Youngstown State took Pittsburgh to overtime on Saturday, and very nearly came up with its FCS leading 21st all-time victory over an FBS team. The I-AA/FCS level began in 1978, and there have been a ton of those kinds of wins since then — especially when the Penguins played their nearby regional rivals in the MAC.
Take a look at the FCS teams that have recorded six or more wins over FBS competition since the I-AA level opened up in 1978:
FCS TEAM | CONF | FBS WINS | LAST FBS WIN | VS. |
Youngstown St. | MVC | 20 | 2012 | Pittsburgh |
Northwestern St. (LA) | Southland | 17 | 2014 | Louisiana Tech |
Delaware | Colonial | 15 | 2007 | Navy |
Northern Iowa | MVC | 11 | 2016 | Iowa St. |
Indiana St. | MVC | 9 | 2014 | Ball State |
Eastern Washington | Big Sky | 9 | 2016 | Washington State |
McNeese | Southland | 8 | 2013 | South Florida |
Lehigh | Patriot | 8 | 2002 | Buffalo |
North Dakota St. | MVC | 8 | 2016 | Iowa |
James Madison | Colonial | 7 | 2017 | East Carolina |
New Hampshire | Colonial | 7 | 2009 | Ball St. |
Montana | Big Sky | 7 | 2003 | Idaho |
The Citadel | Southern | 7 | 2015 | South Carolina |
Eastern Kentucky | OVC | 7 | 2014 | Miami-Ohio |
Illinois St. | MVC | 7 | 2016 | Northwestern |
Western Illinois | MVC | 7 | 2016 | Northern Illinois |
Furman | Southern | 6 | 2015 | UCF |
Eastern Illinois | OVC | 6 | 2016 | Miami-Ohio |
Richmond | Colonial | 6 | 2016 | Virginia |