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Projected Starters at NDSUOFFENSELT 61 Justin SpencerLG 67 Brock EisenhuthC 70 Vitas HrynkiewiczRG 60 Gavin WigginsRT 77 Dylan ColucciQB 6 Hunter WellsTB 29 Martin RuizTE 86 Shane KuhnWR 4 Damoun PattersonWR 13 Stefan DerrickWR 21 Darien Townsend

DEFENSEDE 11 Derek RiversDT 66 Cody SquiricDT 52 Savon SmithDE 9 Avery MossLB 42 Armand DellovadeLB 6 Jamar PinnockNB 1 Eric ThompsonCB 8 Nate DortchFS 3 LeRoy AlexanderSS 26 Jameel SmithCB 7 Kenny Bishop

SPECIAL TEAMSPK 99 Zak KennedyH 7 Nathan MaysLS 57 Steven WethliP 85 Mark SchulerKR 21 Darien TownsendKR 5 Alvin BaileyPR 21 Darien Townsend

The 13th-ranked Youngstown State football team faces a stiff challenge on Saturday when they visit No. 4 North Dakota State. Kickoff for the contest at the FargoDome is set for 3:30 p.m. Eastern time/2:30 p.m. Central. The game is available on WKBN 570 AM, iHeartRadio and ESPN3/WatchESPN App. It will also be televised live on WBCB in Youngstown. YSU (6-2 overall and 4-1 in the MVFC) kept pace in the race for the Mis-souri Valley Football Conference title with a 13-10 come-from-behind win over Indiana State. The Sycamores jumped out to a 10-0 lead after the first quarter. In the second quarter, a pair of Zak Kennedy field goals closed the deficit to 10-6. YSU finally took the lead with 9:19 remaining when Darien Townsend returned a punt 79 yards for a score as the Penguins went ahead 13-10. The defense helped seal the win with three sacks on the Sycamores’ final two drives. North Dakota State (7-1 and 4-1) is also atop the conference standings after a 24-20 win at UNI last Saturday. The Bison jumped out to a 21-6 lead early in the third quarter before the Panthers chipped away to make things interesting. UNI pulled within 21-13 late in the third and four points with 12:10 left in the game. But the Bison defense stepped up to preserve the victory. UNI had a 1st-and-10 at the NDSU 22-yard line with just over two minutes remaining, but an interception by Matt Plank ended the threat. Both NDSU and YSU are tied with South Dakota State for first in the con-fernece race with three games remaining for all three teams. SDSU, which has defeated both teams, plays host to Missouri State on Saturday. NDSU leads the all-time series 6-4 and has won the past four contests. Last year’s game in Youngstown was a heartbreaker for the Penguins, who led by two touchdowns at the start of the fourth quarter. The Guins built a 14-3 halftime lead as Ricky Davis scored on a 13-yard run and Jody Webb raced to the end zone from 45 yards out. The Bison pulled within 14-10 on an Easton Stick one-yard run, but YSU closed out the third quarter with a 77-yard Webb touchdown jaunt and a 44-yard field goal by Zak Kennedy to go in front 24-10. NDSU scored the last 17 points to rally for the win. Stick had the winning score from four yards out with just 35 seconds remaining. YSU’s last victory in Fargo was in November 2011.

2016 ScheDUle aND ReSUltS/NoteSDate opponent Site time/Result NotesSept. 1 Duquesne Stambaugh W, 45-10 townsend 2 tD receptions; Davis 3 tD passes; YSU 611 total offensive yards (222 DU)Sept. 10 West Virginia Morgantown, W. Va. L, 21-38 Penguins led 14-7 and game was tied at halftime; Ruiz, Hosick, Bailey with TDsSept. 17 Robert Morris Stambaugh W, 38-6 Ruiz with 3 tDs; Guins held RMU to 0 yards in first half; hosick 2 tD passesoct. 1 South Dakota* Stambaugh W, 30-20 Kennedy 3 FGs; Rivers 2 Sacks; Davis 281 yards passing; YSU 5-0 vs. USD all-timeOct. 8 at Illinois State* Normal, Ill. W, 20-6 YSU scored 17 fourth-quarter points; Rivers 3 sacks; McCaster, Bailey 4th-quarter TDsoct. 15 UNI* Stambaugh W, 14-10 Guins scored 14 fourth-quarter points; Ruiz scored winning tD with 28 seconds leftOct. 22 at South Dakota State* Brookings, S.D. L, 10-24 SDSU scored 14 points off YSU turnovers; McCaster scored YSU’s TDoct. 29 Indiana State* (hc) Stambaugh W, 13-10 townsend 79-yard punt return in 4th quarter; Moss with 3 sacks; Defense with 7 sacksNov. 5 at North Dakota State* Fargo, N.D. 3:30 p.m. Penguins have won three times in Fargo with the last win coming in 2011oct. 12 Southern Illinois* Stambaugh Noon YSU has won two of the last three at Stambaugh; lost in ot at SIU in 2015Nov. 19 at Missouri State* Springfield, Mo. 2 p.m. Fourth time YSU plays regular-season finale at Missouri StateAll Times are Eastern and subject to change | *Missouri Valley Football Conference game | (HC) Homecoming | All games on 570 WKBN

FOOTBALLGaMe #9

AT NORTH DAKOTA ST.

Date: Nov. 5, 2016time: 3:30 p.m.

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Head CoaCH

Bo PelinioHio State, 1990

77-35 overall

2nd SeaSon at YSU(11-8)

Year Record Pct. conf. Pct.2016 6-2 .750 4-1 .8002015 5-6 .455 3-5 .3752014 9-3 .750 5-3 .6252013 9-4 .692 5-3 .6252012 10-4 .714 7-1 .8752011 9-4 .692 5-3 .6252010 10-4 .714 6-2 .7502009 10-4 .714 6-2 .7502008 9-4 .692 5-3 .6252003 1-0 1.000 0-0 N/Atotals 77-35 .687 46-23 .667

CAREER RECORD BREAKDOWNHome 49-13Away 25-16Neutral 4-6Postseason 4-6vs. FBS 62-29vs. FCS 16-6vs. Missouri Valley Football 9-6August 3-0September 27-6October 22-13November 22-10December 2-4January 2-2When team rushes for 200 yards 50-8When team rushes for 300 yards 22-0When team passes for 200 yards 30-17When team passes for 300 yards 11-2When team rushes under 100 yards 0-6Player rushes for 100 yards 56-11Two 100-yard rushers 11-1Opponent has 100-yard rusher 19-20Scoring 30-or-more points 28-7Scoring 40-or-more points 15-0Hold opponent to 10-points or less 30-2Scoring first 57-13Leading at halftime 58-7Trailing at halftime 15-24Tied at halftime 4-4Games decided by 11 points or more 49-18Games decided by 10 points or less 24-15Games decided by 7 points or less 18-14Games decided by 3 points or less 10-9Overtime 4-2

YSU ALL-TIME COACHEScoach Record Pct.Jim Tressel 135-57-2 .700Rey Dempsey 12-8 .600Bo Pelini 11-8 .578Jon Heacock 60-44 .577Bill Narduzzi 68-51-1 .571Dike Beede 147-118-14 .552Eric Wolford 31-26 .543

QUICK NOTES• YSU’s last three wins have all been fourth-quarter comebacks with three different QBs leading the offense. Last time out, YSU trailed 10-6 after three before beating Indiana State 13-10.• Junior QB Hunter Wells made his season de-but against Indiana State. Wells, who started all 11 games last year and 18 in his career, had not played in the first seven games of the 2016 campaign.• Senior TB Martin Ruiz had the 17th 100-plus yard rushing performance of his career with 151 yards against Indiana State. Ruiz is just the third player in school history to rush for 100 yards on at least 17 occasions.• For the second time this season, YSU had seven sacks in a game. The Penguins also had seven sacks against Robert Morris, which was the most for YSU since an Oct. 15, 2005 game against Western Illinois.• Three of those sacks against the Sycamores were courtesy of senior DE Avery Moss. Moss had two sacks on ISU’s final drive and a sack-fumble in the third quarter.• WR/PR Darien Townsend’s 79-yard punt return for a touchdown was the first punt returned for a score by the Guins since Josh Lee went 96 yards for a score in a Sept. 10, 2011 win over Valparaiso.• On five occasions, YSU has not allowed more than 10 point in a game this year. The last time that occurred was in 2012.• YSU’s last five offensive touchdowns and last seven TDs overall have all been scored in the fourth quarter.• Also, 55 of YSU’s last 67 points - since the third quarter of the South Dakota game - have come in the fourth quarter - 10 vs. USD; 17 of 20 at Illinois State; all 14 vs. UNI; 7 of 10 at South Dakota State and 7 of 13 vs. Indiana State.• YSU is outscoring opponents 83-21 in the fourth quarter. In the first three quarters, the Guins have outscored opponents 108-103.

laSt tIMe oUt: YSU 13, ISU 10 The Penguins overcame a 10-point deficit, backed by an impressive defensive effort and a key special teams touchdown, for a come-from-behind 13-10 win over Indiana State. Indiana State went on top 10-0 in the first quarter following a 29-yard field goal by Jerry Nunez and a nine-yard touchdown pass from Isaac Harker to Robert Nunez. YSU hunkered down defensively after those scores, and Zak Kennedy made a pair of second-quarter field goals (23 and 31 yards) to keep the contest close. With just over nine minutes left in the game, Darien Townsend returned a punt 79 yards for a touchdown, which turned out to be the game-winning score.

laSt MeetING: NDSU 27, YSU 24 The Penguins led 24-10 after three quarters before second-ranked North Dakota State ral-lied to score 17 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to earn a come-from-behind 27-24 vic-tory at Stambaugh Stadium. The Penguins played a tremendous first half to take a 14-3 lead at the intermission. QB Ricky Davis capped off YSU’s first possession of the game with a 13-yard touchdown run as the Penguins went on top 7-0 early. NDSU cut the deficit to 7-3 before Jody Webb scored on a 45-yard run just 2:38 before halftime. The Bison pulled within 14-10 on an Easton Stick one-yard run. YSU closed out the third quarter with a 77-yard Webb touchdown jaunt and a 44-yard field goal by Zak Kennedy, his school-record 18th of the season, to go in front 24-10. NDSU scored the last 17 points to rally for the win. Stick had the winning score from four yards out with just 35 seconds remaining.

NO DRIvE TIME The YSU defense has allowed two drives of 70-or-more yards in the past six contests (first quarter at SDSU and first quarter by Indiana State). In the last 73 drives, the opposition has had just 10 drives that have marched 50-or-more yards. In the last four games, a span of 46 drives, YSU has allowed just six drives to go for 50-plus yards.

ONE RUSHING TD ALLOWED The YSU defense has surrendered just one rushing touchdown this year. The Penguins did not yield a rushing score for the first six contests before allowing a rushing touchdown in the first quarter at South Dakota State. YSU has allowed just one rushing TD in 32 quarters played so far this season. The Penguins rank ahead of Central Arkansas and Colgate (three each) in that category. UCA has played in eight games like YSU while Colgate has played seven contests. Combined, the three teams own an overall record of 16-7. Last year, YSU allowed 20 rushing touch-downs, including 14 in the conference portion of the schedule.

3,848 IS the PIcK-4 NUMBeR Entering this Saturday’s contest at North Dakota State, QB Hunter Wells and TB Martin Ruiz have each accumulated 3,848 yards in their YSU careers. Ruiz has that total rushing while Wells has that number as his career passing yardage. Ruiz is bidding to become the third running back in school history to amass 4,000 yards while Wells is bidding to become the 11th player in YSU history to eclipse the 4,000-yard mark.



FOURTH QUARTER COMEBACKS The Penguins have rallied for fourth-quarter wins in each of their last three victories. YSU beat Illinois State 20-6 after trailing 6-3 in the fourth, the Penguins beat UNI 14-10 after trail-ing 10-0 in the final period and against Indiana State the Guins overcame a 10-6 deficit to win 13-10. While the comebacks have been ones to remember, YSU has had three different quar-terbacks play in the fourth quarters of those games. (Ricky Davis vs. Illinois State, Nathan Mays vs. UNI and Hunter Wells vs. Indiana State).

YSU DEFENSE RANKS HIGHLY The Penguins’ defensive unit ranks highly in the FCS in numerous categories entering the North Dakota State contest. YSU ranks first in sacks per game (4.13), fourth in scoring defense (15.5 points per game), sev-enth in total defense (276.0 yards per game), ninth in third-down percentage defense (29.1 percent), 13th in first downs defense (122), 13th in rushing defense (102.8 yards per game). YSU’s defense has allowed just six touch-downs in the last 20 quarters. The Guins did not allow an offensive touchdown against Illinois State and UNI. On third down, the defense has been ex-tremely tough. In the six wins, opponents are 17-of-84 (20.2 percent). In the five MVFC games, only 17 conversions have been successful in 68 tries (25 percent).

GOING TO THE WELLS A familiar face was back under center for the Penguins against Indiana State. Junior QB Hunter Wells made his season debut last Satur-day against Indiana State. In his first game of the 2016 season he com-pleted 13-of-26 passes for 101 yards and had two rushes for a net of 11 yards against the Sycamores. His 14-yard run in the contest was the longest of his career. Last year he started all 11 games for YSU. In 2015 he completed 159-of-291 passes for 1,975 yards and 13 touchdowns. In his YSU career, he has thrown for 3,848 yards and 27 touchdowns while completing 293-of-519 passes.

APPROACHING SACK RECORD YSU has registered 33 sacks on the season following a seven-sack effort against Indiana State. Impressively 12 different players have at least one sack while six have at least two. DE Avery Moss leads the Penguins with nine sacks while preseason All-American Derek Rivers has eight. DT Savon Smith is third on the team with five sacks while LB Armand Del-lovade, LB Jamar Pinnock and DT Donald Mesier each have two. The combination of Moss, Rivers and Smith give the starting D-line 22 sacks.

TOP SACK SEASONSNo. Year GP avg.44 1982 11 4.0041 1991 15 2.7339 1997 15 2.6038 1994 15 2.5336 1990 12 3.0035 1985 11 3.1834 2002 11 3.0933 1983 11 3.0033 2016 8 4.13

SMITH PLAYING BIG ROLE Senior FS Jameel Smith has played a key role in the defensive unit’s improvement the past two years. Smith has 26 total tackles the last three weeks following a seven-tackle effort against Indiana State. Smith had 11 tackles the week before at South Dakota State. It was the second time this season that he had double figures in tackles, the other time being a 12-tackle effort at West Virginia. In the game prior to the SDSU contest he had eight stops against UNI. He had a key interception in the win against Indiana State. Smith ended an ISU drive with pick in the end zone on a 3rd-and-5 from the YSU 7-yard line in the second quarter. Five times in his career he has been credited with double figures in tackles - the other three being 10 at North Dakota State in 2013, 13 at Southern Illinois in 2015 and a career-best 14 at Indiana State last year. In his last 18 games he has 115 tackles, aver-aging just over six tackles a game. He is second on the team this year with 51 total tackles.

DELLOvADE A KEY STOPPER Sophomore LB Armand Dellovade has con-tinued to be a key figure for the Penguins. He leads the squad with 53 tackles after an eight-tackle effort against Indiana State. The week before he had a career-high 11 stops against South Dakota State. Dellovade has had five-or-more tackles in each of the last seven games. In the five confer-ence games he has 39 tackles, 25 of which are solo stops. He came on strong as a true freshman finish-ing with 54 total tackles, including 32 solo stops. The honorable-mention all-league recipient started nine games and was fourth on the team in tackles.

MOSS HAvING BEST CAMPAIGN DE Avery Moss had a career-high three sacks in the Penguins’ 13-10 win over Indiana State. On the heels of that effort, Moss ranks fifth in the country averaging 1.06 sacks per game. In eight games this, Moss has 36 total tackles, 24 of which are solo stops. He is tied for third on the team in total tackles. Moss now leads the team in sacks (nine), TFLs (10.5) and forced fumbles (three).

QUICK FACTSLocation Youngstown, OhioFounded 1908Enrollment 12,756Conference Missouri Valley FootballNickname PenguinsColors Red and WhitePresident James P. TresselAthletics Director Ron StrolloFaculty Representative Dr. Chet Cooper

SPORTS INFORMATIONYoungstown State Universityone University PlazaYoungstown, oh 44555email: [email protected]: @ysusportsSID/Football contact: Trevor Parkscell Phone: (330) 402-3289office Phone: (330) 941-3192Twitter: @YSUSIDAssistants: Jamie Hall, John Vogel

MvFC STANDINGSteam MVFc overallNorth Dakota State 4-1 7-1Youngstown State 4-1 6-2South Dakota State 4-1 5-3South Dakota 3-2 4-4Western Illinois 3-2 6-2UNI 2-2 3-5Missouri State 2-3 4-4Indiana State 2-4 4-5Illinois State 2-4 4-5Southern Illinois 0-5 2-6

this Week’s ScheduleNorth Dakota State vs. Youngstown StateIndiana State vs. UNISouth Dakota State vs. Missouri StateWestern Illinois vs. Illinois StateSouthern Illinois vs. South Dakota

MvFC PRESEASON POLLteam Points1. North Dakota State (37) 3882. UNI (2) 3433. South Dakota State 2844. Illinois State 2745. Youngstown State 2546. Western Illinois 1767. South Dakota 1468. Southern Illinois 1249. Indiana State 11510. Missouri State 41



In his last 31 games, he has 126 total tackles, 41.5 TFLs and 31 sacks. He is averaging 4.1 stops, 1.2 TFLs and one sack a game.

