28% |
| Sep 9 | vs Robert Morris | W 30–0 | 85% |
| Sep 16 | vs Central Connecticut | W 59–9 | 87% |
| Sep 30 | vs South Dakota State | W 19–7 | 53% |
| Oct 7 | at South Dakota | L 28–31 | 49% |
| Oct 14 | vs North Dakota State | L 24–27 | 41% |
| Oct 21 | at Northern Iowa | L 14–19 | 48% |
| Oct 28 | vs Illinois State | L 0–35 | 61% |
| Nov 4 | at Indiana State | W 66–24 | 72% |
| Nov 11 | at Southern Illinois | W 28–20 | 58% |
| Nov 18 | vs Missouri State | W 38–10 | 80% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Missouri State 38–10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 4–4 tied for 5th in Missouri Valley Football Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 327–210
- Coach
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- Elo
- 1435 −7 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −6.5 No. 7 of 124 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 199
- Offensive coordinator
- Shane Montgomery
- Defensive coordinator
- Carl Pelini
- Offense
- Spread
- Defense
- 4–3
Leaders
| Passing yards | Hunter Wells QB | 311 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Hunter Wells QB | 2 TD |
| Rushing yards | Tevin McCaster RB | 73 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Tevin McCaster RB | 1 TD |
| Receiving yards | Christian Turner RB | 124 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Christian Turner RB | 2 TD |
| Tackles | Jalyn Powell S | 14 tkl |
| Sacks | Fazson Chapman DE | 1 sacks |
Top recruits in the 2017 class
| Antoine Cook WDE | ★★★ | No. 1962 |
| Braxton Chapman OLB | ★★ | No. 2917 |
| James Jackson OLB | ★★ | No. 3808 |
| Derek Rivers OLB | ||
| Bryce Gibson S |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2017 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defensive line | 1 | 3.0 | 0.807 |
| Linebackers | 2 | 2.0 | 0.768 |
| Whole class | 3 | 2.3 | 0.781 |
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.
2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 7–1 | 14–1 | |
| South Dakota State | 7–2 | 11–3 | |
| Northern Iowa | 6–3 | 8–5 | |
 Western Illinois | 5–3 | 8–4 | |
| South Dakota | 4–4 | 8–5 | |
| Illinois State | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
 Youngstown State | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| Southern Illinois | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
| Missouri State | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| Indiana State | 0–8 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.