FCS Playoff Preview: Yale Bulldogs (8-2) at Youngstown State Penguins (8-4)

November 29, 2025

Kickoff: Youngstown State and Yale have never faced each other in football, so both teams will be entering unfamiliar territory on Saturday. Youngstown State University was founded in 1908 but did not field a football team until 1938 — 11 years after Yale won its 18th, and most recent, national championship. The Bulldogs earned this playoff birth after beating rival Harvard, 45-28 last weekend to win the Ivy League.
Here are three keys to the game for the Bulldogs.

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