ExPERIENCED TAILBACK DUO The Penguins boast one of the most experi-enced backfield tandems in the FCS in seniors Martin Ruiz and Jody Webb. Ruiz has played in 43 games and has rushed for 3,848 yards on 772 carries and scored 36 touchdowns. Webb has played in 39 contests, rushing for 2,214 yards on 338 attempts while scoring 24 touchdowns. Both runners rank in the top 11 in the FCS in active career yardage. Ruiz has rushed for at least 74 yards in a game on 31 occasions in 43 career games played.

MCCASTER ALSO INvOLvED Sophomore TB Tevin McCaster has been a key part in the Penguins’ rotation. McCaster is YSU’s second-leading rusher this season with 380 yards. In the win over UNI he had 29 hard-earned yards on 12 carries. He scored YSU’s first touch-down of the game in the fourth quarter. At South Dakota State he had YSU’s lone touch-down of the contest. At Illinois State he finished with 81 yards on 10 carries. He had six yards on three attempts in the first half before rushing for 75 on seven carries in the second half. His performance was bolstered by a 56-yard run in the fourth quarter. Against Duquesne, he carried the ball seven times for 107 yards and a touchdown. Impres-sively all seven carries came in the fourth quar-ter. Against Robert Morris he had a career-high 15 carries for 87 yards and a TD.

RIvERS OWNS SACK MARK Senior DE Derek Rivers is the school’s all-time sack leader with 34. On Oct. 17, 2015, following a two-sack per-formance against South Dakota State, Rivers eclipsed the school mark of 22 which had been held by Jermaine Hopkins since 1995. Hopkins played for the Penguins from 1992-95, and his career sack totals include postseason contests. Impressively, it took Rivers just 28 games to break the 20-year-old record.

In MVFC play he has seven sacks in five games with three coming against Indiana State and two at Illinois State. He has sacks in six of the eight games this year. Last year, Moss had 25 total tackles and 14 solo stops for the season. He had three sacks for the entire 2015 campaign.

TOWNSEND EARNS HONOR Junior WR/PR Darien Townsend was named the FCS Special Teams Player of the Week fol-lowing the contest against Indiana State. Townsend’s 79-yard punt return for a touch-down in the fourth quarter gave the Penguins a 13-10 lead and helped propel them to the comeback win. Townsend has been a key asset in the punt-return game the last three contests. His last six returns have gone for a total of 189 yards - an average of 31.5 yards a return. Against UNI his 45-yard return with 3:37 left set up YSU’s game-winning touchdown drive.

RUIz RANKS FOURTH IN RUSHING Senior TB Martin Ruiz is fourth in school his-tory in career rushing yards with 3,848. Following a 151-yard effort against Indiana State, Ruiz has 17 100-yard rushing games and is just the third player in school history to do so. He joins Tamron Smith (22) and Jamaine Cook (20) as players who have eclipsed the century mark in at least 17 games during a career.

RIVeRS the PaSt 31 GaMeS Senior DE Derek Rivers has had an impres-sive YSU career, but since the start of the 2014 season, Rivers has been one of the top defensive players in the FCS. Overall in his career, Rivers has 139 total tack-les, 97 of which are solos. He has an impressive 46 TFLs, which rank him fourth in school history. This year he has 24 tackles, 22 of which solos, with nine TFLs and eight sacks. As a junior, he had 52 tackles, including an impressive 37 solo stops. He had 15.5 TFLs and nine sacks on the campaign as well. As a sophomore, Rivers was credited with 50 total tackles, including 17 TFLs and 14 sacks.

STARTING ExPERIENCEName, Pos. 13 14 15 16 No. StrJameel Smith, FS/SS 11 3 10 8 32 17Justin Spencer, OT - 12 11 8 31 31Martin Ruiz, TB 7 12 9 3 31 0Brock Eisenhuth, OG 9 11 5 5 29 5Derek Rivers, DE 0 11 10 8 29 8Dylan Colucci, OG/OT 0 10 10 8 28 10Eric Thompson, CB 1 9 8 6 24 4Hunter Wells, QB - 7 11 1 19 1LeRoy Alexander, FS - - 11 8 19 19Zak Kennedy, PK - - 11 8 19 19Nate Dortch, CB - 9 5 4 18 4Jaylin Kelly, LB 0 12 1 4 17 0Armand Dellovade, LB - - 9 8 17 10Cody Squiric, DT - - 7 8 15 8Cameron Fraser, OG/OT - 3 7 3 13 0Gavin Wiggins, OG - - 4 8 12 12Jacob Wood, TE 1 0 11 0 12 0I’tavious Harvin, WR - 2 9 - 11 0Lee Wright, LB - - 11 - 11 0David Rivers, CB 0 1 6 4 11 0Avery Moss, DE - - 2 8 10 8Shane Kuhn, TE - - 5 4 9 2Kevin Rader, TE - - 2 7 9 3Jody Webb, TB 2 1 1 5 9 4Mark Schuler, P - - - 8 8 8Vitas Hrynkiewicz, C - - - 8 8 8Kenny Bishop, CB 0 0 0 8 8 8Darien Townsend, WR - 0 0 8 8 8Savon Smith, DT - - - 6 6 5Ricky Davis, QB - 0 0 6 6 0Alvin Bailey, WR - - - 5 5 0Stefan Derrick, WR - - - 5 5 4Jamar Pinnock, LB - - 1 4 5 3Isian Scott, WR - - 0 3 3 0Cole Newsome, C - 1 1 0 2 0Donald Mesier, DT - - - 1 1 0Trent Hosick, QB - - - 1 1 0D.J. Thomas, CB - 0 0 1 1 0Avery Larkin, CB - - 1 0 1 0Lamont Ragland, DT - - 0 1 1 0Jalyn Powell, DB - - - 1 1 0

100-YaRD RUShING GaMeSPlayer 2016 careerMartin Ruiz (Sr.) 3 17Jody Webb (Sr.) 0 7Tevin McCaster (So.) 1 1

200/300-YaRD PaSSING GaMeSPlayer 2016 careerRicky Davis (Jr.) 1/0 1/0Hunter Wells (Jr.) 0/0 9/1

100-YaRD ReceIVING GaMeSPlayer 2016 career

ScheDUle FoR the WeeK | NoV. 1-7tuesday 1 Wednesday 2 thursday 3 Friday 4 Saturday 5 Sunday 6 Monday 7

Penguin Gameday Penguin Playbook WFMJ | 7 p.m. Radio Show 1390 WNIo aM GaMe #9 7 p.m.Press conference at North Dakota St.Stambaugh 3:30 p.m. | eSPN3/Conference Room WBcB/570 WKBN11:30 a.m. Players and coaches Practice Practice Practice Practice available postgame Practice No Practice3:45-5:45 p.m. 3:45-5:45 p.m. 4-5 p.m. 1-2:30 p.m. 2-3 p.m.



ALExANDER THE GREAT Senior FS LeRoy Alexander is having another great year after an outstanding 2015. Last year he was a first-team All-MVFC selection in his first season with the program after transferring from Nebraska. In 2016, Alexander has 36 total tackles, in-cluding 27 solo stops, and been the leader of a veteran secondary. He had his best game of the season against Indiana State with 11 tackles, three TFLs and a pass breakup. He was second on the team a year ago with 67 total tackles, 38 of which were solo stops. He showed his versatility in the YSU defensive scheme registering a pair of sacks to go along with a team-high four interceptions. He was also credited with 3.5 TFLs.

RUIz HIGH ON LISTS Senior TB Martin Ruiz ranks in the top six in school history in five statistical categories. Ruiz is third in school history with 4,713 all-purpose yards; third in school history with 17 100-yard rushing games; fourth in rushing yards; fifth in carries and sixth in rushing touch-downs. He is one of six players in school history to rush for more than 3,500 yards in a career.

loNGeSt DRIVe SINce 1985 The 22-play drive against UNI was the longest for the Penguins since 1985. On Nov. 2, 1985, YSU marched 73 yards in 22 plays against Middle Tennessee State in Mur-freesboro, Tenn. That drive, led by QB Trenton Lykes, was extended by a roughing-the-kicker penalty on a 4th-and-22 from the YSU 29. Also a pass interference foul on 3rd-and-10 kept the drive alive. Lykes connected with Robert Thompson on a seven-yard pass for the score.

NUMBERS OF NOTE• turnover Margin: Since 1996, the Penguins are 126-33 when they win or tie in the turnover margin. When committing more turnovers, YSU is just 23-60.Since 1990 YSU is:• 155-19-2 when holding opponents to fewer than 21 points in a game.• 126-16 when rushing for 200-plus yards.• 148-25 when scoring 28-or-more points.• 80-9-1 when holding opponents to fewer than 100 yards rushing in a game.• 179-15 when leading entering the fourth.• 83-3-2 when holding opponents to 10 points-or-less in a game.More recently:• YSU has scored points in 99 straight games.

UP NExT: SOUTHERN ILLINOIS The Penguins play their final regular-season home game against Southern Illinois on Nov. 12 in a special noon kickoff.

Last season, Rivers had nine sacks after regis-tering 14 sacks in 2014. During his first campaign in 2013 he had three. He has eight sacks this year to go along with 11 QB hurries. His career high in sacks is 14, which he set in 2014. Rivers has had at least one sack in 16 of his last 24 games.

call 9-11 The Penguins’ defensive-end combo of Avery Moss (No. 9) and Derek Rivers (No. 11) is one of the top ones in the nation as they rank fifth and sixth in the FCS in sacks per game. WVU Head Coach Dana Holgorsen was quoted as saying following the contest “These two cats that we played against from Youngstown State were as good of pass rushers as I’ve seen” (h/t @mitchsherman). Through eight games, Rivers has eight sacks and 11 quarterback hurries while Moss has nine sacks and seven QB hurries. Moss has 36 total tackles, 24 of which are solos, while Rivers has 24 tackles on the year, 22 of which are solos.

SCHULER SHOWS BIG LEG Redshirt freshman P Mark Schuler has had a strong start to his career. Schuler leads all freshman FCS punters and ranks 14th overall averaging 42.4 yards per kick. He has nine punts of 50 yards or longer and has placed 14 inside the 20-yard line. Against Indiana State he boomed a career-long 62-yard punt to average 46.4 yards on five attempts. Other MVFC games of note for Schuler were against UNI when he had four punts and averaged 46.5 yards a boot; at Illinois State he averaged 45.7 yards per punt on six kicks, with a long of 55; and he had a 54-yard punt vs. South Dakota in his lone attempt. Against Robert Morris he punted seven times and placed two at the 10-yard line and another at the 11. Schuler punted eight times for an average of 44.5 yards a kick at West Virginia. Schuler had kicks of 59, 51, 50 and 47 yards among his kicks.

KENNEDY KEEPS ExCELLING Sophomore PK Zak Kennedy is having another solid year so far for the Penguins. This season, Kennedy is 10-of-15 on field-goal attempts and 23-of-23 on PAT tries. He has excelled at kickoffs with 21 touchbacks in 35 attempts. Last year he had four touchbacks in 29 kickoffs. As a squad last year, YSU kickoff specialists had just nine touchbacks in 11 games. He set the school record with 19 field goals in 2015. Kennedy was a first-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference honoree in his first year. He was the first freshman PK since UNI’s Scott Obermeier in 1992 to be tabbed first team. In his career, he has made field goals in 17 games and attempted kicks in 18 of 19 contests.

MILESTONE GAMES1 Sept. 15, 1938 Geneva (L, 6-12)100 Oct. 18, 1952 Marshall (T, 6-6)200 Nov. 15, 1963 Augustana (W, 20-6)300 Sept. 13, 1975 Central State (W, 10-0)400 Sept. 15, 1984 Cincinnati (W, 27-23)500 Oct. 17, 1992 Northeastern (L, 23-28)600 Dec. 11, 1999 Florida A&M (W, 27-24)700 Oct. 11, 2008 Missouri State (L, 28-42)794 Nov. 5, 2016 at North Dakota State

MILESTONE WINS1 Oct. 22, 1938 Westminster (20-0)100 Nov. 17, 1960 Akron (34-21)200 Oct. 3, 1981 Akron (34-7)300 Sept. 24, 1994 Slippery Rock (52-17)400 Oct. 14, 2006 Western Illinois (35-28)464 Oct. 29, 2016 Indiana State (13-10)

GAMEDAY LOCATIONSFieldBo Pelini • Head CoachShane Montgomery • Offensive Coordinator/QBRon Stoops • Special Teams CoordinatorBrian Crist • Wide ReceiversNic McKissic-Luke • Running BacksCarmen Bricillo • Offensive LineRichard McNutt • Defensive BacksDonald D’Alesio • Defensive Line

Press BoxCarl Pelini • Defensive CoordinatorTim Marlowe • Assistant SecondaryJoe Ganz • Tight Ends

last 10 Games vs. FcS RankedOct. 22, 2016 (7) at South Dakota St. ___ L, 10-24Oct. 15, 2016 (21) UNI _______________ W, 14-10Oct. 8, 2016 (23) at Illinois State _______ W, 20-6Nov. 14, 2015 (2) North Dakota St. _____ L, 24-27Oct. 30, 2014 (23) Western Illinois _____ W, 23-21Oct. 17, 2015 (7) South Dakota State ____ L, 8-38Oct. 10, 2015 (4) Illinois State _________ L, 29-31Nov. 22, 2014 (3) at North Dakota St. ___ L, 14-38Nov. 15, 2014 (23) Indiana State _______ L, 24-27Nov. 8, 2014 (13) at Illinois State ______ L, 21-35

Fourth Quarter comebacksSince 20062016 Fourth FinalTrailed Indiana State 10-6 13-10Trailed UNI 10-0 14-10Trailed Illinois State 6-3 20-62015 Fourth FinalTrailed Robert Morris 14-7 21-14 (OT)2014 Fourth FinalTrailed South Dakota 17-7 28-172013 Fourth FinalTrailed South Dakota 34-31 38-34Trailed Southern Illinois 27-14 28-272012 Fourth FinalTrailed UNI 35-28 42-352009 Fourth FinalTrailed North Dakota St. 35-24 39-352007 Fourth FinalTrailed Southern Utah 22-16 23-222006 Fourth FinalTrailed James Madison 31-20 35-31Trailed Southern Illinois 24-17 31-24



DefensecB 8 | Nate Dortch 6-0, 180, Sr.; Fort Myers, Fla. 31 | David Rivers 6-2, 185, Sr.; Miami, Fla.SS 26 | Jameel Smith 6-0, 190, Sr.; Miami, Fla. 14 | Solomon Warfield 6-0, 180, Jr.; Lorain, OhioFS 3 | leRoy alexander 6-0, 195, Sr.; toledo, ohio 16 | Jalyn Powell 5-11, 195, Jr.; Warren, OhiocB 7 | Kenny Bishop 6-0, 185, Sr.; Fort Myers, Fla. 15 | Avery Larkin 5-11, 180, So.; Cincinnati, OhioNB 1 | eric thompson 6-0, 195, Sr.; Bradenton, Fla. 17 | Billy Nicoe Hurst 6-0, 190, Jr.; San Pablo, Calif.lB 40 | Jaylin Kelly 6-1, 245, Sr.; Washington, Pa. 28 | Malachi Newell 6-1, 200, Fr.; Farrell, Pa.lB 42 | armand Dellovade 6-0, 210, So.; Imperial, Pa. 41 | Curtis Parks 6-1, 230, RFr.; Cleveland, OhiolB 6 | Jamar Pinnock 6-3, 215, Sr.; Phoenix, ariz. 35 | Christiaan Randall-Posey 6-3, 200, RFr.; Pittsburgh, Pa.De 11 | Derek Rivers 6-5, 250, Sr.; Kinston, N.c. 98 | Fazson Chapman 6-2, 230, Jr.; Chicago, Ill.Dt 66 | cody Squiric 6-3, 305, So.; Indiana, Pa. 76 | Lamont Ragland 6-1, 295, So.; Dayton, OhioDt 52 | Savon Smith 6-1, 285, So.; Syracuse, N.Y. 92 | Donald Mesier 6-1, 280, Jr.; Homestead, Fla.De 9 | avery Moss 6-3, 265, Sr.; tempe, ariz. 33 | Johnson Louigene 6-3, 250, So.; Immokalee, Fla.

