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2026 Youngstown State

6–⁠2 (4–⁠1 Missouri Valley Football Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 5–⁠2, over seven games to the eight on file here.

Schedule and results

Youngstown State in 2026, game by game: won vs. Mercyhurst 43–10; lost at Kentucky 13–45; won vs. Duquesne 70–13; lost at South Dakota State 20–27; won vs. South Dakota 47–28; won at Southern Illinois 28–16; won at Indiana State 57–24; won vs. Northern Iowa 35–22+57−32Won 43–10 vs. Mercyhurst+33MercyhurstLost 13–45 at Kentucky-32KentuckyWon 70–13 vs. Duquesne+57DuquesneLost 20–27 at South Dakota State-7South Dakota St…Won 47–28 vs. South Dakota+19South DakotaWon 28–16 at Southern Illinois+12Southern Illino…Won 57–24 at Indiana State+33Indiana StateWon 35–22 vs. Northern Iowa+13Northern Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 27vsMercyhurstW 43–⁠1076%
Sep 5atKentuckyL 13–⁠4526%
Sep 12vsDuquesneW 70–⁠1366%
Sep 19atSouth Dakota StateL 20–⁠2737%
Sep 26vsSouth DakotaW 47–⁠2844%
Oct 3atSouthern IllinoisW 28–⁠1645%
Oct 10atIndiana StateW 57–⁠2471%
Oct 17vsNorthern IowaW 35–⁠2274%
Oct 31vsNorth DakotaPreview60%
Nov 7atMurray StatePreview85%
Nov 14vsIllinois StatePreview57%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

Record
6–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠1 first in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP now
Unranked
Points
313–⁠185
Coach
—
Elo
1458 +106 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.0 No. 3 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 207
Offensive coordinator
Mike Yurcich
Defensive coordinator
Ryan Riemedio

Leaders

Passing yardsBeau Brungard QB2,061 yds
Passing touchdownsBeau Brungard QB19 TD
Rushing yardsBeau Brungard QB647 yds
Rushing touchdownsBeau Brungard QB11 TD
Receiving yardsLynn Wyche-El WR644 yds
Receiving touchdownsLynn Wyche-El WR7 TD
TacklesCam Smith DB51 tkl
SacksJordan Pritchard-Sewell DL4.5 sacks
InterceptionsCam Smith DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2026 class

Allen Hill ATH★★★No. 1566
A.J. Snyder DE
Will Gorman DE
Chad Woodfork ATH
Allex Hill WR

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

The 2026 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Athletes and specialists13.00.860

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.

Roster 121

The 2026 roster

121 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2026 line; 62 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 5

The 2026 portal
Cam Smith S★★★from Iowa State
Lynn Wyche-El WR★★★from Grand Valley State
Danny Inglis LB★★★from Iowa State
Dorian Williams WR★★★from Ohio State
Conlan Greene DL★★from Temple

Transfers out 6

Makai Shahid S★★★to Arkansas State
Cameron Cunningham DL★★★to UAB
Jeremiah Piper CB★★★to Oklahoma State
Justin Wimpye CB★★★to Austin Peay
Isaiah Hackett CB★★★no new school on file
Ky Wilson WRto UConn

2026 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Youngstown State4–⁠16–⁠2
South Dakota3–⁠16–⁠2
North Dakota3–⁠16–⁠2
South Dakota State2–⁠15–⁠2
Northern Iowa2–⁠13–⁠3
Illinois State1–⁠25–⁠2
Southern Illinois1–⁠33–⁠5
Indiana State0–⁠32–⁠5
Murray State0–⁠31–⁠6

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