NCAAF Game Recap - Illinois State at Youngstown State
Sat Nov 23, 2019 12:00 PM EST

Ark
20
LSU
56
F
PSU
17
OSU
28
F
TxAM
13
UGA
19
F
WCU
3
Bama
66
F
Oreg
28
AzSt
31
F
Utah
35
Ariz
7
F
TCU
24
Okla
28
F
MIN
38
NW
22
F
Mich
39
Ind
14
F
Tex
10
Bayl
24
F
Purd
24
Wisc
45
F
BC
7
ND
40
F
Sam
0
Aub
52
F
Temp
13
Cin
15
F
Mem
49
SoFL
10
F
Ill
10
Iowa
19
F
Boise
56
UtSt
21
F
SMU
28
Navy
35
F
OkSt
20
WVU
13
F
TxSt
13
App
35
F
Pitt
0
VaTec
28
F
E Mi
45
NIU
17
F
Ohio
66
BGSU
24
F
Akr
17
MiaOH
20
F
Toled
30
Buff
49
F
NCSt
26
GATec
28
F
ColSt
7
Wyo
17
F
Ball
38
Kent
41
F
JMU
55
URI
21
F
UCF
34
Tul
31
F
ECU
31
UConn
24
F
Kans
31
IASt
41
F
Lib
27
UVA
55
F
MSU
27
Rut
0
F
BYU
56
UMass
24
F
HBU
14
SamHu
37
F
SoAl
15
GASt
28
F
E Ky
29
JacSt
23
F
AF
44
NM
22
F
GaSo
33
ArkSt
38
F
UCLA
35
USC
52
F
ETenn
0
Vand
38
F
LT
14
UAB
20
F
W Ky
28
SMiss
10
F
NorTx
14
Rice
20
F
Mer
7
UNC
56
F
Neb
54
MD
7
F
UT-M
7
KY
50
F
Marsh
13
UNCC
24
F
SJSU
35
UNLV
38
F
Cal
24
Stan
20
F
UTEP
35
NMS
44
F
Syr
34
Lou
56
F
OD
17
MidTN
38
F
CoCar
42
ULMon
45
F
Troy
3
ULLaf
53
F
FlAtl
40
UTSA
26
F
K St
30
TxTch
27
F
MiaFL
24
FLInt
30
F
Hou
24
Tuls
14
F
Tenn
24
MIZ
20
F
Abil
7
MissSt
45
F
Duke
27
Wake
39
F
OreSt
53
WaSt
54
F
Wash
14
Colo
20
F
NEV
35
Fres
28
F
SDSU
11
Hawaii
14
F
Ohio
52
Akr
3
F
WestMI
14
NIU
17
F

Youngstown State 21, Illinois State 3

Nov 23, 2019, 12:00 PM EST

Final

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Illinois State (8-4)

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Youngstown State (6-6)

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Youngstown State upsets Illinois State 21-3
Sat Nov 23, 2019 3:47 PM

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) - Joe Alessi ran for 103 yards and the Youngstown State defense shut down Illinois State for a 21-3 upset over the FCS seventh-ranked Redbirds on Saturday.

Penguins coach Bo Pelini earned his 100th career win, including 67 at Nebraska.

Braxton Chapman and Joe Craycraft completed 12-play drives with short touchdown runs and Zaire Jones returned an interception for 30 yards and a score for the Penguins (6-6, 2-6), who snapped a three-game losing streak in their season finale and perhaps ensured that the Redbirds (8-4, 5-3) will not receive a first-round bye for the playoffs.

Both teams committed three turnovers, but Illinois State managed only 142 yards total offense and were 0 for 12 on third-down conversions. Two Redbirds quarterbacks were 3-of-16 passing for 30 yards. The Penguins had only 83 yards passing but 187 on the ground.

On the final play of the game, Youngstown senior quarterback Nate Mays, who was knocked out for the season against North Dakota State on Nov. 2 with a leg injury, was helped out onto the field to take the snap and take a knee.

Passing

IllSt Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
B. Jefferson 7 2 28.6 0 23 15 1 1.2
J. Baltz 9 1 11.1 0 7 7 2 0.0
YSU Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
J. Craycraft 10 6 60.0 0 62 19 1 38.3
M. Waid 5 2 40.0 0 21 17 1 13.3

Rushing

IllSt Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
J. Robinson 22 82 3.7 13 0
B. Jefferson 6 22 3.7 20 0
YSU Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
J. Alessi 18 103 5.7 23 0
M. Waid 13 58 4.5 14 0

Receiving

IllSt Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
J. Robinson 1 15 15.0 15 0
A. Edgar 1 8 8.0 8 0
YSU Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
R. Emans 4 46 11.5 17 0
M. Joiner 2 23 11.5 19 0

Fumbles

IllSt F FL
J. Baltz 1 0

Returning

IllSt KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
C. Uphoff 1 26.0 0 26 0 0 0
T. Taula 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
YSU KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
J. Coates 0 0 0 3 9.0 0 19
C. Turner 2 22.5 0 23 0 0 0

Punting

IllSt Punt Yds Avg LgPu
J. Bohlken 7 324 46.3 57
YSU Punt Yds Avg LgPu
N. DeSalvo 5 208 41.6 53

Takeaways

IllSt Int Yds InTD
D. Washington 1 6 0
T. DeForest 1 0 0
YSU Int Yds InTD
T. Bryant 2 7 0
Z. Jones 1 30 1

Team Stats Comparison

IllSt YSU
Points For 3 21
Total Yards 142 270
Rushing Yards 112 187
Passing Yards 30 83
Passing Completions / Attempts 3/16 8/16
Turnovers 3 3
Interceptions Thrown 3 2
Fumbles - Lost 1/0 1/1
First Downs 10 17
Penalties - Yards 3/45 5/45
Time Of Possession 00:00 00:00
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 0/12 6/15
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 2/3 1/3
Punts - Average Yards 7/46 5/42

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter IllSt YSU
YSU 14:34 TD Braxton Chapman 6 yd run (Colten McFadden kick) 0 7
2nd Quarter IllSt YSU
IllSt 06:27 FG Sam Fenlason 22 yd FG 3 7
YSU 14:47 TD Joe Craycraft 1 yd run (Colten McFadden kick) 3 14
3rd Quarter IllSt YSU
No scores this quarter
4th Quarter IllSt YSU
YSU 09:54 TD Zaire Jones 30 yd interception return (Colten McFadden kick) 3 21

Game Information

Stadium: Stambaugh Stadium, Youngstown, Ohio
Attendance: 9,190
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