Special teamsPK 99 | Zak Kennedy 6-0, 160, So.; Youngstown, ohio 49 | Connor McFadden 5-10, 165, Jr.; Poland, Ohioh 7 | Nathan Mays 6-3, 215, RFr.; Urbana, ohio 85 | Mark Schuler 6-5, 250, RFr.; Springfield, OhiolS 57 | Steven Wethli 6-0, 240, So.; New castle, Pa. 86 | Shane Kuhn 6-4, 245, Jr.; Vandergrift, Pa.P 85 | Mark Schuler 6-5, 250, RFr.; Springfield, ohio 39 | Nate Needham 6-1, 185, Fr.; Chesterton, Ind.PR 21 | Darien townsend 5-10, 170, Jr.; Youngstown, ohio 5 | Alvin Bailey 5-11, 180, Jr.; Seffner, Fla.KR 21 | Darien townsend 5-10, 170, Jr.; Youngstown, ohio 5 | alvin Bailey 5-11, 180, Jr.; Seffner, Fla. 26 | Jameel Smith 6-0, 190, Sr.; Miami, Fla. 3 | LeRoy Alexander 6-0, 195, Sr.; Toledo, OhioKO 99 | Zak Kennedy 6-0, 160, So.; Youngstown, ohio 39 | Nate Needham 6-1, 185, Fr.; Chesterton, Ind.

offenseRt 77 | Dylan colucci 6-6, 330; Sr.; latrobe, Pa. 78 | Jeff Rotheram 6-7, 330, So.; North Olmsted, OhioRG 67 | Brock eisenhuth 6-5, 350, Sr.; Johnstown, Pa. 71 | Cameron Fraser 6-4, 300, Jr.; Phenix City, Ala.c 70 | Vitas hrynkiewicz 6-4, 300, So.; Somerest, N.J. 51 | Cole McKenry 6-3, 285, RFr.; Pittsburgh. Pa.lG 60 | Gavin Wiggins 6-4, 310, So.; Philadelphia, Pa. 74 | Jacob Zinni 6-4, 310, RFr.; Beloit, Ohiolt 61 | Justin Spencer 6-5, 305, Jr.; Indiana, Pa. 72 | James Wilson 6-5, 285, RFr.; Middletown, N.J.te 86 | Shane Kuhn 6-4, 245, Jr.; Vandergrift, Pa.-or- 83 | Kevin Rader 6-5, 250, Jr.; Pittsburgh, Pa. 88 | Jacob Wood 6-5, 240, Sr.; Tallmadge, OhioWR 21 | Darien townsend 5-10, 170, Jr.; Youngstown, ohio 8 | Robert Byrd 5-8, 150, So.; Fort Myers, Fla.WR 13 | Stefan Derrick 6-1, 190, Jr.; long Beach, calif. 9 | Isiah Scott 6-3, 205, So.; Hubbard, OhioWR 5 | alvin Bailey 5-11, 180, Jr.; Seffner, Fla.-or- 4 | Damoun Patterson 6-2, 180, Jr.; apopka, Fla.QB 6 | hunter Wells 6-5, 220, Jr.; Navarre, ohio 12 | Ricky Davis 6-3, 215, Jr.; Middletown, Ohio-or- 7 | Nathan Mays 6-3, 215, RFr.; Urbana, OhiotB 29 | Martin Ruiz 5-11, 200, Sr.; tampa, Fla. 20 | Jody Webb 5-9, 175, Sr.; Toledo, Ohio 37 | Tevin McCaster 5-10, 195, So.; New Castle, Pa. Subject to Change

YSU AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE DEPTH CHART

Pronunciation Guide4 • Damoun Patteron _______ DAY-maw6 • Jamar Pinnock __________ pin-awk29 • Martin Ruiz ____________ roo-ease33 • Johnson Louigene ______ Lou-E-gene42 • Armand Dellovade _____ dell-o-vaid57 • Steven Wethli __________ wet-lee66 • Cody Squiric ___________ squr-ick67 • Brock Eisenhuth ________ EYE-zen-hooth70 • Vitas Hrynkiwicz ________ VEE-tas Ha-rank-AH-witz77 • Dylan Colucci __________ coe-LOOCH-ee97 • Rickey Hagood II _______ hay-good



2016 Youngstown state Football RosteRNo. Name Pos. ht. Wt. Yr. hometown/high School1 Eric Thompson CB 6-0 195 Sr. Bradenton, Fla./Southeast2 Darius Shackleford WR 6-4 195 RFr. Newark, Ohio/Newark2 Joshmere Dawson DE 6-0 245 Sr. Akron, Ohio/Akron East3 LeRoy Alexander FS 6-0 195 Sr. Toledo, Ohio/Whitmer4 Jonathan Pollock LB 6-0 220 Fr. Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips4 Damoun Patterson WR 6-2 180 Jr. Apopka, Fla./Wekiva5 Lee Wright LB 6-1 215 Jr. York, S.C./York5 Alvin Bailey WR 5-11 180 Jr. Seffner, Fla./Armwood6 Hunter Wells QB 6-5 220 Jr. Navarre, Ohio/Fairless6 Jamar Pinnock LB 6-3 225 Sr. Phoenix, Ariz./Camelback7 Nathan Mays QB 6-3 215 RFr. Urbana, Ohio/Urbana7 Kenny Bishop CB 6-0 185 Sr. Fort Myers, Fla./South Fort Myers8 Nate Dortch CB 6-0 180 Sr. Fort Myers, Fla./South Fort Myers8 Robert Byrd WR 5-8 150 So. Fort Myers Fla./Dunbar9 Isiah Scott WR 6-3 205 So. Hubbard, Ohio/Hubbard9 Avery Moss DE 6-3 265 Sr. Tempe, Ariz./Corona Del Sol10 Kyle Hegedus SS 5-11 185 RFr. Brook Park, Ohio/Lakewood St. Ed’s11 Derek Rivers DE 6-5 250 Sr. Kinston, N.C./Kinston11 Trent Hosick QB 6-1 210 Jr. Springfield, Mo./Staley12 Ricky Davis QB 6-3 215 Jr. Middletown, Ohio/Bishop Fenwick13 Stefan Derrick II WR 6-1 190 Jr. Long Beach, Calif./Poly14 Solomon Warfield FS 6-0 185 Jr. Lorain, Ohio/Lakewood St. Ed’s15 Avery Larkin CB 5-11 180 So. Cincinnati, Ohio/La Salle16 Jermiah Braswell WR 6-0 210 RFr. Toledo, Ohio/Central Catholic16 Jalyn Powell FS 5-11 195 Jr. Warren, Ohio/Warren Harding 17 Billy Nicoe Hurst FS 6-0 190 Jr. San Pablo, Calif./Vanden18 D.J. Thomas CB 5-9 170 Jr. Cleveland, Ohio/Lakewood St. Ed’s19 Chrispin Lee CB 6-1 170 So. Pembroke Pines, Fla./Flanagan20 Jody Webb TB 5-9 175 Sr. Toledo, Ohio/Whitmer21 Jamal Smith DT 6-2 270 Fr. Hialeah, Fla./American21 Darien Townsend WR 5-10 170 Jr. Youngstown, Ohio/Youngstown Christian22 Darius Hall CB 5-11 160 Fr. Smyrna, Ga./Campbell23 Donovan McWilson WR 6-2 190 So. Youngstown, Ohio/Cardinal Mooney24 Devon McNutt TB 5-11 230 Fr. Youngstown, Ohio/Cardinal Mooney25 Nathan Pittman LB 6-2 225 So. Oviedo, Fla./Hagerty26 Jameel Smith SS 6-0 190 Sr. Miami, Fla./Norland27 Kieran Winn SS 6-2 185 Fr. Trotwood, Ohio/Trotwood-Madison28 Malachi Newell LB 6-1 200 Fr. Farrell, Pa./Farrell28 London Pearson TB 5-11 170 Fr. Pataskala, Ohio/Licking Heights29 Martin Ruiz TB 5-11 200 Sr. Port Tampa, Fla./Robinson30 Joe Alessi TB 5-10 190 RFr. North Lima, Ohio/South Range31 David Rivers III CB 6-2 185 Sr. Miami, Fla./American32 Jayson Gobble TB 5-10 185 Fr. Stow, Ohio/Stow-Munroe Falls33 Johnson Louigene DE 6-3 250 So. Immokalee, Fla./Immokalee34 Mike Nash CB 6-0 180 RFr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Woodland Hills35 Christiaan Randall-Posey LB 6-2 200 RFr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Penn Hills36 Zack Torbert WR 6-3 200 RFr. Avon, Ohio/Avon37 Tevin McCaster TB 5-10 195 So. New Castle, Pa./New Castle38 Logan Rhea FS 6-0 205 So. Mount Vernon, Ohio/Mount Vernon39 Nate Needham P 6-1 185 Fr. Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton40 Jaylin Kelly LB 6-1 245 Sr. Washington, Pa./Washington41 Curtis Parks LB 6-1 230 RFr. Cleveland, Ohio/Central Catholic42 Armand Dellovade LB 6-0 210 So. Imperial, Pa./West Allegheny45 Cole Kochman LB 6-2 215 Jr. McMurray, Pa./Peters Township49 Connor McFadden PK 5-10 165 Jr. Poland, Ohio/Poland50 Shereif Bynum DE 6-4 245 RFr. Belleville, Mich./Belleville51 Cole McKenry C 6-3 285 RFr. Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny52 Savon Smith DT 6-1 285 So. Syracuse, N.Y./Henninger53 Justin Metzel DT 6-3 245 Fr. Boardman, Ohio/Boardman54 Jarred Jones OG 6-3 285 Fr. Columbiana, Ohio/Crestview55 Giacamo Cappabianca DT 6-2 270 Fr. Youngstown, Ohio/Ursuline

No. Name Pos. ht. Wt. Yr. hometown/high School57 Steven Wethli LS 6-0 240 So. New Castle, Pa./New Castle59 Simon Smith DE 6-3 225 RFr. Canton, Ohio/Central Catholic60 Gavin Wiggins OG 6-4 310 So. Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic61 Justin Spencer OT 6-5 305 Jr. Indiana, Pa./Indiana64 Norman Fox OG 6-2 280 Fr. Cleveland, Ohio/Garfield Heights66 Cody Squiric DT 6-3 305 So. Indiana, Pa./Indiana Area67 Brock Eisenhuth OG 6-5 350 Sr. Johnstown, Pa./Johnstown68 Connor Sharp OT 6-4 300 So. Beloit, Ohio/West Branch69 Cole Newsome C 6-3 300 Jr. Huber Heights, Ohio/Wayne70 Vitas Hrynkiewicz C 6-4 300 So. Somerset, N.J./Immaculata71 Cameron Fraser OT 6-4 300 Jr. Phenix City, Ala./Central72 James Wilson OT 6-5 285 RFr. Middletown, N.J./Middletown South74 Jacob Zinni OG 6-4 310 RFr. Beloit, Ohio/West Branch75 Jason Sims OG 6-5 330 RFr. Romeoville, Ill./Romeoville76 Lamont Ragland DT 6-1 295 So. Dayton, Ohio/Trotwood-Madison77 Dylan Colucci OG 6-6 330 Sr. Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe78 Jeff Rotheram OT 6-7 330 So. North Olmsted, Ohio/North Olmsted80 Lasander Washington WR 5-9 150 Jr. Tampa, Fla./Riverview81 Ryan Emans WR 5-11 180 RFr. Bowling Green, Ohio/Bowling Green82 Samuel St. Surin WR 5-11 185 Fr. Delray Beach, Fla./Atlantic83 Kevin Rader TE 6-5 250 Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Pine-Richland85 Mark Schuler TE/P 6-5 250 RFr. New Middletown, Ohio/Springfield86 Shane Kuhn TE 6-4 245 Jr. Vandergrift, Pa./Kiski Area87 Brad Good WR 5-10 185 Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Shaler Area88 Jacob Wood TE 6-5 240 Sr. Tallmadge, Ohio/Tallmadge89 Tre’Von Williams WR 6-3 200 RFr. Cleveland, Ohio/VASJ90 Wesley Thompson DT 6-0 260 Fr. Boardman, Ohio/Boardman92 Donald Mesier DT 6-1 280 Jr. Homestead, Fla./South Dade95 Anthony Parente TE 6-3 260 Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Gateway97 Rickey Hagood II DT 6-0 305 Sr. Columbia, S.C./Lower Richland98 Fazson Chapman DE 6-2 230 Jr. Chicago, Ill./ Urban Prep-Engelwood

99 Zak Kennedy PK 6-0 160 So. Youngstown, Ohio/Cardinal Mooney

Retired Numbers are 47 • 58 • 79

COACHING STAFFhead coach:

Bo Pelini | Second Season (Ohio State, 1990)

assistant coaches and Staff:

Carl Pelini | Youngstown State, 1989; Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers

Shane Montgomery | N.C. State, 1990; Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks

Ron Stoops Jr. | Youngstown State, 1980; Special Teams Coordinator

Carmen Bricillo | Duquesne, 1999; Offensive Line

Brian Crist | Hampden-Sydney, 1994; Wide Receivers

Nic McKissic-Luke | Alabama A&M, 2006; Running Backs

Joe Ganz | Nebraska, 2008; Tight Ends

Richard McNutt | Ohio State, 2004; Secondary/Recruiting Coordinator

Donald D’Alesio | Youngstown State, 2014; Defensive Line

Tim Marlowe | Nebraska, 2012; Assistant Secondary

John Murphy | Youngstown State, 1988; Director of Football Operations

Rollen Smith | Arkansas, 1976; Assistant Director of Football Operations

Mark Brandenstein | Youngstown State, 2014; Strength and Conditioning Coordinator

Mark Preto | Akron, 1990; Video Coordinator

Travis Tislaretz | Youngstown State, 2015; Offensive Quality Control

Chris Marsco, Will Humphrey, John Linkosky | Staff Assistants

Nico Mancuso, Seth Antram | Volunteer Graduate Assistants



a Kickoff Returned For a touchdownYSU: Jody Webb (93 yards - twice) at Indiana State, 11/21/2015

Opponent: Avonte Maddox (89 yards), Pittsburgh | 9/5/2015

a Punt Returned for a touchdownYSU: Darien Townsend (79 yards) vs. Indiana State | 10/29/2016

Opponent: Ryan Smith (76 yards), North Dakota State | 10/6/2012

an Interception Returned for a touchdownYSU: Jalyn Powell (21 yards) vs. South Dakota | 10/1/2016

Opponent: Duncan Ferch (34 yards), UNI | 10/15/2016

a Fumble Returned for a touchdownYSU: Jeremey Edwards (7 yards) vs. Valparaiso | 9/8/2012

Opponent: Tyler Williams (0 yards), Southern Illinois | 10/20/2012

Blocked Punt Returned for a touchdownYSU: Vince Gliatta vs. South Dakota State | 9/8/2007

Opponent: Courtney Richmond, Southern Illinois | 10/20/2012

Blocked Field Goal Returned for a touchdownYSU: Lenny Wicks (79 yards) at North Dakota State | 11/21/2009

Opponent: Damon Gladney (64), McNeese State | 9/23/1995

Individual Rushed For 200+ YardsYSU: Adaris Bellamy (203 yards) vs. Dayton | 8/29/2013

Opponent: Qadree Ollison (207 yards), Pittsburgh | 9/5/2015

70-Yard RushYSU: Martin Ruiz (80 yards) vs. Robert Morris | 9/17/2016

Opponent: Matt Adam (74 yards), Indiana State | 11/21/2015

80-Yard RushYSU: Martin Ruiz (80 yards) vs. Robert Morris | 9/17/2016

Opponent: Pat Young (81 yards), Kent | 9/3/1988

30 carriesYSU: Martin Ruiz (32) at Illinois | 8/30/2014

Opponent: Rameses Owens (33) Robert Morris | 9/12/2015

40 carriesYSU: Jamaine Cook (42) vs. South Dakota | 11/3/2012

Opponent: Herb Donaldson (40), Western Illinois | 11/22/2008

three Rushing touchdownsYSU: Martin Ruiz (3) at Indiana State | 10/5/2013

Opponent: Jewel Hampton (3), Southern Illinois | 10/15/2011

Individual Pass For 300+ YardsYSU: Hunter Wells (324 yards) at Southern Illinois | 10/24/2015

Opponent: Skyler Howard (389 yards), West Virginia | 9/10/2016

three or More Passing touchdownsYSU: Ricky Davis (3) vs. Duquesne | 9/1/2016

Opponent: Skyler Howard (5), West Virginia | 9/10/2016

30-or-More completionsYSU: Brandon Summers (30) at Southern Illinois | 10/24/2009

Opponent: Mike Perish (30), Indiana State | 10/5/2013

40-or-More Passing attemptsYSU: Kurt Hess (42) at South Dakota State | 10/27/2012Opponent: Mike Perish (42), Indiana State | 11/15/2014

50-or-More Passing attemptsYSU: Trenton Lykes (51) vs. Eastern Michigan | 9/5/1987Opponent: Mike Perish (56), Indiana State | 10/5/2013

100 Yards Rushing/100 Yards PassingYSU: Jeff Ryan (125 Rush/194 Pass) vs. Hofstra | 11/4/2000

Opponent: Trevor Wooden (121/188), Missouri State | 11/19/2011

two Players Rush For 100+ YardsYSU: Jody Webb (107), Martin Ruiz (100) vs. Missouri State | 11/7/2015

Opponent: John Crockett (168), Carson Wentz (120) North Dakota State | 11/22/2014

Individual With 100+ Yards ReceivingYSU: Andrew Williams (100 yards) vs. Missouri State | 11/7/2015

Opponent: Dallas Goedert (108 yards), South Dakota State | 10/22/2016

70-Yard ReceptionYSU: Hunter Wells to Andrew Williams (72 yards) vs. Missouri State | 11/7/2015

Opponent: Mark Iannotti to Daquan Isom (75 yards); Southern Illinois | 10/24/2015

80-Yard ReceptionYSU: Wells to Andrew Williams (85 yards) at Southern Illinois | 10/24/2015

Opponent: Paul McIntosh to Joe Allaria (86); Southern Illinois | 10/24/2009

two Players with 100+ Yards ReceivingYSU: Dominique Barnes (122)/Donald Jones (105) vs. Illinois State | 11/14/2009

Opponent: Chris King (161)/Devin Rahming (119); Duquesne | 9/6/2014

10-or-More Receptions In one GameYSU: Will Shaw (10) at South Dakota State | 10/27/2012

Opponent: Jake Wieneke (10), South Dakota State | 10/25/2014

60-Yard PuntYSU: Mark Schuler (62 yards) vs. Indiana State | 10/29/2016

Opponent: Thomas Bouldin (62 yards), Indiana State | 10/29/2016

70-Yard PuntYSU: Joe Bishop (70 yards) vs. Southern Illinois | 10/9/2004

Opponent: Ryan Hoffman (70 yards), Illinois State | 10/23/2004

Player Blocked a PuntYSU: B.J. Welch vs. Butler | 9/13/2014

Opponent: Chase Allen, Southern Illinois | 10/24/2015

Player Blocked a Field GoalYSU: Torrance Nicholson at Missouri State | 10/2/2010Opponent: Justin Hornsby, Indiana State | 10/29/2016

Player Made Four Field Goals In one GameYSU: Jeff Wilkins (5) at Stephen F. Austin | 9/11/1993

