Youngstown State's Brungard throws, runs, catches for 5 TDs in 51-17 win over Racers

After the Racers led early, Youngstown State dominated Murray State, 51-17, in Missouri Valley Football Conference action at Stambaugh Stadium.

MSU drew first blood in the opening quarter when Jim Ogle hit Lucas Desjardins on a 31-yard pass play to give the Racers a 7-0 lead. But the Penguins pushed ahead of the Racers by tying the score before the end of the first quarter and tacked on another 17 points in the second quarter for a 24-7 lead at halftime.

Ogle, coming off of two straight games of more than 300 yards passing, was limited to 102 yards on 11-for-20 and one touchdown.

YSU (5-3) posted 539 yards of total offense to Murray State’s 271 yards.

YSU record-setting quarterback Beau Brungard completed 22-of-25 passes for 248 yards and five total touchdowns. Along with throwing for two, he also rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns, and caught a 50-yard touchdown pass.

The Penguins also returned a kickoff 100 yards for a score.

The Racers (0-8, 0-4 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference) return to Roy Stewart Stadium for their Homecoming game Saturday, Nov. 1 against the No. 16 Southern Illinois Salukis at Roy Stewart Stadium in Murray at 4 p.m.