2024 Youngstown State
4–8 (3–5 Missouri Valley Football Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Valparaiso 59–25Sep 7
By 34 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingBeat North Dakota 41–40Oct 26
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at Villanova | L 17–24 | 34% |
| Sep 7 | vs Valparaiso | W 59–25 | 79% |
| Sep 14 | vs Duquesne | L 25–28 | 69% |
| Sep 21 | at Pittsburgh | L 17–73 | 23% |
| Sep 28 | at Missouri State | L 31–38 | 42% |
| Oct 5 | vs Indiana State | W 21–14 | 76% |
| Oct 12 | at South Dakota State | L 13–63 | 13% |
| Oct 19 | vs South Dakota | L 17–27 | 39% |
| Oct 26 | vs North Dakota | W 41–40 | 44% |
| Nov 2 | at Illinois State | L 16–23 | 37% |
| Nov 9 | at Southern Illinois | L 33–37 | 49% |
| Nov 16 | vs Northern Iowa | W 39–38 | 65% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Northern Iowa 39–38; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).
- Record
- 4–8
- Conference
- 3–5 tied for 6th in Missouri Valley Football Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 329–430
- Coach
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- Elo
- 1287 −89 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −28.0 No. 56 of 129 in FCS
- Recruiting class
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- Offensive coordinator
- Troy Rothenbuhler
- Defensive coordinator
- John Haneline
- Offense
- Multiple
- Defense
- 4–2–5
Top recruits in the 2024 class
| Solomon Farrell ATH | ★★★ | No. 1220 |
| Colin Rutland TE |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2024 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletes and specialists | 1 | 3.0 | 0.860 |
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.
Transfers in 8
The 2024 portal Brady Shannon QB | ★★★ | from  UCF |
 Carston Marshall LB | ★★★ | from  Iowa State |
 Ethan Wright RB | ★★★ | from  Cincinnati |
 Isaiah Hackett CB | ★★★ | from  UNLV |
 Matt Reardon WR | ★★★ | from  Miami (OH) |
 Richard Dandridge WR | ★★★ | from  Temple |
| Stephan Byrd RB | ★★★ | from Cincinnati |
| Stephon Hall S | ★★★ | from  Pittsburgh |
Transfers out 8
2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 North Dakota State | 7–1 | 14–2 | |
| South Dakota State | 7–1 | 12–3 | |
| South Dakota | 7–1 | 11–3–1 | |
| Illinois State | 6–2 | 10–4 | |
| Missouri State | 6–2 | 8–4 | |
 Youngstown State | 3–5 | 4–8 | |
| Indiana State | 3–5 | 4–8 | |
| North Dakota | 2–6 | 5–7 | |
| Southern Illinois | 2–6 | 4–8 | |
| Northern Iowa | 1–7 | 3–9 | |
 Murray State | 0–8 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.