Opponent: Ryan Pretorius (4), Ohio State | 8/30/2008

50-Yard Field GoalYSU: Nick Terracina (56 yards) at Liberty | 9/28/2003

Opponent: Miles Bergner (50 yards), South Dakota | 11/1/2014

Non-Quarterback to throw a touchdown PassYSU: Jamaine Cook 23-yard pass to Will Shaw at Pittsburgh | 9/1/2012

Opponent: Sam Woods 52-yard pass to Eldin Anu; Robert Morris | 9/17/2016

Multiple InterceptionsYSU: LeRoy Alexander (2) at Pittsburgh | 9/5/2015

Opponent: Calvin Burnett (2), Indiana State | 11/13/2010

Recorded a SafetyYSU: Nate Dortch tackled SDSU’s Brady Mengarelli in end zone | 10/17/2015

Opponent: Illinois State blocked punt out of end zone | 11/14/2009

team Passed for 300+ YardsYSU: 306 vs. Missouri State | 11/7/2015

Opponent: 389, West Virginia | 9/10/2016

team Rushed For 400+ YardsYSU: 450 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) | 10/22/2011

Opponent: 639, Georgia Southern | 12/18/1999

team had 500+ Yards total offenseYSU: 644 vs. Missouri State | 11/7/2015

Opponent: 624, West Virginia | 9/10/2016

a team accounted for 30+ First DownsYSU: 33 vs. Morehead State | 9/7/2013

Opponent: 30, Michigan State | 9/14/2013

Defensive extra Points ScoredYSU: None

Opponent: Hofstra | 9/27/1997

No PenaltiesYSU: vs. Missouri State | 11/7/2015

Opponent: Eastern Washington | 12/13/1997

THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED



#4 • Damoun PattersonReceptions 3 vs. Indiana State (2016)Yards 86 vs. South Dakota (2016)Longest Catch 42 at Illinois State (2016)

#5 • alvin BaileyReceptions 3 vs. Duquesne (2016); at West Virginia (2016)Yards 92 at West Virginia (2016)Longest Catch 74 at West Virginia (2016)Touchdowns 1 at West Virginia (2016); at Illinois State (2016)

#8 • Robert ByrdReceptions 1 at Southern Illinois (2015); vs. Missouri State (2015)Yards 10 at Southern Illinois (2015)Longest Catch 10 at Southern Illinois (2015)

#9 • Isiah ScottReceptions 2 at West Virginia (2016)Yards 43 at West Virginia (2016)Longest Catch 22 at West Virginia (2016)

#13 • Stefan DerrickReceptions 3 vs. Duquesne (2016)Yards 26 vs. Duquesne (2016); South Dakota State (2016)Longest Catch 18 vs. Duquesne (2016)Touchdowns 1 vs. Duquesne (2016)

#20 • Jody WebbReceptions 4 vs. Illinois State (2015); South Dakota State (2015)Yards 57 vs. North Dakota State (2015)Longest Catch 54 at Illinois (2014)Touchdowns 1; Three times

#21 • Darien townsendReceptions 4 vs. South Dakota (2016)Yards 91 vs. Duquesne (2016)Longest Catch 49 vs. Duquesne (2016)Touchdowns 2 vs. Duquesne (2016)

#29 • Martin RuizReceptions 5 at Western Illinois (2015)Yards 77 vs. Illinois State (2015)Longest Catch 63 vs. South Dakota State (2013)Touchdowns 1; Five times

#36 • Zach torbertReceptions 1 vs. Robert Morris (2016)Yards 16 vs. Robert Morris (2016)Longest Catch 16 vs. Robert Morris (2016)

#37 • tevin MccasterReceptions 2 at West Virginia (2016); at South Dakota State (2016)Yards 25 at South Dakota State (2016)Longest Catch 15 at West Virginia (2016)

#83 • Kevin RaderReceptions 2; Three timesYards 62 vs. Robert Morris (2016)Longest Catch 35 vs. Robert Morris (2016)Touchdowns 1 vs. Robert Morris (2016)

#86 • Shane KuhnReceptions 2 at South Dakota (2015); vs. Indiana State (2016)Yards 29 at South Dakota (2015)Longest Catch 29 vs. South Dakota State (2015)Touchdowns 1 vs. Robert Morris (2015); at South Dakota (2015)

#88 • Jacob WoodReceptions 2 vs. South Dakota State (2015)Yards 49 at South Dakota (2013)Longest Catch 49 at South Dakota (2013)

RECEIvING CAREER HIGHSCOACHING STAFFBo Pelini Head CoachShane Montgomery Offensive Coordinator/QuarterbacksCarl Pelini Defensive Coordinator/LinebackersRon Stoops Jr. Special Teams CoordinatorCarmen Bricillo Offensive LineDonald D’Alesio Defensive LineJoe Ganz Tight EndsBrian Crist Wide ReceiversNic McKissic-Luke Running BacksRichard McNutt Secondary/Recruiting CoordinatorJohn Murphy Director of OperationsRollen Smith Assistant Director of OperationsMark Preto Video DirectorMark Brandenstein Strength and Conditioning CoordinatorCJ Jasper Assistant Strength and Conditioning CoordinatorTravis Tislaretz Offense Quality Control

FOOTBALL INFORMATIONHead Coach Bo PeliniAlma Mater Ohio State, 1990Coach Pelini Record 77-35 (Ninth Season)Pelini’s YSU Record 11-8 (Second Season)Twitter @BoPeliniFirst Year of Football 1938Games Played 793Overall Record, 76th season 464-312-17Home Record 305-126-14Road Record 156-184-3Neutral Site Record 3-2FCS Record (Since 1981) 266-161-2MVFC Record (Since 1997) 74-66MVFC Home Record 41-30MVFC Road Record 33-36Overtime Record 7-5Last Overtime Game Oct. 24, 2015FCS Posteason Record 25-7Last Postseason Appearance 2006 (Semifinals)Stadium Arnold D. Stambaugh Stadium (20,630)Field Dwight ‘Dike’ Beede FieldYear Opened 1982Stambaugh Stadium Record 162-57-1Playing Surface, Year PowerBlade HP+, 2011Football Office (330) 941-3478Tickets (330) 941-1978Football Twitter/Instagram @YoungstownStFB

TEAM INFORMATIONBasic Offense MultipleBasic Defense 4-32015 Record 5-62015 Conference Record 3-5 (T-5th)2015 Letterwinners 60Lettermen Returning/Lost 43/17Offensive Lettermen Returning/Lost 19/7Defensive Lettermen Returning/Lost 21/9Special Teams Lettermen Returning/Lost 3/1Starters Returning (8 • Off., 6 • Def., 1 • ST)Starters Lost (3 • Off., 5 • Def. 1 • ST)Offensive Starters Returning/Lost 8/3Defensive Starters Returning/Lost 6/5Specialists Returning/Lost 1/1



RUSHING CAREER HIGHS#5 • alvin BaileyAttempts 3 at Illinois State (2016)Yards 23 at Illinois State (2016)Longest Rush 10 at Illinois State (2016)

#6 • hunter WellsAttempts 4 vs. Southern Illinois (2014)Yards 11 vs. Indiana State (2016)Longest Rush 14 vs. Indiana State (2016)Touchdowns 1 at South Dakota State (2014)

#7 • Nathan MaysAttempts 6 vs. UNI (2016)Yards 16 vs. UNI (2016); at South Dakota State (2016)Longest Rush 11 vs. UNI (2016)

#11 • trent hosickAttempts 11 vs. Robert Morris (2016)Yards 37 at West Virginia (2016)Longest Rush 28 vs. UNI (2016)Touchdowns 1 at West Virginia (2016)

#12 • Ricky DavisAttempts 21 vs. South Dakota (2016)Yards 97 vs. Illinois State (2016)Longest Rush 27 vs. Duquesne (2016)Touchdowns 1; Three times

#20 • Jody WebbAttempts 23 vs. Robert Morris (2015)Yards 132 vs. North Dakota State (2015)Longest Rush 81 at Missouri State (2014)Touchdowns 3 vs. Morehead State (2013)

#21 • Darien townsendAttempts 1 vs. Saint Francis (2015)Yards 5 at North Dakota State (2012)Longest Rush 5 at North Dakota State (2012)

#29 • Martin RuizAttempts 32 at Illinois (2014)Yards 199 vs. Western Illinois (2013)Longest Rush 80 vs. Robert Morris (2016)Touchdowns 3 vs. Duquesne (2013); Indiana State (2013)

#30 • Joe alessiAttempts 3 vs. Duquesne (2016)Yards 31 vs. Duquesne (2016)Longest Catch 18 vs. Duquesne (2016)

#37 • tevin MccasterAttempts 15 vs. Robert Morris (2016)Yards 107 vs. Duquesne (2016)Longest Rush 56 at Illinois State (2016)Touchdowns 1 vs. Duquesne (2016); at Illinois State (2016)

#86 • Shane KuhnAttempts 6 at Indiana State (2015)Yards 32 at Indiana State (2015)Longest Rush 19 at Indiana State (2015)Touchdowns 2 vs. Saint Francis (2015); Illinois State (2015)

SPECIAL TEAMS HIGHS#5 • alvin BaileyKickoff Returns: 3 vs. South Dakota (2016); at South Dakota State (2016)Kickoff Return Yards: 67 vs. South Dakota (2016)longest Kickoff Return: 28 vs. South Dakota (2016)

#20 • Jody WebbKickoff Returns: 4 vs. North Dakota State, 2015Kickoff Return Yards: 186 at Indiana State, 2015longest Kickoff Return: 93 at Indiana State, 2015 (twice)

#21 • Darien townsendKickoff Returns: 3 at West Virginia, 2016; at Illinois State, 2016Kickoff Return Yards: 83 at West Virginia, 2016longest Kickoff Return: 39 at West Virginia, 2016Punt Returns: 3 vs. UNI, 2016Punt Return Yards: 91 vs. Indiana State (2016)Longest Punt Return: 79 vs. Indiana State (2016)

#40 • Jaylin KellyKickoff Returns: 2 vs. Indiana State, 2014Kickoff Return Yards: 24 vs. Indiana State, 2014longest Kickoff Return: 14 vs. Indiana State, 2014

#85 • Mark SchulerPunts: 8 at West Virginia, 2016Punt Yards: 356 at West Virginia, 2016Longest Punt: 62 vs. Indiana State (2016)Inside the 20: 3 at West Virginia, 2016; at Illinois State, 2016

#99 • Zak KennedyFG attempts: 4 at Western Illinois (2015); vs. Indiana State (2016)FGs Made: 3; Four timesLongest FG: 49 yards vs. Illinois State (2015)

PASSING CAREER HIGHS#6 • hunter WellsCompletions 21 vs. Southern Illinois (2014); at Southern Illinois (2015)Attempts 39 vs. South Dakota State (2015)Yards 324 at Southern Illinois (2015)Touchdowns 4 vs. Butler (2014)Longest Pass 85 at Southern Illinois (2015)

#7 • Nathan MaysCompletions 3 vs. UNI (2016); at South Dakota State (2016)Attempts 6 vs. UNI (2016); at South Dakota State (2016)Yards 37 at South Dakota State (2016)Longest Pass 16 vs. Robert Morris (2016)

#12 • Ricky DavisCompletions 15 vs. South Dakota (2016)Attempts 26 at West Virginia (2016)Yards 281 vs. South Dakota (2016)Touchdowns 3 vs. Duquesne (2016)Longest Pass 74 at West Virginia (2016)

#20 • Jody WebbAttempts 1 at Southern Illinois (2015)

#29 • Martin RuizAttempts 1 vs. South Dakota (2014)



DEFENSE CAREER HIGHS#1 • eric thompsonTotal Tackles 6 vs. Indiana State (2014); at Western Illinois (2015)Solo Tackles 6 vs. Western Illinois (2015)

#2 • Joshmere DawsonTotal Tackles 3 vs. Illinois State (2013)Solo Tackles 1 vs. Missouri State (2015)

#3 • leRoy alexanderTotal Tackles 11 vs. Illinois State (2015); vs. Indiana State (2016)Solo Tackles 8 vs. Indiana State (2016)Interceptions 2 at Pittsburgh (2015)

#6 • Jamar PinnockTotal Tackles 6, Three timesSolo Tackles 5 vs. Indiana State (2016)

#7 • Kenny BishopTotal Tackles 4 at West Virginia (2016); vs. Indiana State (2016)Solo Tackles 4 at West Virginia (2016); vs. Indiana State (2016)Interception 1 vs. Indiana State (2016)

#8 • Nate DortchTotal Tackles 5 at South Dakota State (2014)Solo Tackles 4 at South Dakota State (2014); vs. North Dakota State (2015)

#9 • avery MossTotal Tackles 7 vs. South Dakota (2016)Solo Tackles 6 at West Virginia (2016)

#10 • Kyle hegedusTotal Tackles 2 vs. Duquesne (2016); at West Virginia (2016)Solo Tackles 2 at West Virginia (2016)

#11 • Derek RiversTotal Tackles 9 vs. Robert Morris (2015)Solo Tackles 7 vs. Robert Morris (2015); Illinois State (2015)

#14 • Soloman WarfieldTotal Tackles 2 at South Dakota (2015); at Southern Illinois (2015)Solo Tackles 1 at South Dakota (2015); at Southern Illinois (2015)

#15 • avery larkinTotal Tackles 2 at South Dakota (2015); at Western Illinois (2015)Solo Tackles 2 at South Dakota (2015)

#16 • Jalyn PowellTotal Tackles 8 vs. Indiana State (2016)Solo Tackles 7 vs. Indiana State (2016)

#17 • Billy Nicoe hurstTotal Tackles 2 at West Virginia (2016)Solo Tackles 2 at West Virginia (2016)

#18 • D.J. thomasTotal Tackles 6 at West Virginia (2016)Solo Tackles 6 at West Virginia (2016)

#19 • chrispin leeTotal Tackles 1 vs Robert Morris (2016)Solo Tackles 1 vs. Robert Morris (2016)

#25 • Nathan PittmanTotal Tackles 1; Four timesSolo Tackles 1 vs. Saint Francis (2015); at South Dakota (2015)

#26 • Jameel SmithTotal Tackles 14 at Indiana State (2015)Solo Tackles 10 at West Virginia (2016)Interceptions 1, Three times

#28 • Malachi NewellTotal Tackles 1 vs. Duquesne (2016)Solo Tackles 1 vs. Duquesne (2016)

#31 • David Rivers IIITotal Tackles 7 at North Dakota State (2014)Solo Tackles 6 at North Dakota State (2014)Interceptions 1 vs. Morehead State (2013); Duquesne (2013)

#33 • Johnson louigeneTotal Tackles 2 vs. South Dakota (2016)Solo Tackles 2 vs. South Dakota (2016)

#35 • christiaan Randall-PoseyTotal Tackles 1; Three timesSolo Tackles 1 vs. Robert Morris (2016); vs. South Dakota (2016)

#40 • Jaylin KellyTotal Tackles 11 vs. Indiana State (2014)Solo Tackles 9 vs. Indiana State (2014)Interceptions 1 vs. Duquesne (2014)

#41 • curtis ParksTotal Tackles 2 vs. South Dakota (2016)Solo Tackles 2 vs. South Dakota (2016)

#42 • armand DellovadeTotal Tackles 10 at South Dakota State (2016)Solo Tackles 6 vs. North Dakota State (2015); at South Dakota State (2016)

#45 • cole KochmanTotal Tackles 1 vs. Duquesne (2016)

#52 • Savon SmithTotal Tackles 6 vs. South Dakota (2016)Solo Tackles 5 vs. South Dakota (2016); vs. UNI (2016)

#66 • cody SquiricTotal Tackles 4 at Southern Illinois (2015)Solo Tackles 3 at Southern Illinois (2015)

#76 • lamont RaglandTotal Tackles 2; Three timesSolo Tackles 1; Three times

#92 • Donal MesierTotal Tackles 2 vs. Robert Morris (2016); vs. UNI (2016)Solo Tackles 2 vs. Robert Morris (2016); vs. UNI (2016)

#97 • Rickey hagood IITotal Tackles 3 vs. Duquesne (2013)Solo Tackles 1 vs. Duquesne (2013)



tacklesPlayer Solo asts totalJameel Smith 125 70 195Jaylin Kelly 87 70 157Derek Rivers 97 42 139Armand Dellovade 69 38 107LeRoy Alexander 65 38 103Eric Thompson 59 23 82Avery Moss 38 23 61David Rivers 37 9 46Nate Dortch 28 9 37Kenny Bishop 24 13 37Jamar Pinnock 26 8 34Savon Smith 22 7 29Jalyn Powell 22 6 28D.J. Thomas 21 5 26Cody Squiric 13 11 24Solomon Warfield 5 4 9Avery Larkin 5 4 9Lamont Ragland 4 4 8Joshmere Dawson 1 6 7Rickey Hagood 2 3 5Nathan Pittman 2 2 4

InterceptionsPlayer No. Yards avg. tDLeRoy Alexander 5 58 11.6 1Jameel Smith 4 118 29.5 1David Rivers 3 40 13.3 1Jaylin Kelly 1 43 43.0 0Eric Thompson 1 3 3.0 0Kenny Bishop 1 0 0.0 0

PassingPlayer att. comp. Yds. tDHunter Wells 519 293 3,848 27Ricky Davis 125 63 1,006 6Jody Webb 1 0 0 0Martin Ruiz 1 0 0 0

RushingPlayer No. Yards avg. tDMartin Ruiz 772 3,848 5.0 36Jody Webb 338 2,214 6.6 24Ricky Davis 128 552 4.3 4Tevin McCaster 73 411 5.6 4Hunter Wells 37 -89 -2.4 1Shane Kuhn 27 84 3.1 5I’Tavious Harvin 7 47 6.7 0Darien Townsend 1 7 7.0 0

ReceivingPlayer No. Yards avg. tDMartin Ruiz 63 630 10.0 6Jody Webb 44 617 14.0 3I’tavious Harvin 23 289 12.6 2Darien Townsend 23 326 14.2 2Jacob Wood 12 171 14.2 0Kevin Rader 12 204 17.0 1Shane Kuhn 10 124 12.4 2Isiah Scott 5 62 12.4 0Robert Byrd 2 19 9.5 0

Punt ReturnsPlayer No. Yards avg. tDDarien Townsend 12 223 18.6 1Jameel Smith 2 44 22.0 0

Kickoff ReturnsPlayer No. Yards avg. tDJody Webb 22 622 28.3 2I’tavious Harvin 16 273 17.1 0Martin Ruiz 10 235 23.5 0Darien Townsend 8 119 14.9 0Jaylin Kelly 2 24 12.0 0Tevin McCaster 2 36 18.0 0Jameel Smith 1 4 4.0 0

ScoringPlayer tD FG Pat totalMartin Ruiz 42 0 0 252Jody Webb 29 0 0 174Zak Kennedy 0 29 57 144Shane Kuhn 7 0 0 42Tevin McCaster 5 0 0 31Ricky Davis 4 0 0 24Darien Townsend 3 0 0 18I’Tavious Harvin 2 0 0 12Hunter Wells 1 0 0 6Jameel Smith 1 0 0 6Kevin Rader 1 0 0 6David Rivers 1 0 0 6LeRoy Alexander 1 0 0 6Jalyn Powell 1 0 0 6Jacob Wood 0 0 1 2

Statistics are for players with statsin multiple years only.

