The Youngstown State football team snapped its two-game skid with a 40-35 road win over No. 9 ranked Illinois State.

Quarterback Beau Brungard broke a YSU record with 528 total offensive yards, besting Ricky Davis's 447 yard game back in 2017.

The Penguins jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the first quarter thanks to a pair of field goals for Andrew Lastovka. Brungard then ran for the first score of the game in the second quarter, which made it 12-0.

The Redbirds went on to score 14 unanswered, as they led 14-12 going into halftime.

Illinois State added another score early in the third to make it 21-12. The Penguins responded when Brungard connected on a deep ball to Mike Solomon for a 36-yard touchdown and they trailed 21-19.

The Redbirds would respond with their own touchdown before the e

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