The seventh-ranked Youngstown State football team rolled to
season highs in total yardage and points in a 42-7 victory over
Indiana State in front of 20,813 at Stambaugh Stadium on Saturday
afternoon.
The Penguins (7-1 overall and 4-1 in the Gateway Conference)
finished the game with a season-high 511 yards. YSU quarterbacks
Jeff Ryan and Colby Street completed all 13 of their passing
attempts for 234 yards and Josiah Doby rushed for a career-best 110
yards on just 10 carries as YSU finished with 294 yards on the
ground. With the loss, Indiana State drops to 0-9 overall and 0-5
in the conference.
YSU took a 14-0 lead in the first quarter on touchdowns by P.J.
Mays (two-yard run) and a 30-yard pass from Ryan to Sean Guerriero.
In the second quarter, Brandon Pedraza caught a 15-yard touchdown
pass from Jeff Ryan and Mays scored his second touchdown of the
game on a fourth and goal with 1:04 left in the half as the
Penguins led 28-0.
In the third, Doby scored on a nine-yard run to give YSU a 35-0
lead. Jared Sessum had the Sycamores' lone score, a one-yard
touchdown on a fourth and goal with 11:08 left. Street scored the
Penguins final touchdown of the game with 7:51 left on a one-yard
sneak.
The Penguins return to action on Saturday, Nov. 4 at noon
against Hofstra at Stambaugh Stadium.