| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
YSU
Youngstown State
|
0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
UK
Kentucky
|
14 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
| Team | ATS (Margin) | O/U (Margin) |
|---|---|---|
|
YSU
Youngstown State
|
+22.5 | 61.5o |
|
UK
Kentucky
|
-22.5 (9.5) | 61.5u (3.5) |
| 1st Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:29 | |
0 - 7 | |
| 6:25 | |
0 - 14 | |
| 2nd Quarter | |||
| 11:30 | |
0 - 21 | |
| 1:51 | |
0 - 28 | |
| 0:20 | |
TD
L. Wyche-El
6 yards passing from
B. Brungard
(
A. Lastovka
kick)
|
7 - 28 |
| 3rd Quarter | |||
| 8:19 | |
7 - 35 | |
| 3:41 | |
TD
J. Gilbert
9 yard run
(
failed kick)
|
13 - 35 |
| 4th Quarter | |||
| 12:48 | |
13 - 42 | |
| 5:29 | |
FG
A. Zouagui
28 yard field goal
|
13 - 45 |
| statistical category |
Youngstown State
|
Kentucky
|
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 20 | 24 |
| Rushes-Yards | 28-59 | 34-205 |
| Passing Yards | 246 | 301 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 2-9 | 0-0 |
| Return Yardage | 1 | 48 |
| Passing | 24-38-1 | 18-27-4 |
| Punts-Average | 5-44.8 | 2-42.0 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 4-28 | 6-70 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Time of Possession | 30:08 | 29:52 |
| Passing | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | ||||||||||||||
| B. Brungard | 23/35 | 243 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| M. Lewis | 1/3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Rushing | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | ATT | YDS | TD | LG | ||||||||||||||
| B. Brungard | 12 | 29 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| J. Gilbert | 5 | 20 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| L. Wyche-El | 2 | 16 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| A. Gardner | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| F. Walters | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| T. Mills | 3 | -4 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| M. Lewis | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| D. Williams | 1 | -6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG | |||||||||||||
| L. Wyche-El | 11 | 7 | 111 | 1 | 28 | |||||||||||||
| L. Jenkins | 3 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||||||
| J. Gilbert | 5 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| J. Sanders | 4 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| A. McDonald | 3 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | |||||||||||||
| D. Williams | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | |||||||||||||
| T. Mills | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| B. Hunt | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| F. Walters | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| A. Gardner | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | YDS | TD | |||||||||||||||
| No Interception Data | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sacks | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | YDS | ||||||||||||||||
| No Sack Data | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | TK | AST | ||||||||||||||||
| J. Williams-West | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| R. Owens Jr. | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| R. Collins III | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| C. Smith | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| D. Tunis | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| M. Johnson | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| R. Davidson | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| G. Rollins | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| C. Marshall | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| D. Inglis | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| M. Wells | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| D. Holman | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| S. Henderson | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| J. Jackson | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| M. Wright Jr. | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| D. Kirby | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| J. Pritchard-Sewell | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| A. Snyder | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| C. Greene | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| T. Jolly | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | LOST | ||||||||||||||||
| P. Bjork | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| B. Brungard | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Punting | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | YDS | LG | |||||||||||||||
| E. Anderson | 3 | 142 | 53 | |||||||||||||||
| L. Amore | 2 | 82 | 44 | |||||||||||||||
| Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | YDS | LG | |||||||||||||||
| P. Bjork | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | YDS | LG | |||||||||||||||
| No Kick Return Data | ||||||||||||||||||
| Passing | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | ||||||||||||||
| K. Minchey | 18/27 | 301 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Rushing | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | ATT | YDS | TD | LG | ||||||||||||||
| J. Patterson | 11 | 78 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| C. Baxter | 9 | 48 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| M. Carter Jr. | 5 | 37 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| K. Minchey | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||
