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Oct. 20, 2001
Football: Penguins Roll to 44-30 Win Over ISU
Youngstown -- The Youngstown State football team
continued its home offensive
onslaught in earning a 44-30 victory
over Illinois State in front of a
crowd of 19,171 at Stambaugh Stadium
on Saturday.
The Penguins, who improve to 6-1 overall and 3-1 in the
Gateway Football Conference, have
scored more than 40 points in four
straight home games, only the second
time in school history they have
accomplished the feat. The Redbirds
are off to their first start since
1978 falling to 0-7 and 0-3.
P.J. Mays scored twice, place kicker Jake Stewart kicked two
field goals, Jeff Ryan had a
touchdown run and Jerald Burley
caught a sensational 33-yard
touchdown pass and returned a punt
77 yards for a touchdown. YSU also
picked up two points when ISU's punt
team snapped through the back of the
end zone.
Burley's punt return for a touchdown was the first for the
Penguins since Dave Roberts scored
on Dec. 12, 1992.
The Penguins looked to have control of the game leading 37-23
in the fourth, but ISU answered
Burley's punt return with a
five-yard pass from Dusty Burk to
Mark Schaeve with 11:13 remaining to
cut the deficit to 37-30.
On YSU's ensuing possession, Ryan got knocked out the game on
a first-down play and backup Colby
Street took over the offense. Street
marched YSU on a 10-play 75-yard
drive that culminated on a 13-yard
run by Mays with 6:42 to seal the
victory, YSU's second straight over
ISU and helps even the series at
5-5.
Street finished as YSU's leading rusher with 66 yards, while
Mays had 65 on 20 carries. For the
game, the Penguins finished with 371
yards of total offense while the
Redbirds had 266. YSU had it's most
balanced game of the season with 194
yards rushing and 177 yards passing.
The Penguins, who improved to 46-14-1 on Homecoming and have
won 10 straight Homecoming contests,
play host to Western Kentucky in a
key Gateway Conference game next
Saturday. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. |
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