ADDITIONAL LAST TIMESPosted a Shutoutvs. Valparaiso (59-0) __________________ 9/8/2012Posted consecutive Shutoutsvs. Wofford (28-0) ___________________ 8/29/1996vs. Slippery Rock (22-0) _______________ 9/7/1996two Shutouts in Same Seasonat Liberty (42-0) ____________________ 9/17/2005at Indiana State (45-0) _______________ 10/8/2005Scored 60 Pointsvs. Morehead State (67-13) ____________ 9/7/2013Scored 50 Pointsvs. Saint Francis (52-23) ______________ 9/20/2014Scored 40 Pointsvs. Duquesne (45-10) _________________ 9/1/2015Scored 30 Pointsvs. South Dakota (30-20) _____________ 10/1/2015Scored 50 Points in consecutive Gamesvs. Morgan State (57-22) _____________ 9/21/1991vs. Northeastern (59-7) _______________ 9/28/1991Scored 40 Points in consecutive Gamesvs. Butler (44-13) ____________________ 9/13/2014vs. Saint Francis (52-23) ______________ 9/20/2014Played a one-Point Gameat Southern Illinois (W, 28-27) _________ 9/28/2013Played a one-Point Game at homevs. UNI (L, 20-21) ___________________ 10/25/2008Played an overtime Gameat Southern Illinois (L, 31-38) _________ 10/24/2015Played an overtime Game at homevs. Robert Morris (W, 21-14) ___________ 9/12/2015Played an overtime Game awayat Southern Illinois (L, 31-38) _________ 10/24/2015held ScorelessSouthern Illinois (0-33) ______________ 10/18/2008held Scoreless at homeSouthern Illinois (0-33) ______________ 10/18/2008held Scoreless in consecutive Gamesat Tampa (0-49) _____________________ 10/2/1971at Northern Michigan (0-29) __________ 10/9/1971held Scoreless twice in a Seasonat Ohio State (0-43)___________________ 9/1/2008Southern Illinois (0-33) ______________ 10/18/2008allowed 60 Pointsat Akron (27-60) ____________________ 11/8/1969allowed 50 Pointsat Michigan State (17-55) _____________ 9/14/2013allowed 40 Pointsat Pittsburgh (37-45) _________________ 9/5/2015allowed 40 Points at homeSouth Dakota State (13-42) __________ 11/23/2013allowed 40 Points in consecutive Gamesat South Dakota State (7-40) ___________ 9/8/2008at Ohio State (0-43)___________________ 9/1/2008allowed 30 Pointsat West Virginia (38-21) _______________ 9/10/2016allowed 30 Points at homeSouth Dakota State (8-38) ___________ 10/17/2015Scoreless Second half (Both teams)YSU at Western Illinois _______________ 10/3/1998Scoreless First half (Both teams)YSU at Richmond __________________ 11/25/2000

ACTIvE CAREER NUMBERS (MULTI-YEARS ONLY)



Youngstown State 45,Duquesne 10Sept. 1 • Youngstown, ohioStambaugh Stadium | att: 12,219

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FinalDuquesne 3 7 0 0 10Youngstown State 10 14 7 14 45

team Statistics DU YSUFirst Downs 12 26Rushes 21 53 Yards 34 394Passes 15-30 14-18 Yards 188 216Total Plays 51 71Total Yards 222 610 Avg. Play 4.4 8.6Fumbles 1 2 Lost 1 1Penalties 4 10 Yards 27 100Punts 7-234 2-60 Avg. 33.4 30.0Punt Returns 1-(-2) 2-3 Avg. -2.0 1.5KO Returns 5-88 2-24 Avg. 17.6 12.0INTs 0 0 Return Yds 0 0TOP 22:48 37:123rd Down 3-12 7-114th Down 0-1 1-1Sacks By 0-0 2-12

YSU opened the campaign in impressive fashion beating Duquesne 45-10 in its sea-son opener at Stambaugh Stadium. The Penguins jumped out to a 24-3 lead behind first-time starting QB Ricky Davis. After the Dukes scored just before halftime, the Guins outscored Duquesne 21-0 in the second half. Davis had a solid starting debut rushing for 74 yards on 10 carries while completing 12-of-16 passes for 187 yards and three scores. Two of those touchdowns went to Darien Townsend. Davis and Townsend connected on a 49-yard pass early in the contest before the two hooked up again on a 36-yard toss late in the second quarter. Martin Ruiz, Shane Kuhn and Tevin Mc-Caster all had rushing scores while Stefan Derrick caught a touchdown in his first game as a Penguin. The Guins amassed 610 yards of total offense while holding Duquesne to 222, including just 34 on the ground.

Scoring Summary1st QuarterYSU 13:01 • Darien Townsend 49-yard pass from Ricky Davis (Zak Kennedy kick)YSU 4:44 • Kennedy 22-yard FGDUQ 1:59 • Austin Crimmins 43-yard FG2nd QuarterYSU 14:19 • Martin Ruiz 7-yard run (Kennedy kick)YSU 1:37 • Townsend 36-yard pass from Davis (Kennedy kick)DUQ 0:24 • Nehari Crawford 6-yard pass from Dillon Buechel (Crimmins kick)3rd QuarterYSU 12:37 • Stefan Derrick 3-yard pass from Davis (Kennedy kick)4th QuarterYSU 2:28 • Shane Kuhn 1-yard run (Kennedy kick)YSU 8:04 • Tevin McCaster 2-yard run (Kennedy kick)

Individual StatisticsRUSHING: Duquesne • A.J. Hines 5-19; P.J. Fulmore 9-15; Riley Redman 4-12; Nehari Crawford Crawford 1-0; Dillon Buechel 2-(-12). Youngstown State • Tevin McCaster 7-107; Jody Webb 11-96; Martin Ruiz 17-89; Ricky Davis 10-74; Joe Alessi 3-31; Trent Hosick 1-8; Shane Kuhn 2-3; Team 1-0; Alvin Bailey 1-(-14).PASSING: Duquesne • Dillion Buechel 15-29-188; Brett Brumbaugh 0-1-0. Youngstown State • Ricky Davis 12-16-187; Trent Hosick 2-2-29. RECEIvING: Duquesne • Wayne Capers 5-57; Blair Roberts 3-82; Nehari Crawford 2-30; Jaquan Davidson 2-5; Riley Redman 1-6; P.J. Fulmore 1-5; Kevin Enright 1-3. Youngstown State • Darien Townsend 3-91; Alvin Bailey 3-32; Stefan Derrick 3-26; Jody Webb 2-46; Kevin Rader 1-15; Damoun Patterson 1-4; Martin Ruiz 1-2.INTERCEPTIONS: Duquesne • None. Youngstown State • None.

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#1

2016 GaMe-BY-GaMe RecaPS West Virginia 38,

No. 20 YSU 21Sept. 10 • Morgantown, W. Va.Milan Puskar Stadium | att: 56,261

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FinalYoungstown State 0 14 0 7 21West Virginia 7 7 17 7 38

team Statistics YSU WvUFirst Downs 21 30Rushes 41 46 Yards 185 235Passes 15-32 20-33 Yards 220 389Total Plays 73 79Total Yards 405 624 Avg. Play 5.5 7.9Fumbles 1 0 Lost 0 0Penalties 5 6 Yards 64 49Punts 8-356 4-197 Avg. 44.5 49.2Punt Returns 2-21 2-17 Avg. 10.5 8.5KO Returns 4-107 2-38 Avg. 26.8 19.0INTs 1 1 Return Yds 2 13TOP 31:49 28:113rd Down 5-14 10-154th Down 1-1 0-0Sacks By 0-0 0-0

Youngstown State was tied at halftime at West Virginia, but the Mountaineers scored 17 third-quarter points to take control as the Penguins dropped a 38-21 decision last Saturday at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgan-town. The Penguins took a 14-7 lead in the second quarter after scoring a pair of touch-downs in a span of 3:34. The first score, a one-yard run by Martin Ruiz, tied the game, and Ricky Davis’ 74-yard touchdown pass to Alvin Bailey put the Guins ahead 14-7. But the Mountaineers tied the contest at halftime and used a 17-0 third quarter to get the best of the Penguins. QB Trent Hosick’s first career touchdown run in the fourth quarter cut the deficit to 31-21 with 8:44 left in the game. WVU responded just over three minutes later with a 21-yard scoring toss from Skyler Howard to Kennedy McKoy for the final outcome.

Scoring Summary1st QuarterWvU 3:16 • Ka’Raun White 53-yard pass from Skyler Howard (Mike Molina kick)2nd QuarterYSU 13:47 • Martin Ruiz 1-yard run (Zak Kennedy kick)YSU 10:13 • Alvin Bailey 74-yard pass from Ricky Davis (Kennedy kick)WvU 3:15 • Shelton Gibson 54-yard pass from Howard (Molina kick)3rd QuarterWvU 9:26 • Daikiel Shorts 11-yard pass from Howard (Molina kick)WvU 2:50 • Molina 32-yard FGWvU 1:40 • Gibson 57-yard pass from Howard (Molina kick)4th QuarterYSU 8:44 • Trent Hosick 15-yard run (Kennedy kick)WvU 5:37 • Kennedy McKoy 21-yard pass from Howard (Molina kick)

Individual StatisticsRUSHING: Youngstown State • Ricky Davis 13-62; Martin Ruiz 11-48; Tevin McCaster 12-41; Trent Hosick 4-37; Team 1-(-3). West Virginia • Rushel Shell 16-84; Skyler Howard 8-50; Justin Crawford 12-40; Kennedy McKoy 3-34; William Crest 3-17; Elijah Wellman 3-6; Jovon Durante 1-4.PASSING: Youngstown State • Ricky Davis 11-26-189; Trent Hosick 4-6-31. West Virginia • Skyler Howard 20-33-389.RECEIvING: Youngstown State • Alvin Bailey 3-92; Isiah Scott 2-43; Kevin Rader 2-26; Tevin McCaster 2-23; Damoun Patterson 1-16; Shane Kuhn 1-6; Jacob Wood 1-5; Stefan Derrick 1-3; Martin Ruiz 1-0. West Virginia • Shelton Gibson 6-171; Daikel Shorts 6-93; Ka’Raun White 5-88; Kennedy McKoy 1-21; Gary Jennings 1-11; Rushel Shell 1-5.INTERCEPTIONS: Youngstown State • Eric Thompson 1-2. West Virginia • Al-Rasheed Benton 1-13.

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No. 20 | Youngstown State 38,Robert Morris 6Sept. 17 • Youngstown, ohioStambaugh Stadium | att: 19,033

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FinalRobert Morris 0 0 6 0 6Youngstown State 14 3 14 7 38

team Statistics RMU YSUFirst Downs 6 18Rushes 25 49 Yards -13 303Passes 11-28 7-13 Yards 116 128Total Plays 53 62Total Yards 103 431 Avg. Play 1.9 7.0Fumbles 1 1 Lost 1 0Penalties 7 4 Yards 65 50Punts 12-455 7-241 Avg. 37.9 34.4Punt Returns 2-24 1-1 Avg. 12.0 1.0KO Returns 3-71 1-19 Avg. 23.7 19.0INTs 1 0 Return Yds 0 0TOP 27:41 32:193rd Down 2-15 5-144th Down 0-1 1-1Sacks By 2-11 7-66

The Penguins built a 24-0 lead and went on to earn an impressive 38-6 win over Rob-ert Morris at Stambaugh Stadium despite a 66-minute weather delay in the first quarter. Backup QB Trent Hosick helped engineer the victory as TB Martin Ruiz scored three touchdowns and the defense put the clamps on RMU for most of the contest. Ruiz caught a 21-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter before scoring on runs of 14 yards and 80 yards in the game. Hosick had a pair of touchdown passes in the game, the first to Ruiz and a 27-yard toss to Kevin Rader in the third quarter. YSU led 24-0 before a gadget play led to RMU’s only score the game. With the contest 24-6, Ruiz took a handoff 80 yards around the right side for a score. Tevin McCaster capped off the scoring with a 19-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. The defense stepped up holding RMU to zero yards on 24 plays in the first half. For the game, YSU allowed just 103 total offensive yards.

Scoring Summary1st QuarterYSU 11:14 • Martin Ruiz 21-yard pass from Trent Hosick (Zak Kennedy kick)YSU 4:50 • Ruiz 14-yard run (Kennedy kick)2nd QuarterYSU 6:59 • Kennedy 37-yard FG3rd QuarterYSU 6:28 • Kevin Rader 27-yard pass from Hosick (Kennedy kick)RMU 3:11 • Eldin Anu 52-yard pass from Sam Woods (Rush failed)YSU 2:53 • Ruiz 80-yard run (Kennedy kick)4th QuarterYSU 10:13 • Tevin McCaster 19-yard run (Kennedy kick)

Individual StatisticsRUSHING: Robert Morris • Dante Satcher 12-36; Malik Wells 2-5; Warren Robinson 1-3; Sam Woods 2-0; Chase Bodeman 2-(-13); Andrew Romanchak 6-(-44). Youngstown State • Martin Ruiz 16-165; Tevin McCaster 15-87; Trent Hosick 11-31; Nathan Mays 2-12; Alvin Bailey 1-5; Joe Alessi 1-2; Shane Kuhn 1-1; Team 2-0.PASSING: Robert Morris • Andrew Romanchack 9-23-66; Sam Woods 1-1-52; Chase Bodeman 1-4-(-2). Youngstown State • Trent Hosick 6-12-112; Nathan Mays 1-1-16. RECEIvING: Robert Morris • Reggie Green 3-20; Tim Vecchio 2-18; Warren Robinson 2-5; Eldin Anu 1-52; Blake Skuratowicz 1-19; Sam Woods 1-4; Dante Satcher 1-(-2). Youngstown State • Kevin Rader 2-62; Martin Ruiz 1-21; Stefan Derrick 1-18; Zack Torbert 1-16; Tevin McCaster 1-6; Alvin Bailey 1-5.INTERCEPTIONS: Robert Morris • Jonah Lisbon 1-0. Youngstown State • None.

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#3

2016 GaMe-BY-GaMe RecaPS No. 15 | Youngstown State 30,

South Dakota 20oct. 1 • Youngstown, ohioStambaugh Stadium | att: 15,151

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FinalSouth Dakota 3 0 3 14 20Youngstown State 10 10 0 10 30

team Statistics USD YSUFirst Downs 14 22Rushes 39 56 Yards 113 169Passes 10-27 15-23 Yards 141 281Total Plays 66 79Total Yards 254 450 Avg. Play 3.8 5.7Fumbles 2 2 Lost 1 2Penalties 5 5 Yards 65 49Punts 6-267 1-54 Avg. 44.5 54.0Punt Returns 0-0 2-8 Avg. 0.0 4.0KO Returns 2-40 3-67 Avg. 20.0 22.3INTs 2 2 Return Yds 2 44TOP 21:29 38:313rd Down 4-17 10-184th Down 3-3 0-2Sacks By 3-13 4-21

YSU opened MVFC play with a 30-20 victory over South Dakota at Stambaugh Stadium. It marked the eighth straight time the Guins won their conference opener. The Penguins scored on their opening possession and never led by fewer than double digits after Martin Ruiz’s second rush-ing touchdown of the game 49 seconds into the second quarter. PK Zak Kennedy kicked three field goals in the win while Jalyn Powell’s fourth-quarter interception return for a touchdown helped seal the victory. YSU held South Dakota to just two field goals in the first 54:36 before the Coyotes had two touchdown passes late in the con-test. QB Ricky Davis threw for a career-high 281 yards completing 15-of-23 passes in the game. Davis was 10-of-12 in the first half for 232 yards. DE Derek Rivers added a pair of sacks as the defense stopped the Coyotes on 13 of 17 third-down conversion tries.

