Michigan State dominates Youngstown State 41-24 in Week 3
Michigan State cruised to a 41-24 victory over Youngstown State on Saturday, with the Spartans' defense controlling much of the contest. MSU quarterback Aidan Chiles led the offensive charge with 270 passing yards, while Nick Marsh contributed 94 receiving yards.
The Spartans built a commanding lead by halftime, scoring 17 points to Youngstown State's 10 in the first half. Michigan State's defense was particularly impactful in the second quarter, forcing an interception by Armorion Smith that stalled a promising Penguins drive at the MSU 24-yard line.
Youngstown State kept fighting throughout, with a late fourth-quarter touchdown pass from Beau Brungard to Ky Wilson cutting into the deficit. The Penguins recorded their most productive offensive moment in the second quarter when Jaden Gilbert rushed 66 yards to the MSU 1-yard line, though they couldn't convert it into points.
Despite the lopsided final score, the game saw six lead changes and remained competitive in stretches. Michigan State's balanced attack and defensive pressure ultimately proved too much for the FCS opponent to overcome.
AI-generated recap · Aug 17, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Youngstown State | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
 Michigan State | 7 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 41 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Youngstown State | Michigan State |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 24-35 | 22-29 |
| Pass Yards | 242 | 270 |
| Rush Yards | 97 | 174 |
| Total Yards | 339 | 444 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 6-14 | 6-10 |
| Penalties | 3-22 | 2-10 |
| Possession | 29:54 | 30:06 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Beau Brungard run for 7 yds to the YSU 32
Tahir Mills run for 1 yd to the YSU 33
Beau Brungard pass complete to RK Dandridge for 8 yds to the YSU 41 for a 1ST down
Beau Brungard pass complete to Jaden Gilbert for 5 yds to the YSU 46
Fresh Walters pass incomplete to Micheal Manna
Beau Brungard pass complete to Austin Bray for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
Beau Brungard run for 2 yds to the MSU 48 for a 1ST down
Beau Brungard pass complete to Alex McDonald for 23 yds to the MSU 25 for a 1ST down
Tahir Mills run for 2 yds to the MSU 23
Beau Brungard run for 7 yds to the MSU 16
Tahir Mills run for 3 yds to the MSU 13 for a 1ST down
Beau Brungard run for 2 yds to the MSU 11
Beau Brungard pass incomplete to Austin Bray
Beau Brungard run for 1 yd to the MSU 10
Andrew Lastovka 28 yd FG GOOD
Josh Wilkins kickoff for 64 yds , Elijah Tau-Tolliver return for 17 yds to the MSU 18
Makhi Frazier run for 5 yds to the MSU 23
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Nick Marsh for 28 yds to the YSU 49 for a 1ST down
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Nick Marsh for 10 yds to the YSU 39 for a 1ST down
Makhi Frazier run for a loss of 1 yard to the YSU 40
Makhi Frazier run for 5 yds to the YSU 35
Makhi Frazier run for a loss of 2 yards to the YSU 37
Aidan Chiles run for 10 yds to the YSU 27 for a 1ST down
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Omari Kelly for 15 yds to the YSU 12 for a 1ST down
Makhi Frazier run for 4 yds to the YSU 8
Rodney Bullard Jr. run for 8 yds for a TD (Martin Connington KICK)
Tahir Mills run for 2 yds to the YSU 27
Beau Brungard pass complete to Max Tomczak for 6 yds to the YSU 33
Beau Brungard pass incomplete to RK Dandridge
Brendon Kilpatrick punt for 54 yds
Aidan Chiles run for 3 yds to the MSU 16
Brandon Tullis run for 4 yds to the MSU 20
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Nick Marsh for 12 yds to the MSU 32 for a 1ST down
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Nick Marsh for 15 yds to the MSU 47 for a 1ST down
Makhi Frazier run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Omari Kelly for 10 yds to the YSU 40 for a 1ST down
Aidan Chiles pass incomplete to Omari Kelly
Makhi Frazier run for 3 yds to the YSU 37
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Jack Velling for 18 yds to the YSU 19 for a 1ST down
Chrishon McCray run for no gain to the YSU 19
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Jack Velling for 16 yds to the YSU 3 for a 1ST down
Frazier,Makhi rush middle for 1 yard loss to the YSU04 (Hodge,Dayne; Hickey,Dathan) PENALTY YSU Illegal Substitution 2 yards from YSU03 to YSU01. NO PLAY.
Makhi Frazier run for 1 yd for a TD (Martin Connington KICK)
Beau Brungard run for a loss of 2 yards to the YSU 33
Jaden Gilbert run for 66 yds to the MSU 1 for a 1ST down
Jaden Gilbert run for no gain to the MSU 1
Jaden Gilbert run for 1 yd for a TD (Andrew Lastovka KICK)
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Jack Velling for 2 yds to the MSU 27
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Nick Marsh for 25 yds to the YSU 48 for a 1ST down
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Nick Marsh for 4 yds to the YSU 44
PENALTY MSU False Start (Moore,Conner) 5 yards from YSU44 to YSU49. NO PLAY.
Aidan Chiles pass incomplete to Makhi Frazier
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Chrishon McCray for 8 yds to the YSU 41
Aidan Chiles pass incomplete to Jack Velling
Jaden Gilbert run for 1 yd to the YSU 42
Beau Brungard pass complete to Max Tomczak for 3 yds to the YSU 45
Beau Brungard pass complete to Max Tomczak for 17 yds to the MSU 38 for a 1ST down
Jaden Gilbert run for no gain to the MSU 38
Beau Brungard pass intercepted Armorion Smith return for no gain to the MSU 24
Youngstown State Penalty, Sideline Inteference (15 Yards) to the MSU 43 for a 1ST down
Aidan Chiles run for 5 yds to the MSU 48
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Brandon Tullis for 6 yds to the YSU 46 for a 1ST down
Aidan Chiles run for 5 yds to the YSU 41
Aidan Chiles pass incomplete to Jayden Savoury
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Rodney Bullard Jr. for 17 yds to the YSU 24 for a 1ST down
Aidan Chiles pass incomplete to Evan Boyd
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Jack Velling for 23 yds to the YSU 1 for a 1ST down
Chiles,Aidan pass incomplete, Spike PENALTY MSU False Start 5 yards from YSU01 to YSU06. NO PLAY.
