Yale Bulldogs

FCS Championship · First Round

YES!

Yale Bulldogs beat the Youngstown State Penguins

9-2 43 – 42

8-5

Final · Sat, Nov 29

Game Details

Stambaugh Stadium (Youngstown) · 4,869 fans · ESPN+

Highlights

Yale scores 36 second-half points to stun Youngstown State 43-42 in Bulldogs' FCS playoff debut

Recap via ESPN

0:15 Beau Brungard airs it out for 23-yard touchdown pass

0:16 Beau Brungard rushes in for 6-yard rushing touchdown

0:24 Justin Wimpye comes up with an interception

0:21 Beau Brungard airs it out for 6-yard touchdown pass

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
YALE	0	7	15	21	43
YSU	14	21	7	0	42

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Game Leaders

Yale Bulldogs

Dante Reno · 21/38, 260 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INTPassing Yards
Josh Pitsenberger · 32 CAR, 209 YDS, 3 TDRushing Yards
Lucius Anderson · 8 REC, 138 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Micaiah Shaber · 1Sacks
Inumidun Ayo-Durojaiye · 8Tackles

Youngstown State Penguins

Beau Brungard · 23/35, 317 YDS, 3 TDPassing Yards
Beau Brungard · 17 CAR, 90 YDS, 3 TDRushing Yards
Max Tomczak · 6 REC, 105 YDS, 3 TDReceiving Yards
Michael Wells · 2Sacks
Dayne Hodge · 11Tackles

2026 Ivy League Standings

Team
Harvard
Cornell
Princeton
Dartmouth
Columbia
Yale
Brown
Pennsylvania

2026 Missouri Valley Football Conference Standings

Team
North Dakota
South Dakota State
Northern Iowa
Youngstown State
South Dakota
Southern Illinois
Illinois State
Indiana State
Murray State

Scoring

Q4 2:47

TD Josh Pitsenberger 56 Yd Run (Noah Piper Kick)43–42

Q4 5:19

TD Graham Smith 4 Yd pass from Dante Reno (Noah Piper Kick)36–42

Q4 14:54

TD Lucius Anderson 11 Yd pass from Dante Reno (Noah Piper Kick)29–42

Q3 2:41

TD Josh Pitsenberger 1 Yd Run (Dante Reno Pass to Graham Smith for Two-Point Conversion)22–42

Q3 7:37

TD Max Tomczak 7 Yd pass from Beau Brungard (Andrew Lastovka Kick)14–42

Q3 9:21

TD Spencer Mermans 4 Yd pass from Dante Reno (Noah Piper Kick)14–35

Q2 0:16

TD Beau Brungard 6 Yd Run (Andrew Lastovka Kick)7–35

Q2 6:10

TD Beau Brungard 1 Yd Run (Andrew Lastovka Kick)7–28

Q2 7:38

TD Josh Pitsenberger 4 Yd Run (Noah Piper Kick)7–21

Q2 10:40

TD Max Tomczak 6 Yd pass from Beau Brungard (Andrew Lastovka Kick)0–21

Q1 6:17

TD Beau Brungard 6 Yd Run (Andrew Lastovka Kick)0–14

Q1 11:35

TD Max Tomczak 23 Yd pass from Beau Brungard (Andrew Lastovka Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Yale BulldogsYoungstown State Penguins

Offense

453 Total Yards 491

260 Passing Yards 317

193 Rushing Yards 174

26 First Downs 21

Efficiency

7-13 3rd Down 4-9

3-3 4th Down 0-1

21/39 Completions 23/35

Turnovers & Clock

3 Turnovers 1

5-43 Penalties 9-88

34:02 Possession 25:58

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Dante Reno	21/38	260	6.8	3	2
Marshall Howe	0/1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	21/39	260	6.7	3	2

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Josh Pitsenberger	32	209	6.5	3	56
Wilhelm Daal II	6	15	2.5	0	6
Team	3	-8	-2.7	0	0
Dante Reno	4	-23	-5.8	0	0
Team	45	193	4.3	3	56

