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2019 Youngstown State Football Notes vs. Duquesne | #GoGuins // #GritU FOOTBALL SEVEN FCS TITLE GAME APPEARANCES / 2016 • 1999 • 1997 • 1994 • 1993 • 1992 • 1991 The Youngstown State football team looks to keep its early-season mo- GAME #3 Starters vs. Duquesne mentum going when it plays host to Duquesne on Saturday afternoon at OFFENSE Stambaugh Stadium. Kickoff against the Dukes is set for 2:05 p.m. The game LT 77 Dan Becker is available on ESPN+, WKBN 570 AM and iHeartRadio. LG 74 Jacob Zinni YSU (2-0) used a methodical ground attack in a 54-28 victory over Howard C 70 Matt Jones in the home opener last Saturday at Stambaugh Stadium. The Penguins RG 75 Myles Douglas rushed for 454 yards and scored six touchdowns on the ground. The YSU RT 71 Devon Robinson defense forced three turnovers and had six sacks in the victory. QB 7 Nathan Mays The Guins jumped out to a 6-0 lead before the Bison scored a pair of TB 20 Christian Turner touchdowns to grab a 14-6 lead at the end of the first quarter. But YSU TE 80 Miles Joiner WR 2 Jermiah Braswell outscored Howard 41-7 over the next two quarters. In the second quarter, WR 81 Ryan Emans Nathan Mays found Jermiah Braswell for a 38-yard touchdown to pull the WR 8 Samuel St. Surin Penguins within 14-13. Braswell’s diving catch ended up being ranked No. Date: Sept. 14, 2019 8 on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 on Saturday. Christian Turner added a Time: 2:05 p.m. DEFENSE five-yard score and Ryan Emans caught a 15-yard pass from Mays to give Location: DE 12 Ma’lik Richmond DT 9 Antoine Cook the Guins a 27-14 lead at halftime. Youngstown, Ohio DT 55 DeMarko Craig In the third quarter, Howard opened the scoring to get within 27-21, Stadium: but the Penguins answered with four straight rushing scores by Mays (two DE 4 Justus Reed Stambaugh Stadium LB 35 Christiaan yards), Alessi (40), Braxton Chapman (78) and London Pearson (75) to go Series: ahead 54-21 in the fourth. Randall-Posey YSU leads 3-0 LB 8 Ray Anderson Duquesne (1-0) opened the season with a 44-3 win over Walsh last Satur- Last Meeting: LB 3 Cash Mitchell day at Arthur J. Rooney Field. Five different players found the end zone for YSU 45, Duquesne 10 (2016) CB 7 Bryce Gibson the Dukes, which tallied 464 total yards in the victory and held the Cavaliers Radio: 570 WKBN • FS 10 Kyle Hegedus to just 73 total yards, including 55 through the air and 18 on the ground. iHeartRadio.com SS 1 Zaire Jones DU held the Cavaliers to 19 total yards in the second half. The Dukes are Bob Hannon (Play by Play) CB 2 Dee Ford coming off an impressive 2018 season that saw them win in the opening Steve Leslie (Analyst) SPECIAL TEAMS round of the FCS Playoffs at Towson before falling to South Dakota State. Brooke Meenachan (Sidelines) This will be the fourth all-time meeting between the programs and PK 19 Colten McFadden Mike Orto (Engineer) P 43 Nick DeSalvo first since August 2016. In the 2016 contest, YSU beat Duquesne 45-10 at TV: ESPN+ Stambaugh Stadium. The Penguins jumped out to a 24-3 lead behind first- PR 10 Jake Coates Drae Smith (Play by Play) KR 9 London Pearson time starting QB Ricky Davis. After the Dukes scored just before halftime, Chris Sammarone (Analysis) KR 20 Christian Turner the Guins outscored Duquesne 21-0 in the second half. 2019 SCHEDULE AND Results/Notes Date Opponent Site Time/Result Notes Aug. 24 vs. Samford Montgomery, Ala. W, 45-22 Guins scored 31 unanswered points; TOP 41:27-18:33; Chapman 2 TDs; Z. Jones 2 INTs Sept. 7 Howard Stambaugh W, 54-28 Alessi 2 TDs; YSU had six rushing touchdowns and 454 yards; 5 sacks, 3 TOs forced Sept. 14 Duquesne Stambaugh 2 p.m. YSU owns 3-0 lead in the series; In the last meeting, Penguins won 45-10 in 2016 Sept. 28 Robert Morris Stambaugh 6 p.m. Penguins lead all-time series 3-0; YSU won last meeting 30-0 in 2017 Oct. 5 at UNI* Cedar Falls, Iowa 5 p.m. YSU beat the Panthers 31-10 in 2018; Penguins’ last win at the UNI-Dome was in 1999 Oct. 12 South Dakota State* Stambaugh 6 p.m. YSU defeated SDSU 19-7 in last meeting at Stambaugh Stadium in 2017 Oct. 19 at Southern Illinois* Carbondale, Ill. 3 p.m. Penguins have won the last three games; YSU leads series 17-12-1 Oct. 26 Western Illinois* Stambaugh 