Martin Connington 24 yd FG GOOD
End of 2nd Quarter
Makhi Frazier run for no gain to the MSU 25
Makhi Frazier run for no gain to the MSU 25
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Makhi Frazier for 6 yds to the MSU 19
Ryan Eckley punt for 48 yds, fair catch by Max Tomczak at the YSU 33
Jaden Gilbert run for 3 yds to the YSU 36
Beau Brungard sacked by Jordan Hall for a loss of 1 yard to the YSU 35
Beau Brungard pass incomplete to Mike Solomon
Brendon Kilpatrick punt for 52 yds , Omari Kelly returns for 83 yds to the YSU 4
Brandon Tullis run for 4 yds for a TD (Martin Connington KICK)
Beau Brungard pass incomplete to Mike Solomon
Tahir Mills run for no gain to the YSU 25
Beau Brungard pass incomplete to RK Dandridge
Brendon Kilpatrick punt for 46 yds , Omari Kelly returns for 7 yds to the MSU 36
Brandon Tullis run for no gain to the MSU 36
Brandon Tullis run for a loss of 2 yards to the MSU 34
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Omari Kelly for 20 yds to the YSU 46 for a 1ST down
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Jack Velling for 8 yds to the YSU 38
Brandon Tullis run for 10 yds to the YSU 28 for a 1ST down
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Michael Masunas for 28 yds for a TD (Martin Connington KICK)
Ryan Eckley kickoff for 65 yds , Ky Wilson return for 20 yds to the YSU 20
Beau Brungard pass complete to Mike Solomon for 8 yds to the YSU 28
Jaden Gilbert run for 1 yd to the YSU 29
Beau Brungard pass complete to Austin Bray for 23 yds to the MSU 48 for a 1ST down
Beau Brungard pass complete to Jaden Gilbert for 39 yds to the MSU 9 for a 1ST down
Beau Brungard pass complete to Tahir Mills for 3 yds to the MSU 6
Beau Brungard run for 1 yd to the MSU 5
PENALTY YSU False Start (Leigh,Desmeal) 5 yards from MSU05 to MSU10. NO PLAY.
Beau Brungard run for 7 yds to the MSU 3
Beau Brungard pass complete to RK Dandridge for 3 yds for a TD (Andrew Lastovka KICK)
Aidan Chiles pass intercepted Cameron Cunningham return for 5 yds to the MSU 17
Beau Brungard run for a loss of 5 yards to the MSU 22
Beau Brungard pass incomplete to Tahir Mills
Beau Brungard run for 3 yds to the MSU 19
Andrew Lastovka 37 yd FG MISSED
Makhi Frazier run for 5 yds to the MSU 25
Aidan Chiles run for 15 yds to the MSU 40 for a 1ST down
Brandon Tullis run for 9 yds to the MSU 49
Brandon Tullis run for 6 yds to the YSU 45 for a 1ST down
Makhi Frazier run for a loss of 1 yard to the YSU 46
Aidan Chiles run for 2 yds to the YSU 44
Aidan Chiles run for 28 yds to the YSU 16 for a 1ST down
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Jack Velling for 3 yds to the YSU 13
Aidan Chiles pass complete to Omari Kelly for 4 yds to the YSU 9
Aidan Chiles pass incomplete to Omari Kelly
Martin Connington 27 yd FG GOOD
Beau Brungard pass complete to Alex McDonald for 8 yds to the YSU 33
Beau Brungard run for 3 yds to the YSU 36 for a 1ST down
Beau Brungard pass complete to Alex McDonald for 6 yds to the YSU 42
Beau Brungard pass complete to Max Tomczak for 5 yds to the YSU 47 for a 1ST down
Beau Brungard pass incomplete to Max Tomczak
Beau Brungard pass complete to RK Dandridge for 4 yds to the MSU 49
Beau Brungard pass complete to Tahir Mills for 2 yds to the MSU 47
Beau Brungard pass complete to Max Tomczak for 26 yds to the MSU 21 for a 1ST down
Beau Brungard pass complete to Fresh Walters for 5 yds to the MSU 16
Beau Brungard run for a loss of 3 yards to the MSU 19
Beau Brungard pass complete to Ky Wilson for 19 yds for a TD (Andrew Lastovka KICK)
Elijah Tau-Tolliver run for 3 yds to the YSU 42
Elijah Tau-Tolliver run for 4 yds to the YSU 38
Aidan Chiles run for 8 yds to the YSU 30 for a 1ST down
Elijah Tau-Tolliver run for 8 yds to the YSU 22
Elijah Tau-Tolliver run for 22 yds for a TD (Martin Connington KICK)
Beau Brungard pass complete to Jaden Gilbert for 7 yds to the YSU 32
Beau Brungard pass complete to Jaden Gilbert for 3 yds to the YSU 29
Beau Brungard pass complete to Max Tomczak for 9 yds to the YSU 38 for a 1ST down
Beau Brungard pass incomplete to Jaden Gilbert
Beau Brungard pass complete to Max Tomczak for 12 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Beau Brungard pass incomplete to Preston Penn
Beau Brungard sacked by Anelu Lafaele for a loss of 5 yards to the YSU 45