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2019 Youngstown State

6–⁠6 (2–⁠6 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Youngstown State in 2019, game by game: won vs. Samford 45–22; won vs. Howard 54–28; won vs. Duquesne 34–14; won vs. Robert Morris 45–10; lost at Northern Iowa 14–21; lost vs. South Dakota State 28–38; lost at Southern Illinois 10–35; won vs. Western Illinois 59–14; lost vs. North Dakota State 17–56; lost at South Dakota 21–56; lost at Indiana State 17–24; won vs. Illinois State 21–3+45−39Won 45–22 vs. Samford+23SamfordWon 54–28 vs. Howard+26HowardWon 34–14 vs. Duquesne+20DuquesneWon 45–10 vs. Robert Morris+35Robert MorrisLost 14–21 at Northern Iowa-7Northern IowaLost 28–38 vs. South Dakota State-10South Dakota St…Lost 10–35 at Southern Illinois-25Southern Illino…Won 59–14 vs. Western Illinois+45Western IllinoisLost 17–56 vs. North Dakota State-39North Dakota St…Lost 21–56 at South Dakota-35South DakotaLost 17–24 at Indiana State-7Indiana StateWon 21–3 vs. Illinois State+18Illinois State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 24vsSamfordW 45–⁠2242%
Sep 7vsHowardW 54–⁠2872%
Sep 14vsDuquesneW 34–⁠1455%
Sep 28vsRobert MorrisW 45–⁠1086%
Oct 5atNorthern IowaL 14–⁠2147%
Oct 12vsSouth Dakota StateL 28–⁠3841%
Oct 19atSouthern IllinoisL 10–⁠3557%
Oct 26vsWestern IllinoisW 59–⁠1476%
Nov 2vsNorth Dakota StateL 17–⁠5618%
Nov 9atSouth DakotaL 21–⁠5652%
Nov 16atIndiana StateL 17–⁠2451%
Nov 23vsIllinois StateW 21–⁠336%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Illinois State 21–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠6 8th in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
365–⁠321
Coach
—
Elo
1324 −1 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.7 No. 32 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 225
Offensive coordinator
Brian Crist
Defensive coordinator
Donald D’Alesio
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Demetries Ford CB★★★No. 1625
Alex Howard OLB★★★No. 2562
Troy Jakubec CB
Gianni Rizzo OLB
D’Marco Augustin S

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Linebackers13.00.800
Defensive backs13.00.833
Whole class23.00.817

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.

2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota State8–⁠016–⁠0
Northern Iowa6–⁠210–⁠5
Illinois State5–⁠310–⁠5
South Dakota State5–⁠38–⁠5
Southern Illinois5–⁠37–⁠5
South Dakota4–⁠45–⁠7
Indiana State3–⁠55–⁠7
Youngstown State2–⁠66–⁠6
Missouri State1–⁠71–⁠10
Western Illinois1–⁠71–⁠11

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