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Duquesne

· 0-2 · power -13.0 · #329
Our numberYSU -19.2 no book has priced this game

Youngstown State

· 2-1 · power +2.8 · #141
Final DUQ 13 · YSU 70 ML W our logged sides, graded on the record
Our side
MoneylineYSU to win logged ours 86%

Our number: YSU by 15.1 — YSU to win.

Projected score 22–41 DUQ – YSU
2026-09-12 · 2:00 PM Stambaugh Stadium · Youngstown, OH Early season

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Series Youngstown State lead 6–1 · 7 meetings since 2013
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Duquesne Dukes 99 ranks
Duquesne Dukes #90 rush offense Youngstown State Penguins #189 run defense
Pass game edge Duquesne Dukes 98 ranks
Duquesne Dukes #121 pass offense Youngstown State Penguins #219 pass defense
Run game edge Youngstown State Penguins 128 ranks
Youngstown State Penguins #30 rush offense Duquesne Dukes #158 run defense
Pass game edge Youngstown State Penguins 55 ranks
Youngstown State Penguins #34 pass offense Duquesne Dukes #89 pass defense
Duquesne Dukes Run-heavy · 60% run Ball-control Youngstown State Penguins Balanced · 52% run Avg pace Dual-threat QB · 113 rush ypg

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265 D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the 2025 season.

The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above

Who carried each team in 2025
Duquesne Dukes
DL Nico Pate 10 tkl #337 DL
DB Caleb Jones 12 tkl · 1 PD #379 DB
LB Luke Miller 15 tkl #349 LB
LB Zach Chambers 14 tkl #405 LB
Youngstown State Penguins
WR Lynn Wyche-El 18 rec · 229 yds · 4 TD #16 WR
QB Beau Brungard 765 pass yds · 10 TD · 1 INT #10 QB
P Evan Anderson 5 punts · 47.0 yd avg #6 P
RB Jaden Gilbert 129 rush yds · 2 TD · 8 rec #44 RB

Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no 2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.

Power breakdown
TeamPowerOffDefRank
Duquesne Dukes -13.0 -6.2 -6.8 #329
Youngstown State Penguins +2.8 +8.1 -5.4 #141

Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).

Where the number comes from
Duquesne offense vs Youngstown State defense-0.8 pts
Youngstown State offense vs Duquesne defense+15.0 pts

An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.