Scoring Summary1st QuarterYSU 10:47 • Martin Ruiz 1-yard run (Zak Kennedy kick)USD 8:20 • Miles Bergner 45-yard FGYSU 3:40 • Kennedy 26-yard FG2nd QuarterYSU 14:11 • Ruiz 8-yard run (Kennedy kick)YSU 0:00 • Kennedy 28-yard FG3rd QuarterUSD 4:26 • Miles Bergner 29-yard FG4th QuarterYSU 13:07 • Kennedy 24-yard FGUSD 5:24 • Riley Donovan 1-yard pass from Chris Streveler (Bergner kick)YSU 2:37 • Jalyn Powell 21-yard interception return (Kennedy kick)USD 1:34 • Alonge Brooks 23-yard pass from Streveler (Bergner kick)

Individual StatisticsRUSHING: South Dakota • Trevor Bouma 17-75; Michael Fredrick 8-24; Chris Streveler 14-14. Youngstown State • Ricky Davis 21-66; Martin Ruiz 19-65; Jody Webb 11-35; Tevin McCaster 2-7; Team 3-(-4).PASSING: South Dakota • Chris Streveler 10-27-141. Youngstown State • Ricky Davis 15-23-281. RECEIvING: South Dakota • Randy Baker 3-9; Alonge Brooks 2-56; Aaron Ramsey 2-46; Trevor Bouma 1-26; Tacari Carpenter 1-3; Riley Donovan 1-1. Youngstown State • Darien Townsend 4-56; Damoun Patterson 2-86; Kevin Rader 2-33; Stefan Derrick 2-21; Alvin Bailey 2-9; Jody Webb 1-42; Martin Ruiz 1-17; Shane Kuhn 1-17.INTERCEPTIONS: South Dakota • Andrew Gray 1-2; Jacob Warner 1-0. Youngstown State • Jameel Smith 1-23; Jalyn Powell 1-21.

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2016 GaMe-BY-GaMe RecaPS No. 13 | YSU 20,

No. 23 | Illinois State 6oct. 8 • Normal, Ill.hancock Stadium | att: 12,570

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FinalYoungstown State 0 3 0 17 20Illinois State 0 0 6 0 6

team Statistics YSU ISUFirst Downs 18 14Rushes 52 33 Yards 287 152Passes 6-18 10-26 Yards 89 134Total Plays 73 79Total Yards 365 250 Avg. Play 5.2 4.2Fumbles 0 3 Lost 0 1Penalties 9 4 Yards 72 39Punts 6-274 7-265 Avg. 45.7 37.9Punt Returns 0-0 4-15 Avg. 0.0 3.8KO Returns 3-40 4-93 Avg. 13.3 23.2INTs 0 1 Return Yds 0 16TOP 33:00 27:003rd Down 7-16 3-134th Down 1-1 0-1Sacks By 6-29 1-2

YSU used a strong fourth quarter and a complete defensive effort to pick up a 20-6 victory at Illinois State last Saturday at Han-cock Stadium. The Penguins took a 3-0 lead at halftime as PK Zak Kennedy kicked a 42-yard field goal to break the scoreless stalemate with 10 seconds left in the first half. In the third quarter, the Redbirds’ Sean Slattery had a pair of field goals - 20 and 27 yards - to put Illinois State ahead 6-3. YSU started to build momentum toward the end of the third quarter, and 2:16 into the fourth period, QB Ricky Davis hit WR Alvin Bailey on a 20-yard touchdown pass to cap off a 17-play, 91-yard drive. The Guins went in front 17-6 with 2:23 left in the game when TB Tevin McCaster scored from a yard out to end an 87-yard drive. The defense kept the pressure on the final two minutes to preserve the victory. Kennedy added a 35-yard field goal for YSU’s final points of the contest.

Scoring Summary2nd QuarterYSU 0:10 • Zak Kennedy 42-yard FG3rd QuarterISU 11:51 • Sean Slattery 20-yard FGISU 5:20 • Sean Slattery 27-yard FG4th QuarterYSU 12:44 • Alvin Bailey 20-yard pass from Ricky Davis (Kennedy kick)YSU 2:23 • Tevin McCaster 1-yard run (Kennedy kick)YSU 1:35 • Kennedy 35-yard FG

Individual StatisticsRUSHING: Youngstown State • Ricky Davis 18-97; Tevin McCaster 10-81; Jody Webb 13-48; Martin Ruiz 8-27; Alvin Bailey 3-23. Illinois State • James Robinson 14-103; Jamal Towns 6-35; DeMarco Corbin 4-(-1); Hasan Muhammad-Rogers 1-(-1); Jake Kolbe 8(-28); Cameron Lee 0-8.PASSING: Youngstown State • Ricky Davis 6-18-89. Illinois State • Jake Kolbe 10-26-134.RECEIvING: Youngstown State • Stefan Derrick 2-9; Damoun Patterson 1-42; Alvin Bailey 1-20; Isiah Scott 1-9; Jody Webb 1-9. Illinois State • Christian Gibbs 4-51; James Robinson 3-50; Anthony Warrum 1-19; Michael Clements 1-10; Spencer Schnell 1-4.INTERCEPTIONS: Youngstown State • None. Illinois State • DraShane Glass 1-16.

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#5

No. 11 | Youngstown State 14,No. 21 | UNI 10oct. 15 • Youngstown, ohioStambaugh Stadium | att: 13,373

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FinalUNI 0 10 0 0 10Youngstown State 0 0 0 14 14

team Statistics UNI YSUFirst Downs 9 18Rushes 31 61 Yards 92 226Passes 6-16 5-14 Yards 81 28Total Plays 47 75Total Yards 173 254 Avg. Play 3.7 3.4Fumbles 2 2 Lost 1 1Penalties 8 5 Yards 69 50Punts 8-349 4-186 Avg. 43.6 46.5Punt Returns 2-(-4) 3-89 Avg. -2.0 29.7KO Returns 0-0 0-0 Avg. 0.0 0.0INTs 3 0 Return Yds 71 0TOP 24:47 35:133rd Down 1-11 9-194th Down 0-0 2-3Sacks By 2-7 5-39

A splendid defensive effort and just enough offense in the nick of time helped lead Youngstown State to a memorable 14-10 win over UNI last Saturday night at Stambaugh Stadium. With injuries forcing the Penguins’ first and second sting quarterbacks out of the game, redshirt freshman Nathan Mays helped engineer two scoring drives for the come-from-behind victory. Trailing 10-0 midway through third quarter, YSU went on a 22-play drive that was capped with a one-yard run by Tevin McCaster with 11:47 left in the game. With 28 seconds left, TB Martin Ruiz scored from a yard out to give YSU its first lead of the game at 14-10. Ruiz finished with 100 yards for the game. UNI had one final chance, but a hail mary throw by Eli Dunne from the YSU 49-yard line was knocked down with no time remaining.

Scoring Summary2nd QuarterUNI 7:50 • Austin Errthum 27-yard FGUNI 7:06 • Duncan Ferch 34-yard interception return (Errthum kick)4th QuarterYSU 11:47 • Tevin McCaster 1-yard run (Zak Kennedy kick)YSU 0:28 • Martin Ruiz 1-yard run (Kennedy kick)

Individual StatisticsRUSHING: UNI • Tyvis Smith 11-71; Michael Malloy 6-14; Aaron Bailey 12-10; Trevor Allen 1-2; Eli Dunne 1-(-5). Youngstown State • Martin Ruiz 23-100; Jody Webb 15-57; Tevin McCaster 12-29; Trent Hosick 1-28; Nathan Mays 6-16; Ricky Davis 4-(-4).PASSING: UNI • Aaron Bailey 3-10-44; Eli Dunne 3-6-37. Youngstown State • Nathan Mays 3-6-25; Ricky Davis 2-7-3; Trent Hosick 0-1-0. RECEIvING: UNI • Daurice Fountain 2-14; Logan Cunningham 1-31; Jalen Rima 1-34; Michael Malloy 1-7; Trevor Allen 1-(-1). Youngstown State • Darien Townsend 2-14; Jody Webb 1-11; Kevin Rader 1-4; Alvin Bailey 1-(-1).INTERCEPTIONS: UNI • Jamison Whiting 2-35; Duncan Ferch 1-34. Youngstown State • None.

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2016 GaMe-BY-GaMe RecaPSNo. 7 | South Dakota State 24,

No. 12 | Youngstown State 10oct. 22 • Brookings, S.D.Dana J. Dykehouse Stadium | att: 17,730

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FinalYoungstown State 3 0 0 7 10South Dakota State 14 3 7 0 24

team Statistics YSU SDSUFirst Downs 19 18Rushes 45 35 Yards 159 167Passes 12-22 15-21 Yards 152 189Total Plays 67 56Total Yards 311 356 Avg. Play 4.6 6.4Fumbles 1 1 Lost 1 1Penalties 6 3 Yards 57 30Punts 4-166 3-117 Avg. 41.5 39.0Punt Returns 1-9 1-(-4) Avg. 9.0 -4.0KO Returns 4-66 0-0 Avg. 16.5 0.0INTs 1 1 Return Yds 0 26TOP 30:31 29:293rd Down 6-16 5-114th Down 1-2 0-1Sacks By 2-7 6-21

The Penguins lost 24-10 to the Jackrabbits last Saturday at new-look Dana J. Dykehouse Stadium. YSU was never really able to get on track after allowing two touchdowns in the first four minutes of the game. Brady Mengarelli’s two-yard scoring run 2:48 into the contest gave SDSU a 7-0 lead. Following a YSU turnover, and just 70 sec-onds later, the Jackrabbits went in front 14-0 after a four-yard pass from Taryn Christion to Connor Landberg. The teams exchanged field goals as YSU trailed 17-3 at halftime. SDSU extended its lead to 24-3 on a three-yard touchdown reception by Jake Wieneke. Late in the contest, Tevin McCaster scored for the Penguins on a two-yard run for the final margin. SDSU had 14 points off two YSU turnovers.

Scoring Summary2nd QuarterSDSU 12:22 • Brady Mengarelli 2-yard run (Chase Vinatieri kick)SDSU 11:12 • Connor Landberg 4-yard pass from Taryn Christion (Vinatieri kick)YSU 5:49 • Zak Kennedy 28-yard FG2nd QuarterSDSU 0:25 • Vinatieri 20-yard field goal3rd QuarterSDSU 10:50 • Jake Wieneke 3-yard pass from Christion (Vinatieri kick)4th QuarterYSU 1:46 • Tevin McCaster 1-yard run (Kennedy kick)

Individual StatisticsRUSHING: Youngstown State • Martin Ruiz 11-50; Ricky Davis 17-45; Jody Webb 7-29; Tevin McCaster 5-10; Nathan Mays 4-16; Team 1-(-1). South Dakota State • Brady Mengarelli 15-74; Taryn Christion 11-60; Isaac Wallace 9-33.PASSING: Youngstown State • Ricky Davis 9-16-115; Nathan Mays 3-6-37. South Dakota State • Taryn Christion 15-21-189.RECEIvING: Youngstown State • Damoun Patterson 2-31; Alvin Bailey 2-28; Stefan Derrick 2-26; Tevin McCaster 2-25; Martin Ruiz 2-22; Kevin Rader 1-14; Isiah Scott 1-6. South Dakota State • Dallas Goedert 6-108; Jake Weineke 5-33; Brady Mengarelli 2-17; Marquise Lewis 1-27; Connor Landberg 1-4.INTERCEPTIONS: Youngstown State • LeRoy Alexander 1-0. South Dakota State • Christian Rozeboom 1-26.

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No. 14 | Youngstown State 13,Indiana State 10oct. 29 • Youngstown, ohioStambaugh Stadium | att: 15,082

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FinalIndiana State 10 0 0 0 10Youngstown State 0 6 0 7 13

team Statistics ISU YSUFirst Downs 19 18Rushes 38 37 Yards 78 190Passes 18-35 13-26 Yards 148 101Total Plays 73 63Total Yards 226 291 Avg. Play 3.1 4.6Fumbles 1 3 Lost 1 0Penalties 7 7 Yards 44 75Punts 6-249 5-232 Avg. 41.5 46.4Punt Returns 2-(-2) 2-91 Avg. -1.0 45.5KO Returns 1-17 2-31 Avg. 17.0 15.5INTs 2 2 Return Yds 15 0TOP 32:21 27:393rd Down 4-16 5-134th Down 1-2 0-0Sacks By 0-0 7-71

TBA

Scoring Summary1st QuarterISU 7:38 • Jerry Nunez 23-yard FGISU 2:50 • Robert Tonyan 9-yard pass from Isaac Harker (Nunez kick)2nd QuarterYSU 11:07 • Zak Kennedy 23-yar FGYSU 0:00 • Kennedy 31-yard FG4th QuarterYSU 9:19 • Darien Townsend 79-yard punt return (Kennedy kick)

Individual StatisticsRUSHING: Indiana State • Roland Genesy 15-88; Dimitiri Taylor 13-42; Jaquan Keys 3-13; Isaac Harker 7-(-65). Youngstown State • Martin Ruiz 22-151; Jody Webb 8-32; Hunter Wells 2-11; Tevin McCaster 3-9; Team 2-(-13).PASSING: Indiana State • Isaac Harker 18-35-148. Youngstown State • Hunter Wells 13-26-101. RECEIvING: Indiana State • Robert Tonyan 5-40; Kelvin Cook 4-31; Miles Thompson 2-30; Dimitiri Taylor 2-25; Jacquet McClendon 2-6; Clayton Smith 1-11; Ronald Genesy 1-6; Bob Pugh 1-(-1). Youngstown State • Damoun Patterson 3-30; Jody Webb 3-29; Darien Townsend 2-24; Shane Kuhn 2-11; Kevin Rader 1-6; Stefan Derrick 1-5; Tevin McCaster 1-(-4).INTERCEPTIONS: Indiana State • Jameer Thurman 1-15; Jonas Griffith 1-0. Youngstown State • Jameel Smith 1-0; Kenny Bishop 1-0.

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Game-By-Game team StatisticsYoungstown State Rushing Passing total offense First Downs Fumbles time third Down 4th Down Penalties Red ZoneDuquesne 53-394 14-18-216 71-610 26 2-1 37:12 7-11 1-1 10-100 6-6West Virginia 41-185 15-32-220 73-405 21 1-0 31:49 5-14 1-1 5-64 2-2Robert Morris 49-303 7-13-128 62-431 18 1-0 32:19 5-14 1-1 4-50 3-3South Dakota 56-169 15-23-281 79-450 22 2-2 38:31 10-18 0-2 5-49 5-7Illinois State 52-276 6-18-89 70-365 18 0-0 33:00 7-16 1-1 9-72 3-3UNI 61-226 5-14-28 75-254 18 2-1 35:13 9-19 2-3 5-50 2-2South Dakota State 45-159 12-22-152 67-311 19 1-1 30:31 6-16 1-2 6-57 2-2Indiana State 37-190 13-26-101 63-291 18 3-0 27:39 5-13 0-0 7-75 2-4

opponent Rushing Passing total offense First Downs Fumbles time third Down 4th Down Penalties Red ZoneDuquesne 21-34 15-30-188 51-222 12 1-1 22:48 3-12 0-1 4-27 1-1West Virginia 46-235 20-33-389 79-624 30 0-0 28:11 10-15 0-0 6-49 2-3Robert Morris 25-(-13) 11-28-116 53-103 6 1-1 27:41 2-15 0-1 7-65 0-0South Dakota 39-113 10-27-141 66-254 14 2-1 21:29 4-17 3-3 5-65 2-2Illinois State 33-116 10-26-152 59-250 14 3-1 27:00 3-13 0-1 4-39 2-2UNI 31-92 6-16-81 47-173 9 2-1 24:47 1-11 0-0 8-69 1-1South Dakota State 35-167 15-21-189 56-356 18 1-1 29:29 5-11 0-1 3-30 4-4Indiana State 38-78 18-35-148 73-226 18 1-1 32:21 4-16 1-2 7-44 2-3

Game-by-Game Rushing Ruiz Webb Davis Mccaster hosick Kuhn alessi Mays Wellsopponent att.-Yds.-tD att.-Yds.-tD att.-Yds.-tD att.-Yds.-tD att.-Yds.-tD att.-Yds.-tD att.-Yds.-tD att.-Yds.-tD att.-Yds-tDDuquesne 17-89-1 11-96-0 10-74-0 7-107-1 1-8-0 2-3-1 3-31-0 DNP DNPWest Virginia 11-48-1 DNP 13-62-0 12-41-0 4-37-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNPRobert Morris 16-165-2 DNP DNP 15-87-1 11-31-0 1-1-0 1-2-0 2-12-0 DNPSouth Dakota 19-65-2 11-35-0 21-66-0 2-7-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP DNPIllinois State 8-27-0 13-48-0 18-97-0 10-81-1 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP DNPUNI 23-100-1 15-57-0 4-(-4)-0 12-29-1 1-28-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 6-16-0 DNPSouth Dakota State 11-50-0 7-29-0 17-45-0 4-6-1 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 5-30-0 DNPIndiana State 22-151-0 8-32-0 DNP 3-9-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-11-0

Game-by-Game Receiving townsend Bailey Derrick Patterson Kuhn Wood Rader Webb Ruiz Scottopponent att.-Yds.-tD att.-Yds.-tD att.-Yds.-tD att.-Yds.-tD att.-Yds.-tD att.-Yds.-tD att.-Yds.-tD att.-Yds.-tD att.-Yds.-tD att.-Yds-tDDuquesne 3-91-2 3-32-0 3-26-1 1-4-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-15-0 2-46-0 1-2-0 0-0-0West Virginia 1-6-0 3-92-1 1-3-0 1-16-0 1-6-0 1-5-0 2-26-0 DNP 1-0-0 2-43-0Robert Morris 0-0-0 1-5-0 1-18-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-62-1 DNP 1-21-1 DNPSouth Dakota 4-56-0 2-9-0 2-21-0 2-86-0 1-17-0 0-0-0 2-33-0 1-42-0 1-17-0 0-0-0Illinois State 0-0-0 1-20-1 2-9-0 1-42-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-9-0 0-0-0 1-9-0UNI 2-14-0 1-(-1)-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-4-0 1-11-0 0-0-0 0-0-0South Dakota St. 0-0-0 2-28-0 2-26-0 2-31-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-14-0 0-0-0 2-22-0 1-6-0Indiana State 2-24-0 DNP 1-5-0 3-30-0 2-11-0 0-0-0 1-6-0 3-29-0 0-0-0 DNP