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Lucius Anderson	8	138	17.3	1	32
Jaxton Santiago	9	104	11.6	0	24
Aidan Stephens	2	10	5.0	0	5
Spencer Mermans	1	4	4.0	1	4
Graham Smith	1	4	4.0	1	4
Team	21	260	12.4	3	32

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Dante Reno	1	1	0
Abu Kamara	0	0	1
Team	1	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Inumidun Ayo-Durojaiye	8	5	0	0.5	0	0
Phoenix Grant	8	4	0	0	0	1
JP Schmidt	7	5	0	0	1	0
Dylan Yang	6	1	0	1.5	0	0
Abu Kamara	5	3	0	0	3	0
Da'Quan Gonzales	4	4	0	0	0	0
Billy Eastep	3	2	0	0	1	0
Micaiah Shaber	2	2	1	1	0	0
Melik Williams	2	1	0	0	0	0
Zairion Jackson-Bass	2	1	0	0	0	0
Brandon Webster	2	1	0	0	1	0
Dante Reno	1	1	0	0	0	0
Cooper Austin	1	1	0	0	0	0
Brady Wagner	1	1	0	0	0	0
Chris White	1	1	0	0	0	0
James Cave	1	0	0	0	0	1
Mack Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	55	33	1	3	6	2

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Joshua Tarver	5	131	26.2	34	0
Team	5	131	26.2	34	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Joshua Tarver	1	19	19.0	19	0
Team	1	19	19.0	19	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Noah Piper	0/0	0.0	0	5/5	5
Team	0/0	0.0	0	5/5	5

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Reese Keeney	2	106	53.0	0	1	63
Team	2	106	53.0	0	1	63

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Beau Brungard	23/35	317	9.1	3	0
Team	23/35	317	9.1	3	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Beau Brungard	17	90	5.3	3	23
Jaden Gilbert	4	66	16.5	0	60
Ethan Wright	3	18	6.0	0	13
Team	24	174	7.3	3	60

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Max Tomczak	6	105	17.5	3	28
Ky Wilson	9	102	11.3	0	40
Jaden Gilbert	2	47	23.5	0	31
Mike Solomon	1	26	26.0	0	26
Alex McDonald	1	17	17.0	0	17
Austin Bray	1	12	12.0	0	12
Ethan Wright	3	8	2.7	0	5
Team	23	317	13.8	3	40

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Ky Wilson	1	1	0
Jaden Gilbert	1	0	0
Dayne Hodge	0	0	1
Team	2	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Dayne Hodge	11	4	0	0.5	0	0
Dathan Hickey	10	5	0	0	1	1
Carston Marshall	10	3	1	2	0	0
DJ Harris	9	6	0	0	0	0
Collin Vaughn	8	1	0.5	1	0	0
Makai Shahid	7	2	0	0.5	0	0
Graydon Rollins	7	1	0	0	0	0
Justin Wimpye	5	4	0	0	2	0
Parker Jacobs	4	0	0	0.5	0	0
Michael Wells	3	1	2	2	3	4
Preston Zandier	3	1	0	0	0	0
Connor Johannesen	3	0	0.5	0.5	1	0
Cam Cunningham	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ross Davidson	2	2	0	0	0	0
Solomon Farrell	1	1	0	0	0	0
Josh Wilkins	1	1	0	0	0	0
Lemondte Chambers	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ethan Coe	1	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew Jackson-Dunaway	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team	89	33	4	7	9	5

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS
Justin Wimpye	1	11
Dayne Hodge	1	3
Team	2	14

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Alex McDonald	1	6	6.0	6
Ky Wilson	1	6	6.0	6
Jaden Gilbert	1	2	2.0	2
Team	3	14	4.7	6

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Andrew Lastovka	0/0	0.0	0	6/6	6
Team	0/0	0.0	0	6/6	6

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Brendon Kilpatrick	2	99	49.5	0	0	51
Team	2	99	49.5	0	0	51

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