FCS College Football Game Simulator Simulate Any Matchup
Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Youngstown St
Penguins
Missouri Valley
33
51% win prob
Home
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Illinois St
Redbirds
Missouri Valley
32
49% win prob
Away
POINT SPREAD
Youngstown St by 0.46
TOTAL POINTS
65
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
Youngstown St
Illinois St
|
96
A
|
Overall |
98
A+
|
|
97
A+
|
Power |
97
A+
|
|
99
A+
|
Offensive |
97
A
|
|
86
B
|
Defensive |
98
A+
|
|
96
A
|
SoS (Current) |
88
B+
|
|
96
A
|
SoS (Future) |
88
B+
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Youngstown St
Illinois St
| 116 | Overall | 69 |
| 121 | Power | 111 |
| 69 | Offensive | 114 |
| 183 | Defensive | 105 |
| 147 | SoS (Current) | 177 |
| 147 | SoS (Future) | 177 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Youngstown St
Illinois St
|
1-0 (100%) |
Head to Head |
0-1 (0%) |
|
8-5 (61.5%) |
Overall |
12-5 (70.6%) |
|
5-2 (71.4%) |
Home |
3-3 (50%) |
|
3-3 (50%) |
Away |
9-1 (90%) |
|
2-4 (33.3%) |
Versus FCS Top 25 |
5-4 (55.6%) |
|
3-4 (42.9%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
7-5 (58.3%) |
|
5-1 (83.3%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
5-0 (100%) |
|
3-2 (60%) |
Last 5 Games |
4-1 (80%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Youngstown St
Illinois St
| #65 Illinois St | Best Win | #45 North Dakota St |
| #123 North Dakota | Worst Loss | #151 Southern Illinois |
| 39 pts vs #516 Robert Morris | Largest MOV | 32 pts vs #256 Indiana St |
| 18 pts vs #123 North Dakota | Largest MOD | 32 pts vs #10 Oklahoma |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Youngstown St
Illinois St
| 36.6 | Points per Game | 30.8 |
| 31 | Points Against | 25.7 |
| 42.7 | Home PPG | 28 |
| 27.7 | Home PA | 29.2 |
| 29.5 | Away PPG | 32.1 |
| 34.8 | Away PA | 22.7 |
| 82-84 | Opponent Record | 130-92 |
| 218.4 | Avg Opponent Rank | 177.9 |
| W 3 | Longest Streak | W 4 |
| L 1 | Current Streak | L 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Youngstown St
Illinois St
| Nov 29 vs Yale (9-3) L 42-43 | Jan 5 (22) Montana St (14-2) L 34-35 |
| Nov 22 at Northern Iowa (3-9) W 35-32 | Dec 20 at Villanova (12-3) W 30-14 |
| Nov 15 vs Indiana St (3-9) W 48-29 | Dec 13 at UC-Davis (9-4) W 42-31 |
| Nov 8 vs Southern Illinois (7-5) W 48-38 | Dec 6 at North Dakota St (12-1) W 29-28 |
| Nov 1 at North Dakota St (12-1) L 30-38 | Nov 29 at SE Louisiana (9-4) W 21-3 |
| Oct 25 vs Murray St (1-11) W 51-17 | Nov 22 vs Southern Illinois (7-5) L 7-37 |
| Oct 18 at Illinois St (12-5) W 40-35 | Nov 15 at South Dakota St (9-5) W 35-21 |
| Oct 11 at North Dakota (8-6) L 17-35 | Nov 8 at Indiana St (3-9) W 52-20 |
| Oct 4 vs South Dakota St (9-5) L 30-35 | Nov 1 vs Northern Iowa (3-9) W 31-16 |
| Sep 20 at Towson (6-6) W 31-28 | Oct 25 at South Dakota (10-5) W 21-13 |
| Sep 13 at Michigan St (4-8) L 24-41 | Oct 18 vs Youngstown St (8-5) L 35-40 |
| Sep 6 vs Robert Morris (3-9) W 56-17 | Oct 11 at Murray St (1-11) W 46-32 |
| Aug 28 vs Mercyhurst (5-7) W 24-15 | Oct 4 vs North Dakota St (12-1) L 16-33 |