Quarterbacks Game-by-Game Passing Davis hosick Mays Wellsopponent comp.-att.-tD-INt-lG-Yds comp.-att.-tD-INt-lG-Yds comp.-att.-tD-INt-lG-Yds comp.-att.-tD-INt-lG-YdsDuquesne 12-16-3-0-49-187 2-2-0-0-24-29 DNP DNPWest Virginia 11-26-1-0-74-189 4-6-0-1-14-31 DNP DNPRobert Morris DNP 6-12-2-1-35-112 1-1-0-0-16-16 DNPSouth Dakota 15-23-0-2-48-281 DNP DNP DNPIllinois State 6-18-1-1-42-89 DNP DNP DNPUNI 2-7-0-1-4-3 0-1-0-1-0-0 3-6-0-1-11-25 DNPSouth Dakota St. 9-16-0-1-32-115 DNP 3-6-0-0-13-37 DNPIndiana State DNP DNP 0-0-0-0-0-0 13-26-0-2-15-101

GAME-BY-GAME BREAKDOWN

Fourth Down conversion attempts (7-11)opp. Result Yards Qtr. Score PlayDUQ 1st Down 2 1 7-0 Kuhn 2-yard runWVU 1st Down 3 4 14-31 Hosick 4-yard pass to BaileyRMU Touchdown 3 3 17-0 Hosick 27-yard pass to RaderUSD Downs 1 2 17-3 Ruiz no gainUSD Downs 3 3 20-3 Davis 2-yard runILS 1st Down 1 3 3-6 Davis 3-yard runUNI Downs 7 2 0-10 Mays pass incompleteUNI 1st Down 1 3 0-10 McCaster 3-yard runUIN 1st Down 1 4 7-10 Ruiz 1-yard runSDSU 1st Down 1 2 3-14 Davis 1-yard runSDSU Downs 2 4 3-24 Davis 1-yard run



Game-opening Drives YSU OpponentGame Pts. Plays Yds Pts. Plays YdsDuquesne 7 4 80 0 4 20West Virginia 0 8 18 0 4 37Robert Morris 7 7 75 0 3 9South Dakota 7 6 39 0 6 30Illinois State 0 7 30 0 4 37UNI 0 3 -5 0 3 2South Dakota St. 0 3 2 7 5 75Indiana State 0 5 2 3 13 72

Second-half opening Drives YSU OpponentGame Pts. Plays Yds Pts. Plays YdsDuquesne 7 4 45 0 3 0West Virginia 0 6 28 7 9 86Robert Morris 0 5 15 0 4 15South Dakota 0 12 50 0 3 1Illinois State 0 5 13 3 7 56UNI 0 3 7 0 3 -11South Dakota St. 0 6 33 7 5 42Indiana State 0 3 7 0 4 9

three-and-outs YSU OpponentDuquesne 0 2West Virginia 2 1Robert Morris 4 8South Dakota 0 5Illinois State 2 2UNI 2 5South Dakota St. 0 1Indiana State 2 3total 12 27

YSU Scoring Drives (Game-By-Game)opponent Plays Yards time Result Qtr how ScoredDuquesne 4 80 1:59 TD 1 Townsend 48 pass; DavisDuquesne 14 71 6:03 FG 1 Kennedy 27 FGDuquesne 6 75 2:40 TD 2 Ruiz 7 runDuquesne 8 65 4:04 TD 2 Townsend 36 pass; DavisDuquesne 4 45 1:54 TD 3 Derrick 3 pass; DavisDuquesne 8 48 4:01 TD 4 Kuhn 1 runDuquesne 7 78 4:02 TD 4 McCaster 3 runWest Virginia 9 72 4:21 TD 2 Ruiz 1 runWest Virginia 3 80 1:17 TD 2 Bailey 74 pass; DavisWest Virginia 9 57 3:18 TD 4 Hosick 15 runRobert Morris 7 75 3:46 TD 1 Ruiz 21 pass; HosickRobert Morris 2 50 0:24 TD 1 Ruiz 12 runRobert Morris 9 39 4:10 FG 2 Kennedy 37 FGRobert Morris 4 34 1:41 TD 3 Rader 27 pass; HosickRobert Morris 1 80 0:13 TD 3 Ruiz 80 runRobert Morris 1 19 0:06 TD 4 McCaster 19 runSouth Dakota 6 39 2:14 TD 1 Ruiz 1 runSouth Dakota 10 62 4:33 FG 1 Kennedy 26 FGSouth Dakota 6 70 2:33 TD 2 Ruiz 8 runSouth Dakota 5 38 2:28 FG 2 Kennedy 28 FGSouth Dakota 14 61 6:13 FG 4 Kennedy 24 FGIllinois State 9 44 2:55 FG 2 Kennedy 42 FGIllinois State 17 91 7:26 TD 4 Bailey 20 pass; DavisIllinois State 9 87 4:48 TD 4 McCaster 1 runIllinois State 4 4 0:20 FG 4 Kennedy 35 FGUNI 22 86 11:40 TD 4 McCaster 1 runUNI 10 53 3:09 TD 4 Ruiz 1 runSouth Dakota St. 11 58 5:16 FG 1 Kennedy 28 FGSouth Dakota St. 10 65 2:59 TD 4 McCaster 2 runIndiana State 11 84 5:12 FG 2 Kennedy 23 FGIndiana State 8 66 1:22 FG 2 Kennedy 31 FG

longest Drives Breakdownby # of Plays 22 vs. UNIby # of Yards 91 at Illinois StateTime of Possession 11:40 (22 plays, 86 yards) vs. UNI

Scoring Drives31 • Drives (14 run, 7 pass, 10 FG)6 • First Quarter Drives (2 run, 2 pass, 2 FG)11 • Second Quarter Drives (3 run, 2 pass, 6 FG)3 • Third Quarter Drives (1 run, 2 pass, 0 FG)11 • Fourth Quarter Drives (8 run, 1 pass, 2 FG)

Most Points in a Quarter: 17 at Illinois StateMost Points in a half: 24 vs. Duquesne (1st)Scoreless Quarters: 12

SCORING DRIvES BREAKDOWNopponent Scoring Drives (Game-By-Game)team Plays Yards time Result Qtr how ScoredDuquense 6 31 6:03 FG 1 Crimmins 43 FGDuquesne 7 75 1:13 TD 2 Crawford 6 pass; BuechelWest Virginia 8 80 2:43 TD 1 White 53 pass; HowardWest Virginia 6 86 2:09 TD 2 Gibson 54 pass; HowardWest Virginia 9 86 3:05 TD 3 Shorts 11 pass; HowardWest Virginia 14 65 4:42 FG 3 Molina 32 FGWest Virginia 1 57 0:09 TD 3 Gibson 57 pass; HowardWest Virginia 7 75 3:07 TD 4 McKoy 21 pass; HowardRobert Morris 2 52 0:16 TD 3 Anu 52 pass; WoodsSouth Dakota 9 47 2:27 FG 1 Bergner 45 FGSouth Dakota 7 11 0:47 FG 3 Bergner 29 FGSouth Dakota 11 64 3:07 TD 4 Donovan 1 pass; StrevelerSouth Dakota 5 65 0:58 TD 4 Brooks 23 pass; StrevelerIllinois State 7 56 2:58 FG 3 Slattery 20 FGIllinois State 9 40 3:45 FG 3 Slattery 27 FGUNI 7 38 3:37 FG 2 Errthum 27 FGSouth Dakota St. 5 75 2:38 TD 1 Mengarelli 2 runSouth Dakota St. 1 4 0:05 TD 1 Landberg 4 pass; ChristionSouth Dakota St. 6 47 1:57 FG 2 Vinateri 20 FGSouth Dakota St. 5 42 1:35 TD 3 Weineke 3 pass; ChristionIndiana State 13 72 4:47 FG 1 Nunez 23 FGIndiana State 5 25 1:42 TD 1 Tonyan 9 pass; Harker

opponent longest Scoring Drives Breakdownby # of Plays 14 by West Virginiaby # of Yards 86 by West Virginia (twice)Time of Possession 6:03 (6 plays, 31 yards) Duquesne

Scoring Drives22 • Drives (1 run, 12 pass, 9 FG)7 • First Quarter Drives (1 run, 3 pass, 3 FG)4 • Second Quarter Drives (0 run, 2 pass, 2 FG)8 • Third Quarter Drives (0 run, 4 pass, 3 FG)3 • Fourth Quarter Drives (0 run, 3 pass, 0 FG)

Most Points in a Quarter: 17 by West Virginia (3rd)Most Points in a half: 24 by Duquesne (2nd)Scoreless Quarters: 16

Points after turnovers YSU OpponentTO Forced 13 16Total Scores 6 7Touchdowns 4 5Field Goals 2 2Scoring Pct. 46.1% 43.8%Points Off TOs 34 41



Rushing Yardage Player, Years Yards1. Tamron Smith, 1990-93 4,8662. Jamaine Cook, 2009-12 4,0523. Adrian Brown, 1996-99 3,9704. Martin Ruiz, 2013-Present 3,8485. Robby Robson, 1977-80 3,6396. P.J. Mays, 2000-02 3,5067. Paris Wicks, 1979-82 3,1018. Marcus Mason, 2005-06 2,7399. Jake Andreadis, 1995-98 2,61910. Frank Horvath, 1959-62 2,56711. Darnell Clark, 1990-93 2,52712. Dave Garden, 1972-75 2,52113. Dave Kimmel, 1954-57 2,42914. John Kinch, 1973-76 2,30615. Shawn Patton, 1990; 94 2,29716. Leo Hawkins, 1988-91 2,27917. Jody Webb, 2013-Present 2,214

Rushing attemptsPlayer, Years No.1. Tamron Smith, 1990-93 9872. Robby Robson, 1977-80 9143. Adrian Brown, 1996-99 8704. Jamaine Cook, 2009-12 8115. Martin Ruiz, 2013-Present 772

100-Yard Rushing Games Player, Years No.1. Tamron Smith (1990-93) 222. Jamaine Cook (2009-12) 203. Martin Ruiz (2013-Present) 17

Rushing touchdownsPlayer, Years No.1. Adrian Brown, 1996-99 552. Tamron Smith, 1990-93 523. Robby Robson, 1977-80 474. P.J. Mays, 2000-02 425. Jamaine Cook, 2009-12 396. Martin Ruiz, 2013-Present 367. Marschell Brumfield, 1975-78 328. Marcus Mason, 2005-06 319. Paris Wicks, 1979-82 299. Darnell Clark, 1990-93 2911. Jake Andreadis, 1995-98 2612. Frank Horvath, 1959-62 2512. Cliff Stoudt, 1973-76 2514. Jody Webb, 2013-Present 24

all-Purpose YardsPlayer, Years Yards1. Jamaine Cook, 2009-12 5,2202. Tamron Smith, 1990-93 5,1283. Martin Ruiz, 2013-Present 4,7134. Robby Robson, 1977-80 4,3775. Archie Herring, 1987-90 4,3416. Adrian Brown, 1996-99 4,1547. Paris Wicks, 1979-82 4,0918. Jim Ferranti, 1976-79 4,0549. Jake Andreadis, 1995-98 4,00710. P.J. Mays, 2000-02 4,00211. Andre Stubbs, 2011-15 3,85412. Lorenzo Davis, 1986-89 3,82613. Robert Thompson, 1981-85 3,55014. Darnell Clark, 1990-93 3,47115. Jody Webb, 2013-Present 3,453

tackles for lossPlayer, Years No.1. Tom Harder (1977-79) 732. Terry Dittmer (1976-79) 653. Tom Cullen (1979-82) 624. Derek Rivers (2013-Present) 46

Game-By-Game tackles (Press Box totals)Solo-assists-totalPlayer DUQ WVU RMU USD IlS UNI SDSU INSLeRoy Alexander 1-0-1 6-1-7 3-0-3 2-0-2 4-2-6 1-0-1 2-3-5 8-3-11Kenny Bishop 3-0-3 6-0-6 1-1-2 0-0-0 5-0-5 3-0-3 2-1-3 4-0-4Fazson Chapman 0-0-0 DNP 0-1-1 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNPJoshmere Dawson 0-2-2 DNP 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPArmand Dellovade 2-0-2 5-2-7 5-0-5 4-3-7 5-1-6 5-3-8 6-4-10 5-3-8Nate Dortch 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-0-0 3-0-3 1-1-2Kyle Hegedus 1-1-2 2-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 DNP DNPBilly Nicoe Hurst 1-0-1 2-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Jaylin Kelly 6-1-7 3-1-4 2-1-3 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-0-0 3-1-4 2-1-3Cole Kochman 0-1-1 DNP 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPAvery Larkin 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Chrispin Lee 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNPJohnson Louigene 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 2-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP DNPDonald Mesier 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-0Avery Moss 2-0-2 6-0-6 1-1-2 4-3-7 3-2-5 1-4-5 3-1-4 4-1-5Malachi Newell 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Curtis Parks 0-1-1 1-0-1 1-0-1 2-0-2 1-0-1 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0Jamar Pinnock 0-0-0 3-0-3 1-0-1 3-0-3 3-1-4 2-0-2 4-2-6 5-1-6Jalyn Powell 2-0-2 3-0-3 0-0-0 3-0-3 2-0-2 0-2-2 0-0-0 7-1-8Lamont Ragland 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNPChristiaan Randall-Posey 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0David Rivers 2-1-3 2-0-2 3-1-4 2-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 2-0-2Derek Rivers 3-0-3 2-0-2 2-0-2 5-0-5 4-0-4 3-0-3 0-0-0 3-2-5Cody Squiric 1-2-3 1-0-1 2-0-2 2-0-2 2-0-2 0-1-1 1-2-3 0-1-1Jameel Smith 1-1-2 10-2-12 2-1-3 5-1-6 1-1-2 8-0-8 8-3-11 3-4-7Savon Smith 1-0-1 2-0-2 3-0-3 5-1-6 1-0-1 5-0-5 2-0-2 0-0-0D.J. Thomas DNP 6-0-6 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPEric Thompson 1-0-1 1-2-3 DNP 2-0-2 2-0-2 0-0-0 3-1-4 2-0-2Soloman Warfield 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0

Starting lineups (First Snap of Game)OFFENSEPos. Duquesne West Virginia Robert Morris South Dakota Illinois St. UNI SDSU Indiana St.WR Townsend Townsend Townsend Townsend Townsend Townsend Townsend TownsendWR Scott Scott Derrick Bailey Bailey Bailey Derrick DerrickLT Spencer Spencer Spencer Spencer Spencer Spencer Spencer SpencerLG Wiggins Wiggins Wiggins Wiggins Wiggins Wiggins Wiggins WigginsC Hrynkiewicz Hrynkiewicz Hrynkiewicz Hrynkiewicz Hrynkiewicz Hrynkiewicz Hrynkiewicz HrynkiewiczRG Fraser Fraser Fraser Eisenhuth Eisenhuth Eisenhuth Eisenhuth EisenhuthRT Colucci Colucci Colucci Colucci Colucci Colucci Colucci ColucciTB Webb Ruiz Ruiz Ruiz Webb Webb Webb WebbQB Davis Davis Hosick Davis Davis Davis Davis WellsWR Rader Bailey Bailey Rader Scott Derrick Kuhn KuhnTE Kuhn Rader Rader Kuhn Derrick Rader Rader Rader DEFENSEPos. Duquesne West Virginia Robert Morris South Dakota Illinois State UNI SDSU Indiana St.SS J. Smith J. Smith J. Smith J. Smith J. Smith J. Smith J. Smith J. SmithFS Alexander Alexander Alexander Alexander Alexander Alexander Alexander AlexanderCB David Rivers David Rivers David Rivers David Rivers Dortch Dortch Dortch DortchCB Bishop Bishop Bishop Bishop Bishop Bishop Bishop BishopDE Derek Rivers Derek Rivers Derek Rivers Derek Rivers Derek Rivers Derek Rivers Derek Rivers Derek RiversDT Ragland Savon Smith Mesier Savon Smith Savon Smith Savon Smith Savon Smith Savon SmithNT Squiric Squiric Squiric Squiric Squiric Squiric Squiric SquiricDE Moss Moss Moss Moss Moss Moss Moss MossLB Dellovade Dellovade Dellovade Dellovade Dellovade Dellovade Dellovade DellovadeLB Kelly Powell Kelly Kelly Kelly Pinnock Pinnock PinnockLB/NB Thompson Thompson Thomas Pinnock Thompson Thompson Thompson Thompson

captains Game-by-GameDuquesne | Derek Rivers • Jaylin Kelly • Dylan Colucci • Shane KuhnWest virginia | Derek Rivers • Avery Moss • Martin Ruiz • Jacob WoodRobert Morris | Derek Rivers • Martin Ruiz • Jameel Smith • Dylan ColucciSouth Dakota | Derek Rivers • Dylan Colucci • Jody Webb • Jaylin KellyIllinois State | Jameel Smith • Jamar Pinnock • Jacob Wood • Brock EisenhuthUNI | Shane Kuhn • Martin Ruiz • Avery Moss • David RiversSDSU | Derek Rivers • Dylan Colucci • Jody Webb • Jameel SmithIndiana State | Derek Rivers • Jacob Wood • Hunter Wells • Eric Thompson • Jody Webb



seRies HistoRY vs. noRtH Dakota stateLAST MEETING:North Dakota State 27, Youngstown State 24Nov. 14, 2015 • Youngstown, ohioStambaugh Stadium | att: 11,309

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FinalNorth Dakota State 0 3 7 17 27Youngstown State 7 7 10 0 24

team Statistics NDSU YSUFirst Downs 12 16Rushes 42 32 Yards 184 245Passes 9-18 9-24 Yards 176 104Total Plays 60 56Total Yards 360 349 Avg. Play 6.0 6.2Fumbles 0 0 Lost 0 0Penalties 5 8 Yards 54 65Punts 4-188 6-214 Avg. 47.0 35.7Punt Returns 1-7 1-1 Avg. 7.0 1.0KO Returns 3-95 5-95 Avg. 31.7 19.0INTs 0 0 Return Yds 0 0TOP 32:16 27:443rd Down 3-13 4-124th Down 0-0 0-0Sacks By 1-8 1-8

The Penguins led 24-10 after three quar-ters before second-ranked North Dakota State rallied to score 17 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to earn a come-from-behind 27-24 victory at Stambaugh Stadium. The Penguins played a tremendous first half to take a 14-3 lead at the intermission. QB Ricky Davis capped off YSU’s first posses-sion of the game with a 13-yard touchdown run as the Penguins went on top 7-0 early. NDSU cut the deficit to 7-3 before Jody Webb scored on a 45-yard run just 2:38 before halftime. The Bison pulled within 14-10 on a Easton Stick one-yard run but YSU closed out the quarter with a 77-yard Webb touchdown jaunt and a 44-yard field goal by Zak Ken-nedy, his school-record 18th of the season, to go in front 24-10. NDSU scored the last 17 points to rally for the win. Stick had the winning score from four yards out with just 35 seconds remaining.