2 p.m. YSU owns 19-13 all-time lead in the series; Penguins last played WIU at home in 2014 Nov. 2 North Dakota State* Stambaugh 6 p.m. Last two contests at YSU were 27-24 decisions; Guins last victory in series was in 2011 Nov. 9 at South Dakota* Vermillion, S.D. 3 p.m. Penguins own 6-1 lead in the series; YSU is 2-1 in contests at the DakotaDome Nov. 16 at Indiana State* Terre Haute, Ind. 1 p.m. YSU leads all-time series 22-6; Penguins are 12-2 in games played in Terre Haute Nov. 23 Illinois State* Stambaugh Noon Last YSU win at home came in 2013; First November home game vs. ISU since 2009 All Times are Eastern and subject to change | *Missouri Valley Football Conference game | (HC) Homecoming | All games on 570 WKBN and Watch ESPN @YoungstownStFB vs. Duquesne • Sept. 14, 2019...pg. 1 www.YSUsports.com 2019 Youngstown State Football Notes vs. Duquesne | #GoGuins // #GritU QUICK Notes LAST TIME VS. DUQUESNE HEAD COACH • The Penguins led the FCS with 731 yards YSU opened the 2016 campaign in impressive rushing, 7.31 yards per carry and 365.5 yards fashion beating Duquesne 45-10 at Stambaugh BO PELINI per contest. YSU is second with nine rushing Stadium. OHIO STATE, 1990 touchdowns. Even more impressive is YSU has The Penguins jumped out to a 24-3 lead lost 40 yards on two bad snaps. behind first-time starting QB Ricky Davis. After 96-49 OVERALL • The defense has forced seven turnovers in the Dukes scored just before halftime, the Guins 5TH SEASON AT YSU just two games. YSU forced Samford into four outscored Duquesne 21-0 in the second half. (29-22) giveaways in the opener and caused three vs. Davis had a solid starting debut rushing for 74 Howard. The last time the Guins forced three- yards on 10 carries while completing 12-of-16 Year Record Pct. Conf. Pct. or-more turnovers in consecutive games was passes for 187 yards and three scores. 2019 2-0 1.000 0-0 .000 in September 2009 - Indiana State/Northeast- Two of those touchdowns went to Darien 2018 4-7 .363 3-6 .375 ern. In 11 games last year, YSU forced just nine Townsend. Davis and Townsend connected on 2017 6-5 .545 4-4 .500 turnovers. a 49-yard pass early in the contest before the 2016 12-4 .750 6-2 .750 • The Penguins had three one-play scoring two hooked up again on a 36-yard toss late in 2015 5-6 .455 3-5 .375 drives vs. the Bison. In 2018, had one, one- the second quarter. 2014 9-3 .750 5-3 .625 play drive and that was five yards. YSU had a 2013 9-4 .692 5-3 .625 Martin Ruiz, Shane Kuhn and Tevin McCaster 2012 10-4 .714 7-1 .875 pair of one-play TDs vs. Robert Morris in 2016. all had rushing scores while Stefan Derrick 2011 9-4 .692 5-3 .625 • YSU has five players who have rushed for at caught a touchdown in his first game as a Pen- 2010 10-4 .714 6-2 .750 least 120 yards and have scored a touchdown. guin. 2009 10-4 .714 6-2 .750 • For the second straight game, defensive end The Guins amassed 610 yards of total offense 2008 9-4 .692 5-3 .625 Justus Reed record multiple sacks. Reed had while holding Duquesne to 222, including just 2003 1-0 1.000 0-0 N/A a pair of sacks vs. Howard after having 2.5 in 34 on the ground. Totals 96-49 .662 55-33 .625 the opener vs. Samford. career Record Breakdown • DB Dee Ford intercepted the first pass of his Pennsylvania Visitors Home 61-17 YSU career in the third quarter. His intercep- The Penguins have had a tremendous Away 30-25 tion was the fourth for the Penguins this year. amount of success against visitors from the Neutral 5-7 That number already eclipses the 2018 total. Keystone State. Postseason 8-7 • One game after having seven drives of at The last time YSU lost a home game to a team vs. FBS 62-31 least 2:56 the Penguins had just three out of vs. FCS 34-18 from Pennsylvania was to Villanova on Oct. 28, vs. Missouri Valley Football 18-16 15 possession that went longer than 2:16. All 1978 (22-17). August 4-0 three came in the first four drives of the game. Since that time, the Guins have won 35 September 32-10 • The last time the Penguins had had multiple straight home games against teams from Penn- October 24-19 100-yard rushers was vs. Eastern Washington sylvania. November 29-13 in the 2016 FCS semifinals (Tevin McCaster - Most of those contests have come against December 5-4 154 and Jody Webb - 101).