Beau Brungard

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Beau Brungard
No. 12 – Youngstown State Penguins
Position Quarterback
Class
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Redshirt
Junior
Personal information
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Springfield Local
(New Middletown, Ohio)
College
Awards and highlights
  • MVFC Offensive Player of the Year (2025)
  • 2× First-team All-MVFC (2024, 2025)
Stats at ESPN

Beau Brungard is an American football quarterback for the Youngstown State Penguins.

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Early life

Brungard grew up in New Middletown, Ohio and attended Springfield Local High School. [1] He was named the Ohio Division VI Offensive Player of the Year after passing for 1,779 yard with 22 touchdown passes and rushing for 1,754 yards and 32 touchdowns. [2] Brungard committed to play college football at Youngstown State. [3]

College career

Brungard redshirted his true freshman season with the Youngstown State Penguins. [4] He played in 13 games, all coming off the bench, as a redshirt freshman and completed 14 of 20 pass attempts for 108 yards and an interception and also rushed for 129 yards and three touchdowns on 28 carries. [5] Brungard was named the Penguins' starting quarterback going into his redshirt sophomore season. [6] He was named first-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) as an all-purpose player at the end of the season after completing 209 of 314 pass attempts for 2,141 yards and 12 touchdowns with 11 interceptions and rushing for 998 yards and 16 touchdowns. [7] [8] During his redshirt junior season, Brungard set a program record for yards of offense in a game with 528 after passing for 328 yards and two touchdowns and rushing for 200 yards and three touchdowns in a 40-35 win over Illinois State. [9]

Personal life

Brungard's father, Mark, also played quarterback at Youngstown State and was the starting quarterback for the Penguins' 1993 and 1994 national championship teams. [10]

References

  1. ↑ Madhavan, Neel (May 21, 2022). "Springfield's Brungard shines at district meet". The Vindicator . Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Springfield QB Brungard named Division VI Ohio Co-Offensive POY". The Vindicator . December 7, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  3. ↑ Frketic, Josh (September 10, 2021). "Springfield standout heading to Youngstown State". WKBN.com . Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  4. ↑ Whetzel, Joel (April 15, 2023). "Observations from YSU's Red-White spring game". Tribune Chronicle . Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  5. ↑ Madhavan, Neel (August 24, 2024). "Brungard starting for YSU". Morning Journal . Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  6. ↑ Madhavan, Neel (September 2, 2024). "YSU's Brungard learns from 1st start". Tribune Chronicle . Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  7. ↑ Madhavan, Neel (August 27, 2025). "Beau's back: Brungard ready for 2nd season as YSU's starting QB". Tribune Chronicle . Retrieved November 19, 2025.
  8. ↑ Landis, Carter (September 9, 2025). "Get to Know MSU's Opponent's QB, YSU's Beau Brungard". SI.com . Retrieved November 19, 2025.
  9. ↑ Niemi, Cameron (October 18, 2025). "Brungard breaks YSU record as Penguins beat Illinois State, 40-35". WFMJ.com . Retrieved November 19, 2025.
  10. ↑ Balash, Dana (September 15, 2021). "Brungard following in his father's footsteps at YSU". WFMJ.com . Retrieved November 19, 2025.
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