Sunday, November 7th, 2010
If you analyzed the turnover that first-year coach Eric Wolford had to deal with in his inaugural season, you probably would scratch your head trying to figure out how Youngstown State was even in so many close games. Saturday, the Penguins dropped another heartbreaker, 41-39, to Illinois State. The loss ...
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Saturday, October 30th, 2010
The point was made earlier on this very website that YSU had lost their last nine games against Northern Iowa. The argumentative point was also made that Coach Eric Wolford had never lost to the Panthers. Something had to give and a streak would be broken. Unfortunately for YSU, Wolford ...
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Saturday, October 23rd, 2010
Youngstown State (3-5, 1-4) was looking to finish strong. Having held second half leads in six of seven games this season, the kryptonite has been finishing. A big crowd was on hand in Brookings, SD as the South Dakota State Jackrabbits held their annual Hobo Day. Finishing would not be ...
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Friday, October 22nd, 2010
Youngstown State University currently stands at 3-4 overall and 1-3 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. However, this predominantly young group of Penguins could well be 6-1 and undefeated in the conference. There are about ten total minutes of game time (all in the second half) that have doomed ...
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Sunday, October 17th, 2010
Youngstown State University headed off for Macomb winless on the road (0-2) this season. Western Illinois entered Saturday perfect at home and statistically smashing any team that came near Hanson Field. In the end, nothing changed. YSU still could not win on the road, Western Illinois still was undefeated ...
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Thursday, October 14th, 2010
Youngstown State University (3-3, 1-2 MVFC) takes to the road in hopes of breaking a two-game losing streak. The Penguins have lost back-to-back nailbiters to Missouri State and North Dakota State. They are also winless on the road (0-2) in their 2010 campaign. The #23rd-ranked Western Illinois Leathernecks ...
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Saturday, October 9th, 2010
Youngstown State University has been exceptional at jumping out to a lead all year. Saturday, the Penguins scored first for the fifth time this season. Unfortunately, they rarely score last and that formula held true again as North Dakota State (4-2, 1-2) rallied to take a lead with under a ...
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Friday, October 1st, 2010
Youngstown State University (3-1, 1-0) takes to the road this weekend to face Missouri State (1-2, 0-1). Both teams opened Missouri Valley Conference play last weekend. Youngstown State cleared the big hurdle called Southern Illinois in convincing fashion scoring 31 unanswered points against the defending champs. With the ...
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