Scoring Summary1st QuarterYSU 11:50 • Ricky Davis 11-yard run (Zak Kennedy kick)2nd QuarterNDSU 8:46 • Cam Pederson 30-yard field goalYSU 2:38 • Jody Webb 45-yard run (Kennedy kick)3rd QuarterNDSU 10:40 • Easton Stick 1-yard run (Pederson kick)YSU 7:02 • Webb 77-yard run (Kennedy Kick)YSU 0:39 • Kennedy 44-yard FG4th QuarterNDSU 14:22 • King Frazier 7-yard run (Pederson kick)NDSU 9:57 • Pederson 40-yard FGNDSU 0:35 • Stick 4-yard run (Pederson kick)

Individual StatisticsRUSHING: North Dakota State • Bruce Anderson 4-67; King Frazier 19-64; Easton Stick 15-42; Darrius Shepherd 1-7; Chase Morlock 1-3; Lance Dunn 1-3; Dimitri 1-(-2). Youngstown State • Jody Webb 5-132; Ricky Davis 11-61; Martin Ruiz 10-30; Demond Hymes 1-21; Hunter Wells 3-2; I’Tavious Harvin 1-1; Andre Stubbs 1-(-1).PASSING: North Dakota State • Easton Stick 9-11-176. Youngstown State • Hunter Wells 9-20-104; Ricky Davis 0-4-0. RECEIvING: North Dakota State • RJ Urzendowski 2-44; Jeff Illies 2-29; Zach Vraa 1-66; Darius Shepherd 1-12; Andrew Bonnet 1-10; Bruce Anderson 1-9; Dimitri Williams 1-6. Youngstown State • Jody Webb 3-57; Martin Ruiz 2-18; Shane Kuhn 1-13; Andrew Williams 1-12; Jacob Wood 1-5; Andre Stubbs 1-(-1).INTERCEPTIONS: North Dakota State • None. Youngstown State • None.

all-time SerieS reSUltSDate location ResultSept. 23, 1972 Fargo L, 10-16Nov. 3, 1973 Youngstown W, 12-10Sept. 20, 2008 Youngstown W, 32-24Nov. 21, 2009 Fargo W, 39-35Oct. 9, 2010 Youngstown L, 29-34Nov. 12, 2011 Fargo W, 27-24Oct. 6, 2012 Fargo L, 7-48Nov. 16, 2013 Youngstown L, 17-35Nov. 22, 2014 Fargo L, 14-38Nov. 14, 2015 Youngstown L, 24-27

Series BreakdownNorth Dakota State 6-4In Youngstown: NDSU leads 3-2In Fargo: NDSU leads 3-2First Meeting: Sept. 30, 1972Recent Meeting: Nov. 15, 2015Most YSU Points in Series: 39 (2009)Fewest YSU Points in Series: 7 (2012)Most NDSU Points in Series: 48 (2012)Fewest NDSU Points in Series: 10 (1973)YSU largest Margin of Victory: 8 (2008)NDSU largest Margin of Victory: 41 (2012)

Series FactsThe Penguins and Bison have played every year since 2008.YSU has scored at least 27 points in five of the past eight games.NDSU has scored at least 24 points in the past eight games.The first six games were decided by one possession.YSU is 3-1 in games decided by four points or less.YSU is 1-5 in games decided by more than five points.In nine games, YSU has scored 211 points, averaging 23.4 per game.In nine games, NDSU has scored 291 points, averaging 32.3 per game.

2016 Youngstown State FootballYoungstown State Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 29, 2016)

All games

Team Statistics YSU OPPSCORING 191 124 Points Per Game 23.9 15.5 Points Off Turnovers 34 41FIRST DOWNS 160 122 R u s h i n g 93 49 P a s s i n g 54 59 P e n a l t y 13 14RUSHING YARDAGE 1902 823 Yards gained rushing 2048 1093 Yards lost rushing 146 270 Rushing Attempts 394 268 Average Per Rush 4.8 3.1 Average Per Game 237.8 102.9 TDs Rushing 14 1PASSING YARDAGE 1215 1386 C o m p - A t t - I n t 87-166-11 105-216-6 Average Per Pass 7.3 6.4 Average Per Catch 14.0 13.2 Average Per Game 151.9 173.2 TDs Passing 7 12TOTAL OFFENSE 3117 2209 Total Plays 560 484 Average Per Play 5.6 4.6 Average Per Game 389.6 276.1KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 19-354 17-347PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 13-222 14-44INT RETURNS: #-Yards 6-46 11-143KICK RETURN AVERAGE 18.6 20.4PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 17.1 3.1INT RETURN AVERAGE 7.7 13.0FUMBLES-LOST 12-5 11-7PENALTIES-Yards 51-516 44-388 Average Per Game 64.5 48.5PUNTS-Yards 37-1569 53-2133 Average Per Punt 42.4 40.2 Net punt average 37.4 34.9KICKOFFS-Yards 38-2387 30-1865 Average Per Kick 62.8 62.2 Net kick average 39.9 41.2TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 3 : 1 7 2 6 : 4 33RD-DOWN Conversions 54/121 32/110 3rd-Down Pct 45% 29%4TH-DOWN Conversions 7/11 4/9 4th-Down Pct 64% 44%SACKS BY-Yards 33-244 14-54MISC YARDS 0 33TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 23 14FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 10-15 9-10ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-1RED-ZONE SCORES (24-29) 83% (14-16) 88%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (15-29) 52% (7-16) 44%PAT-ATTEMPTS (23-23) 100% (13-13) 100%ATTENDANCE 74858 86561 Games/Avg Per Game 5/14972 3/28854 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalYoungstown State 37 50 21 83 0 191Opponents 37 27 39 21 0 124

2016 Youngstown State FootballYoungstown State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 29, 2016)

All games

Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g

Ruiz, Martin 8 - 4 127 701 6 695 5.5 7 80 86.9

McCaster, Tevin 8 - 0 66 384 4 380 5.8 5 56 47.5

Davis, Ricky 6 - 6 83 385 45 340 4.1 0 27 56.7

Webb, Jody 6 - 4 65 319 22 297 4.6 0 40 49.5

Hosick, Trent 4 - 1 17 123 19 104 6.1 1 28 26.0

Mays, Nathan 4 - 0 12 57 12 45 3.8 0 14 11.2

Alessi, Joe 7 - 0 4 33 0 33 8.2 0 18 4.7

Bailey, Alvin 7 - 5 5 28 14 14 2.8 0 10 2.0

Wells, Hunter 1 - 1 2 14 3 11 5.5 0 14 11.0

Kuhn, Shane 8 - 4 3 4 0 4 1.3 1 2 0.5

TEAM 6 - 0 10 0 21 -21 -2.1 0 0 -3.5

Total 8 394 2048 146 1902 4.8 14 80 237.8

Opponents 8 268 1093 270 823 3.1 1 43 102.9

Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g

Davis, Ricky 6 - 6 126.49 55-106-5 51.9 864 5 74 144.0

Wells, Hunter 1 - 1 67.25 13-26-2 50.0 101 0 15 101.0

Hosick, Trent 4 - 1 128.80 12-21-3 57.1 172 2 35 43.0

Mays, Nathan 4 - 0 88.86 7-13-1 53.8 78 0 16 19.5

Total 8 114.55 87-166-11 52.4 1215 7 74 151.9

Opponents 8 115.29 105-216-6 48.6 1386 12 61 173.2

Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g

Bailey, Alvin 7 - 5 13 185 14.2 2 74 26.4

Townsend, Darien 8 - 8 12 191 15.9 2 49 23.9

Derrick, Stefan 8 - 5 12 108 9.0 1 18 13.5

Patterson, Damoun 7 - 0 10 209 20.9 0 48 29.9

Rader, Kevin 8 - 7 10 160 16.0 1 35 20.0

Webb, Jody 6 - 4 8 137 17.1 0 42 22.8

Ruiz, Martin 8 - 4 6 62 10.3 1 21 7.8

McCaster, Tevin 8 - 0 6 50 8.3 0 15 6.2

Scott,Isiah 6 - 3 4 58 14.5 0 22 9.7

Kuhn, Shane 8 - 4 4 34 8.5 0 17 4.2

Torbert, Zack 2 - 0 1 16 16.0 0 16 8.0

Wood, Jacob 6 - 0 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.8

Total 8 87 1215 14.0 7 74 151.9

Opponents 8 105 1386 13.2 12 61 173.2

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg

Townsend, Darien 12 223 18.6 1 79

Bailey, Alvin 1 -1 -1.0 0 0

Total 13 222 17.1 1 79

Opponents 14 44 3.1 0 18

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg

Smith, Jameel 2 23 11.5 0 23

Alexander, LeRoy 1 0 0.0 0 0

Powell, Jalyn 1 21 21.0 1 21

Thompson, Eric 1 2 2.0 0 2

Bishop, Kenny 1 0 0.0 0 0

Total 6 46 7.7 1 23

Opponents 11 143 13.0 1 35

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg

Bailey, Alvin 8 170 21.2 0 28

Townsend, Darien 6 123 20.5 0 39

Webb, Jody 3 51 17.0 0 20

Alessi, Joe 1 6 6.0 0 6

Smith, Jameel 1 4 4.0 0 4

Total 19 354 18.6 0 39

Opponents 17 347 20.4 0 39

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg

Louigene, Johnson 1 19 19.0 0 19

Rivers, Derek 1 11 11.0 0 11

Moss, Avery 1 16 16.0 0 16

Total 3 46 15.3 0 19

Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0


All games

PAT

Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts

Kennedy, Zak - 10-15 23-23 - - - - - 53

Ruiz, Martin 8 - - - - - - - 48

McCaster, Tevin 5 - - - - - - - 30

Townsend, Darien 3 - - - - - - - 18

Bailey, Alvin 2 - - - - - - - 12

Derrick, Stefan 1 - - - - - - - 6

Powell, Jalyn 1 - - - - - - - 6

Rader, Kevin 1 - - - - - - - 6

Hosick, Trent 1 - - - - - - - 6

Kuhn, Shane 1 - - - - - - - 6

Total 23 10-15 23-23 - - - - - 191

Opponents 14 9-10 13-13 0-1 - - - - 124

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g

Davis, Ricky 6 189 340 864 1204 200.7

Ruiz, Martin 8 127 695 0 695 86.9

McCaster, Tevin 8 66 380 0 380 47.5

Webb, Jody 6 65 297 0 297 49.5

Hosick, Trent 4 38 104 172 276 69.0

Mays, Nathan 4 25 45 78 123 30.8

Wells, Hunter 1 28 11 101 112 112.0

Alessi, Joe 7 4 33 0 33 4.7

Bailey, Alvin 7 5 14 0 14 2.0

Kuhn, Shane 8 3 4 0 4 0.5

TEAM 6 10 -21 0 -21 -3.5

Total 8 560 1902 1215 3117 389.6

Opponents 8 484 823 1386 2209 276.1

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk

Kennedy, Zak 10-15 66.7 0-0 6-6 3-4 1-4 0-1 42 1

FG Sequence Youngstown State Opponents

Duquesne (27) (43)

West Virginia - 30,(32)

Robert Morris (37),50 -

South Dakota (26),(28),(24) (45),(29)

Illinois State (42),(35) (20),(27)

UNI 44 (27)

South Dakota State (28),43 (20)

Indiana State (23),(31),33,44 (23)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk

Schuler, Mark 37 1569 42.4 62 7 6 14 9 0

Total 37 1569 42.4 62 7 6 14 9 0

Opponents 53 2133 40.2 62 3 20 13 10 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln

Kennedy, Zak 35 2210 63.1 21 0

Needham, Nate 3 177 59.0 0 0

Total 38 2387 62.8 21 0 20.4 39.9 25

Opponents 30 1865 62.2 11 0 18.6 41.2 23


All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g

Ruiz, Martin 8 695 62 0 0 0 757 94.6

Townsend, Dari 8 0 191 223 123 0 537 67.1

Webb, Jody 6 297 137 0 51 0 485 80.8

McCaster, Tevin 8 380 50 0 0 0 430 53.8

Bailey, Alvin 7 14 185 -1 170 0 368 52.6

Davis, Ricky 6 340 0 0 0 0 340 56.7

Patterson, Damo 7 0 209 0 0 0 209 29.9

Rader, Kevin 8 0 160 0 0 0 160 20.0

Derrick, Stefan 8 0 108 0 0 0 108 13.5

Hosick, Trent 4 104 0 0 0 0 104 26.0

Scott,Isiah 6 0 58 0 0 0 58 9.7

Mays, Nathan 4 45 0 0 0 0 45 11.2

Alessi, Joe 7 33 0 0 6 0 39 5.6

Kuhn, Shane 8 4 34 0 0 0 38 4.8

Smith, Jameel 8 0 0 0 4 23 27 3.4

Powell, Jalyn 8 0 0 0 0 21 21 2.6

Torbert, Zack 2 0 16 0 0 0 16 8.0

Wells, Hunter 1 11 0 0 0 0 11 11.0

Wood, Jacob 6 0 5 0 0 0 5 0.8

Thompson, Eric 7 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.3

TEAM 6 -21 0 0 0 0 -21 -3.5

Total 8 1902 1215 222 354 46 3739 467.4

Opponents 8 823 1386 44 347 143 2743 342.9

2016 Youngstown State FootballYoungstown State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 29, 2016)

All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd

# Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf

42 Dellovade, Armand 8-8 37 16 53 7.0-29 2-20 . . 2 . . . .

26 Smith, Jameel 8-8 38 13 51 2.0-3 . 2-23 3 3 1-0 . . .

9 Moss, Avery 8-8 24 12 36 10.5-66 9-63 . 3 7 1-16 3 . .

3 Alexander, LeRoy 8-7 27 9 36 3.5-13 1-9 1-0 2 . . . . .

6P Pinnock, Jamar 8-4 21 4 25 4.0-14 2-11 . . . . 1 . .

11 Rivers, Derek 8-8 22 2 24 9.0-49 8-48 . 1 13 1-11 . . .

40 Kelly, Jaylin 8-4 18 5 23 2.0-6 . . . . . . . .

7B Bishop, Kenny 8-8 21 2 23 2.0-10 1-9 1-0 7 1 . . . .

52 Smith, Savon 8-6 19 1 20 7.0-42 5-39 . 1 2 2-0 1 . .

1P Powell, Jalyn 8-2 15 3 18 3.0-10 1-5 1-21 2 . . . . .

66 Squiric, Cody 8-8 9 6 15 2.0-5 1-3 . 2 . . . . .

31 Rivers, David 8-4 12 2 14 0.5-1 . . 5 . . . . .

1 Thompson, Eric 7-6 11 3 14 1.0-9 1-9 1-2 6 . . . . .

8 Dortch, Nate 8-4 5 2 7 . . . 1 1 . . . .

18 Thomas, D.J. 3-1 6 . 6 . . . 1 1 . . . .

41 Parks, Curtis 7-0 5 1 6 1.0-10 1-10 . . 1 . . . .

4 Patterson, Damoun 7-0 5 . 5 . . . . . . . . .

10 Hegedus, Kyle 5-0 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .

92 Mesier, Donald 8-1 4 . 4 2.0-18 2-18 . . 2 1-0 1 . .

35 Randall-Posey, C. 8-0 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .

33 Louigene, Johnson 6-0 3 1 4 . . . . . 1-19 . . .

17 Hurst, Billy Nicoe 8-0 3 1 4 . . . 1 . . . . .

15 Larkin, Avery 8-0 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .

14 Warfield, Solomon 7-0 3 . 3 . . . 1 . . . . .

16 Braswell, Jermiah 4-0 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .

28 Newell, Malachi 8-0 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .

37 McCaster, Tevin 8-0 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .

7 Mays, Nathan 4-0 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .

57 Wethli, Steven 8-0 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .

2D Dawson, Joshmere 3-0 . 2 2 . . . . 1 . . . .

60 Wiggins, Gavin 8-8 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .

76 Ragland, Lamont 4-1 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .

19 Lee, Chrispin 5-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

98 Chapman, Fazson 2-0 . 1 1 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .

61 Spencer, Justin 8-8 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

9S Scott,Isiah 6-3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

45 Kochman, Cole 2-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

5 Bailey, Alvin 7-5 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

20 Webb, Jody 6-4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

99 Kennedy, Zak 8-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

29 Ruiz, Martin 8-4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

Total 8 334 94 428 57-286 33-244 6-46 36 34 7-46 6 . .

Opponents 8 401 118 519 35-126 14-54 11-143 22 9 5-0 4 1 .

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