| A. Smith | 2 | 13 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| K. Darby | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| M. Skinner | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| C. Wither | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG | |||||||||||||
| K. Darby | 3 | 3 | 74 | 1 | 37 | |||||||||||||
| M. Skinner | 4 | 4 | 61 | 1 | 28 | |||||||||||||
| W. Rodriguez | 6 | 4 | 48 | 1 | 20 | |||||||||||||
| B. Coffman | 1 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 38 | |||||||||||||
| H. Boyer | 1 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 31 | |||||||||||||
| P. Jean | 3 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 26 | |||||||||||||
| J. Patterson | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||||||
| N. Anderson | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| J. Ferguson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | YDS | TD | |||||||||||||||
| No Interception Data | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sacks | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | YDS | ||||||||||||||||
| A. Breaux | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| D. Smith | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | TK | AST | ||||||||||||||||
| I. McMillian | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| B. Barnes | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| T. Wallace | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| C. Works | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| J. Castell | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| T. Bryant | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| G. Grayton | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| C. Reyes | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| G. Godfrey | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| M. Humphrey-Grace | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| A. Smith | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| D. Smith | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| A. Breaux | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| J. Williams | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| K. Edwards | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| S. Greene | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| N. Addison | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| T. Thomas | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| J. Smith | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | LOST | ||||||||||||||||
| C. Wither | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Punting | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | YDS | LG | |||||||||||||||
| T. O'Hara | 2 | 84 | 45 | |||||||||||||||
| Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | YDS | LG | |||||||||||||||
| B. Coffman | 3 | 25 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| A. Weber | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | YDS | LG | |||||||||||||||
| A. Weber | 1 | 19 | 19 | |||||||||||||||
Location Kroger Field
Temperature 92° Temperature
Attendance 60,166 attendance
| Team | Record | ATS | O/U | Away | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
YSU
|
0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
|
UK
|
0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
YSU RecordLast 10
| Date | vs | Result | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, '26 |
MERCY
|
W 43 - 10 | W -30.5 | u57.5 |
| Nov 29, '25 |
YALE
|
L 42 - 43 | -- | -- |
| Nov 22, '25 |
@
UNI
|
W 35 - 32 | -- | -- |
| Nov 15, '25 |
INST
|
W 48 - 29 | -- | -- |
| Nov 08, '25 |
SIU
|
W 48 - 38 | -- | -- |
| Nov 01, '25 |
@
NDSU
|
L 30 - 38 | -- | -- |
| Oct 25, '25 |
MURR
|
W 51 - 17 | -- | -- |
| Oct 18, '25 |
@
ILST
|
W 40 - 35 | -- | -- |
| Oct 11, '25 |
@
UND
|
L 17 - 35 | -- | -- |
| Oct 04, '25 |
SDST
|
L 30 - 35 | -- | -- |
YSU Next 3 GamesLast Meeting ( Sep 17, 2022 ) Youngstown State 0, Kentucky 31
A new era begins in Lexington on Saturday, when coach Will Stein leads Kentucky for the first time as the Wildcats host Youngstown State.
Stein, who guided Oregon's potent attack as the Ducks' offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach the past three seasons, replaced Mark Stoops, whom Kentucky fired after a 5-7 record in 2025. He gets his first chance to lead a team at the school where his father played during the 1980s. The 2026 roster features 62 new players.
Among the newcomers is quarterback Kenny Minchey, who transferred to Kentucky after playing sparingly at Notre Dame over the past three seasons. Stein understands Minchey may feel nervous before his first career start, but Minchey has shown in practice that he can perform.
"What he needs to do is just go out there and just take the easy money and run the show, run the offense. We don't need him to go be Michael Jordan or LeBron James or freaking Tom Brady," Stein said.
On the other side of the ball, Stein and his staff are working to tighten up a defense that ranked fourth-worst in the 16-team Southeastern Conference in points allowed (26.4 per game) last season. The Wildcats gave up 30 or more six times.
While Kentucky's season starts Saturday, the Penguins (1-0), ranked No. 7 in this week's Football Championship Subdivision coaches' poll, defeated visiting Mercyhurst 43-10 in their opener last Thursday. Quarterback Beau Brungard, who won the Walter Payton Award last season as the top offensive player in FCS, completed 20 of 29 passes for 232 yards and rushed for 119 yards on 21 carries. He threw for three touchdowns and added two on the ground.
The Wildcats are 22-0 against FCS schools since 1998, beating those opponents by 29 points per game. Last season, Youngstown State lost 41-24 at Michigan State.
Doug Phillips, the Penguins' seventh-year coach, said that while his team has to be prepared for a team with size on the lines, his players also need to focus on execution.
