2025
8-5- D-I rank
- #132
- Rating
- 48.0
Youngstown State
MVFC · 2 in conference · Championship Subdivision. Athletic Vector Rankings on the shared Division I strength scale.
Playoff projection
8.0 projected wins · most likely seed 3Field
98%
Seeded
72%
Quarters
61%
Semis
34%
Final
18%
Title
9%
24 teams: eleven conference champions take automatic bids and thirteen are chosen at large. The top eight are seeded and skip the first round. Automatic bid in 22% of runs.
Schedule
6 played · 4 to comeOpponent ranks use the selected season's current or final board.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Projected | Win prob |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs #239Mercyhurst | W43–10 | +21.8 | 88% |
| 2 | vs #240Duquesne | W70–13 | +12.4 | 78% |
| 3 | at #75South Dakota State | L20–27 | -5.6 | 37% |
| 4 | vs #112South Dakota | W47–28 | +5.4 | 63% |
| 5 | at #136Southern Illinois | W28–16 | -0.7 | 48% |
| 6 | at #183Indiana State | W57–24 | +16.2 | 84% |
| 7 | vs #158Northern IowaWin chance 87% · Margin 18.4 | — | +18.4 | 87% |
| 9 | vs #110North DakotaWin chance 67% · Margin 7.1 | — | +7.1 | 67% |
| 10 | at #242Murray StateWin chance 94% · Margin 25.6 | — | +25.6 | 94% |
| 11 | vs #117Illinois StateWin chance 67% · Margin 7.4 | — | +7.4 | 67% |
Roster and position units
Roster mean 71.2 · Offense 70.9 · Defense 71.4
Mean across rated position-depth slots; missing slots excluded. AVR aggregation of vendor player grades, not a vendor-issued team grade.
Mean overall grade of each unit’s top-rated players, as of week 6. Ranks are within FCS.
QB 89.3
#8 of 125 · 1/1 players
RB 70.3
#75 of 126 · 2/2 players
WR 73.8
#21 of 126 · 3/3 players
TE 70.5
#30 of 124 · 1/1 players
OL 65.8
#50 of 125 · 5/5 players
DL 71.4
#51 of 126 · 4/4 players
LB 69.4
#84 of 126 · 3/3 players
DB 72.7
#45 of 126 · 5/5 players
offense · overall grade
- QBBeau Brungard89.3
- WRLynn Wyche-El83.5
- RBDa'Shaun Whatley70.5
- TEMax Welter70.5
- RBAntuan Gardner70.2
- KNate Boozer69.9
- WRConnor Smith69.5
- OLMatthew Keeley69.3
defense · overall grade
- DLEbony Curry Jr.75.8
- DBBryant Holland-Snowden75.6
- DBBrandon Chambers Jr.74.2
- DLAJ Snyder74.1
- LBCarston Marshall71.8
- DBDev Holman71.7
- DBTyris Davis71.7
- LBAidan Fischer71.1
Past seasons
Year by year
-0.6 points since 2022
2022 48.72023 54.42024 38.92025 48.0
2024
4-8- D-I rank
- #190
- Rating
- 38.9
2023
7-4- D-I rank
- #93
- Rating
- 54.4
2022
7-4- D-I rank
- #136
- Rating
- 48.7