Duquesne at Youngstown State
How they got here
Last three games · 2025 season
Duquesne · 7-5
Picked #185 in the preseason · now #162 — better than expected.
2-1 in its last three, capped by a 5-point win over Central Connecticut as a 1.5-point underdog.
W 20–17 @ Robert Morris #240 of 668
won by 3 as a 13.5-point favorite
W 38–33 vs Central Connecticut #174 of 668
won by 5 as a 1.5-point underdog
L 11–29 @ Long Island University #174 of 668
lost by 18 as a 7-point favorite
L 13–24 @ Wagner #248 of 668
lost by 11 as a 23.5-point favorite
W 37–0 @ Mercyhurst #243 of 668
won by 37 as a 3-point favorite
W 52–7 vs Saint Francis #261 of 668
won by 45 as a 14.5-point favorite
W 34–14 vs Stonehill #248 of 668
won by 20 as a 7.5-point favorite
W 44–18 vs New Haven #265 of 668
won by 26 as a 18-point favorite
L 7–51 @ Akron #151 of 668
lost by 44 as a 10.5-point underdog
L 21–35 vs Lehigh #163 of 668
lost by 14 as a 7.5-point underdog
W 55–14 vs Lincoln (PA) #330 of 668
L 9–61 @ PittsburghTop 25 #47 of 668
lost by 52 as a 39-point underdog
Last two games
Youngstown State · 1-1
Picked #146 in the preseason · now #125 — better than expected.
1-1 in its last two — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.
L 13–45 @ Kentucky #106 of 669
lost by 32 as a 22.5-point underdog
W 43–10 vs Mercyhurst #224 of 669
won by 33 as a 30.5-point favorite
What’s at stake
Duquesne
- Duquesne is still shaking off a 57-point loss.
Youngstown State
- Youngstown State needs 5 more wins in the final 8 to reach bowl eligibility.
- Youngstown State is coming off a 57-point win.
The series
Youngstown State leads the series 7-1
8 meetings since 2013 · Youngstown State won the last meeting
- 2026Youngstown State 70–13
- 2024Duquesne 28–25
- 2023Youngstown State 40–7
- 2022Youngstown State 31–14
- 2019Youngstown State 34–14
The line, and the room
The model and the market don’t fully agree on Youngstown State’s chances here.
Home −22.5 · O/U 54.5
Conditions
79°F · 10 mph wind · Rain Shower
Youngstown State is worth +5.3 points (±12.5) more at home than on the road since 2018 — top third of FBS, 68th percentile.
50% at home, 0% on the road against FBS opponents (2–2 home, 0–12 away).
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads +5.1 at home vs. away over 50 games — inside the ±6.6 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.
The visitors travel about 58 miles to get here.
Duquesne 13 – Youngstown State 70
Called it — picked Youngstown State to win.
Recent games
Youngstown State
- Wk 1Wvs Mercyhurst43-10
- Wk 1Lat Kentucky13-45
Duquesne
- Wk 1Lat Air Force0-34
Trajectory
Youngstown State won 70-13, as picked pregame.