"I want to make sure we're not putting the ball on the ground, and we're not giving the ball back and putting our defense in a bad position," Phillips said.
--Field Level Media
Youngstown State's Injuries| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No injuries to report. | ||||
Kentucky's Injuries| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Barnes | RB | Questionable - Undisclosed( Sep 05, '26) | Sep 05, '26 | |
| Barnes is hobbled by an undisclosed injury, and it has yet to be determined if he will face the Alabama on Saturday, September 12th. | ||||
| T. Mizell | RB | Out - Undisclosed( Aug 22, '26) | Aug 22, '26 | |
| Mizell is laid up with an undisclosed injury, and he is projected to miss the remainder of the season. | ||||
| Date | Score | YDS | Att | Comp | Comp % | Y/A | TD/Int | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.Brungard | Aug 27, 2026 | YSU 43 - MERCY 10 | 232 | 29 | 20 | 69.0 | 8.0 | 3/1 | 0.0 |
| M.Lewis | Aug 27, 2026 | YSU 43 - MERCY 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0.0 |
| B.Brungard | Nov 29, 2025 | YSU 42 - YALE 43 | 317 | 35 | 23 | 65.7 | 9.1 | 3/0 | 170.1 |
| B.Brungard | Nov 22, 2025 | UNI 32 - YSU 35 | 226 | 25 | 20 | 80.0 | 9.0 | 2/0 | 0.0 |
| B.Brungard | Nov 15, 2025 | YSU 48 - INST 29 | 264 | 30 | 23 | 76.7 | 8.8 | 3/0 | 0.0 |
| B.Brungard | Nov 8, 2025 | YSU 48 - SIU 38 | 345 | 35 | 26 | 74.3 | 9.9 | 4/0 | 0.0 |
| Date | Score | YDS | Att | Comp | Comp % | Y/A | TD/Int | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.Boley | Nov 29, 2025 | LOU 41 - UK 0 | 100 | 26 | 13 | 50.0 | 3.8 | 0/2 | 66.9 |
| C.Boley | Nov 22, 2025 | VAN 45 - UK 17 | 280 | 44 | 26 | 59.1 | 6.4 | 2/2 | 118.5 |
| Z.Calzada | Nov 22, 2025 | VAN 45 - UK 17 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 0.8 | 0/1 | 26.7 |
| C.Boley | Nov 15, 2025 | UK 42 - TNTC 10 | 236 | 21 | 18 | 85.7 | 11.2 | 1/0 | 195.8 |
| B.Ward | Nov 15, 2025 | UK 42 - TNTC 10 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 4.2 | 0/0 | 85.0 |
| C.Boley | Nov 8, 2025 | UK 38 - FLA 7 | 168 | 23 | 18 | 78.3 | 7.3 | 2/1 | 159.6 |
| C.Boley | Nov 1, 2025 | AUB 3 - UK 10 | 161 | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 5.6 | 1/2 | 106.3 |
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | (--) | Yards | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Yards/Play | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Rush Yds | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Rush Att | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Yards/Rush | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Pass Yds | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Pass Att | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Comp | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Comp% | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Yards/Comp | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Yards/Att | (--) | 0.0 |
| .0 | (--) | QB rating | (--) | .0 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 358.0 |
| 5.5 |
| 140.7 |
| 34.6 |
| 4.1 |
| 217.8 |
| 30.3 |
| 18.9 |
| 62.4 |
| 11.5 |
| 7.2 |
| - |
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | (--) | Sacks | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Sack Yds | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Intercepts | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Fumbles | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Penalties | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Penalty Yds | (--) | 0.0 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 1.8 |
| 11.5 |
| 0.4 |
| 0.5 |
| 6.5 |
| 53.7 |
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | (--) | Score | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | 1st Q | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | 2nd Q | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | 3rd Q | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | 4th Q | (--) | 0.0 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 27.0 |
| 5.3 |
| 8.9 |
| 5.9 |
| 7.0 |
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | (--) | Yards/Punt Ret | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Yards/KO Ret | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | FG Att | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | FG Made | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | FG% | (--) | 0.0 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 13.8 |
| 23.8 |
| 2.2 |
| 1.7 |
| 75.7 |
