Cole Payton threw for 194 yards, Barika Kpeenu ran for three touchdowns and North Dakota State won its 13th straight game by beating Youngstown State 38-30 on Saturday. Youngstown State posted early leads of 3-0 and 10-7,

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The Youngstown State football team dropped a close game 38-30 to top-ranked North Dakota State at the Fargodome Saturday.

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North Dakota State was pushed for a full four quarters for the first time this season and when the smoke settled, the Bison held off Youngstown State 38-30 before 14,607 fans. The win kept No. 1-ranked NDSU unbeaten at 9-0, 6-0 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference heading into next Saturday's game at the University of North Dakota.

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, who entered a +26.5 point underdog according to ESPN, racked up 371 total yards of offense while scoring the most points against the top team in the FCS all season.

No. 18 Youngstown State holds a distinction that no other team that has faced No. 1 North Dakota State does: the Penguins lost to the Bison in a one-score game. NDSU defeated Youngstown State by eight.